Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, with high yielding up to 229 cwt. Replacement cattle were firm. Feeder steers and heifers sold sharply lower. Feeder bulls were sharply higher. 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 $364.35/cwt on 20 head, down $43.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −23.90 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$364.35

▼ 43.58 vs prior sale

20 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$251

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

$34.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.18

vs AL average

−51.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	539	369.53	1,993	17thin
Medium and Large 3	520	335.00	1,742	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.53/cwt here — about $251 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 sale20 hd

364.35

—

AL average16 barns · 434 hd

389.53

−25.18

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−51.48

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

−23.90

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	1,448	196.58	2,846	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,284	184.33	2,367	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,104	171.45	1,893	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	855	140.00	1,197	1thin

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)	—	$2,580	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,758	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,758.33/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,758	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,580.00/head	2,200.00–3,500.00	2,580	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,100.00/head	3,300.00–4,700.00	4,100	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,414	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	182.76/cwt	181.00–184.00	2,389	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	178.02/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,094	9
Bulls	—	—	925	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,301	183.45/cwt	176.00–190.00	2,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	447.59/cwt	430.00–465.00	2,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	375.03/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	801	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	400.22/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	756	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	336.50/cwt	332.00–338.00	2,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	366.02/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,266	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	312.76/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	494.92/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	343.19/cwt	335.00–346.00	2,193	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	387.19/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	420.80/cwt	407.00–423.00	2,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	417.43/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,954	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	357.17/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,989	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	336.23/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	467.67/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,259	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	447.49/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	447.50/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	462.70/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	545.04/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	857	337.89/cwt	332.00–339.00	2,896	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	339.03/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	594.73/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	402.11/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,355	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	348.77/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	328.53/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	504.80/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	363.38/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	310.92/cwt	300.00–322.00	2,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	370.24/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,780	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	166.36/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,728	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,227	189.07/cwt	186.00–193.00	2,320	6
Bulls	—	—	1,606	210.16/cwt	203.00–222.00	3,375	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,585	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 Jun 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 576Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 72Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 59Year ago 95

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,300.00–4,700.00	4,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,758.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	—	2,200.00–3,500.00	2,580.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	170.00	170.00
9	—	1,307	181.00–184.00	182.76
6	—	1,227	186.00–193.00	189.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,176	175.00–180.00	178.02
8	—	1,039	163.00–173.00	166.36
1	—	980	153.00	153.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	154.00	154.00
4	—	1,301	176.00–190.00	183.45
7	—	1,606	203.00–222.00	210.16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	500.00	500.00
2	600–650	600	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	748	358.00	358.00
1	750–800	780	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	445	435.00–460.00	447.50
10	450–500	468	400.00–425.00	417.43
7	500–550	514	375.00–400.00	387.19
10	550–600	557	350.00–365.00	357.17
13	600–650	639	335.00–346.00	343.19
2	650–700	650	336.00	336.00
3	700–750	738	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	750	330.00	330.00
5	800–850	801	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	390.00–405.00	402.11
4	400–450	445	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	493	350.00–370.00	363.38
3	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
1	700–750	710	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	350	515.00	515.00
2	450–500	468	490.00–500.00	494.92
2	500–550	503	430.00–465.00	447.59
3	550–600	558	390.00–415.00	400.22
9	600–650	619	350.00–380.00	366.02
4	650–700	673	325.00–345.00	336.23
1	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
4	750–800	750	332.00–338.00	336.50
2	800–850	828	300.00–325.00	312.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	430.00	430.00
4	500–550	518	345.00–350.00	348.77
2	600–650	605	325.00–332.00	328.53
2	650–700	665	300.00–322.00	310.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	580.00	580.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	590.00–600.00	594.73
5	300–350	341	540.00–560.00	545.04
6	350–400	361	480.00–510.00	504.80
2	400–450	442	450.00–475.00	462.70
6	450–500	483	455.00–470.00	467.67
2	500–550	543	445.00–450.00	447.49
7	550–600	581	407.00–423.00	420.80
6	600–650	608	360.00–380.00	375.03
2	650–700	665	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	720	338.00–340.00	339.03
13	850–900	857	332.00–339.00	337.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	550	470.00	470.00
7	750–800	756	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	490.00	490.00
2	500–550	513	360.00–380.00	370.24

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

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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