Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2026-05-12

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, May 12
● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
360 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 504▼ 10 vs year ago 370 · −2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 65▼ 135 vs year ago 193 · −69.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 140▲ 57 vs year ago 68 · +83.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on bred heifers.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.57/cwt on 34 head, down $33.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +31.22 against this barn's trailing median of $364.35.
Average price
$395.57
▼ 33.74 vs prior sale
34 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,142
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.94
vs AL average
−21.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533414.152,20715thin
Medium and Large 2548380.912,08919thin
One grade step is worth $33.24/cwt here — about $117 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 sale34 hd
395.57
—
AL average14 barns · 360 hd
407.51
−11.94
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
−21.54
This barn, trailing median33 sales
364.35
+31.22
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—High1,797202.743,6438thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,418177.722,52011
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,172175.302,05518
CowsLean 85-90%High1,032146.641,51414

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,4833thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,1405
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,6002thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)—$3,6673thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)—$3,59218
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)—$3,12314
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$5,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,7333thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,7502thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)—$5,11315

Every lot

87 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273599.86/cwt595.00–605.001,6382
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285555.18/cwt550.00–560.001,5822
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,0223
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413529.85/cwt525.00–535.002,1882
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423492.28/cwt485.00–500.002,0822
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483492.95/cwt492.00–495.002,3813
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529466.14/cwt462.00–475.002,4663
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562444.64/cwt425.00–456.002,4995
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578416.96/cwt414.00–420.002,4102
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1602
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1637394.31/cwt390.00–410.002,51227
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683380.83/cwt380.00–381.002,6016
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1737358.32/cwt342.00–360.002,64132
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268537.52/cwt535.00–540.001,4412
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy315570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,7961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318522.02/cwt505.00–530.001,6603
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340478.95/cwt465.00–490.001,6284
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,9891
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378442.42/cwt425.00–460.001,6724
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412452.04/cwt445.00–465.001,8625
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473434.20/cwt430.00–440.002,0544
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475407.34/cwt400.00–415.001,9352
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512424.35/cwt420.00–428.002,1738
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy513445.07/cwt440.00–450.002,2832
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521397.17/cwt393.00–410.002,06910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574385.45/cwt375.00–408.002,2125
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579362.84/cwt345.00–371.002,1019
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9661
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621366.24/cwt358.00–374.002,27424
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1782
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666353.30/cwt350.00–360.002,35312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708337.88/cwt334.00–340.002,39223
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy759342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,5962
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1821331.71/cwt331.00–335.002,7237
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1210630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,3231
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2218595.46/cwt580.00–605.001,2983
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255603.27/cwt600.00–605.001,5383
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260577.55/cwt575.00–580.001,5022
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300580.00/cwt575.00–585.001,7402
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7921
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367496.66/cwt485.00–505.001,8233
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383535.07/cwt525.00–555.002,0494
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1438504.83/cwt490.00–520.002,2113
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,4741
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2543422.51/cwt420.00–425.002,2942
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568402.42/cwt400.00–405.002,2862
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579415.42/cwt414.00–420.002,4058
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633364.82/cwt350.00–380.002,3092
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,5261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,625193.50/cwt192.00–195.003,1442
Bulls——1,810204.18/cwt202.00–206.003,6965
Bulls——2,075214.00/cwt214.00–214.004,4411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%944141.46/cwt138.00–144.001,3354
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022132.56/cwt130.00–134.001,3553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085160.44/cwt158.00–163.001,7412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,087155.63/cwt150.00–160.001,6927
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177173.12/cwt168.00–177.002,0389
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191182.35/cwt181.00–184.002,1727
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,369172.58/cwt170.00–174.002,3634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,446180.65/cwt178.00–184.002,6127
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,225.00/head4,050.00–4,400.004,2252
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,918.75/head3,800.00–4,100.003,9198
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,860.00/head3,400.00–4,200.003,8605
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—3,330.00/head3,000.00–3,600.003,33010
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—2,713.89/head2,275.00–3,000.002,7149
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—2,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—5,512.50/head5,000.00–6,750.005,5138
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—5,500.00/head5,300.00–5,700.005,5003
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,250.00/head4,000.00–4,500.004,2502
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,800.00/head3,600.00–4,000.003,8002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,600.00/head3,200.00–4,000.003,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,483.33/head3,350.00–3,700.003,4833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,833.33/head2,650.00–3,050.002,8333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,600.00/head1,500.00–1,700.001,6002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—5,200.00/head5,200.00–5,200.005,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,550.00/head3,500.00–3,600.003,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.