Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold sharply lower. 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 $399.74/cwt on 12 head, down $62.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −39.74 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$399.74

▼ 62.95 vs prior sale

12 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$33.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.07

vs AL average

−65.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	425.00	2,380	3thin
Medium and Large 2	537	391.32	2,103	9thin

One grade step is worth $33.68/cwt here — about $277 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

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 sale12 hd

399.74

—

AL average11 barns · 167 hd

407.81

−8.07

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

−65.59

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−39.74

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	1,654	189.36	3,131	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	168.05	2,303	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	159.99	1,952	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	814	129.30	1,053	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)	—	$2,763	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,480	5

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	762	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,362	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	334.96/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	458.26/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	424.31/cwt	419.00–435.00	1,778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	466.40/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,940	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,504	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	447.53/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,099	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	398.64/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	322.60/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	757	324.68/cwt	321.00–333.00	2,458	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	395.25/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	349.07/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	841	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,767	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	595.06/cwt	590.00–605.00	1,648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,622	49
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	530.31/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	376.69/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,215	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	552.24/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	485.16/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,256	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	493.31/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,820	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	372.50/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	352.43/cwt	350.00–353.00	2,220	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	505.02/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	422.38/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,653	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,138	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,183	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	158.91/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,974	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	749	125.71/cwt	125.00–126.00	942	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	136.49/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,290	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	159.59/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,478	2
Bulls	—	—	1,210	169.23/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,048	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	147.39/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,592	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	167.80/cwt	166.00–171.00	2,029	8
Bulls	—	—	1,840	200.80/cwt	196.00–205.00	3,695	6
Bulls	—	—	1,596	182.26/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,909	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,618.33/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,618	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,125.00/head	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,125	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,480.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,480	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	387.30/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,080	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	451	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	497.48/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,507	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	357.80/cwt	347.00–360.00	2,029	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	381.66/cwt	370.00–389.00	2,008	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	522.54/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	426.49/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	341.46/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	359	401.49/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,441	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	330.17/cwt	320.00–334.00	2,239	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	445.70/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	480.00/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,238	6

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 490Year ago 55

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 95Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 67Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	365	445.00	445.00
4	400–450	400	430.00	430.00
2	450–500	458	380.00–410.00	395.25
4	600–650	626	315.00–325.00	322.60
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
6	750–800	762	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	660.00	660.00
3	250–300	277	590.00–605.00	595.06
5	300–350	324	540.00–570.00	552.24
1	350–400	355	525.00	525.00
4	450–500	465	470.00–490.00	485.16
3	550–600	560	425.00	425.00
4	600–650	617	400.00	400.00
3	750–800	782	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	520.00–540.00	530.31
6	350–400	369	485.00–500.00	493.31
11	400–450	416	455.00–480.00	466.40
6	450–500	469	430.00–455.00	447.53
6	500–550	512	385.00–415.00	398.64
3	550–600	588	370.00–380.00	376.69
4	600–650	615	340.00–352.00	349.07
2	700–750	724	335.00	335.00
10	750–800	757	321.00–333.00	324.68
12	800–850	841	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	600–650	630	397.50	397.50
49	700–750	745	352.00	352.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	258	475.00–485.00	480.00
3	300–350	312	450.00–470.00	458.26
9	350–400	372	435.00–455.00	445.70
10	400–450	419	419.00–435.00	424.31
4	450–500	451	407.00	407.00
9	500–550	526	370.00–389.00	381.66
27	550–600	567	347.00–360.00	357.80
3	600–650	622	330.00–340.00	334.96
9	650–700	678	320.00–334.00	330.17
2	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	750	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	875	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	520.00–525.00	522.54
2	300–350	303	495.00–500.00	497.48
8	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	308	410.00–440.00	426.49
7	350–400	359	390.00–415.00	401.49
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	460	375.00	375.00
5	500–550	526	300.00–355.00	341.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	500.00–515.00	505.02
1	350–400	380	475.00	475.00
1	400–450	420	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	488	400.00–445.00	422.38
7	500–550	537	370.00–400.00	387.30
2	550–600	595	370.00–375.00	372.50
5	600–650	630	350.00–353.00	352.43
6	650–700	689	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	738	312.00	312.00
1	850–900	855	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	570.00	570.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	565	314.00	314.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,265	170.00–175.00	172.53
2	—	1,553	158.00–161.00	159.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,242	152.00–164.00	158.91
3	—	1,080	146.00–148.00	147.39
8	—	1,209	166.00–171.00	167.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	749	125.00–126.00	125.71
2	—	945	136.00–137.00	136.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	164.00–174.00	169.23
6	—	1,840	196.00–205.00	200.80
4	—	1,596	180.00–185.00	182.26

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)	15	—	—	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,618.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	3,000.00–3,350.00	3,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,480.00

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

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

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