Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold sharply lower. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $357.86/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −30.39 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$357.86

29 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,899

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$43.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.85

vs AL average

−32.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	375.30	1,963	9thin
Medium and Large 2	536	350.96	1,881	19thin
Medium and Large 3	500	332.00	1,660	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.30/cwt here — about $303 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $436.90, low $332.52, median $388.25 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 sale29 hd

357.86

—

AL average14 barns · 553 hd

345.01

+12.85

National average186 barns · 24,193 hd

390.82

−32.96

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−30.39

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	—	Average	1,647	175.26	2,887	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	156.58	1,904	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	146.60	1,982	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	135.28	1,407	9thin

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)	—	$2,265	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,732	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,455	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	346.59/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,291	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	779	304.31/cwt	287.00–315.00	2,371	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	375.30/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,963	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	848	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	380.65/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	425.41/cwt	425.00–427.00	2,080	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	398.46/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	436.35/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	403.74/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,458	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	351.28/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	453.31/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	289	492.73/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	344.46/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	350.78/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,817	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	394.08/cwt	393.00–397.00	2,234	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	444.19/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	372.17/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,619	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	430.09/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	123.84/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,194	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	144.43/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,590	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	141.40/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,831	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	161.99/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,035	13
Bulls	—	—	1,711	171.92/cwt	165.00–178.00	2,942	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,732.22/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,732	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,455.00/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,455	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,230.00/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,230	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	377.22/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,750	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	546	379.99/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,075	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	155.52/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,868	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	142.28/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,672	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,208	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	188.58/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	327.88/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,236	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	639	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,891	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,174	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	335.86/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	370.59/cwt	367.00–386.00	2,287	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	405.72/cwt	400.00–412.00	2,114	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 Oct 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 598Last week 1,063Year ago 1,402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 185Year ago 350

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 70Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	485.00	485.00
9	500–550	523	370.00–382.00	375.30
4	600–650	604	350.00	350.00
3	750–800	750	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	420.00–440.00	430.09
12	350–400	361	400.00–410.00	403.74
14	400–450	435	370.00–400.00	372.17
24	450–500	464	375.00–380.00	377.22
12	500–550	518	340.00–365.00	350.78
7	550–600	567	330.00–355.00	351.28
14	650–700	682	325.00–330.00	327.88
1	700–750	710	310.00	310.00
6	800–850	822	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
8	400–450	415	330.00–365.00	344.46
1	500–550	500	332.00	332.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	490.00	490.00
5	350–400	372	430.00–450.00	444.19
3	400–450	433	390.00–415.00	398.46
5	450–500	476	375.00–382.00	380.65
6	500–550	536	320.00–340.00	335.86
3	750–800	779	287.00–315.00	304.31
1	800–850	835	247.00	247.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	570.00	570.00
3	300–350	320	530.00	530.00
10	400–450	425	445.00	445.00
4	500–550	515	413.00	413.00
5	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	289	470.00–500.00	492.73
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
6	350–400	363	450.00–455.00	453.31
11	400–450	428	435.00–440.00	436.35
10	450–500	489	425.00–427.00	425.41
8	500–550	521	400.00–412.00	405.72
15	550–600	567	393.00–397.00	394.08
20	600–650	617	367.00–386.00	370.59
6	650–700	661	340.00–360.00	346.59
4	700–750	730	338.00	338.00
4	750–800	793	325.00	325.00
2	800–850	848	319.00	319.00
1	900–950	915	288.00	288.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
16	500–550	546	375.00–385.00	379.99
3	600–650	639	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	565.00	565.00
2	300–350	300	510.00	510.00
3	450–500	483	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	964	120.00–135.00	123.84
5	—	1,101	140.00–149.00	144.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	157.00	157.00
2	—	1,295	139.00–144.00	141.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,256	160.00–167.00	161.99
26	—	1,201	150.00–159.00	155.52
3	—	1,175	136.00–146.00	142.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,711	165.00–178.00	171.92
1	—	1,555	142.00	142.00
4	—	1,575	180.00–194.00	188.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,732.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,455.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	—	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,230.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00

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

Heifers · 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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