Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 4.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $429.32/cwt on 37 head, up $9.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +41.06 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$429.32

▲ 9.79 vs prior sale

37 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$75.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.68

vs AL average

+1.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	455.50	2,278	10thin
Medium and Large 2	544	422.79	2,302	25
Medium and Large 3	510	380.00	1,938	2thin

One grade step is worth $75.50/cwt here — about $340 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $436.90, low $332.52, median $388.25 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 sale37 hd

429.32

—

AL average16 barns · 450 hd

411.64

+17.68

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

+1.42

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

+41.06

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	1,687	207.93	3,508	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,427	167.96	2,397	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	165.15	2,031	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	962	126.63	1,219	5thin

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)	—	$3,231	27
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,010	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,794	47
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,660	5

Every lot, as filed

58 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	550–600	573	411.19/cwt	400.00–414.00	2,356	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	490.48/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	462.26/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,473	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	714	374.20/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,672	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	430.29/cwt	425.00–437.00	2,526	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	330.99/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	431.90/cwt	422.00–443.00	2,255	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	296	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	580.04/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	413.98/cwt	412.00–415.00	2,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	393.21/cwt	390.00–408.00	2,493	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	362.88/cwt	358.00–372.00	2,660	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	493.20/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,318	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	534.59/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,021	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	452.38/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	649	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	509.94/cwt	500.00–525.00	2,137	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	395.46/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,590	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	438.02/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	344.85/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	494.91/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	507.96/cwt	500.00–518.00	1,651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	388.97/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,138	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	444.76/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	380.00/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	449.27/cwt	445.00–450.00	2,112	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,195	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	472.46/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,164	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	455.50/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,278	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	395.12/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,466	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	466.61/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,366	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	453.50/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,859	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	5,666.67/head	5,000.00–6,400.00	5,667	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,088.46/head	3,200.00–4,900.00	4,088	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,660.00/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,660	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,650.00/head	4,500.00–5,200.00	4,650	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,826.19/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	2,826	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,010.00/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,010	10
Bulls	—	—	1,435	195.51/cwt	195.00–196.00	2,806	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	211.03/cwt	200.00–221.00	3,693	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,628	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	161.73/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,004	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	130.79/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,312	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	173.13/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,143	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	167.96/cwt	166.00–170.00	2,397	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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 461Year ago 290

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 78Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 64Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	525.00	525.00
12	300–350	325	500.00–518.00	507.96
10	350–400	370	475.00–500.00	490.48
5	400–450	430	440.00–455.00	444.76
7	450–500	470	445.00–450.00	449.27
14	500–550	522	422.00–443.00	431.90
11	550–600	573	400.00–414.00	411.19
19	600–650	634	390.00–408.00	393.21
5	650–700	657	385.00–395.00	388.97
14	700–750	733	358.00–372.00	362.88
2	750–800	785	330.00–332.00	330.99
1	800–850	840	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	435.00–465.00	453.50
1	450–500	490	405.00	405.00
2	500–550	510	360.00–400.00	380.00
3	600–650	627	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	458	470.00–480.00	472.46
10	500–550	500	455.00–460.00	455.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	296	555.00	555.00
11	350–400	378	525.00–540.00	534.59
9	400–450	419	500.00–525.00	509.94
11	450–500	470	490.00–500.00	493.20
6	500–550	535	450.00–475.00	462.26
13	550–600	587	425.00–437.00	430.29
3	600–650	607	412.00–415.00	413.98
8	650–700	655	390.00–407.00	395.46
13	700–750	714	370.00–380.00	374.20
1	750–800	790	346.00	346.00
1	800–850	820	332.00	332.00
1	850–900	850	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	605.00	605.00
2	300–350	303	575.00–585.00	580.04
5	350–400	375	570.00	570.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	450.00–455.00	452.38
1	600–650	649	382.00	382.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	530.00	530.00
2	400–450	423	490.00–500.00	494.91
9	500–550	507	450.00–475.00	466.61
5	550–600	556	435.00–440.00	438.02
9	600–650	624	390.00–410.00	395.12
1	650–700	650	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	515	330.00–347.00	344.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	398.00	398.00

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	21	—	—	5,000.00–6,400.00	5,666.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	3,200.00–4,900.00	4,088.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	4,500.00–5,200.00	4,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	2,500.00–3,500.00	2,826.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	195.00–196.00	195.51
8	—	1,750	200.00–221.00	211.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	148.00	148.00
9	—	1,239	158.00–168.00	161.73
6	—	1,238	170.00–177.00	173.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,003	120.00–137.00	130.79
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,427	166.00–170.00	167.96

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

Heifers · 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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