Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steer sold mostly steady with instances 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold sharply lower. Trade was active, with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.54/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −68.94 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$370.54

75 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,091

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$200

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$63.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.25

vs AL average

−34.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	403.85	2,173	12thin
Medium and Large 2	562	381.77	2,146	36
Medium and Large 3	579	340.76	1,973	27

One grade step is worth $63.09/cwt here — about $200 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.49, low $372.21, median $439.48 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale75 hd

370.54

—

AL average14 barns · 419 hd

381.79

−11.25

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−34.10

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−68.94

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,804	189.92	3,426	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,000	176.00	1,760	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	157.86	1,751	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	943	137.97	1,301	11

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,364	42
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,784	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,900	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	345.26/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	305.84/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,239	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	329.02/cwt	325.00–331.50	2,188	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	377.17/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	357.24/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,704	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	377.76/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,153	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	333.50/cwt	333.50–333.50	2,585	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	333.83/cwt	330.50–350.00	2,290	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	428.37/cwt	422.00–435.00	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	329.70/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	330.69/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,014	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	448.89/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	420.05/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	557	309.97/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	444.72/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,414	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	337.79/cwt	335.00–346.00	1,983	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	390.88/cwt	385.00–397.00	2,126	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	351.78/cwt	344.00–356.00	1,879	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	368.69/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,457	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,000	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,760	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,386	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	158.68/cwt	153.00–165.00	1,744	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	145.35/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,571	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	169.10/cwt	166.00–174.00	1,978	11
Bulls	—	—	1,840	189.40/cwt	184.00–194.00	3,485	7
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,356.41/head	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,356	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,784.38/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,784	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	429	365.05/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,566	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	140.08/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,334	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	132.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,215	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	200.30/cwt	195.00–207.00	3,605	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	579	340.76/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,973	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	411.76/cwt	408.00–422.00	1,886	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	496.67/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,092	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	502	394.46/cwt	392.00–400.00	1,980	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	397.22/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,553	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	334.62/cwt	330.00–343.00	2,389	46
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	462.50/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	403.85/cwt	401.00–408.00	2,173	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	353.57/cwt	351.00–370.00	2,210	33

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 945Last week 1,350Year ago 1,170

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 90Year ago 397

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 144Year ago 94

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	390.00–400.00	397.22
4	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
8	450–500	483	350.00–375.00	368.69
2	550–600	580	330.00–360.00	345.26
3	650–700	660	310.00–340.00	329.70
6	700–750	732	305.00–310.00	305.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
11	500–550	502	392.00–400.00	394.46
5	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	440.00–450.00	444.72
2	350–400	363	422.00–435.00	428.37
7	400–450	416	370.00–390.00	377.17
43	450–500	477	350.00–370.00	357.24
28	500–550	534	344.00–356.00	351.78
32	550–600	587	335.00–346.00	337.79
29	600–650	609	330.00–333.00	330.69
34	650–700	665	325.00–331.50	329.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	335.00	335.00
12	500–550	510	335.00	335.00
4	550–600	557	300.00–320.00	309.97
2	600–650	643	305.00–310.00	307.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	400.00	400.00
6	550–600	586	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	450.00–475.00	462.50
9	350–400	384	440.00–450.00	448.89
5	400–450	419	400.00–425.00	420.05
6	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
11	500–550	544	385.00–397.00	390.88
25	550–600	570	375.00–385.00	377.76
33	600–650	625	351.00–370.00	353.57
94	650–700	686	330.50–350.00	333.83
46	700–750	714	330.00–343.00	334.62
14	750–800	775	333.50	333.50
3	800–850	835	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	429	350.00–370.00	365.05
27	550–600	579	340.00–342.00	340.76
1	600–650	640	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	352	490.00–500.00	496.67
3	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
14	450–500	458	408.00–422.00	411.76
12	500–550	538	401.00–408.00	403.85
7	650–700	656	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	176.00	176.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,099	153.00–165.00	158.68
12	—	1,081	141.00–152.00	145.35
11	—	1,170	166.00–174.00	169.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	952	138.00–144.00	140.08
3	—	918	130.00–134.00	132.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	152.00	152.00
7	—	1,840	184.00–194.00	189.40
4	—	1,800	195.00–207.00	200.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	—	1,950.00–2,900.00	2,356.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,784.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,100.00	4,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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Replacement Cattle