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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Feb 11

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Feb 4Feb 11Feb 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

600 head

▼ 250 vs last sale 850▲ 136 vs year ago 464 · +29.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 133▲ 111 vs year ago 71 · +156.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 25▲ 7 vs year ago 53 · +13.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 6.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade was moderate with good to moderate demand on feeder cattle.

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 $253.75/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −111.51 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.

Average price

$253.75

28 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$57.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.70

vs AL average

−43.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	282.50	1,469	2thin
Medium and Large 2	558	253.75	1,415	24
Medium and Large 3	558	225.00	1,254	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.50/cwt here — about $215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale28 hd

253.75

—

AL average14 barns · 430 hd

262.46

−8.70

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−43.25

This barn, trailing median32 sales

365.27

−111.51

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	—	Average	1,764	163.19	2,879	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	137.55	1,696	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	133.44	2,004	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	125.32	1,340	16

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)	—	$1,851	47
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,257	7
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,223	8

Every lot

71 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	979	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,084	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	702	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	400.94/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,062	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	359.14/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,347	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,234	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	320.41/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,557	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	287.55/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,481	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,571	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,172	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	265.79/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,653	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,445	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	244.20/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,631	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	241.07/cwt	240.00–243.50	1,892	13
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	854	239.40/cwt	239.00–240.00	2,044	10
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 3	855	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,847	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	759	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	776	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	272	324.54/cwt	320.00–326.00	883	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	319.85/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,043	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,304	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	280.41/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,186	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	302.66/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,404	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	265.65/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,283	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	511	270.01/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,380	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,469	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	247.06/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,426	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	601	240.24/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,444	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	236.30/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,571	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	724	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,672	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	843	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,686	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	748	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,283	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,505	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	316.78/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,356	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	277.35/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,414	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	257.44/cwt	240.00–274.00	1,480	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,841	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,483	143.03/cwt	136.00–149.00	2,121	4
Bulls	—	—	1,787	173.61/cwt	170.00–182.50	3,102	7
Bulls	—	—	1,810	163.55/cwt	155.00–169.00	2,960	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	847	104.09/cwt	98.00–114.00	882	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	125.78/cwt	119.00–130.00	1,275	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	145.03/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,710	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,211	134.03/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,623	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	136.43/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,675	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	142.14/cwt	140.00–144.00	2,016	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	132.99/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,912	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,854	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	125.43/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,107	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223.13/head	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,223	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,675.00/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,675	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,124.52/head	1,725.00–2,550.00	2,125	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625.00/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,625	5
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,543.75/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,544	24
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,141.67/head	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,142	6

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 Feb 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 850Year ago 464

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 133Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 25Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	405	322.00	322.00
12	450–500	464	297.00–307.00	302.66
2	500–550	520	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	330.00	330.00
4	250–300	272	320.00–326.00	324.54
4	300–350	326	318.00–325.00	319.85
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	270.00–290.00	280.41
3	450–500	483	260.00–270.00	265.65
7	500–550	511	240.00–275.00	270.01
17	550–600	577	235.00–254.00	247.06
4	600–650	601	235.00–242.00	240.24
22	650–700	665	234.00–237.00	236.30
6	700–750	724	231.00	231.00
2	800–850	843	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	260	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	430	287.00	287.00
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	660	219.00	219.00
1	850–900	855	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	255	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	265	400.00–405.00	400.94
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	375	350.00–380.00	359.14
5	450–500	486	305.00–324.00	320.41
3	500–550	515	272.00–295.00	287.55
1	550–600	595	264.00	264.00
7	600–650	622	260.00–270.00	265.79
7	650–700	668	230.00–249.00	244.20
4	700–750	725	245.00	245.00
13	750–800	785	240.00–243.50	241.07
10	850–900	854	239.00–240.00	239.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	428	300.00–335.00	316.78
2	500–550	510	270.00–285.00	277.35
2	550–600	575	240.00–274.00	257.44
1	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	885	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
14	400–450	424	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	540	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	272.00	272.00
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	847	98.00–114.00	104.09
7	—	1,211	131.00–142.00	134.03
6	—	1,014	119.00–130.00	125.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,418	140.00–144.00	142.14
3	—	1,438	130.00–138.00	132.99
2	—	1,680	123.00–128.00	125.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,228	131.00–142.00	136.43
1	—	1,585	117.00	117.00
5	—	1,179	143.00–147.00	145.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,810	155.00–169.00	163.55
7	—	1,787	170.00–182.50	173.61
4	—	1,483	136.00–149.00	143.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,425.00	1,223.13

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)	24	—	—	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,543.75

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	—	1,725.00–2,550.00	2,124.52

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)	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,675.00

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	6	—	—	1,850.00–2,500.00	2,141.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,950.00	2,950.00

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.