Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold 7.00 to 14.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold sharply lower. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.70/cwt on 43 head, down $24.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +0.45 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$388.70

▼ 24.21 vs prior sale

43 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$41.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.71

vs AL average

−32.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	392.55	2,194	39
Medium and Large 3	535	351.11	1,878	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.45/cwt here — about $315 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 sale43 hd

388.70

—

AL average16 barns · 395 hd

394.41

−5.71

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−32.26

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

+0.45

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	1,517	192.35	2,918	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	172.96	2,568	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	162.10	1,867	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	891	134.56	1,199	4thin

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)	—	$2,826	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,633	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,954	53
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,660	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,267	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 3	500–550	530	353.14/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	502.53/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	384.18/cwt	382.00–386.00	2,198	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	363.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,251	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	346	492.06/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,703	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	468.40/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	610.84/cwt	600.00–612.00	1,753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	411.63/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	555.86/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	474.60/cwt	472.00–475.00	1,713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	507.72/cwt	507.00–510.00	1,675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	387.82/cwt	385.00–392.00	2,614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	403.91/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,294	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	449.92/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,529	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	834	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	303.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,143	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	515.57/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,093	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	485.89/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	463.65/cwt	450.00–467.00	2,355	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	542.52/cwt	535.00–552.00	1,812	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	424.08/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,578	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,371	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	134.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,199	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	169.88/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,993	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,777	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,512	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	173.11/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,536	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	159.41/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,868	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	146.01/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,472	3
Bulls	—	—	1,529	192.46/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,943	8
Bulls	—	—	1,600	202.49/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,240	5
Bulls	—	—	1,347	175.13/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,359	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,048.96/head	3,500.00–4,600.00	4,049	48
Bred Heifers	Small 1-2	—	—	3,040.00/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,040	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,623.64/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,624	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,633.33/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,633	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,270.00/head	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,270	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,575.00/head	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,818.75/head	3,200.00–4,400.00	3,819	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	5,081.25/head	4,500.00–5,600.00	5,081	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,540	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	410.60/cwt	400.00–437.00	1,922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	512.52/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	449.16/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	515.48/cwt	510.00–518.00	1,990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	476.05/cwt	465.00–487.00	2,633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	420.47/cwt	410.00–432.00	2,165	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	386.79/cwt	375.00–389.00	2,011	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,344	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	304	455.06/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,383	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	398.60/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	422.51/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	448.29/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,156	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	334.94/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,288	4

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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 365Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 65Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 39Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
9	300–350	304	445.00–460.00	455.06
4	400–450	442	415.00–425.00	422.51
7	450–500	475	385.00–405.00	398.60
3	500–550	530	350.00–360.00	353.14
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	500.00–505.00	502.53
10	300–350	346	480.00–495.00	492.06
8	350–400	361	472.00–475.00	474.60
4	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
16	450–500	481	440.00–455.00	448.29
9	500–550	515	410.00–432.00	420.47
30	550–600	572	382.00–386.00	384.18
12	600–650	620	350.00–370.00	363.06
4	650–700	683	330.00–340.00	334.94
7	700–750	706	300.00–305.00	303.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	415	485.00	485.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	507.00–510.00	507.72
3	350–400	375	450.00–485.00	468.40
1	500–550	500	425.00	425.00
5	550–600	568	400.00–410.00	403.91
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	710	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	287	600.00–612.00	610.84
3	300–350	310	600.00	600.00
9	350–400	367	550.00–575.00	555.86
17	400–450	406	505.00–530.00	515.57
6	450–500	467	485.00–490.00	485.89
5	500–550	508	450.00–467.00	463.65
6	550–600	562	445.00–455.00	449.92
6	600–650	615	400.00–425.00	411.63
5	650–700	674	385.00–392.00	387.82
2	700–750	700	360.00	360.00
5	800–850	834	332.00	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	690.00	690.00
4	550–600	565	490.00	490.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	334	535.00–552.00	542.52
3	350–400	386	510.00–518.00	515.48
4	450–500	459	510.00–515.00	512.52
7	500–550	503	505.00	505.00
2	550–600	553	465.00–487.00	476.05
5	600–650	608	420.00–430.00	424.08
2	650–700	655	415.00	415.00
1	700–750	720	327.00	327.00
1	800–850	840	284.00	284.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	545.00	545.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	445.00–450.00	449.16
5	450–500	468	400.00–437.00	410.60
8	500–550	520	375.00–389.00	386.79
3	550–600	586	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	891	130.00–140.00	134.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,173	168.00–173.00	169.88
11	—	1,172	154.00–165.00	159.41
3	—	1,008	140.00–150.00	146.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,365	184.00	184.00
6	—	1,465	169.00–177.00	173.11
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,529	185.00–195.00	192.46
5	—	1,600	200.00–208.00	202.49
3	—	1,347	173.00–178.00	175.13

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	48	—	—	3,500.00–4,600.00	4,048.96
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,040.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,623.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,633.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,270.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,200.00–4,400.00	3,818.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	4,500.00–5,600.00	5,081.25

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

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