Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers were sharply higher. Trade was active with good to moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $380.67/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −58.81 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$380.67

53 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$78.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

vs AL average

−29.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	412.00	2,217	11thin
Medium and Large 2	568	376.53	2,140	38
Medium and Large 3	580	333.81	1,936	4thin

One grade step is worth $78.19/cwt here — about $280 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 sale53 hd

380.67

—

AL average13 barns · 270 hd

385.02

−4.35

National average185 barns · 23,076 hd

410.08

−29.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−58.81

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	1,527	188.87	2,883	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	157.00	2,732	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	149.78	1,719	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	123.59	1,287	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)	—	$2,443	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,870	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,533	6

Every lot, as filed

60 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	554	341.92/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	352.19/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	315.11/cwt	312.00–322.00	2,253	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	404	403.35/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	409.89/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	371.89/cwt	366.00–379.00	2,157	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	806	304.96/cwt	304.00–305.00	2,458	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	305.71/cwt	296.00–313.00	2,226	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	333.09/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,248	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	358.11/cwt	343.00–364.00	2,256	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	399.08/cwt	395.00–406.00	1,860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	384.64/cwt	370.00–397.00	1,596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	546	385.46/cwt	385.00–386.00	2,105	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	375.01/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	359.66/cwt	354.00–365.00	1,683	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	401.89/cwt	395.00–404.00	1,366	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	789	303.00/cwt	300.00–304.00	2,391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	323.63/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,825	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	326.01/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,600	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,732	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	144.34/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,638	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	161.50/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,870	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	154.62/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,795	21
Bulls	—	—	1,532	185.42/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,841	9
Bulls	—	—	1,531	197.86/cwt	196.00–200.00	3,029	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,365.83/head	1,975.00–2,700.00	2,366	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,700	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,775.00/head	3,700.00–3,850.00	3,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,533.33/head	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,073	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	112.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,071	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	133.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,465	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	124.08/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,316	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	647	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	333.81/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	362.58/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	252.53/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	307.56/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,281	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,217	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	348.79/cwt	348.50–355.00	2,013	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	335.42/cwt	328.50–340.00	2,103	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	336.05/cwt	331.00–347.00	1,932	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,574	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	401	404.56/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,622	11

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 785Last week 603Year ago 591

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 85Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 30Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
6	350–400	383	411.00	411.00
11	400–450	401	400.00–410.00	404.56
6	500–550	516	370.00–385.00	375.01
9	550–600	554	332.00–350.00	341.92
6	600–650	620	300.00–315.00	307.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
4	700–750	730	250.00–260.00	252.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	455.00	455.00
3	550–600	562	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	340	395.00–404.00	401.89
5	400–450	415	370.00–397.00	384.64
12	450–500	468	354.00–365.00	359.66
7	500–550	509	335.00–355.00	352.19
28	550–600	575	331.00–347.00	336.05
40	600–650	627	328.50–340.00	335.42
3	650–700	650	324.00	324.00
23	700–750	728	296.00–313.00	305.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	533	325.00–327.00	326.01
6	550–600	564	317.00–325.00	323.63
1	700–750	730	284.00	284.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	307	420.00	420.00
22	550–600	577	348.50–355.00	348.79
6	650–700	667	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	395.00–425.00	409.89
5	400–450	404	395.00–410.00	403.35
8	450–500	466	395.00–406.00	399.08
13	500–550	546	385.00–386.00	385.46
25	550–600	580	366.00–379.00	371.89
26	600–650	630	343.00–364.00	358.11
48	650–700	675	325.00–340.00	333.09
22	700–750	715	312.00–322.00	315.11
4	750–800	789	300.00–304.00	303.00
24	800–850	806	304.00–305.00	304.96
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	350.00–375.00	362.58
3	450–500	457	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	580	315.00–340.00	333.81
2	600–650	647	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	690	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	447.00	447.00
11	500–550	538	412.00	412.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	157.00	157.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,135	140.00–149.00	144.34
2	—	1,158	161.00–162.00	161.50
21	—	1,161	150.00–159.00	154.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	951	110.00–116.00	112.65
5	—	1,096	130.00–138.00	133.65
9	—	1,061	123.00–129.00	124.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,532	180.00–189.00	185.42
5	—	1,531	196.00–200.00	197.86
1	—	1,455	175.00	175.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	—	1,975.00–2,700.00	2,365.83
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	—	—	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	—	2,200.00–3,200.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	3,700.00–3,850.00	3,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,533.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550.00

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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