Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady. 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 $380.96/cwt on 102 head, up $8.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −58.52 against this barn's trailing median of $439.48.

Average price

$380.96

▲ 8.75 vs prior sale

102 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$31.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.25

vs AL average

−7.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	558	383.71	2,142	93
Medium and Large 3	528	352.52	1,863	9thin

One grade step is worth $31.18/cwt here — about $279 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale102 hd

380.96

—

AL average15 barns · 392 hd

372.70

+8.25

National average109 barns · 4,104 hd

388.41

−7.45

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.48

−58.52

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	1,540	190.75	2,938	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	159.66	2,059	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	137.09	1,460	8thin

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)	—	$2,948	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,968	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,583	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,192	6

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,967.86/head	1,300.00–2,250.00	1,968	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,191.67/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,192	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,440.00/head	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,440	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,725.00/head	3,700.00–3,750.00	3,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,873.81/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,874	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,160	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,660	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	161.37/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,059	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	150.90/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,922	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	368.25/cwt	359.00–372.00	2,254	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	289.57/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	356.59/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,861	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	326.89/cwt	324.00–330.00	2,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	400.54/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,087	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	324.20/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,448	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	352.41/cwt	350.00–354.00	2,358	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	334.99/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,385	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	378.80/cwt	370.00–389.00	2,155	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	345.47/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,752	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	415.68/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	491.29/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	309.38/cwt	306.00–316.00	2,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	406.67/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,932	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	807	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	369.28/cwt	365.00–372.00	1,599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	362.56/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	348.45/cwt	342.00–359.00	1,634	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	326.73/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,088	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	373.15/cwt	370.00–382.00	1,437	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	429.31/cwt	420.00–432.00	1,657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	309.53/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,866	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	761	278.96/cwt	268.00–286.00	2,123	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	326.21/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,879	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	416.03/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	326.86/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,906	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	1
Bulls	—	—	1,220	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,111	1
Bulls	—	—	2,140	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,494	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	980	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	168.59/cwt	167.00–170.00	2,343	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,128	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,607	6

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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 682Last week 645Year ago 970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 53Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 240Year ago 140

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	1,300.00–2,250.00	1,967.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,873.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,700.00–3,750.00	3,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,191.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,440.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,300.00	4,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	415.00–420.00	416.03
3	450–500	474	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	509	360.00–370.00	362.56
8	550–600	583	325.00–340.00	326.86
10	600–650	603	300.00–315.00	309.53
3	700–750	720	290.00	290.00
8	750–800	761	268.00–286.00	278.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	530.00	530.00
7	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	620	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	360.00–400.00	380.00
1	400–450	415	325.00	325.00
1	450–500	460	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	523	280.00–300.00	289.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	485.00	485.00
3	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
11	350–400	385	370.00–382.00	373.15
5	400–450	433	365.00–372.00	369.28
31	450–500	469	342.00–359.00	348.45
30	500–550	507	330.00–349.00	345.47
48	550–600	576	325.00–330.00	326.21
6	600–650	639	320.00–330.00	326.73
6	650–700	681	306.00–316.00	309.38
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	580.00	580.00
1	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	485.00–500.00	491.29
7	350–400	386	420.00–432.00	429.31
8	400–450	432	410.00–425.00	415.68
17	450–500	475	400.00–415.00	406.67
21	500–550	521	390.00–407.00	400.54
72	550–600	569	370.00–389.00	378.80
21	600–650	612	359.00–372.00	368.25
5	650–700	669	350.00–354.00	352.41
19	700–750	712	330.00–340.00	334.99
13	750–800	755	320.00–325.00	324.20
5	800–850	807	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	522	355.00–365.00	356.59
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
2	600–650	623	324.00–330.00	326.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	190.00	190.00
1	—	1,220	173.00	173.00
1	—	2,140	210.00	210.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,276	155.00–166.00	161.37
10	—	1,274	147.00–154.00	150.90
5	—	1,390	167.00–170.00	168.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	122.50	122.50
1	—	1,025	110.00	110.00
6	—	1,116	140.00–148.00	144.04

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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