Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2026-10-13

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Oct 13
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
859 head
▲ 87 vs last sale 772▲ 859 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 63▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 75▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $368.75/cwt on 75 head, up $8.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 33 comparable sales and sits −51.29 against this barn's trailing median of $420.04.
Average price
$368.75
▲ 8.54 vs prior sale
75 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,039
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$24.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.69
vs AL average
−63.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2556370.032,05771
Medium and Large 3503345.941,7404thin
One grade step is worth $24.09/cwt here — about $317 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale75 hd
368.75
—
AL average16 barns · 397 hd
363.06
+5.69
National average190 barns · 30,929 hd
432.29
−63.54
This barn, trailing median33 sales
420.04
−51.29
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
488435382329median 420.0402/2404/2806/2309/0110/27
Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.49, low $343.23, median $420.04 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,504169.462,5498thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,560138.002,1531thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,203134.811,62240
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,038118.111,22616

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,27510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,0797
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,1388
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,14114

Every lot, as filed

70 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2203492.41/cwt485.00–500.001,0002
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250535.00/cwt520.00–550.001,3382
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2383
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1311490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,5244
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330436.67/cwt430.00–440.001,4413
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3371400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4845
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6596
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429415.83/cwt400.00–420.001,7847
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474406.64/cwt400.00–415.001,9279
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3474384.05/cwt380.00–390.001,8205
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3503345.94/cwt334.00–350.001,7404
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520383.73/cwt370.00–390.001,99519
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569365.03/cwt350.00–375.002,07752
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2644346.83/cwt330.00–351.002,23433
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673325.92/cwt321.00–332.002,19320
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,46215
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3701295.03/cwt290.00–310.002,0684
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2721324.64/cwt320.00–333.002,34126
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2758295.60/cwt280.00–300.002,2419
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4513
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200440.00/cwt440.00–440.008801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1883
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3442
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377408.04/cwt390.00–417.001,5385
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419359.56/cwt350.00–380.001,50713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3438340.59/cwt335.00–342.001,4925
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488356.03/cwt350.00–358.001,7374
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532349.06/cwt340.00–352.001,85720
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533307.71/cwt300.00–326.001,6404
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535360.37/cwt360.00–362.001,92815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560308.00/cwt300.00–320.001,7255
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0277
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580333.61/cwt330.00–342.001,93522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3609296.97/cwt275.00–312.001,8094
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645322.54/cwt312.00–336.502,08031
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2661316.09/cwt287.50–334.002,08916
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7712
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730351.22/cwt340.00–353.002,5647
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3780215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0323
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5622
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360411.35/cwt410.00–415.001,4814
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380357.35/cwt350.00–375.001,3584
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427407.06/cwt395.00–415.001,73810
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430424.05/cwt420.00–425.001,8235
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464389.21/cwt380.00–410.001,80613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518346.69/cwt345.00–350.001,7966
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535315.14/cwt300.00–325.001,6865
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567352.43/cwt342.00–360.001,99821
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8693
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618324.62/cwt320.00–328.002,0066
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665294.51/cwt287.00–300.001,9587
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2729286.94/cwt285.00–290.002,0925
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3780250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9502
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2813278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,2603
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,248148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,8471
Bulls——1,503180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,7052
Bulls——1,556169.54/cwt168.00–172.002,6385
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0451
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039118.55/cwt112.00–124.001,23214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184129.24/cwt124.00–131.001,5309
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209136.43/cwt133.00–142.001,64931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,1531
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,137.50/head2,800.00–3,900.003,1388
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,141.07/head1,000.00–1,400.001,14114
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,275.00/head2,500.00–3,700.003,27510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,078.57/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0797

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.