Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2026-10-27

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Oct 27
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
← Oct 20Oct 27latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
796 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 808▼ 9 vs year ago 805 · −1.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 95▼ 13 vs year ago 123 · −10.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 142 vs last sale 68▲ 118 vs year ago 92 · +128.3%
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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 were 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.47/cwt on 57 head, down $20.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −36.71 against this barn's trailing median of $366.18.
Average price
$329.47
▼ 20.15 vs prior sale
57 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$181
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.09
vs AL average
−45.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520370.001,9243thin
Medium and Large 2519333.171,73040
Medium and Large 3562310.221,74314thin
One grade step is worth $59.78/cwt here — about $181 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale57 hd
329.47
—
AL average12 barns · 379 hd
321.39
+8.09
National average168 barns · 18,275 hd
375.43
−45.96
This barn, trailing median33 sales
366.18
−36.71
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
451397344290median 366.1802/2404/2806/2309/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $436.90, low $303.81, median $366.18 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—Low1,694156.812,6577thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,140134.241,53033
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,665128.002,1311thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,058118.161,25036

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,33918
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,00224
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,83010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,38020
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,41912
Open HeifersN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)—$2,77661

Every lot, as filed

69 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 2215480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,0321
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2833
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5652
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317472.17/cwt470.00–475.001,4976
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388458.94/cwt450.00–460.001,7819
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413433.55/cwt420.00–440.001,79118
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2454424.83/cwt424.00–425.001,9296
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0682
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3508391.39/cwt375.00–400.001,9883
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516411.85/cwt405.00–415.002,12510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1541431.86/cwt415.00–433.002,33615
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3578345.55/cwt320.00–349.001,9978
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583385.00/cwt380.00–400.002,24517
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632373.75/cwt360.00–377.002,36222
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2664342.54/cwt330.00–358.002,2749
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700326.25/cwt320.00–330.002,2848
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,4654
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2836308.00/cwt308.00–308.002,5755
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2293
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4746
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2393375.95/cwt375.00–380.001,4775
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421364.79/cwt360.00–370.001,53610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435328.41/cwt325.00–330.001,4293
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467358.29/cwt350.00–365.001,6739
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3486300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4581
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515333.69/cwt325.00–340.001,71936
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9243
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2559328.51/cwt328.00–330.001,8364
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3562310.22/cwt285.00–316.001,74314
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1086
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629314.45/cwt300.00–324.001,97812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3648286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,8533
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3654270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7665
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665314.35/cwt310.00–322.002,09014
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2706315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,22419
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1754
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2837271.00/cwt271.00–271.002,2687
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6103
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434414.89/cwt410.00–420.001,8014
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4301
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7634
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500417.00/cwt417.00–417.002,0851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3506347.12/cwt345.00–350.001,7567
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569372.42/cwt370.00–380.002,1194
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618366.98/cwt357.00–375.002,2689
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618320.67/cwt300.00–330.001,98212
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2664343.75/cwt332.00–354.002,28311
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2684
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2781280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1876
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,527146.63/cwt141.00–154.002,2393
Bulls——1,820164.45/cwt156.00–170.002,9934
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970101.52/cwt100.00–106.009854
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067121.83/cwt120.00–129.001,30023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073116.17/cwt110.00–119.001,2479
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,101133.41/cwt130.00–138.001,46922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192140.26/cwt140.00–142.001,6728
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286124.30/cwt120.00–129.001,5983
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,1311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,120.00/head4,100.00–4,200.004,1205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,338.89/head3,000.00–3,700.003,33918
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,707.89/head2,200.00–2,950.002,70819
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,830.00/head1,500.00–2,000.001,83010
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,400.00/head4,300.00–4,500.004,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,266.67/head2,750.00–3,900.003,26718
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,418.75/head1,800.00–2,675.002,41912
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—2,776.23/head2,350.00–3,400.002,77661

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.