Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steer sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.71/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −31.54 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$356.71

96 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$25.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

vs AL average

−33.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	554	356.98	1,979	95
Medium and Large 3	590	331.00	1,953	1thin

One grade step is worth $25.98/cwt here — about $26 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale96 hd

356.71

—

AL average16 barns · 472 hd

351.77

+4.95

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−33.20

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−31.54

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	1,772	191.38	3,392	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,384	173.88	2,406	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	155.93	1,874	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	113.17	1,116	6thin

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)	—	$2,755	61
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,024	18
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,763	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,682	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	300–350	310	513.39/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	383.56/cwt	365.00–388.00	2,060	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	346.74/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,372	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	424.00/cwt	413.00–432.00	2,167	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	457.58/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	435.57/cwt	430.00–437.00	2,086	20
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	327.91/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,994	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	243.66/cwt	220.00–267.00	1,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	338.16/cwt	323.00–345.00	2,435	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	344.98/cwt	343.00–350.00	2,160	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	978	271.96/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,660	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	856	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,628	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	439.27/cwt	437.00–450.00	1,674	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	344.91/cwt	335.00–346.00	1,690	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	395.06/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,265	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	380.28/cwt	360.00–392.00	2,046	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	577.50/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	326.94/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,550	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	353.59/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,248	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,258	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	382.09/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,849	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	426.81/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,652	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	409.93/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,689	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	344.13/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,030	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,245	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	333.92/cwt	322.00–337.00	2,144	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	104.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,073	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	122.19/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,151	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	176.48/cwt	176.00–177.00	2,285	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	173.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,445	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	140.15/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,610	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	166.76/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,110	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	153.13/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,802	28
Bulls	—	—	1,814	182.73/cwt	174.00–189.00	3,315	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,383	1
Bulls	—	—	1,772	197.38/cwt	190.00–207.00	3,498	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,025.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,025	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,023.61/head	1,600.00–2,275.00	2,024	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,622.28/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,622	46
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,438.46/head	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,438	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,322.50/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,323	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,400.00/head	4,000.00–4,600.00	4,400	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	900–950	900	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,558	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	369.05/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,923	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	250	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	505.14/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	619	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	256	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	309.62/cwt	285.00–314.50	2,437	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	727	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,036	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	332.16/cwt	320.00–338.00	2,265	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,953	1

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 1,050Last week 1,166Year ago 1,066

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 165Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 250Last week 75Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	505.00–520.00	513.39
2	350–400	360	500.00–510.00	505.14
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	465	405.00	405.00
21	500–550	537	365.00–388.00	383.56
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	660	325.00–330.00	327.50
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
6	600–650	619	327.00	327.00
1	900–950	900	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	545.00	545.00
1	500–550	540	430.00	430.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	321	520.00	520.00
17	350–400	381	437.00–450.00	439.27
2	400–450	435	390.00–400.00	395.06
32	500–550	538	360.00–392.00	380.28
3	550–600	575	380.00	380.00
24	600–650	626	343.00–350.00	344.98
12	650–700	684	345.00–350.00	346.74
74	700–750	720	323.00–345.00	338.16
8	750–800	780	324.00–330.00	326.94
3	800–850	800	308.00	308.00
9	850–900	856	307.00	307.00
8	950–1000	978	250.00–275.00	271.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	575.00–580.00	577.50
6	400–450	414	455.00–460.00	457.58
20	450–500	479	430.00–437.00	435.57
29	500–550	511	413.00–432.00	424.00
11	550–600	569	398.00	398.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	490	335.00–346.00	344.91
1	500–550	505	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	582	339.00	339.00
14	600–650	608	320.00–340.00	327.91
2	750–800	755	220.00–267.00	243.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	605.00	605.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	353	350.00–375.00	353.59
17	400–450	440	354.00	354.00
1	550–600	590	331.00	331.00
1	650–700	690	310.00	310.00
22	700–750	727	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	256	465.00	465.00
6	400–450	441	390.00	390.00
30	450–500	484	380.00–385.00	382.09
49	500–550	521	350.00–382.00	369.05
46	550–600	590	340.00–354.00	344.13
48	600–650	642	322.00–337.00	333.92
14	650–700	682	320.00–338.00	332.16
4	700–750	706	318.00	318.00
33	750–800	787	285.00–314.50	309.62
9	800–850	815	277.00	277.00
2	950–1000	990	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	500.00	500.00
9	350–400	387	420.00–430.00	426.81
12	400–450	412	400.00–422.00	409.93
3	450–500	457	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	510.00	510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	100.00–110.00	104.15
3	—	942	119.00–125.00	122.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,295	176.00–177.00	176.48
6	—	1,413	170.00–175.00	173.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,149	130.00–145.00	140.15
16	—	1,265	160.00–173.00	166.76
28	—	1,177	150.00–159.00	153.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,814	174.00–189.00	182.73
1	—	1,610	148.00	148.00
13	—	1,772	190.00–207.00	197.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	4,500.00	4,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	1,600.00–2,275.00	2,023.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	46	—	—	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,622.28
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,438.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,322.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	4,000.00–4,600.00	4,400.00

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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