Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder 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 $343.23/cwt on 93 head, down $13.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −90.28 against this barn's trailing median of $433.51.

Average price

$343.23

▼ 13.74 vs prior sale

93 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$36.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.39

vs AL average

−28.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	564	348.73	1,966	79
Medium and Large 3	547	312.21	1,708	14thin

One grade step is worth $36.52/cwt here — about $258 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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.49, low $343.23, median $433.51 across 31 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 sale93 hd

343.23

—

AL average13 barns · 319 hd

343.62

−0.39

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−28.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

433.51

−90.28

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	1,498	184.49	2,763	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	147.12	1,812	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,017	124.35	1,265	9thin

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)	—	$3,240	26
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,955	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,043	7

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	328.24/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,058	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	495.10/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	464.59/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,803	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	331.05/cwt	328.00–332.00	1,606	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	439.90/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	377.34/cwt	372.00–390.00	1,053	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	330.66/cwt	330.00–332.00	2,017	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	390.37/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,874	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	304.18/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,728	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	427.90/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	342.57/cwt	334.00–345.00	1,973	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	343.59/cwt	336.00–348.00	1,457	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	366.89/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,937	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	744	321.11/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,389	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	397.57/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,834	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,824	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	420.94/cwt	415.00–438.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	349.01/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	323.01/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,142	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	340.97/cwt	340.00–342.00	1,937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	333.49/cwt	324.00–336.00	2,238	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	136.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,446	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,131	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	122.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,200	4
Bulls	—	—	1,440	182.32/cwt	180.00–186.00	2,625	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	152.65/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,864	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	142.09/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,763	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	307.19/cwt	306.00–311.00	2,353	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	319.92/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,664	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,886	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	314.33/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,653	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	364.64/cwt	356.00–370.00	1,229	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	363.67/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,917	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	548	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	656	270.69/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	646	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,673	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	881	273.79/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	474.66/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,533	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	603	281.99/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	324	430.17/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,394	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	328.02/cwt	324.00–332.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	308.39/cwt	308.00–310.00	1,804	5
Bulls	—	—	1,757	206.19/cwt	203.00–210.00	3,623	2
Bulls	—	—	1,383	172.19/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,253	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,955.00/head	1,875.00–2,200.00	1,955	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,640.00/head	4,400.00–5,000.00	4,640	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,042.86/head	3,500.00–4,500.00	4,043	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,907.14/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	2,907	21

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 817Last week 880Year ago 672

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 80Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 88Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	274	485.00–505.00	495.10
8	300–350	323	465.00–480.00	474.66
13	350–400	388	455.00–475.00	464.59
7	400–450	433	425.00–430.00	427.90
29	450–500	480	380.00–405.00	390.37
20	500–550	528	355.00–380.00	366.89
59	550–600	576	334.00–345.00	342.57
43	600–650	627	325.00–335.00	328.24
8	650–700	663	320.00–325.00	323.01
15	700–750	744	320.00–325.00	321.11
51	750–800	766	306.00–311.00	307.19
1	800–850	800	287.50	287.50
4	850–900	881	270.00–275.00	273.79
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	425.00–445.00	430.17
1	350–400	365	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	468	324.00–332.00	328.02
9	500–550	526	310.00–320.00	314.33
5	550–600	585	308.00–310.00	308.39
2	600–650	603	279.00–285.00	281.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	490.00	490.00
4	650–700	655	344.00	344.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	415.00–438.00	420.94
7	250–300	279	372.00–390.00	377.34
7	300–350	337	356.00–370.00	364.64
2	350–400	393	348.00–350.00	349.01
24	400–450	424	336.00–348.00	343.59
23	450–500	485	328.00–332.00	331.05
13	500–550	520	316.00–325.00	319.92
25	550–600	568	300.00–312.00	304.18
4	600–650	603	300.00–305.00	302.49
4	650–700	692	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	362.00	362.00
10	500–550	524	350.00	350.00
3	600–650	606	336.00	336.00
14	650–700	671	324.00–336.00	333.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	346.00	346.00
9	600–650	646	259.00	259.00
9	650–700	656	270.00–276.00	270.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	490.00	490.00
6	400–450	427	435.00–445.00	439.90
6	450–500	463	395.00–400.00	397.57
3	500–550	527	350.00–370.00	363.67
6	550–600	568	340.00–342.00	340.97
3	600–650	610	330.00–332.00	330.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	370.00	370.00
5	500–550	548	328.00	328.00
10	550–600	593	318.00	318.00
4	600–650	638	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	690	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,062	130.00–140.00	136.13
2	—	1,028	110.00	110.00
4	—	978	120.00–128.00	122.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,221	149.00–159.00	152.65
22	—	1,241	136.00–146.00	142.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	180.00–186.00	182.32
2	—	1,757	203.00–210.00	206.19
3	—	1,383	170.00–175.00	172.19

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)	5	—	—	1,875.00–2,200.00	1,955.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	2,500.00–3,500.00	2,907.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	4,400.00–5,000.00	4,640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	3,500.00–4,500.00	4,042.86

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

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