Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower, with high yielding slaughter bulls selling up to 230.00 cwt. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and bulls sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.48/cwt on 52 head, down $0.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −16.00 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$423.48

▼ 0.04 vs prior sale

52 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$68.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

vs AL average

−30.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	544	430.02	2,341	47
Medium and Large 3	586	361.98	2,121	5thin

One grade step is worth $68.04/cwt here — about $220 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 sale52 hd

423.48

—

AL average14 barns · 425 hd

425.10

−1.62

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−30.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−16.00

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	—	High	1,732	202.33	3,505	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,441	180.70	2,604	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	163.99	1,929	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	910	147.27	1,340	4thin

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)	—	$3,427	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,232	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,300	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	600–650	619	353.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,191	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	329.33/cwt	329.00–330.00	2,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	378.49/cwt	368.00–385.00	2,157	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	486.09/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,090	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	314.73/cwt	313.00–320.00	2,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	505.88/cwt	500.00–507.00	1,846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	388.06/cwt	380.00–397.00	2,030	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	341.38/cwt	328.00–349.00	2,468	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	453.92/cwt	447.00–462.00	2,192	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	1,972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	443.51/cwt	442.00–450.00	1,690	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	578.65/cwt	570.00–605.00	1,846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	427.86/cwt	425.00–432.00	1,810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,143	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	353.03/cwt	350.00–357.00	2,676	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	409.77/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,299	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,641	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	152.90/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,679	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	172.77/cwt	169.00–176.00	2,153	13
Bulls	—	—	1,785	210.21/cwt	203.00–220.00	3,752	9
Bulls	—	—	1,505	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,438	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	147.27/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,340	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	161.43/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,863	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	346.00/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	323.50/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	352.02/cwt	345.00–362.00	2,418	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	488.00/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	353.42/cwt	348.00–359.00	2,333	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	537.50/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	324.64/cwt	315.00–327.00	2,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	412.02/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	455.09/cwt	430.00–458.00	2,385	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	320.36/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	489.72/cwt	460.00–492.00	2,380	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	379.56/cwt	368.00–388.00	2,330	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	348.60/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,011	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	586	361.98/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,121	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	180.70/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,604	8
Bulls	—	—	1,608	187.02/cwt	186.00–188.00	3,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	2,160	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,390	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,232.35/head	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,232	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,427.27/head	3,250.00–3,600.00	3,427	11

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 Jun 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 485Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 70Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 42Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	300	470.00–500.00	488.00
15	350–400	381	442.00–450.00	443.51
9	400–450	423	425.00–432.00	427.86
5	450–500	453	400.00–420.00	412.02
18	500–550	523	380.00–397.00	388.06
19	550–600	570	368.00–385.00	378.49
26	600–650	619	350.00–360.00	353.96
8	650–700	660	348.00–359.00	353.42
3	700–750	739	329.00–330.00	329.33
4	750–800	778	313.00–320.00	314.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	469	457.00	457.00
8	500–550	500	432.00	432.00
7	600–650	602	397.00	397.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
7	550–600	577	340.00–350.00	348.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	535.00–545.00	537.50
6	350–400	365	500.00–507.00	505.88
10	400–450	430	480.00–495.00	486.09
15	450–500	486	460.00–492.00	489.72
21	500–550	524	430.00–458.00	455.09
26	550–600	561	390.00–430.00	409.77
22	600–650	614	368.00–388.00	379.56
18	650–700	687	345.00–362.00	352.02
9	700–750	723	328.00–349.00	341.38
5	750–800	772	315.00–327.00	324.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	570.00–605.00	578.65
16	750–800	758	350.00–357.00	353.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	490.00	490.00
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00
5	550–600	586	360.00–370.00	361.98
2	600–650	623	310.00–330.00	320.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	417	473.00	473.00
11	450–500	483	447.00–462.00	453.92
1	500–550	510	410.00	410.00
2	600–650	615	340.00–352.00	346.00
1	650–700	675	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	725	322.00–325.00	323.50
1	800–850	815	324.00	324.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,098	150.00–155.00	152.90
13	—	1,246	169.00–176.00	172.77
23	—	1,154	156.00–167.00	161.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	910	145.00–148.00	147.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,441	176.00–184.00	180.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,785	203.00–220.00	210.21
1	—	1,505	162.00	162.00
2	—	1,608	186.00–188.00	187.02

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	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	—	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,232.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	3,250.00–3,600.00	3,427.27

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle