Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $397.74/cwt on 53 head, down $40.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −41.74 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$397.74

▼ 40.84 vs prior sale

53 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$18.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.21

vs AL average

−21.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	568	398.80	2,267	50
Medium and Large 3	514	380.00	1,953	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.80/cwt here — about $314 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale53 hd

397.74

—

AL average15 barns · 441 hd

413.95

−16.21

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−21.30

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−41.74

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	1,486	206.44	3,068	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	186.31	2,499	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	171.58	2,010	47
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)	—	$2,916	37
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,679	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,383	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	350–400	362	531.85/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,925	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	338.69/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	323.65/cwt	318.00–330.00	2,518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	429.84/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	448.99/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,137	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	372.99/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	373.46/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,938	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	345.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,988	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	337.22/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,280	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	417.62/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,988	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	333.35/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,343	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,275	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	374.16/cwt	358.00–390.00	2,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	394.01/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	444.20/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,861	5
Bulls	—	—	1,086	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,846	1
Bulls	—	—	1,617	217.09/cwt	207.00–223.00	3,510	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	169.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,014	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	181.86/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,466	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	156.39/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	318.60/cwt	317.00–319.00	2,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	368.83/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,508	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	371.77/cwt	368.00–375.00	2,338	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	547.73/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	468.25/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,070	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	397.51/cwt	385.00–404.00	2,266	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	410.15/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,522	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	368.51/cwt	352.00–385.00	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	303	510.08/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	398.05/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,823	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	388.40/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,639	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	514	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,314	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	189.77/cwt	187.00–192.00	2,524	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	180.89/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,144	12
Bulls	—	—	1,293	192.72/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	453.97/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,170	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,766.67/head	3,700.00–3,850.00	3,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,841.18/head	2,500.00–3,550.00	2,841	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,679.17/head	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,679	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,383.33/head	3,950.00–4,700.00	4,383	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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 725Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 160Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 150Year ago 52

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	585.00	585.00
7	300–350	313	540.00–550.00	547.73
9	350–400	362	510.00–540.00	531.85
11	400–450	442	455.00–475.00	468.25
26	450–500	476	440.00–455.00	448.99
2	500–550	530	415.00–445.00	429.84
48	550–600	570	385.00–404.00	397.51
31	600–650	629	368.00–375.00	371.77
27	650–700	680	350.00–370.00	368.83
6	700–750	703	320.00–336.00	333.35
5	750–800	778	318.00–330.00	323.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	303	500.00–520.00	510.08
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
12	450–500	458	390.00–407.00	398.05
3	500–550	514	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	525.00	525.00
3	300–350	322	428.00	428.00
17	350–400	371	400.00–422.00	410.15
21	400–450	422	380.00–400.00	388.40
5	450–500	461	370.00–375.00	372.99
36	500–550	519	360.00–380.00	373.46
19	550–600	576	340.00–350.00	345.06
6	600–650	606	330.00–346.00	338.69
7	650–700	676	325.00–340.00	337.22
3	700–750	723	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	478	450.00–470.00	453.97
4	500–550	540	385.00	385.00
6	600–650	600	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	519	324.00	324.00
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	530.00–540.00	535.00
1	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	419	440.00–450.00	444.20
6	450–500	476	400.00–430.00	417.62
5	500–550	542	390.00–395.00	394.01
5	550–600	564	358.00–390.00	374.16
6	650–700	679	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	715	317.00–319.00	318.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	352.00–385.00	368.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,086	170.00	170.00
6	—	1,617	207.00–223.00	217.09
2	—	1,293	190.00–196.00	192.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,185	160.00–175.00	169.93
4	—	1,024	154.00–158.00	156.39
12	—	1,185	176.00–187.00	180.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,356	176.00–185.00	181.86
9	—	1,330	187.00–192.00	189.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,700.00–3,850.00	3,766.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	—	2,500.00–3,550.00	2,841.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,679.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,950.00–4,700.00	4,383.33

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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