Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold steady to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady. 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 $457.09/cwt on 17 head, up $7.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +17.60 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$457.09

▲ 7.92 vs prior sale

17 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$52.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.56

vs AL average

−23.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	497.58	2,568	4thin
Medium and Large 2	546	444.63	2,427	13thin

One grade step is worth $52.95/cwt here — about $140 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 sale17 hd

457.09

—

AL average13 barns · 189 hd

447.52

+9.56

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−23.93

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

+17.60

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	1,866	205.38	3,832	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,594	177.00	2,821	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	161.95	1,915	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	136.71	1,341	10

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)	—	$2,780	28
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,685	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,272	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,867	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 3	350–400	373	430.03/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	463.24/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,214	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	408.81/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	396.69/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,396	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	449.51/cwt	448.00–450.00	2,310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	358.70/cwt	350.00–364.00	2,285	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	472.13/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,011	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	514.21/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	411.06/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	483.82/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,313	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	602.56/cwt	600.00–605.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	497.58/cwt	495.00–500.00	2,568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,262	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	577.97/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	357.09/cwt	348.00–358.00	2,617	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	463.88/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	251	503.30/cwt	500.00–513.00	1,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	549.16/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	436.81/cwt	432.00–440.00	2,608	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	784	341.89/cwt	332.00–345.00	2,680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	501.71/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,147	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	528.00/cwt	500.00–535.00	2,154	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	455.16/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,167	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	158.47/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,843	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	146.75/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,423	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,151	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	141.63/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,476	5
Bulls	—	—	1,665	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,731	1
Bulls	—	—	1,916	210.85/cwt	200.00–220.00	4,040	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	135.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,225	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,821	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	172.42/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,214	9
Bulls	—	—	1,565	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,005	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,168.75/head	2,950.00–3,800.00	3,169	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,685.00/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,685	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,620.83/head	2,000.00–3,200.00	2,621	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,737.50/head	3,300.00–4,300.00	3,738	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,866.67/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	592.40/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,410	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	408.87/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,265	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	356	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	488.76/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	445.83/cwt	435.00–467.00	2,327	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	395.03/cwt	391.00–400.00	2,702	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	362.62/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,940	2

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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 461Last week 586Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 95Year ago 195

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 120Year ago 175

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	290	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	300	465.00–475.00	470.00
2	350–400	373	425.00–435.00	430.03
5	400–450	430	400.00–425.00	411.06
3	450–500	463	400.00–425.00	408.81
2	500–550	535	350.00–375.00	362.62
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	590.00–600.00	592.40
7	300–350	329	500.00–525.00	514.21
4	350–400	364	485.00–495.00	488.76
10	400–450	426	460.00–480.00	472.13
3	450–500	478	460.00–470.00	463.24
10	500–550	522	435.00–467.00	445.83
14	550–600	554	400.00–425.00	408.87
11	600–650	637	350.00–364.00	358.70
3	700–750	719	350.00	350.00
3	750–800	755	342.00	342.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	450	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	600.00–605.00	602.56
2	250–300	278	570.00–585.00	577.97
6	300–350	334	545.00–550.00	549.16
4	350–400	374	525.00	525.00
3	400–450	428	500.00–505.00	501.71
12	450–500	478	470.00–500.00	483.82
8	500–550	514	448.00–450.00	449.51
5	550–600	597	432.00–440.00	436.81
9	600–650	604	390.00–400.00	396.69
9	650–700	684	391.00–400.00	395.03
11	700–750	733	348.00–358.00	357.09
4	750–800	784	332.00–345.00	341.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	570.00	570.00
4	400–450	404	560.00	560.00
4	450–500	454	525.00	525.00
4	500–550	516	495.00–500.00	497.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	251	500.00–513.00	503.30
4	400–450	425	460.00–475.00	463.88
2	450–500	470	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	356	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	450	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	550.00	550.00
12	400–450	408	500.00–535.00	528.00
8	450–500	476	450.00–460.00	455.16
4	500–550	510	415.00	415.00
3	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	705.00	705.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,163	150.00–168.00	158.47
3	—	970	145.00–148.00	146.75
9	—	1,284	170.00–181.00	172.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	118.00	118.00
5	—	1,042	140.00–144.00	141.63
4	—	906	130.00–138.00	135.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	177.00	177.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	164.00	164.00
10	—	1,916	200.00–220.00	210.85
1	—	1,565	192.00	192.00

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	8	—	—	2,950.00–3,800.00	3,168.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,866.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	—	2,000.00–3,200.00	2,620.83
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	3,300.00–4,300.00	3,737.50

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Alabama Livestock Auction - Uniontown, AL

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