Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2026-10-06

Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Oct 6

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

772 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 919▼ 291 vs year ago 1,063 · −27.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 62▼ 122 vs year ago 185 · −65.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 88▲ 5 vs year ago 70 · +7.1%

View

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 and heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls were sharply lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.94/cwt on 68 head, down $10.65 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −37.25 against this barn's trailing median of $366.18.

Average price

$328.94

▼ 10.65 vs prior sale

68 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$63.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.41

vs AL average

−38.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	370.00	1,850	5thin
Medium and Large 2	531	327.37	1,740	58
Medium and Large 3	533	306.01	1,632	5thin

One grade step is worth $63.99/cwt here — about $218 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale68 hd

328.94

—

AL average16 barns · 597 hd

324.53

+4.41

National average187 barns · 16,614 hd

367.91

−38.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

366.18

−37.25

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $436.90, low $303.81, median $366.18 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,329	160.83	2,137	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	134.09	1,694	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,163	122.91	1,429	7thin

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)	—	$5,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,570	27
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,345	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,844	9

Every lot, as filed

69 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	605.00/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,210	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	556.79/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,531	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	294	498.57/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,466	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	450.05/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,427	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	414.98/cwt	410.00–418.00	1,560	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	365.29/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,417	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	443	412.79/cwt	406.00–415.00	1,829	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	461	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,678	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	395.36/cwt	391.00–400.00	1,878	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	377.57/cwt	375.00–379.00	1,982	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	532	331.62/cwt	330.00–338.00	1,764	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	360.36/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,043	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	322.26/cwt	314.00–330.00	1,998	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	624	341.56/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,131	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	333.45/cwt	324.00–340.00	2,264	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,192	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	328.27/cwt	320.00–333.50	2,396	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	774	325.66/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,521	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,286	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,105	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,092	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	357.78/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,191	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,579	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	355.97/cwt	350.00–356.50	1,406	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	348.86/cwt	340.00–353.00	1,458	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	338.97/cwt	334.00–340.00	1,569	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	370.13/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,769	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	497	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,551	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,850	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	308.33/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,572	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	330.27/cwt	315.00–338.00	1,717	46
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,718	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	316.27/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,819	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,111	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	311.71/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,951	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	301.11/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,993	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	284.73/cwt	278.00–290.00	2,056	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	279.05/cwt	275.00–287.00	2,191	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,244	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,199	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,210	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,788	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	408.00/cwt	400.00–416.00	1,591	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	400.07/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,648	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	371.27/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,793	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	331.46/cwt	325.00–333.00	1,893	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	326.60/cwt	310.00–332.00	2,035	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	320.82/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,166	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,398	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	290.04/cwt	286.00–318.00	2,286	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,040	1
Bulls	—	—	1,393	156.24/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,176	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,196	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,423	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	129.00/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,587	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,247	124.35/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,551	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	136.87/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,755	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,600.00/head	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,628.57/head	3,200.00–4,200.00	3,629	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	5,200.00/head	5,200.00–5,200.00	5,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,411.11/head	4,000.00–4,800.00	4,411	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,150.00/head	2,700.00–3,900.00	3,150	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,345.00/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,345	10

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 Oct 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 772Last week 919Year ago 1,063

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 62Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 88Year ago 70

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls were sharply lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	470.00	470.00
3	250–300	260	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	333	350.00–365.00	357.78
11	350–400	395	350.00–356.50	355.97
10	400–450	418	340.00–353.00	348.86
14	450–500	463	334.00–340.00	338.97
46	500–550	520	315.00–338.00	330.27
12	550–600	575	310.00–322.00	316.27
20	600–650	626	310.00–314.00	311.71
28	650–700	662	285.00–303.00	301.11
7	700–750	722	278.00–290.00	284.73
9	750–800	785	275.00–287.00	279.05
1	800–850	810	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	497	312.00	312.00
3	500–550	510	305.00–310.00	308.33
2	550–600	568	300.00–305.00	302.53
3	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
1	700–750	705	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
2	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
8	450–500	478	365.00–375.00	370.13
5	500–550	500	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	610	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	510.00	510.00
1	250–300	275	440.00	440.00
6	350–400	390	400.00–416.00	408.00
5	400–450	412	375.00–410.00	400.07
4	450–500	483	370.00–375.00	371.27
5	550–600	571	325.00–333.00	331.46
12	600–650	623	310.00–332.00	326.60
5	650–700	675	320.00–324.00	320.82
1	700–750	740	324.00	324.00
8	750–800	788	286.00–318.00	290.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	294	495.00–510.00	498.57
6	300–350	317	445.00–460.00	450.05
5	350–400	376	410.00–418.00	414.98
4	400–450	443	406.00–415.00	412.79
8	450–500	475	391.00–400.00	395.36
11	500–550	525	375.00–379.00	377.57
17	550–600	567	350.00–370.00	360.36
28	600–650	624	335.00–350.00	341.56
37	650–700	679	324.00–340.00	333.45
30	700–750	730	320.00–333.50	328.27
17	750–800	774	320.00–326.00	325.66
1	800–850	805	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	350.00–380.00	365.29
4	450–500	461	364.00	364.00
5	500–550	532	330.00–338.00	331.62
2	550–600	575	335.00	335.00
2	600–650	620	314.00–330.00	322.26
1	650–700	685	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	600.00–610.00	605.00
3	250–300	275	540.00–570.00	556.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,070	133.00	133.00
4	—	1,247	122.00–125.00	124.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,282	134.00–140.00	136.87
12	—	1,230	121.00–131.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	155.00–158.00	156.24
1	—	1,200	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	4,500.00–4,700.00	4,600.00

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	—	—	3,200.00–4,200.00	3,628.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	—	2,700.00–3,900.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,345.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	5,200.00	5,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	4,000.00–4,800.00	4,411.11

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.