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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jan 28

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

488 head

▲ 433 vs last sale 55▲ 63 vs year ago 425 · +14.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 42▲ 58 vs year ago 58 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 7▼ 1 vs year ago 36 · −2.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.88/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −88.39 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.

Average price

$276.88

60 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$17.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.21

vs AL average

−27.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	543	277.46	1,507	58
Medium and Large 3	530	260.00	1,378	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.46/cwt here — about $129 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale60 hd

276.88

—

AL average13 barns · 429 hd

282.09

−5.21

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−27.76

This barn, trailing median32 sales

365.27

−88.39

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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $436.90, low $303.81, median $365.27 across 32 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,573	159.85	2,515	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,505	145.25	2,186	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,261	142.59	1,798	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	126.79	1,335	11

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)	—	$2,013	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,267	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	3thin

Every lot

77 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	310	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,426	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	402.98/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,322	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	368	347.59/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,279	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,684	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	426.82/cwt	422.00–440.00	1,643	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	401	433.75/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,739	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	407.55/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,663	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	415	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,930	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	345.20/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,512	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	367.69/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,684	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,663	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	328.69/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,666	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,559	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,856	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,726	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	302.96/cwt	300.00–326.00	1,790	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,912	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	642	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,766	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	276.54/cwt	270.25–282.00	1,875	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	682	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,705	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	250.70/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,843	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,624	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,041	4
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	955	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,197	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	239	349.06/cwt	340.00–355.00	834	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	282	343.73/cwt	330.00–350.00	969	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	340.53/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,120	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,258	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	330.29/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,239	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	308.45/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,218	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	314.68/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,296	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,547	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	290.26/cwt	287.00–310.00	1,373	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,304	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	287.87/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,471	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	271.10/cwt	260.00–281.00	1,526	36
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	254.82/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,567	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	245.59/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,776	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,690	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	806	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,854	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	408.16/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,465	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	452.52/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,733	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	373.87/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,596	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	333.16/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,449	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	331.50/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,595	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,733	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,690	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	246.19/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,512	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	259.16/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,739	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	786	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,761	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,439	155.69/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,240	7
Bulls	—	—	1,493	147.81/cwt	147.00–150.00	2,207	4
Bulls	—	—	1,825	175.32/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,200	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	127.63/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,283	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	135.46/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,487	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	115.20/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,354	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	150.94/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,864	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	140.31/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,774	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,755	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,172	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,194	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,250	8
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,583.33/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,583	6
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,266.67/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,267	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,350.00/head	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 55Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 42Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 7Year ago 36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,005	125.00–130.00	127.63
2	—	1,175	114.00–117.00	115.20
2	—	1,098	133.00–138.00	135.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	131.00	131.00
3	—	1,448	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,235	149.00–153.00	150.94
4	—	1,264	139.00–142.00	140.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	147.00–150.00	147.81
5	—	1,825	170.00–180.00	175.32
7	—	1,439	152.00–160.00	155.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,583.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,266.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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	—	—	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	239	340.00–355.00	349.06
3	250–300	282	330.00–350.00	343.73
9	300–350	329	320.00–347.00	340.53
8	350–400	375	320.00–335.00	330.29
6	400–450	412	312.00–320.00	314.68
20	450–500	473	287.00–310.00	290.26
22	500–550	511	285.00–289.00	287.87
36	550–600	563	260.00–281.00	271.10
12	600–650	615	230.00–261.00	254.82
4	700–750	723	230.00–251.00	245.59
8	750–800	758	223.00	223.00
2	800–850	806	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	395	285.00–312.00	308.45
2	450–500	483	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	370	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	455	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
1	350–400	370	455.00	455.00
1	400–450	415	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	368	335.00–360.00	347.59
5	400–450	438	325.00–350.00	345.20
1	450–500	495	336.00	336.00
1	500–550	525	297.00	297.00
1	550–600	585	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	642	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	682	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	745	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	390.00–415.00	402.98
2	400–450	408	405.00–410.00	407.55
13	450–500	458	350.00–370.00	367.69
3	500–550	507	325.00–336.00	328.69
17	550–600	591	300.00–326.00	302.96
1	600–650	605	316.00	316.00
14	650–700	678	270.25–282.00	276.54
12	700–750	735	240.00–255.00	250.70
4	750–800	788	259.00	259.00
1	950–1000	955	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
6	350–400	385	422.00–440.00	426.82
4	400–450	401	420.00–440.00	433.75
8	550–600	564	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	359	400.00–425.00	408.16
5	400–450	435	330.00–340.00	333.16
8	450–500	481	325.00–335.00	331.50
2	550–600	591	286.00	286.00
5	600–650	614	244.00–255.00	246.19
3	650–700	671	257.50–260.00	259.16
3	750–800	786	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	450.00–455.00	452.52
4	400–450	427	370.00–385.00	373.87
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00

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.