Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2026-04-28

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Apr 28
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
461 head
▼ 125 vs last sale 586▲ 31 vs year ago 430 · +7.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 95▼ 117 vs year ago 195 · −60.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 120▼ 111 vs year ago 175 · −63.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder steers sold steady to 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $457.09/cwt on 17 head, up $7.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 33 comparable sales and sits +38.85 against this barn's trailing median of $418.24.
Average price
$457.09
▲ 7.92 vs prior sale
17 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,463
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$52.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.56
vs AL average
−23.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516497.582,5684thin
Medium and Large 2546444.632,42713thin
One grade step is worth $52.95/cwt here — about $140 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 sale17 hd
457.09
—
AL average13 barns · 189 hd
447.52
+9.56
National average169 barns · 10,621 hd
481.02
−23.93
This barn, trailing median33 sales
418.24
+38.85
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
488435382329median 418.2403/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,866205.383,83212
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,594177.002,8214thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,183161.951,91526
CowsLean 85-90%Low981136.711,34110

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)—$2,78028
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,6855
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,2729
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,8673thin

Every lot

62 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2205602.56/cwt600.00–605.001,2352
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3251503.30/cwt500.00–513.001,2634
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278577.97/cwt570.00–585.001,6072
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334549.16/cwt545.00–550.001,8346
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0243
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9644
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1404560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,2624
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425463.88/cwt460.00–475.001,9714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428501.71/cwt500.00–505.002,1473
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1454525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,3844
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0922
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478483.82/cwt470.00–500.002,31312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514449.51/cwt448.00–450.002,3108
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516497.58/cwt495.00–500.002,5684
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2597436.81/cwt432.00–440.002,6085
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2604396.69/cwt390.00–400.002,3969
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2684395.03/cwt391.00–400.002,7029
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2733357.09/cwt348.00–358.002,61711
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2784341.89/cwt332.00–345.002,6804
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3200500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0003
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2286592.40/cwt590.00–600.001,6944
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4502
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300470.00/cwt465.00–475.001,4103
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329514.21/cwt500.00–525.001,6927
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364488.76/cwt485.00–495.001,7794
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373430.03/cwt425.00–435.001,6042
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426472.13/cwt460.00–480.002,01110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430411.06/cwt400.00–425.001,7685
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1450500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2503
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463408.81/cwt400.00–425.001,8933
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478463.24/cwt460.00–470.002,2143
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522445.83/cwt435.00–467.002,32710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535362.62/cwt350.00–375.001,9402
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2554408.87/cwt400.00–425.002,26514
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2637358.70/cwt350.00–364.002,28511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2719350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5173
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,5823
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200705.00/cwt705.00–705.001,4102
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3356475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6913
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,1451
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408528.00/cwt500.00–535.002,15412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3450375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476455.16/cwt450.00–460.002,1678
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1174
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5193
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,565192.00/cwt192.00–192.003,0051
Bulls——1,665164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,7311
Bulls——1,916210.85/cwt200.00–220.004,04010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%906135.24/cwt130.00–138.001,2254
Cows—Boner 80-85%970146.75/cwt145.00–148.001,4233
Cows—Lean 85-90%975118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042141.63/cwt140.00–144.001,4765
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163158.47/cwt150.00–168.001,84314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284172.42/cwt170.00–181.002,2149
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,594177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,8214
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,168.75/head2,950.00–3,800.003,1698
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,866.67/head1,800.00–2,000.001,8673
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,737.50/head3,300.00–4,300.003,7384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,620.83/head2,000.00–3,200.002,62124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,685.00/head1,500.00–1,850.001,6855

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.