Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2025-08-12

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Aug 12
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
735 head
▼ 365 vs last sale 1,100▼ 206 vs year ago 941 · −21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 90▼ 205 vs year ago 330 · −62.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 59▲ 47 vs year ago 33 · +142.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with high yielding up to 214.00 cwt. Replacement cattle sold firm, with fancy pairs bringing up to 4950.00. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold sharply 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 $345.35/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −19.00 against this barn's trailing median of $364.35.
Average price
$345.35
29 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,895
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.83
vs AL average
−5.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510366.001,8677thin
Medium and Large 2562340.391,91421
Medium and Large 3535305.001,6321thin
One grade step is worth $61.00/cwt here — about $235 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 sale29 hd
345.35
—
AL average14 barns · 524 hd
330.52
+14.83
National average152 barns · 8,349 hd
350.81
−5.46
This barn, trailing median33 sales
364.35
−19.00
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

33 sales
451397344290median 364.3503/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,661194.083,22314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,483168.432,4975thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,209164.001,98352
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,124140.311,57810

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)—$2,50329
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,37324

Every lot

70 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy200520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,0401
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1213502.53/cwt500.00–505.001,0702
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3290375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343474.96/cwt470.00–480.001,6292
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5751
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6131
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2409425.71/cwt425.00–430.001,7417
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1440395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7381
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,9308
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521369.95/cwt360.00–380.001,92715
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524387.51/cwt385.00–388.002,03112
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0235
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3586355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0802
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1607
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620312.70/cwt300.00–325.001,9392
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626350.49/cwt346.00–354.002,19417
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677338.58/cwt335.00–340.002,2927
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2704330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3234
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1781317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,4767
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2837320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6784
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2091
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295378.00/cwt378.00–378.001,1151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1310430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2254
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368401.03/cwt387.00–410.001,4766
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3572
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438368.01/cwt362.00–370.001,61215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483352.30/cwt342.00–359.001,7028
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,79512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5523
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510366.00/cwt366.00–366.001,8677
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7543
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570340.46/cwt335.00–345.501,94118
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616335.43/cwt334.50–339.002,06619
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2669325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1742
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2727314.37/cwt300.00–319.502,28514
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2866278.46/cwt275.00–285.002,4116
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2943247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,3292
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381449.89/cwt440.00–455.001,7143
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3387352.04/cwt325.00–380.001,3622
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7642
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473400.83/cwt397.00–405.001,8964
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523383.24/cwt380.00–390.002,00415
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3538352.56/cwt340.00–365.001,8972
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9321
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565376.11/cwt370.00–378.002,12513
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624336.40/cwt332.00–342.002,09924
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,1901
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1741
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2731312.34/cwt312.00–314.002,2836
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,548186.86/cwt184.00–191.002,8935
Bulls——1,615172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,7781
Bulls——1,737201.35/cwt190.00–210.003,4978
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010134.70/cwt130.00–139.001,3602
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3741
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,154144.82/cwt140.00–150.001,6717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191166.51/cwt164.00–174.001,98324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212157.39/cwt150.00–163.001,90822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271178.16/cwt177.00–180.002,2646
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,1551
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,5101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538169.71/cwt167.00–173.002,6103
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,137.50/head3,000.00–3,400.003,1388
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,441.67/head1,925.00–2,800.002,44215
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,808.33/head1,775.00–1,850.001,8086
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,530.00/head4,100.00–4,950.004,5305
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,068.42/head2,100.00–3,800.003,06819

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.