Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2026-03-10

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Mar 10
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
219 head
▼ 341 vs last sale 560▲ 219 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 95▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 150▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate, with good to moderate 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 $364.99/cwt on 5 head, down $23.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.64 against this barn's trailing median of $364.35.
Average price
$364.99
▼ 23.71 vs prior sale
5 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,990
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$408
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$66.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.74
vs AL average
−48.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2550391.652,1553thin
Medium and Large 3538325.001,7472thin
One grade step is worth $66.65/cwt here — about $408 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale5 hd
364.99
—
AL average16 barns · 238 hd
384.73
−19.74
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−48.79
This barn, trailing median33 sales
364.35
+0.64
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
451397344290median 364.3503/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $436.90, low $303.81, median $364.35 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,717191.683,29213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,663168.002,7932thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,252164.242,05727
CowsLean 85-90%High950133.501,2682thin

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)—$2,91517
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,5229
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4423thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3271
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338543.33/cwt540.00–545.001,8363
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2357515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8393
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431495.99/cwt470.00–507.002,13811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478452.95/cwt450.00–465.002,1655
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505446.91/cwt435.00–450.002,2575
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,7811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2558418.73/cwt417.50–420.002,3372
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3734
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220462.73/cwt460.00–465.001,0182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6633
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5054
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429462.66/cwt460.00–470.001,98511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3438400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2444434.27/cwt432.00–435.001,9284
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9782
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483392.49/cwt390.00–395.001,8962
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8031
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568387.47/cwt385.00–390.002,2012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633353.79/cwt350.00–355.002,2394
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0591
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2381
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300562.50/cwt560.00–565.001,6882
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4851
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2350510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,7851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3408450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8362
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413507.42/cwt500.00–515.002,0963
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2331
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1841
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524427.08/cwt420.00–430.002,2385
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,4072
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,3061
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,7953
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2782
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3433
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,531184.38/cwt180.00–190.002,8236
Bulls——1,600176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,8161
Bulls——1,923201.59/cwt194.00–209.003,8776
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%900139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,000128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,155155.90/cwt150.00–159.001,8016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258169.65/cwt169.00–172.002,1348
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294164.76/cwt161.00–168.002,13213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,7511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,735163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,8281
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,441.67/head1,400.00–1,525.001,4423
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,162.50/head3,000.00–3,700.003,1638
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,694.44/head2,250.00–2,950.002,6949
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—5,360.00/head4,600.00–6,800.005,3605
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,475.00/head3,400.00–3,600.003,4754

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.