Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. 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 $380.15/cwt on 23 head, down $17.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −59.33 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$380.15

▼ 17.59 vs prior sale

23 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$46.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.80

vs AL average

−19.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	549	382.15	2,099	22
Medium and Large 3	570	336.00	1,915	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.15/cwt here — about $184 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 sale23 hd

380.15

—

AL average12 barns · 183 hd

382.95

−2.80

National average142 barns · 3,877 hd

399.29

−19.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−59.33

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	1,593	216.13	3,442	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,185	188.92	2,239	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,171	170.33	1,994	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	740	132.00	977	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)	—	$2,513	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,235	10

Every lot, as filed

51 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 2	700–750	714	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	410.58/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,922	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	362.27/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	353.60/cwt	330.00–358.00	1,793	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	392.66/cwt	377.00–406.00	2,061	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	363.77/cwt	350.00–371.00	2,154	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	342.86/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,982	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	369.53/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,803	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	817	318.38/cwt	318.00–320.00	2,601	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	306.70/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	389.64/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	492.62/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	380.05/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,820	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	359.82/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,033	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	345.00/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,070	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	977	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	188.92/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,239	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	157.56/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,675	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	178.32/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,154	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	166.06/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,938	15
Bulls	—	—	1,224	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	472.44/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	333.89/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,397	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	413.38/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,740	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	365.13/cwt	360.00–367.00	2,238	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	440.26/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	346.77/cwt	339.00–355.00	2,330	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Bulls	—	—	1,654	220.49/cwt	200.00–231.00	3,647	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	497.47/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,657.14/head	3,350.00–4,100.00	3,657	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,512.50/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,513	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,250	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 638Year ago 839

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 100Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 75Year ago 70

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	375.00–397.50	389.64
2	400–450	408	350.00–375.00	362.27
10	450–500	488	365.00–370.00	369.53
15	500–550	507	330.00–358.00	353.60
13	550–600	578	330.00–345.00	342.86
6	650–700	660	305.00–310.00	306.70
3	700–750	714	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	485	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	635	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	417.00	417.00
1	450–500	485	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	490.00–495.00	492.62
2	300–350	338	470.00–475.00	472.44
3	350–400	383	425.00–450.00	440.26
11	400–450	421	400.00–425.00	413.38
9	450–500	468	400.00–415.00	410.58
14	500–550	525	377.00–406.00	392.66
8	550–600	592	350.00–371.00	363.77
11	600–650	613	360.00–367.00	365.13
11	650–700	672	339.00–355.00	346.77
13	700–750	718	330.00–340.00	333.89
7	750–800	783	330.00	330.00
16	800–850	817	318.00–320.00	318.38
6	850–900	850	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	570	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	520.00	520.00
2	350–400	360	495.00–500.00	497.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	415.00	415.00
9	450–500	479	375.00–385.00	380.05
2	550–600	565	350.00–370.00	359.82
4	600–650	600	340.00–360.00	345.00
1	650–700	684	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	725	254.00	254.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	132.00	132.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,185	185.00–193.00	188.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,063	155.00–159.00	157.56
16	—	1,208	173.00–185.00	178.32
15	—	1,167	160.00–170.00	166.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,224	190.00	190.00
6	—	1,654	200.00–231.00	220.49

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	7	—	—	3,350.00–4,100.00	3,657.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,512.50

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle