Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on bred heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.57/cwt on 34 head, down $33.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +7.32 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$395.57

▼ 33.74 vs prior sale

34 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,142

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$33.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.94

vs AL average

−21.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	414.15	2,207	15thin
Medium and Large 2	548	380.91	2,089	19thin

One grade step is worth $33.24/cwt here — about $117 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 sale34 hd

395.57

—

AL average14 barns · 360 hd

407.51

−11.94

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−21.54

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

+7.32

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	—	High	1,797	202.74	3,643	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,418	177.72	2,520	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	175.30	2,055	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	146.64	1,514	14

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,483	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,140	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,667	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,592	18
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,123	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$5,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,733	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,750	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$5,113	15

Every lot, as filed

87 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 1	250–300	273	599.86/cwt	595.00–605.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	759	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,022	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	331.71/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,723	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	452.04/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	358.32/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,641	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	394.31/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,512	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	353.30/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,353	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	424.35/cwt	420.00–428.00	2,173	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	535.07/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,049	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	415.42/cwt	414.00–420.00	2,405	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	444.64/cwt	425.00–456.00	2,499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	580.00/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	337.88/cwt	334.00–340.00	2,392	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	537.52/cwt	535.00–540.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	522.02/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	366.24/cwt	358.00–374.00	2,274	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	504.83/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	442.42/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	595.46/cwt	580.00–605.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	603.27/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	434.20/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	397.17/cwt	393.00–410.00	2,069	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	422.51/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,294	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	364.82/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	402.42/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	478.95/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	555.18/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	492.28/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	362.84/cwt	345.00–371.00	2,101	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	416.96/cwt	414.00–420.00	2,410	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	155.63/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,692	7
Bulls	—	—	2,075	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	4,441	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	141.46/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,335	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	180.65/cwt	178.00–184.00	2,612	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	160.44/cwt	158.00–163.00	1,741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	182.35/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,172	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,713.89/head	2,275.00–3,000.00	2,714	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,860.00/head	3,400.00–4,200.00	3,860	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	5,512.50/head	5,000.00–6,750.00	5,513	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,250.00/head	4,000.00–4,500.00	4,250	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,330.00/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,330	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,918.75/head	3,800.00–4,100.00	3,919	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,483.33/head	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,483	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,833.33/head	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,833	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	5,500.00/head	5,300.00–5,700.00	5,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	5,200.00/head	5,200.00–5,200.00	5,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,225.00/head	4,050.00–4,400.00	4,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	577.55/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,502	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	172.58/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,363	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	173.12/cwt	168.00–177.00	2,038	9
Bulls	—	—	1,810	204.18/cwt	202.00–206.00	3,696	5
Bulls	—	—	1,625	193.50/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,144	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	132.56/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,355	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	496.66/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	407.34/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	445.07/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	380.83/cwt	380.00–381.00	2,601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	315	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	466.14/cwt	462.00–475.00	2,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	492.95/cwt	492.00–495.00	2,381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	529.85/cwt	525.00–535.00	2,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	385.45/cwt	375.00–408.00	2,212	5

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.

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Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

Tue May 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 504Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 65Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 140Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	595.00–605.00	599.86
3	350–400	361	560.00	560.00
2	400–450	413	525.00–535.00	529.85
3	450–500	483	492.00–495.00	492.95
3	500–550	529	462.00–475.00	466.14
5	550–600	562	425.00–456.00	444.64
27	600–650	637	390.00–410.00	394.31
6	650–700	683	380.00–381.00	380.83
32	700–750	737	342.00–360.00	358.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	550.00–560.00	555.18
2	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
2	400–450	423	485.00–500.00	492.28
2	550–600	578	414.00–420.00	416.96
2	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	630.00	630.00
3	250–300	255	600.00–605.00	603.27
2	300–350	300	575.00–585.00	580.00
4	350–400	383	525.00–555.00	535.07
3	400–450	438	490.00–520.00	504.83
1	500–550	510	485.00	485.00
8	550–600	579	414.00–420.00	415.42
1	600–650	625	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	670	377.00	377.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	580.00–605.00	595.46
2	250–300	260	575.00–580.00	577.55
1	300–350	320	560.00	560.00
3	350–400	367	485.00–505.00	496.66
1	400–450	415	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	543	420.00–425.00	422.51
2	550–600	568	400.00–405.00	402.42
2	600–650	633	350.00–380.00	364.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	365	545.00	545.00
2	500–550	513	440.00–450.00	445.07
2	750–800	759	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	535.00–540.00	537.52
3	300–350	318	505.00–530.00	522.02
1	350–400	350	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	412	445.00–465.00	452.04
4	450–500	473	430.00–440.00	434.20
8	500–550	512	420.00–428.00	424.35
5	550–600	574	375.00–408.00	385.45
24	600–650	621	358.00–374.00	366.24
12	650–700	666	350.00–360.00	353.30
23	700–750	708	334.00–340.00	337.88
7	800–850	821	331.00–335.00	331.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	465.00–490.00	478.95
4	350–400	378	425.00–460.00	442.42
2	450–500	475	400.00–415.00	407.34
10	500–550	521	393.00–410.00	397.17
9	550–600	579	345.00–371.00	362.84
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
2	650–700	660	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,087	150.00–160.00	155.63
4	—	944	138.00–144.00	141.46
3	—	1,022	130.00–134.00	132.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,446	178.00–184.00	180.65
4	—	1,369	170.00–174.00	172.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	158.00–163.00	160.44
7	—	1,191	181.00–184.00	182.35
9	—	1,177	168.00–177.00	173.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,075	214.00	214.00
5	—	1,810	202.00–206.00	204.18
2	—	1,625	192.00–195.00	193.50

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)	9	—	—	2,275.00–3,000.00	2,713.89
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,330.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	3,400.00–4,200.00	3,860.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	3,800.00–4,100.00	3,918.75
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	4,050.00–4,400.00	4,225.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	5,000.00–6,750.00	5,512.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	5,300.00–5,700.00	5,500.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,000.00–4,500.00	4,250.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,483.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,833.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,100.00	4,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	5,200.00	5,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00

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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