Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate with good to moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.24/cwt on 28 head, down $37.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −21.24 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$418.24

▼ 37.51 vs prior sale

28 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$72.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.28

vs AL average

−42.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	420.84	2,272	27
Medium and Large 3	585	348.00	2,036	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.84/cwt here — about $236 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

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 sale28 hd

418.24

—

AL average9 barns · 135 hd

426.52

−8.28

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

−42.13

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−21.24

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	1,613	201.10	3,244	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	187.58	2,541	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	166.74	1,858	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	900	124.00	1,116	1thin

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)	—	$4,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,883	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	—	3,883.33/head	3,500.00–4,500.00	3,883	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,450.00/head	4,200.00–4,700.00	4,450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	388.07/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,204	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	354.53/cwt	350.00–358.00	2,503	7
Bulls	—	—	1,200	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,848	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	185.53/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,575	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	469.80/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	383.75/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,433	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	404.80/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,307	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	582.31/cwt	570.00–600.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	385.60/cwt	374.00–397.00	1,986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	513.41/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	428.81/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	358.02/cwt	356.00–370.00	2,445	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	436.02/cwt	435.00–437.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	307.34/cwt	300.00–311.00	2,219	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	435.73/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,231	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	313.03/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	346.40/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,525	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,547	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	510.21/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	359.25/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,026	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	562.11/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,478	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	337.91/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,321	11
Bulls	—	—	1,783	219.20/cwt	200.00–230.00	3,908	7
Bulls	—	—	1,458	185.18/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,700	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	193.73/cwt	192.00–195.00	2,431	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	163.14/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,822	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	172.74/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,917	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,116	1

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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 255Last week 662Year ago 300

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 80Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 188Year ago 90

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	3	—	—	3,500.00–4,500.00	3,883.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	4,200.00–4,700.00	4,450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	405.00	405.00
9	550–600	568	375.00–400.00	388.07
2	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	713	310.00–316.00	313.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	485.00	485.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	706	350.00–358.00	354.53
9	750–800	794	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	500.00–525.00	513.41
2	300–350	313	465.00–475.00	469.80
4	400–450	437	425.00–430.00	428.81
2	450–500	473	435.00–437.00	436.02
5	500–550	515	374.00–397.00	385.60
14	550–600	564	350.00–360.00	359.25
2	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
11	650–700	687	332.00–340.00	337.91
3	700–750	722	300.00–311.00	307.34
1	800–850	835	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	570.00–600.00	582.31
9	250–300	263	550.00–570.00	562.11
1	300–350	315	560.00	560.00
2	350–400	363	500.00–520.00	510.21
1	400–450	400	475.00	475.00
1	450–500	490	455.00	455.00
14	500–550	512	420.00–450.00	435.73
13	550–600	570	390.00–412.50	404.80
25	600–650	634	375.00–385.00	383.75
7	650–700	683	356.00–370.00	358.02
10	700–750	729	346.00–350.00	346.40
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	585	348.00	348.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	154.00	154.00
7	—	1,783	200.00–230.00	219.20
5	—	1,458	180.00–188.00	185.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,388	182.00–189.00	185.53
3	—	1,255	192.00–195.00	193.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,117	158.00–168.00	163.14
3	—	1,110	170.00–174.00	172.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	124.00	124.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

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