Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $420.04/cwt on 24 head, down $28.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −19.44 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$420.04

▼ 28.64 vs prior sale

24 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$40.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.44

vs AL average

−52.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	426.76	2,386	20
Medium and Large 3	538	386.41	2,079	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.35/cwt here — about $308 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 sale24 hd

420.04

—

AL average9 barns · 79 hd

437.48

−17.44

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

−52.08

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−19.44

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	1,542	205.69	3,172	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	183.00	2,416	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,239	173.11	2,145	23

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)	—	$2,536	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,767	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	350–400	370	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,227	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	503.11/cwt	500.00–510.00	2,103	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	526.34/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,942	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	443.84/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,343	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	384.94/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	386.41/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	711	336.22/cwt	330.00–339.00	2,391	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,307	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	473.66/cwt	472.00–477.00	2,255	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	461.23/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,716	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	365.72/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	446.03/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,891	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	510.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	478.54/cwt	477.50–480.00	1,483	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	397.82/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,435	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,766.67/head	3,500.00–4,100.00	3,767	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,040.00/head	2,600.00–3,650.00	3,040	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,803	1
Bulls	—	—	1,546	208.65/cwt	203.00–215.00	3,226	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	153.67/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,672	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	185.83/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,336	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,416	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	168.28/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,105	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	359.50/cwt	359.00–360.00	2,463	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	348.38/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	561.00/cwt	555.00–570.00	1,907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	415.38/cwt	400.00–422.00	2,409	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	490.11/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,377	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	343.01/cwt	342.00–344.00	2,686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	2,369	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	497.91/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,049	3

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 219Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 65Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 54Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	525.00	525.00
2	350–400	370	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	538	375.00–420.00	386.41
1	650–700	655	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	595.00	595.00
3	250–300	270	590.00	590.00
5	300–350	340	555.00–570.00	561.00
8	350–400	369	525.00–530.00	526.34
13	400–450	418	500.00–510.00	503.11
11	450–500	485	480.00–500.00	490.11
8	500–550	528	440.00–450.00	443.84
12	550–600	580	400.00–422.00	415.38
2	600–650	623	380.00–390.00	384.94
6	650–700	685	359.00–360.00	359.50
3	700–750	718	345.00–350.00	348.38
2	750–800	783	342.00–344.00	343.01
1	850–900	855	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	755	358.00	358.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	500.00–520.00	510.00
7	300–350	310	477.50–480.00	478.54
11	350–400	372	455.00–465.00	461.23
11	400–450	424	435.00–465.00	446.03
6	450–500	473	395.00–400.00	397.82
1	500–550	515	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	590	375.00	375.00
7	600–650	637	365.00–370.00	365.72
8	700–750	711	330.00–339.00	336.22
1	750–800	775	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	476	472.00–477.00	473.66
4	500–550	525	435.00	435.00
9	550–600	584	395.00	395.00
3	600–650	617	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	490.00–515.00	497.91
2	400–450	434	525.00	525.00
11	450–500	470	504.00	504.00
1	500–550	515	455.00	455.00
15	600–650	618	394.00	394.00
1	650–700	670	375.00	375.00
8	700–750	720	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	905	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	545.00	545.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,500.00–4,100.00	3,766.67
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,600.00–3,650.00	3,040.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	185.00	185.00
7	—	1,546	203.00–215.00	208.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	152.00–155.00	153.67
8	—	1,257	181.00–190.00	185.83
13	—	1,251	160.00–179.00	168.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	183.00	183.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle