Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. 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 $368.55/cwt on 45 head, down $3.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −62.17 against this barn's trailing median of $430.72.

Average price

$368.55

▼ 3.97 vs prior sale

45 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$44.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.29

vs AL average

−36.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	369.54	2,061	44
Medium and Large 3	560	325.00	1,820	1thin

One grade step is worth $44.54/cwt here — about $241 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.49, low $343.23, median $430.72 across 32 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 sale45 hd

368.55

—

AL average14 barns · 254 hd

373.84

−5.29

National average175 barns · 12,027 hd

405.41

−36.86

This barn, trailing median32 sales

430.72

−62.17

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	1,969	173.20	3,411	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	139.76	1,738	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	117.22	1,284	4thin

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)	—	$2,628	27
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,881	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,875	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	9

Every lot, as filed

60 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	450–500	482	354.43/cwt	348.00–356.00	1,708	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	362.89/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,087	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	409.89/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,943	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,309	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	482.40/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,486	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	378.29/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,024	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	342.21/cwt	334.00–350.00	2,064	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	322.50/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,974	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	308.79/cwt	295.00–312.00	2,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	304.50/cwt	304.50–304.50	2,132	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	431.83/cwt	422.00–445.00	1,848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	444.55/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	332.25/cwt	325.00–348.00	1,927	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	359.87/cwt	350.00–368.00	1,511	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	326.40/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,193	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	371.82/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,777	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	325.86/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,965	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	334.56/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,756	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	405.56/cwt	375.00–417.00	1,655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,807	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,528	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,534	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	141.88/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,786	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	689	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	318.71/cwt	307.00–335.00	1,667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,900	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,875.00/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,875	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,881.25/head	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,881	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,627.78/head	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,628	27
Bulls	—	—	1,883	182.31/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,433	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	135.74/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,676	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	119.63/cwt	118.00–121.00	1,388	3
Bulls	—	—	1,998	170.17/cwt	160.00–175.00	3,400	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,635	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	307.60/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	323.89/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	375.68/cwt	375.00–377.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	283.63/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,221	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	345.27/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,775	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,140	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 Sep 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 726Last week 788Year ago 884

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 70Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 85Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	387.00	387.00
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	380	375.00–377.00	375.68
36	400–450	420	350.00–368.00	359.87
24	450–500	482	348.00–356.00	354.43
17	500–550	514	340.00–352.00	345.27
29	550–600	580	325.00–348.00	332.25
24	600–650	612	300.00–328.00	322.50
5	650–700	689	295.00–312.00	308.79
6	700–750	700	281.00	281.00
7	750–800	783	275.00–285.00	283.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	485.00	485.00
14	450–500	478	378.00	378.00
3	700–750	740	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	482	315.00–330.00	323.89
7	500–550	523	307.00–335.00	318.71
2	550–600	558	300.00–315.00	307.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	500.00	500.00
4	300–350	308	470.00–490.00	482.40
8	350–400	381	420.00–470.00	444.55
4	400–450	428	422.00–445.00	431.83
33	450–500	474	400.00–422.00	409.89
19	500–550	535	370.00–385.00	378.29
25	550–600	575	350.00–375.00	362.89
22	600–650	603	334.00–350.00	342.21
38	650–700	672	324.00–330.00	326.40
22	700–750	700	304.50	304.50
1	750–800	795	300.00	300.00
8	800–850	810	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	455.00	455.00
3	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
4	400–450	408	375.00–417.00	405.56
3	450–500	457	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	560	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	689	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	510.00	510.00
4	750–800	775	327.00	327.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	495.00	495.00
2	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
4	400–450	430	416.00	416.00
7	450–500	478	350.00–385.00	371.82
8	500–550	525	325.00–350.00	334.56
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
7	600–650	603	322.00–332.00	325.86
3	650–700	675	317.00	317.00
3	700–750	720	292.00	292.00
1	800–850	810	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	650	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,259	139.00–149.00	141.88
11	—	1,235	131.00–138.00	135.74
1	—	1,090	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	118.00–121.00	119.63
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	180.00–185.00	182.31
6	—	1,998	160.00–175.00	170.17

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	9	—	—	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	—	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,881.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	—	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,627.78

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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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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