Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2025-03-04

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Mar 4
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▲ 256 vs last sale 242▲ 50 vs year ago 448 · +11.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 165▲ 59 vs year ago 161 · +36.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 35▼ 147 vs year ago 192 · −76.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.27/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −79.00 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.
Average price
$286.27
43 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$586
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$67.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.63
vs AL average
−18.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1595325.001,9341thin
Medium and Large 2553286.731,58640
Medium and Large 3523257.611,3472thin
One grade step is worth $67.39/cwt here — about $586 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 sale43 hd
286.27
—
AL average13 barns · 289 hd
281.63
+4.63
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−18.75
This barn, trailing median32 sales
365.27
−79.00
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
451397344290median 365.2703/0305/0507/0709/0810/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,614164.352,65312
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,253154.441,93520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,380146.582,02310
CowsLean 85-90%High998130.531,30214

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)—$2,16715
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,7507
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,1884thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0305

Every lot

58 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322471.66/cwt460.00–485.001,5193
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2391399.86/cwt395.00–410.001,5636
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4781
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488352.68/cwt350.00–362.001,7219
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520314.81/cwt310.00–320.001,6372
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537342.81/cwt340.00–350.001,8417
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567337.22/cwt330.00–340.001,91222
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7981
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610303.52/cwt290.00–320.001,8514
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3612256.64/cwt250.00–270.001,5713
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2691267.82/cwt264.00–278.001,85141
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1699320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2372
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2736253.58/cwt253.00–255.001,86610
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2816235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9182
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2894235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1015
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4107
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2389333.62/cwt320.00–345.001,2986
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419314.29/cwt300.00–333.001,3175
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3435291.49/cwt285.00–300.001,2686
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463293.83/cwt290.00–302.001,3605
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523257.61/cwt255.00–260.001,3472
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540290.33/cwt287.00–291.001,56815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561284.57/cwt270.00–290.001,59625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9341
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2636266.77/cwt250.00–271.001,69764
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666254.84/cwt242.00–260.001,69714
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6743
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773229.28/cwt229.00–230.001,7727
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1971
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4224
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3511
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5353
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5191
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473351.39/cwt340.00–355.001,6624
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3921
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518309.45/cwt290.00–325.001,6033
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3550255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4031
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670262.96/cwt260.00–266.001,7622
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735238.44/cwt230.00–247.001,7532
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2855220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,408152.00/cwt147.00–154.002,1403
Bulls——1,544164.18/cwt160.00–174.002,5357
Bulls——2,168183.46/cwt182.00–185.003,9772
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%907112.42/cwt110.00–116.001,0203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005128.27/cwt121.00–138.001,2895
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037141.46/cwt140.00–147.001,4676
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235159.99/cwt159.00–161.001,9768
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248152.76/cwt145.00–157.001,9069
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315144.70/cwt144.00–146.001,9033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,329148.48/cwt140.00–154.001,9738
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,2032
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,030.00/head850.00–1,150.001,0305
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,166.67/head1,950.00–2,400.002,16715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,750.00/head1,600.00–1,850.001,7507
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.