Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. 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 $406.41/cwt on 68 head, up $10.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 30 comparable sales and sits +18.16 against this barn's trailing median of $388.25.

Average price

$406.41

▲ 10.84 vs prior sale

68 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$68.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs AL average

−11.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	408.43	2,289	66
Medium and Large 3	550	340.00	1,870	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.43/cwt here — about $419 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 sale68 hd

406.41

—

AL average15 barns · 430 hd

404.94

+1.48

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−11.85

This barn, trailing median30 sales

388.25

+18.16

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	1,608	208.72	3,357	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	164.90	1,815	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,333	157.47	2,099	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	125.03	1,166	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,067	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,955	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,855	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,825	8

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,825.00/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,825	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,702.50/head	3,000.00–4,800.00	3,703	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	5,375.00/head	5,100.00–5,600.00	5,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,233.33/head	4,000.00–4,550.00	4,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,955.26/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,955	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,946.55/head	2,550.00–3,700.00	2,947	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	574.84/cwt	565.00–585.00	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	528.00/cwt	528.00–528.00	1,996	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,099	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	133.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	453	437.46/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	402.65/cwt	395.00–406.00	1,961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	394	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	415.00/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	488.76/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	485.87/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	418.88/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	476.22/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	381.84/cwt	372.00–388.00	2,222	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	449.33/cwt	438.00–460.00	2,368	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	361.61/cwt	350.00–374.00	2,575	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	395.25/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,624	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	764	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	376.94/cwt	360.00–382.00	2,269	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	474.43/cwt	470.00–482.00	2,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	585.00/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	433.39/cwt	420.00–441.00	2,479	17
Bulls	—	—	1,430	201.46/cwt	200.00–203.00	2,881	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	210.54/cwt	209.00–215.00	3,480	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,188	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	184.37/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,301	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	153.73/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,568	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	168.64/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,899	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	457.77/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,449	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	373.47/cwt	350.00–376.00	2,495	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,041	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	2,347	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	487.58/cwt	485.00–492.00	2,501	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	457.62/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,023	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	503.68/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	707	331.18/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,341	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	397.52/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	324.97/cwt	318.00–339.00	2,528	17

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 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 360Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 58Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 125Year ago 85

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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	8	—	—	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	—	3,000.00–4,800.00	3,702.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	5,100.00–5,600.00	5,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	4,000.00–4,550.00	4,233.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,955.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	—	2,550.00–3,700.00	2,946.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	320	565.00–585.00	574.84
3	350–400	385	530.00	530.00
16	450–500	475	494.00	494.00
14	500–550	513	485.00–492.00	487.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	453	430.00–440.00	437.46
4	500–550	526	400.00–425.00	418.88
3	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	683	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	720	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	275	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	310	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	409	485.00–490.00	488.76
4	450–500	455	475.00	475.00
4	500–550	514	475.00–480.00	476.22
17	550–600	572	420.00–441.00	433.39
10	600–650	629	395.00–410.00	397.52
18	650–700	664	385.00–400.00	395.25
23	700–750	712	350.00–374.00	361.61
17	750–800	778	318.00–339.00	324.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	528.00	528.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	575.00–590.00	585.00
2	400–450	400	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	474	470.00–482.00	474.43
14	500–550	535	450.00–465.00	457.77
1	600–650	620	440.00	440.00
3	700–750	700	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	457.00	457.00
3	400–450	438	395.00–430.00	415.00
5	450–500	487	395.00–406.00	402.65
2	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	540.00	540.00
4	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
4	300–350	326	500.00–505.00	503.68
5	350–400	358	480.00–490.00	485.87
18	400–450	442	445.00–460.00	457.62
4	450–500	469	452.00	452.00
26	500–550	527	438.00–460.00	449.33
40	550–600	582	372.00–388.00	381.84
13	600–650	602	360.00–382.00	376.94
20	650–700	668	350.00–376.00	373.47
11	700–750	707	328.00–335.00	331.18
4	750–800	764	338.00	338.00
2	800–850	800	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	110.00	110.00
4	—	944	130.00–140.00	133.81
1	—	990	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	155.00–160.00	157.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	182.00–189.00	184.37
12	—	1,020	149.00–159.00	153.73
15	—	1,126	160.00–176.00	168.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	200.00–203.00	201.46
8	—	1,653	209.00–215.00	210.54

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle