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Uniontown Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Sep 9

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Sep 2Sep 9Sep 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,350 head

▲ 678 vs last sale 672▲ 341 vs year ago 1,009 · +33.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 95▼ 310 vs year ago 400 · −77.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 47▲ 69 vs year ago 75 · +92.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade was active, with moderate 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 $392.13/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 15 of 33 comparable sales and sits −26.11 against this barn's trailing median of $418.24.

Average price

$392.13

43 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$39.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.25

vs AL average

−21.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	417.00	2,210	6thin
Medium and Large 2	553	388.70	2,151	35
Medium and Large 3	503	377.49	1,899	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.51/cwt here — about $311 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 sale43 hd

392.13

—

AL average16 barns · 372 hd

393.38

−1.25

National average170 barns · 13,807 hd

413.52

−21.39

This barn, trailing median33 sales

418.24

−26.11

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	—	Low	1,534	183.93	2,821	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,195	170.00	2,032	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	160.97	1,959	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,030	136.89	1,410	8thin

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)	—	$2,713	19
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,626	43
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,545	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,006	9

Every lot

61 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	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,404	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,791	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	421.75/cwt	421.00–422.00	1,809	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	425.96/cwt	425.00–428.00	2,011	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	411.41/cwt	410.00–414.00	1,995	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	503	377.49/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,899	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	388.74/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,041	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,210	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	388.70/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,165	31
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	80
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	373.37/cwt	370.00–377.00	2,278	55
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,061	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	362.16/cwt	359.00–367.00	2,434	25
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	716	341.25/cwt	334.00–345.50	2,443	52
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	758	331.66/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,514	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,596	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	378.97/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,459	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	357.37/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,508	46
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	385.77/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,670	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	383.60/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,795	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	359.62/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,823	53
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	360.45/cwt	344.00–376.00	2,062	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	332.55/cwt	330.00–338.00	2,019	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,054	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	644	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,415	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	326.89/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,171	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	321.42/cwt	300.00–323.00	2,289	52
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,417	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	757	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,286	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,538	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	849	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,335	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	866	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,546	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	406.25/cwt	404.00–407.00	1,954	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	385.95/cwt	382.00–390.00	2,057	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,192	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,206	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,158	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	731	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,357	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,128	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,861	2
Bulls	—	—	1,546	183.87/cwt	178.00–188.00	2,843	4
Bulls	—	—	1,686	191.55/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,230	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	142.72/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,440	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,253	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	130.76/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,406	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	150.47/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,705	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,195	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,032	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	168.81/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,073	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	160.30/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,970	27
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,943.75/head	2,350.00–3,500.00	2,944	16
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	—	1,483.33/head	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,483	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	5,166.67/head	4,500.00–6,000.00	5,167	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,737.50/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,738	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,495.00/head	4,200.00–4,750.00	4,495	10
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,362.12/head	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,362	33
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,545.00/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,545	10

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 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,350Last week 672Year ago 1,009

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 95Year ago 400

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 47Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
8	450–500	481	404.00–407.00	406.25
8	500–550	533	382.00–390.00	385.95
3	550–600	586	374.00	374.00
10	600–650	645	342.00	342.00
4	650–700	650	332.00	332.00
6	700–750	731	320.00–325.00	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	430.00	430.00
8	400–450	429	421.00–422.00	421.75
44	450–500	485	410.00–414.00	411.41
4	500–550	525	385.00–390.00	388.74
31	550–600	557	385.00–390.00	388.70
55	600–650	610	370.00–377.00	373.37
25	650–700	672	359.00–367.00	362.16
52	700–750	716	334.00–345.50	341.25
20	750–800	758	320.00–333.00	331.66
1	850–900	880	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	415.00	415.00
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	503	375.00–380.00	377.49
2	600–650	640	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	377	475.00	475.00
21	450–500	472	425.00–428.00	425.96
6	500–550	530	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	600–650	610	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	385	375.00–380.00	378.97
46	400–450	422	357.00–360.00	357.37
53	500–550	507	350.00–366.00	359.62
16	550–600	572	344.00–376.00	360.45
31	600–650	607	330.00–338.00	332.55
14	650–700	664	320.00–337.00	326.89
52	700–750	712	300.00–323.00	321.42
5	750–800	757	302.00	302.00
3	850–900	866	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	630	326.00	326.00
2	750–800	795	250.00	250.00
3	800–850	849	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	433	385.00–390.00	385.77
11	450–500	468	380.00–385.00	383.60
2	600–650	644	375.00	375.00
3	700–750	715	338.00	338.00
13	750–800	760	334.00	334.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	148.00–152.00	150.47
9	—	1,228	167.00–174.00	168.81
27	—	1,229	155.00–166.00	160.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,009	140.00–146.00	142.72
2	—	1,075	125.00–136.00	130.76
1	—	1,044	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,686	190.00–194.00	191.55
4	—	1,546	178.00–188.00	183.87

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	—	—	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,483.33

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)	16	—	—	2,350.00–3,500.00	2,943.75

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	—	—	4,800.00	4,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,737.50

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	3	—	—	4,500.00–6,000.00	5,166.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	—	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,545.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	—	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,362.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	4,200.00–4,750.00	4,495.00

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.