Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2025-10-07

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Oct 7
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,063 head
▲ 179 vs last sale 884▼ 56 vs year ago 1,119 · −5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 140▼ 115 vs year ago 300 · −38.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 90▼ 15 vs year ago 85 · −17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold 7.00 to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 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 $337.01/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −28.26 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.
Average price
$337.01
71 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−0.47
vs AL average
−47.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2543337.011,83171
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale71 hd
337.01
—
AL average15 barns · 478 hd
337.48
−0.47
National average182 barns · 15,418 hd
384.39
−47.38
This barn, trailing median32 sales
365.27
−28.26
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—Average1,580178.802,82511
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,680160.502,6962thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,174155.651,82764
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,099133.541,46714

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)—$2,04826
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,8254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,3333thin

Every lot

64 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 2317499.68/cwt490.00–510.001,5843
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3331430.00/cwt389.00–440.001,4235
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3356354.00/cwt354.00–354.001,2608
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428435.58/cwt430.00–446.001,86410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1454448.72/cwt445.00–460.002,0374
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482435.67/cwt420.00–438.002,10022
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3487350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,70516
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3528326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,7216
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540403.67/cwt395.00–408.002,1803
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576385.17/cwt370.00–390.002,21931
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631362.88/cwt350.00–368.002,29015
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675343.24/cwt340.00–352.002,31718
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718344.74/cwt340.00–350.002,47513
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2789357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,81768
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2860324.47/cwt308.00–329.002,7907
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2342426.05/cwt420.00–450.001,4575
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6067
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2961
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380399.61/cwt394.00–410.001,51916
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3447355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5875
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3464293.31/cwt292.00–300.001,3616
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467368.18/cwt350.00–380.001,71929
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1490400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9604
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527339.45/cwt336.00–350.001,78948
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577331.91/cwt330.00–335.001,91523
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2632323.07/cwt310.00–330.002,04218
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3650285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8531
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2671314.86/cwt300.00–320.002,11330
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674338.27/cwt331.00–340.002,28062
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1831
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3740260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9241
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1747334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,4952
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1786315.37/cwt300.00–319.002,4795
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5002
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331463.07/cwt460.00–480.001,5336
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3390310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2093
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5192
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438445.81/cwt445.00–447.501,9536
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3462377.88/cwt370.00–380.001,7465
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469425.90/cwt410.00–440.001,99722
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527388.56/cwt380.00–400.002,04816
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566365.77/cwt350.00–380.002,07013
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1482
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,2757
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3700247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7294
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3103
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,410167.90/cwt160.00–173.002,3674
Bulls——1,625181.43/cwt176.00–185.002,9485
Bulls——1,808194.00/cwt194.00–194.003,5082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%913113.59/cwt112.00–115.001,0372
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025132.16/cwt128.00–138.001,3555
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,093165.92/cwt165.00–167.001,8142
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118148.54/cwt140.00–152.001,66122
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,204140.22/cwt139.00–143.001,6887
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209159.04/cwt154.00–164.001,92340
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,2051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,880172.00/cwt172.00–172.003,2341
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,223.81/head2,150.00–2,400.002,22421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,825.00/head1,600.00–1,900.001,8254
Bred Cows—Small 1-2—1,310.00/head1,200.00–1,375.001,3105
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,333.33/head2,250.00–2,500.002,3333

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.