Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $401.78/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −37.70 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$401.78

71 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$163

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 2

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.12

vs AL average

−15.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	505	417.00	2,106	3thin
Medium and Large 1	504	407.00	2,051	6thin
Medium and Large 2	566	400.54	2,269	62

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about −$163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale71 hd

401.78

—

AL average15 barns · 395 hd

395.67

+6.12

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−15.31

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−37.70

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	—	High	1,564	185.74	2,906	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	154.53	1,796	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,580	154.33	2,438	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,084	135.26	1,467	19

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)	—	$2,296	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,517	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,517	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	480.08/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	337.63/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,441	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	312.63/cwt	306.00–330.00	1,970	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	323.99/cwt	321.50–340.00	1,999	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	354.29/cwt	350.00–366.00	2,324	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	356.36/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	360.44/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,766	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	322.44/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,322	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	789	336.50/cwt	336.00–337.00	2,655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	444.10/cwt	440.00–446.00	2,114	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	384.83/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	322.00/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	413.84/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	406.87/cwt	400.00–408.00	1,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	398.34/cwt	385.00–414.00	2,275	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	358.34/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,853	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	372.04/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,574	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	319.49/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	478.79/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	428.16/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,961	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	139.79/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,589	12
Bulls	—	—	1,617	192.44/cwt	190.00–201.00	3,112	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	130.65/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,312	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,442	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	171.67/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,263	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	161.38/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,916	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,050.00–3,150.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,516.67/head	2,150.00–2,800.00	2,517	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,517.31/head	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,517	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,234.62/head	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,235	26
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,481	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,433	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	149.14/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,684	21
Bulls	—	—	1,538	167.15/cwt	162.00–174.00	2,571	2
Bulls	—	—	1,527	185.31/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,830	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	119.64/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	382.71/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,937	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,021	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	811	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,317	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	465.10/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	326.79/cwt	323.00–329.00	2,180	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	445.78/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,917	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	452.56/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,874	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	432.50/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	355.71/cwt	350.00–356.50	2,067	8

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

Tue Sep 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 884Last week 945Year ago 909

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 140Year ago 350

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 90Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	490.00	490.00
4	300–350	340	475.00–480.00	478.79
17	400–450	414	450.00–465.00	452.56
13	450–500	476	440.00–446.00	444.10
4	500–550	500	430.00–440.00	432.50
58	550–600	571	385.00–414.00	398.34
6	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
31	650–700	656	350.00–366.00	354.29
11	700–750	723	335.00–340.00	337.63
8	750–800	789	336.00–337.00	336.50
2	800–850	811	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	329	450.00	450.00
7	400–450	424	400.00–416.00	413.84
3	500–550	505	417.00	417.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	505.00	505.00
4	350–400	376	460.00–470.00	465.10
6	500–550	504	407.00	407.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	650–700	660	351.00	351.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	470.00–490.00	480.08
6	400–450	430	445.00–450.00	445.78
8	450–500	458	415.00–430.00	428.16
3	500–550	525	370.00–395.00	384.83
4	550–600	578	330.00–365.00	356.36
7	600–650	630	306.00–330.00	312.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
5	550–600	560	395.00	395.00
3	650–700	650	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	340	400.00–408.00	406.87
16	400–450	423	360.00–380.00	372.04
11	450–500	490	360.00–365.00	360.44
16	500–550	517	350.00–362.00	358.34
8	550–600	581	350.00–356.50	355.71
61	600–650	617	321.50–340.00	323.99
40	650–700	667	323.00–329.00	326.79
10	700–750	720	320.00–324.00	322.44
2	800–850	845	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	320.00–325.00	322.46
4	500–550	500	320.00–328.00	322.00
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
4	600–650	620	318.00–320.00	319.49
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	506	375.00–390.00	382.71
8	550–600	550	367.50	367.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,137	137.00–148.00	139.79
5	—	1,004	127.00–135.00	130.65
2	—	968	117.00–122.00	119.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	148.00	148.00
2	—	1,545	157.00–158.00	157.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	169.00–176.00	171.67
9	—	1,187	157.00–168.00	161.38
21	—	1,129	144.00–155.00	149.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,617	190.00–201.00	192.44
2	—	1,538	162.00–174.00	167.15
7	—	1,527	180.00–189.00	185.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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	—	—	3,050.00–3,150.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	26	—	—	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,517.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	—	1,850.00–2,900.00	2,234.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,150.00–2,800.00	2,516.67

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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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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