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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Apr 8

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

420 head

▲ 197 vs last sale 223▼ 65 vs year ago 485 · −13.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

265 head

▲ 170 vs last sale 95▲ 151 vs year ago 114 · +132.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 22▼ 35 vs year ago 115 · −30.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate with 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 $287.05/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −77.30 against this barn's trailing median of $364.35.

Average price

$287.05

45 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$34.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.72

vs AL average

−29.50 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	312.00	1,728	3thin
Medium and Large 2	571	287.70	1,642	32
Medium and Large 3	567	277.50	1,573	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.50/cwt here — about $155 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale45 hd

287.05

—

AL average15 barns · 304 hd

292.77

−5.72

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−29.50

This barn, trailing median33 sales

364.35

−77.30

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $436.90, low $303.81, median $364.35 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,499	151.46	2,271	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	135.68	1,511	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,407	130.28	1,832	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	116.76	1,083	6thin

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)	—	$2,208	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,883	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,055	31

Every lot

68 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	923	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	247	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,235	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,408	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,568	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,741	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	389.22/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,662	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,817	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	340.10/cwt	327.00–350.00	1,782	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,974	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	316.63/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,817	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	575	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,472	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	302.51/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,915	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,241	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,912	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	271.66/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,948	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,027	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	339.95/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,146	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,277	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	338.51/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,263	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	377.07/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,546	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	345.29/cwt	325.00–346.00	1,474	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	347.79/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,603	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	330.38/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,589	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	317.51/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,661	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,728	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	567	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,573	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	285.71/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,640	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	256.80/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,754	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	940	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	265	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	835	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,651	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	367.31/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,601	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	353.68/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,691	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	336.28/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,691	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	308.82/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,757	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	295.63/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,848	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,931	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,156	135.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,565	5
Bulls	—	—	1,495	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,661	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	156.37/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,589	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,122	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	106.55/cwt	100.00–113.00	977	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	125.96/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,226	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	138.45/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,520	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	134.89/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,508	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,263	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,718	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	131.00/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,859	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	120.95/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,800	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,100.00/head	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,862.50/head	3,650.00–4,100.00	3,863	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,994.00/head	2,550.00–3,500.00	2,994	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,410.00/head	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,410	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,883.33/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,883	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,533.33/head	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,533	3

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 Apr 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 223Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 265Last week 95Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 22Year ago 115

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 12.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	337	330.00–350.00	339.95
15	350–400	373	320.00–350.00	338.51
42	400–450	427	325.00–346.00	345.29
7	450–500	481	325.00–340.00	330.38
2	500–550	523	315.00–320.00	317.51
30	550–600	574	280.00–300.00	285.71
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
14	650–700	683	252.50–258.00	256.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	395.00	395.00
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	410	370.00–380.00	377.07
10	450–500	461	347.00–355.00	347.79
3	550–600	554	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	480	270.00	270.00
10	550–600	567	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	575	256.00	256.00
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
11	350–400	369	425.00	425.00
5	400–450	427	375.00–415.00	389.22
33	450–500	472	385.00	385.00
13	500–550	524	327.00–350.00	340.10
6	550–600	574	310.00–320.00	316.63
11	600–650	633	300.00–310.00	302.51
9	650–700	671	285.00	285.00
3	700–750	717	270.00–272.50	271.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	320	440.00	440.00
2	400–450	402	433.00	433.00
19	550–600	553	357.00	357.00
2	650–700	669	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	247	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	400.00	400.00
13	400–450	436	360.00–380.00	367.31
4	450–500	478	350.00–360.00	353.68
6	500–550	503	325.00–342.00	336.28
4	550–600	569	300.00–315.00	308.82
3	600–650	625	292.00–300.00	295.63
1	650–700	650	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	384	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	119.00–123.00	120.95
2	—	1,263	136.00	136.00
10	—	1,419	125.00–135.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	125.00–127.00	125.96
3	—	917	100.00–113.00	106.55
1	—	870	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,118	130.00–137.00	134.89
2	—	1,098	138.00–139.00	138.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	178.00	178.00
11	—	1,656	150.00–164.00	156.37
5	—	1,156	130.00–145.00	135.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	—	2,550.00–3,500.00	2,994.00

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	2	—	—	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,200.00

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	4	—	—	3,650.00–4,100.00	3,862.50

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)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,900.00	1,533.33

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)	10	—	—	2,100.00–2,750.00	2,410.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,883.33

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.