Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. 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 $376.99/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −62.49 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$376.99

63 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$21.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.32

vs AL average

−53.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	561	378.71	2,125	58
Medium and Large 3	511	357.02	1,824	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $300 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale63 hd

376.99

—

AL average13 barns · 337 hd

384.31

−7.32

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−53.64

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−62.49

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	1,794	189.75	3,405	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	172.92	2,608	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,238	154.05	1,907	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,077	119.48	1,287	14

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)	—	$2,761	25
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,469	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	3thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 2	550–600	589	333.37/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,964	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	411.59/cwt	400.00–426.00	1,988	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	356.19/cwt	354.00–382.50	2,116	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	401.23/cwt	387.00–414.00	2,118	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	316.94/cwt	300.00–323.00	2,291	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	313.31/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,369	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	524.49/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	420.11/cwt	400.00–428.00	1,613	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	883	283.32/cwt	280.00–290.00	2,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	404.00/cwt	395.00–412.00	1,717	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	843	279.55/cwt	260.00–284.00	2,357	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	433.13/cwt	430.00–434.00	1,637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	324.22/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,987	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	353.33/cwt	335.00–366.00	2,194	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	323.63/cwt	316.00–330.00	2,152	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	366.56/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	344.55/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,867	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	385.67/cwt	367.00–400.00	1,805	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	388.37/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	357.02/cwt	349.00–359.00	1,824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	649	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,979	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,526	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	166.23/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,360	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	151.72/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,816	29
Bulls	—	—	1,482	172.11/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,551	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	186.27/cwt	184.00–189.00	3,154	4
Bulls	—	—	2,018	200.88/cwt	190.00–207.00	4,054	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,523.61/head	1,875.00–2,750.00	2,524	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,371.43/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,371	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,468.75/head	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,469	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,677	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	120.87/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,366	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	105.19/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,059	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	127.76/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,326	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	172.92/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,608	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	629	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,069	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	752	305.66/cwt	280.00–308.50	2,299	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	342.42/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	343.79/cwt	336.00–346.00	2,331	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	330.76/cwt	320.00–339.00	2,381	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	324.97/cwt	318.50–329.00	2,509	55
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	822	310.25/cwt	303.00–316.00	2,550	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	299.60/cwt	292.00–312.00	2,097	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	311.73/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	440.18/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	919	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,573	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 →

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue Dec 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,166Last week 684Year ago 646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 88Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 45Year ago 45

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	435.00	435.00
14	350–400	384	400.00–428.00	420.11
11	400–450	425	395.00–412.00	404.00
22	450–500	468	367.00–400.00	385.67
27	500–550	542	340.00–362.50	344.55
17	550–600	589	330.00–345.00	333.37
14	600–650	613	320.00–330.00	324.22
31	650–700	665	316.00–330.00	323.63
45	700–750	723	300.00–323.00	316.94
20	750–800	756	310.00–316.00	313.31
9	800–850	843	260.00–284.00	279.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	350.00–385.00	366.56
2	500–550	520	320.00–325.00	322.55
4	550–600	575	310.00	310.00
11	600–650	649	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	660	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	510.00	510.00
4	850–900	859	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	332	515.00–535.00	524.49
3	400–450	415	435.00–450.00	440.18
43	450–500	483	400.00–426.00	411.59
29	500–550	528	387.00–414.00	401.23
29	550–600	594	354.00–382.50	356.19
54	600–650	621	335.00–366.00	353.33
22	650–700	678	336.00–346.00	343.79
69	700–750	720	320.00–339.00	330.76
55	750–800	772	318.50–329.00	324.97
16	800–850	822	303.00–316.00	310.25
3	850–900	883	280.00–290.00	283.32
11	900–950	919	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	511	349.00–359.00	357.02
17	600–650	629	329.00	329.00
1	650–700	695	300.00	300.00
10	750–800	752	280.00–308.50	305.66
1	800–850	840	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	555.00	555.00
6	900–950	900	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
9	350–400	378	430.00–434.00	433.13
2	450–500	475	395.00	395.00
6	500–550	520	370.00–400.00	388.37
1	550–600	570	386.00	386.00
2	600–650	620	340.00–345.00	342.42
3	650–700	657	300.00–335.00	311.73
5	700–750	700	292.00–312.00	299.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	578	300.00–310.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	555.00	555.00
1	300–350	300	550.00	550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	140.00	140.00
9	—	1,420	162.00–170.00	166.23
29	—	1,197	148.00–158.00	151.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,130	117.00–126.00	120.87
3	—	1,007	100.00–114.00	105.19
4	—	1,038	127.00–128.00	127.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	171.00–174.00	172.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	165.00–175.00	172.11
4	—	1,693	184.00–189.00	186.27
6	—	2,018	190.00–207.00	200.88

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	1,875.00–2,750.00	2,523.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	—	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,468.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,371.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,650.00

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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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