Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2025-11-04

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Nov 4
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
674 head
▼ 131 vs last sale 805▲ 39 vs year ago 635 · +6.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 123▼ 153 vs year ago 281 · −54.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 92▲ 19 vs year ago 45 · +42.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and 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 $333.01/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −32.26 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.
Average price
$333.01
56 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,813
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$190
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.14
vs AL average
−32.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1573353.002,0233thin
Medium and Large 2539333.701,79748
Medium and Large 3583314.401,8335thin
One grade step is worth $38.60/cwt here — about $190 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 sale56 hd
333.01
—
AL average15 barns · 525 hd
330.87
+2.14
National average198 barns · 25,157 hd
365.61
−32.60
This barn, trailing median32 sales
365.27
−32.26
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—Average1,585177.302,81115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,463163.522,3924thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,216151.181,83831
CowsLean 85-90%High1,027126.431,29912

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)—$2,57217
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,60010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,62914

Every lot

72 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2263435.05/cwt430.00–440.001,1442
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305474.09/cwt450.00–480.001,4465
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2309422.14/cwt420.00–430.001,3045
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372406.08/cwt400.00–415.001,5118
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416385.35/cwt370.00–389.001,6035
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473404.00/cwt404.00–404.001,9112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484364.76/cwt358.00–370.001,76510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9382
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3510325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6582
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522368.30/cwt350.00–375.001,9235
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571346.00/cwt346.00–346.001,9762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628342.18/cwt335.00–346.002,14915
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669322.79/cwt320.00–325.002,15911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3669288.64/cwt270.00–295.001,9318
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4233
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726334.72/cwt334.00–335.002,43014
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2727320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3263
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3770260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0022
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2843313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,63922
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3266371.02/cwt360.00–375.009875
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328391.70/cwt390.00–395.001,2853
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1358420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366386.31/cwt385.00–390.001,4144
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3377328.88/cwt325.00–355.001,2408
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427366.27/cwt355.00–380.001,5646
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7442
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450392.00/cwt392.00–392.001,7645
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473353.88/cwt350.00–370.001,67420
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473330.19/cwt325.00–335.001,5622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524337.55/cwt330.00–350.001,76930
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563327.28/cwt320.00–330.001,84318
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,0233
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3583314.40/cwt312.00–315.001,8335
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618329.13/cwt327.00–330.002,0347
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9052
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2737306.08/cwt285.00–308.002,25612
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0461
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2286416.27/cwt415.00–420.001,1914
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5702
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378387.42/cwt385.00–390.001,4642
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1405445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420372.74/cwt365.00–378.001,5665
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9341
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5911
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6413
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9136
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522343.95/cwt340.00–350.001,7955
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7193
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577324.99/cwt320.00–334.001,8759
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,9721
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2662309.93/cwt300.00–312.002,0526
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9383
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,443163.50/cwt158.00–167.002,3594
Bulls——1,596180.39/cwt172.00–188.002,8799
Bulls——1,823191.00/cwt191.00–191.003,4822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,011131.14/cwt130.00–135.001,3267
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,050119.83/cwt118.00–126.001,2585
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,054162.76/cwt162.00–165.001,7154
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,159141.44/cwt140.00–145.001,6398
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274152.85/cwt150.00–159.001,94719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,447160.69/cwt160.00–161.002,3253
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510172.00/cwt172.00–172.002,5971
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,435.00/head2,000.00–2,700.002,43515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,600.00/head1,350.00–1,800.001,60010
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,262.50/head3,150.00–3,400.003,2634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,375.00/head2,000.00–2,900.002,37510

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.