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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Mar 3

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

560 head

▲ 195 vs last sale 365▲ 62 vs year ago 498 · +12.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 65▼ 125 vs year ago 220 · −56.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

150 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 39▲ 105 vs year ago 45 · +233.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold 7.00 to 14.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder bulls sold sharply lower. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.70/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 21 of 32 comparable sales and sits +23.43 against this barn's trailing median of $365.27.

Average price

$388.70

43 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$41.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.71

vs AL average

−32.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	559	392.55	2,194	39
Medium and Large 3	535	351.11	1,878	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.45/cwt here — about $315 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

388.70

—

AL average16 barns · 395 hd

394.41

−5.71

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−32.26

This barn, trailing median32 sales

365.27

+23.43

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,517	192.35	2,918	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,485	172.96	2,568	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,152	162.10	1,867	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	891	134.56	1,199	4thin

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)	—	$2,826	16
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,633	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,954	53
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,660	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,267	3thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,380	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	610.84/cwt	600.00–612.00	1,753	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,860	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	507.72/cwt	507.00–510.00	1,675	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	555.86/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,040	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	468.40/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,757	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	406	515.57/cwt	505.00–530.00	2,093	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	485.89/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,269	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	463.65/cwt	450.00–467.00	2,355	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	449.92/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,529	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,769	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	568	403.91/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,294	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,220	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	411.63/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,532	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	387.82/cwt	385.00–392.00	2,614	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,520	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,357	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	834	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,769	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	502.53/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,146	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	304	455.06/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,383	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,674	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	346	492.06/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,703	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	361	474.60/cwt	472.00–475.00	1,713	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,013	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	442	422.51/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,867	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	398.60/cwt	385.00–405.00	1,893	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	448.29/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,156	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	420.47/cwt	410.00–432.00	2,165	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	353.14/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,872	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,898	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	384.18/cwt	382.00–386.00	2,198	30
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	363.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,251	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	334.94/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,288	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	706	303.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,143	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	542.52/cwt	535.00–552.00	1,812	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	515.48/cwt	510.00–518.00	1,990	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	416	449.16/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,869	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,371	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	459	512.52/cwt	510.00–515.00	2,352	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	468	410.60/cwt	400.00–437.00	1,922	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	503	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,540	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	386.79/cwt	375.00–389.00	2,011	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	476.05/cwt	465.00–487.00	2,633	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	586	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,344	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	424.08/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,578	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,718	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,354	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,386	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,347	175.13/cwt	173.00–178.00	2,359	3
Bulls	—	—	1,529	192.46/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,943	8
Bulls	—	—	1,600	202.49/cwt	200.00–208.00	3,240	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	134.56/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,199	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,008	146.01/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,472	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	159.41/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,868	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,173	169.88/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,993	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,512	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	173.11/cwt	169.00–177.00	2,536	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,777	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,048.96/head	3,500.00–4,600.00	4,049	48
Bred Heifers	—	Small 1-2	—	3,040.00/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,040	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,270.00/head	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,270	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,623.64/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,624	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,633.33/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,633	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	5,081.25/head	4,500.00–5,600.00	5,081	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,818.75/head	3,200.00–4,400.00	3,819	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,575.00/head	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1

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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 560Last week 365Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 65Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 39Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	475.00	475.00
9	300–350	304	445.00–460.00	455.06
4	400–450	442	415.00–425.00	422.51
7	450–500	475	385.00–405.00	398.60
3	500–550	530	350.00–360.00	353.14
1	550–600	550	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	500.00–505.00	502.53
10	300–350	346	480.00–495.00	492.06
8	350–400	361	472.00–475.00	474.60
4	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
16	450–500	481	440.00–455.00	448.29
9	500–550	515	410.00–432.00	420.47
30	550–600	572	382.00–386.00	384.18
12	600–650	620	350.00–370.00	363.06
4	650–700	683	330.00–340.00	334.94
7	700–750	706	300.00–305.00	303.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	415	485.00	485.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	507.00–510.00	507.72
3	350–400	375	450.00–485.00	468.40
1	500–550	500	425.00	425.00
5	550–600	568	400.00–410.00	403.91
1	600–650	600	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	710	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	287	600.00–612.00	610.84
3	300–350	310	600.00	600.00
9	350–400	367	550.00–575.00	555.86
17	400–450	406	505.00–530.00	515.57
6	450–500	467	485.00–490.00	485.89
5	500–550	508	450.00–467.00	463.65
6	550–600	562	445.00–455.00	449.92
6	600–650	615	400.00–425.00	411.63
5	650–700	674	385.00–392.00	387.82
2	700–750	700	360.00	360.00
5	800–850	834	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	690.00	690.00
4	550–600	565	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	334	535.00–552.00	542.52
3	350–400	386	510.00–518.00	515.48
4	450–500	459	510.00–515.00	512.52
7	500–550	503	505.00	505.00
2	550–600	553	465.00–487.00	476.05
5	600–650	608	420.00–430.00	424.08
2	650–700	655	415.00	415.00
1	700–750	720	327.00	327.00
1	800–850	840	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	435	545.00	545.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	445.00–450.00	449.16
5	450–500	468	400.00–437.00	410.60
8	500–550	520	375.00–389.00	386.79
3	550–600	586	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	891	130.00–140.00	134.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,173	168.00–173.00	169.88
11	—	1,172	154.00–165.00	159.41
3	—	1,008	140.00–150.00	146.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,365	184.00	184.00
6	—	1,465	169.00–177.00	173.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,529	185.00–195.00	192.46
5	—	1,600	200.00–208.00	202.49
3	—	1,347	173.00–178.00	175.13

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	48	—	—	3,500.00–4,600.00	4,048.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,040.00

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)	11	—	—	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,623.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,633.33

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)	5	—	—	3,000.00–3,650.00	3,270.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,200.00–4,400.00	3,818.75

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	16	—	—	4,500.00–5,600.00	5,081.25

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.