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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Sep 2

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

672 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 580▼ 49 vs year ago 721 · −6.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 102▼ 55 vs year ago 150 · −36.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 35▲ 17 vs year ago 30 · +56.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade was active, with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $394.08/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −24.15 against this barn's trailing median of $418.24.

Average price

$394.08

45 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,245

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$13.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

vs AL average

−22.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	574	395.27	2,267	41
Medium and Large 3	530	381.92	2,024	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.35/cwt here — about $243 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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

394.08

—

AL average9 barns · 252 hd

390.94

+3.14

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−22.45

This barn, trailing median33 sales

418.24

−24.15

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.49, low $343.23, median $418.24 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	—	Average	1,531	192.20	2,943	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	171.20	2,327	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	161.84	1,956	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	140.88	1,510	5thin

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)	—	$2,389	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,167	3thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,556	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	575.15/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,869	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	500.60/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,637	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,890	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	478.94/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,786	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,701	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	431.31/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,036	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,906	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	381.92/cwt	355.00–391.00	2,024	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	400.80/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,152	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	393.24/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,308	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,352	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	646	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,429	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	366.91/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,440	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	674	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,238	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	347.48/cwt	346.00–350.00	2,509	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,630	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	324.67/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,688	14
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,932	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	432.58/cwt	430.00–436.00	1,384	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,442	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,472	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	383.96/cwt	380.00–388.00	1,839	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	370.49/cwt	370.00–372.00	1,886	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	331.14/cwt	317.00–345.00	1,705	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	344.81/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,034	51
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,146	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,247	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	764	319.47/cwt	317.00–323.00	2,441	19
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	303	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,545	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	434.97/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,688	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,481	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,897	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,112	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	376.37/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,164	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,888	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	626	352.02/cwt	335.00–362.00	2,204	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	330.34/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,187	19
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	751	323.50/cwt	315.00–324.00	2,429	18
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	183.27/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,676	6
Bulls	—	—	1,579	198.16/cwt	193.00–205.00	3,129	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	143.10/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,495	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,558	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	165.00/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,964	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	152.05/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,823	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,225	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,205	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	172.94/cwt	170.00–176.00	2,300	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,307	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,490	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,843.75/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,844	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,177.78/head	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,178	9
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,808.33/head	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,808	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,750.00/head	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,750	2

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 Sep 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 672Last week 580Year ago 721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 102Year ago 150

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 35Year ago 30

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade was active, with good 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
4	300–350	320	430.00–436.00	432.58
1	350–400	365	395.00	395.00
12	450–500	479	380.00–388.00	383.96
12	500–550	509	370.00–372.00	370.49
51	550–600	590	340.00–370.00	344.81
16	600–650	635	338.00	338.00
8	650–700	685	328.00	328.00
6	700–750	715	325.00	325.00
19	750–800	764	317.00–323.00	319.47
1	900–950	920	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	515	317.00–345.00	331.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	495.00–520.00	500.60
4	350–400	373	470.00–485.00	478.94
11	450–500	472	425.00–435.00	431.31
11	500–550	537	400.00–405.00	400.80
30	550–600	587	380.00–395.00	393.24
8	600–650	646	376.00	376.00
12	650–700	665	361.00–370.00	366.91
11	700–750	722	346.00–350.00	347.48
5	750–800	785	335.00	335.00
14	800–850	828	310.00–330.00	324.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	405	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	495	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	530	355.00–391.00	381.92
7	650–700	674	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	570.00–580.00	575.15
1	350–400	350	540.00	540.00
5	600–650	600	392.00	392.00
10	800–850	840	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	510.00	510.00
2	350–400	388	430.00–440.00	434.97
8	450–500	456	416.00	416.00
1	500–550	515	410.00	410.00
6	550–600	575	360.00–390.00	376.37
6	600–650	626	335.00–362.00	352.02
19	650–700	662	320.00–332.00	330.34
18	750–800	751	315.00–324.00	323.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	605	312.00	312.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	180.00	180.00
3	—	1,357	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,500	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,330	170.00–176.00	172.94
20	—	1,190	160.00–169.00	165.00
11	—	1,199	140.00–156.00	152.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,045	141.00–145.00	143.10
1	—	1,180	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,460	180.00–188.00	183.27
9	—	1,579	193.00–205.00	198.16

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)	3	—	—	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,808.33

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)	8	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,843.75

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	—	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,177.78

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	—	—	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,750.00

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	1	—	—	4,000.00	4,000.00

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.