Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for the holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.66/cwt on 63 head, up $23.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −18.82 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$420.66

▲ 23.89 vs prior sale

63 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,430

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$495

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

$85.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs AL average

−45.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	455.37	2,508	15thin
Medium and Large 2	590	413.43	2,438	44
Medium and Large 3	544	370.00	2,013	4thin

One grade step is worth $85.37/cwt here — about $495 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

420.66

—

AL average10 barns · 168 hd

417.03

+3.63

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−45.67

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−18.82

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	1,584	192.71	3,053	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	173.59	2,613	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	160.42	1,969	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	977	127.95	1,250	8thin

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)	—	$2,786	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,910	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,150	8

Every lot, as filed

68 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	300–350	320	487.38/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	377.30/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,577	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	346.54/cwt	339.00–350.50	2,485	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	468.77/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,030	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	348.49/cwt	335.00–353.00	2,164	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	496.03/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,371	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	426.69/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	412.46/cwt	405.00–413.00	2,454	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	483.02/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,797	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	452.35/cwt	445.00–457.00	2,520	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	537	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	687	324.68/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	732	320.07/cwt	310.00–322.50	2,343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	503.12/cwt	490.00–517.00	2,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	445.75/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,068	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	361.24/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,269	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	473.49/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,240	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	582.50/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	323.02/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,213	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	557.00/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	393.72/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,882	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	475.00/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	400.94/cwt	398.00–406.00	2,530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	380.69/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,159	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	439.07/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	387.69/cwt	365.00–394.00	2,066	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	340.50/cwt	325.00–344.00	2,353	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	452.24/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,737	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	401.27/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,918	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	435.05/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	397.56/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	480.35/cwt	460.00–500.00	2,267	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	466.74/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,300.00/head	4,000.00–4,600.00	4,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,941.67/head	2,600.00–3,700.00	2,942	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,910.00/head	1,775.00–2,200.00	1,910	10
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,466.67/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,467	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,925.00/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,925	4
Bulls	—	—	1,035	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,553	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	123.12/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,135	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	140.31/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,651	3
Bulls	—	—	1,703	202.17/cwt	194.00–212.00	3,443	10
Bulls	—	—	1,478	184.06/cwt	177.00–189.00	2,720	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	160.04/cwt	151.00–168.00	1,946	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	171.86/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,222	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,452	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	171.62/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,612	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	181.97/cwt	180.00–184.00	2,757	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	162.99/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,401	2

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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 610Last week 1,050Year ago 762

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 183Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 250Year ago 65

No trends available due to market being closed for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	480.00–495.00	487.38
6	350–400	384	440.00–465.00	452.24
6	400–450	413	420.00–445.00	439.07
15	450–500	478	380.00–405.00	393.72
28	500–550	533	365.00–394.00	387.69
20	550–600	567	360.00–395.00	380.69
19	600–650	621	335.00–353.00	348.49
8	650–700	691	325.00–344.00	340.50
3	700–750	700	314.00	314.00
2	750–800	769	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	478	490.00–500.00	496.03
1	500–550	520	490.00	490.00
2	600–650	615	430.00	430.00
1	650–700	695	366.00	366.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	440	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	372	480.00–490.00	483.02
9	400–450	433	450.00–485.00	468.77
7	450–500	464	430.00–460.00	445.75
3	500–550	518	425.00–430.00	426.69
41	550–600	595	405.00–413.00	412.46
8	600–650	631	398.00–406.00	400.94
11	650–700	683	365.00–380.00	377.30
23	700–750	717	339.00–350.50	346.54
3	800–850	820	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	550.00	550.00
5	450–500	473	490.00–517.00	503.12
2	500–550	510	470.00–480.00	475.00
13	550–600	557	445.00–457.00	452.35
4	600–650	636	406.00	406.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	430.00–440.00	435.05
7	450–500	478	390.00–435.00	401.27
3	500–550	537	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	565	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
3	650–700	687	310.00–337.00	324.68
5	700–750	732	310.00–322.50	320.07
1	750–800	785	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	530.00	530.00
3	450–500	472	460.00–500.00	480.35
5	500–550	513	450.00–475.00	466.74
2	550–600	568	395.00–400.00	397.56
4	600–650	628	360.00–365.00	361.24
2	650–700	685	320.00–326.00	323.02
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	575.00–590.00	582.50
6	350–400	364	550.00–570.00	557.00
9	450–500	473	470.00–500.00	473.49

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	—	—	4,000.00–4,600.00	4,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,600.00–3,700.00	2,941.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	1,775.00–2,200.00	1,910.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,466.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	5,000.00	5,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,700.00–3,300.00	2,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	150.00	150.00
10	—	1,703	194.00–212.00	202.17
6	—	1,478	177.00–189.00	184.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	922	120.00–124.00	123.12
3	—	1,068	136.00	136.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	138.00–144.00	140.31
22	—	1,216	151.00–168.00	160.04
6	—	1,293	170.00–176.00	171.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,522	170.00–173.00	171.62
3	—	1,515	180.00–184.00	181.97
2	—	1,473	162.00–164.00	162.99

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle