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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, May 19

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

662 head

▲ 302 vs last sale 360▲ 147 vs year ago 515 · +28.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 58▼ 54 vs year ago 134 · −40.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

188 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 125▲ 103 vs year ago 85 · +121.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. 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 $406.41/cwt on 68 head, up $10.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 33 comparable sales and sits +42.06 against this barn's trailing median of $364.35.

Average price

$406.41

▲ 10.84 vs prior sale

68 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,276

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$68.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs AL average

−11.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	560	408.43	2,289	66
Medium and Large 3	550	340.00	1,870	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.43/cwt here — about $419 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale68 hd

406.41

—

AL average15 barns · 430 hd

404.94

+1.48

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−11.85

This barn, trailing median33 sales

364.35

+42.06

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,608	208.72	3,357	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,101	164.90	1,815	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,333	157.47	2,099	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	125.03	1,166	7thin

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)	—	$3,067	32
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,955	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,855	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,825	8

Every lot

63 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,100	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,444	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,581	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	574.84/cwt	565.00–585.00	1,839	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,041	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	488.76/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,999	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,868	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	437.46/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,982	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	494.00/cwt	494.00–494.00	2,347	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	487.58/cwt	485.00–492.00	2,501	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	476.22/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,448	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	526	418.88/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,203	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	433.39/cwt	420.00–441.00	2,479	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,170	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	397.52/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,500	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	664	395.25/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,624	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	683	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,425	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	361.61/cwt	350.00–374.00	2,575	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	720	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,290	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	324.97/cwt	318.00–339.00	2,528	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,161	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	503.68/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,642	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	485.87/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,739	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	394	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,801	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	415.00/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,818	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	457.62/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,023	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	452.00/cwt	452.00–452.00	2,120	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	487	402.65/cwt	395.00–406.00	1,961	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	449.33/cwt	438.00–460.00	2,368	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	381.84/cwt	372.00–388.00	2,222	40
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	376.94/cwt	360.00–382.00	2,269	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	373.47/cwt	350.00–376.00	2,495	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	707	331.18/cwt	328.00–335.00	2,341	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	764	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,582	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	585.00/cwt	575.00–590.00	1,755	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	528.00/cwt	528.00–528.00	1,996	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,040	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	474.43/cwt	470.00–482.00	2,249	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	457.77/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,449	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,728	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	201.46/cwt	200.00–203.00	2,881	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	210.54/cwt	209.00–215.00	3,480	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	968	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	133.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,263	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,188	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	153.73/cwt	149.00–159.00	1,568	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	168.64/cwt	160.00–176.00	1,899	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	184.37/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,301	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,099	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	5,375.00/head	5,100.00–5,600.00	5,375	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,702.50/head	3,000.00–4,800.00	3,703	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,825.00/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,825	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,233.33/head	4,000.00–4,550.00	4,233	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,946.55/head	2,550.00–3,700.00	2,947	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,955.26/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,955	19

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 May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 662Last week 360Year ago 515

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 58Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 188Last week 125Year ago 85

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	8	—	—	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	—	3,000.00–4,800.00	3,702.50

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	4	—	—	5,100.00–5,600.00	5,375.00

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)	3	—	—	4,000.00–4,550.00	4,233.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	—	1,700.00–2,300.00	1,955.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	—	2,550.00–3,700.00	2,946.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	600.00	600.00
2	300–350	320	565.00–585.00	574.84
3	350–400	385	530.00	530.00
16	450–500	475	494.00	494.00
14	500–550	513	485.00–492.00	487.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	415	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	453	430.00–440.00	437.46
4	500–550	526	400.00–425.00	418.88
3	600–650	620	350.00	350.00
5	650–700	683	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	720	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	550.00	550.00
1	250–300	275	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	310	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
4	400–450	409	485.00–490.00	488.76
4	450–500	455	475.00	475.00
4	500–550	514	475.00–480.00	476.22
17	550–600	572	420.00–441.00	433.39
10	600–650	629	395.00–410.00	397.52
18	650–700	664	385.00–400.00	395.25
23	700–750	712	350.00–374.00	361.61
17	750–800	778	318.00–339.00	324.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	378	528.00	528.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	575.00–590.00	585.00
2	400–450	400	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	474	470.00–482.00	474.43
14	500–550	535	450.00–465.00	457.77
1	600–650	620	440.00	440.00
3	700–750	700	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	457.00	457.00
3	400–450	438	395.00–430.00	415.00
5	450–500	487	395.00–406.00	402.65
2	550–600	550	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	540.00	540.00
4	250–300	290	530.00	530.00
4	300–350	326	500.00–505.00	503.68
5	350–400	358	480.00–490.00	485.87
18	400–450	442	445.00–460.00	457.62
4	450–500	469	452.00	452.00
26	500–550	527	438.00–460.00	449.33
40	550–600	582	372.00–388.00	381.84
13	600–650	602	360.00–382.00	376.94
20	650–700	668	350.00–376.00	373.47
11	700–750	707	328.00–335.00	331.18
4	750–800	764	338.00	338.00
2	800–850	800	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	110.00	110.00
4	—	944	130.00–140.00	133.81
1	—	990	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	155.00–160.00	157.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,248	182.00–189.00	184.37
12	—	1,020	149.00–159.00	153.73
15	—	1,126	160.00–176.00	168.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	200.00–203.00	201.46
8	—	1,653	209.00–215.00	210.54

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.