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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Aug 4

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

839 head

▲ 486 vs last sale 353▼ 261 vs year ago 1,100 · −23.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 77▼ 18 vs year ago 90 · −20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 22▲ 51 vs year ago 59 · +86.4%

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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 steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $386.66/cwt on 46 head, up $6.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 33 comparable sales and sits −31.58 against this barn's trailing median of $418.24.

Average price

$386.66

▲ 6.51 vs prior sale

46 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,136

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$442

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$87.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.39

vs AL average

−27.58 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	416.00	2,317	4thin
Medium and Large 2	552	385.20	2,125	41
Medium and Large 3	570	329.00	1,875	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.00/cwt here — about $442 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale46 hd

386.66

—

AL average13 barns · 364 hd

388.05

−1.39

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−27.58

This barn, trailing median33 sales

418.24

−31.58

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,495	200.40	2,997	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,242	181.44	2,254	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,089	164.24	1,789	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	137.17	1,298	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,386	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,963	32
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,325	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,625	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,425	4thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	528.78/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,523	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,658	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	402	401.35/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,613	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	422.76/cwt	417.00–440.00	1,801	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	2,223	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	400.09/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,864	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	353.80/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,659	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	539	386.94/cwt	380.00–396.00	2,086	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,317	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,875	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	381.00/cwt	370.00–384.00	2,217	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,390	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	367.78/cwt	358.00–377.00	2,324	39
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	666	348.75/cwt	340.00–354.00	2,323	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	703	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,933	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	711	333.59/cwt	321.00–336.00	2,372	40
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	781	320.38/cwt	319.00–324.00	2,502	73
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	804	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,565	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	893	308.50/cwt	307.50–310.00	2,755	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	422.15/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,372	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	377.21/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,377	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	416.76/cwt	413.00–425.00	1,538	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,400	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	407.26/cwt	402.00–411.00	1,788	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	393.49/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,798	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	357.10/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,643	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,222	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	423.66/cwt	422.00–425.00	2,123	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	385.82/cwt	370.00–396.00	2,037	38
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	375.44/cwt	375.00–376.00	2,129	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,370	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,010	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,361	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,500	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	336.32/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,263	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,309	4
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	3,112	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	884	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,696	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,320	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,556	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	432.19/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,638	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	409.95/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,693	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,303	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	377.15/cwt	372.00–378.00	1,727	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	509	381.00/cwt	370.00–383.00	1,939	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,171	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	348.95/cwt	344.00–350.00	1,954	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	343.57/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,079	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,178	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	171.07/cwt	162.00–180.00	2,323	3
Bulls	—	—	1,470	197.71/cwt	190.00–204.00	2,906	2
Bulls	—	—	1,611	223.74/cwt	220.00–230.00	3,604	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	913	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,205	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	965	153.65/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,483	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	142.33/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,395	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,104	164.39/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,815	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	176.25/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,062	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,208	185.61/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,242	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,174	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,304	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	5,488.89/head	5,000.00–6,000.00	5,489	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,385.71/head	4,000.00–4,900.00	4,386	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,365.22/head	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,365	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,325.00/head	1,800.00–2,750.00	2,325	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,625.00/head	3,200.00–4,200.00	3,625	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,425.00/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,425	4

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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 839Last week 353Year ago 1,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 77Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 22Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
3	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
11	400–450	426	417.00–440.00	422.76
9	450–500	466	385.00–410.00	400.09
29	500–550	539	380.00–396.00	386.94
12	550–600	582	370.00–384.00	381.00
39	600–650	632	358.00–377.00	367.78
13	650–700	666	340.00–354.00	348.75
40	700–750	711	321.00–336.00	333.59
73	750–800	781	319.00–324.00	320.38
3	800–850	804	319.00	319.00
10	850–900	893	307.50–310.00	308.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	525.00–530.00	528.78
7	400–450	430	517.00	517.00
4	550–600	557	416.00	416.00
10	600–650	629	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	402	375.00–405.00	401.35
4	450–500	469	350.00–355.00	353.80
1	550–600	570	329.00	329.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	703	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	600.00	600.00
1	300–350	305	510.00	510.00
6	350–400	379	425.00–440.00	432.19
7	400–450	413	400.00–417.00	409.95
7	450–500	458	372.00–378.00	377.15
10	500–550	509	370.00–383.00	381.00
6	550–600	560	344.00–350.00	348.95
7	600–650	605	335.00–350.00	343.57
1	650–700	650	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	456	505.00	505.00
4	500–550	517	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	415.00–430.00	422.15
9	350–400	369	413.00–425.00	416.76
7	400–450	439	402.00–411.00	407.26
24	450–500	457	380.00–400.00	393.49
38	500–550	528	370.00–396.00	385.82
20	550–600	567	375.00–376.00	375.44
8	600–650	645	366.00	366.00
4	650–700	673	330.00–355.00	336.32
4	700–750	740	312.00	312.00
2	850–900	884	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	460.00	460.00
9	500–550	501	422.00–425.00	423.66
2	600–650	600	395.00	395.00
15	650–700	672	372.00	372.00
2	850–900	884	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	365	370.00–390.00	377.21
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
7	450–500	460	350.00–360.00	357.10
2	600–650	600	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,104	160.00–170.00	164.39
6	—	965	150.00–158.00	153.65
5	—	1,170	172.00–180.00	176.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,235	176.00	176.00
2	—	1,208	183.00–188.00	185.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	132.00	132.00
2	—	980	140.00–145.00	142.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,611	220.00–230.00	223.74
3	—	1,358	162.00–180.00	171.07
2	—	1,470	190.00–204.00	197.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	9	—	—	5,000.00–6,000.00	5,488.89

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	22	—	—	1,800.00–2,750.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	—	4,000.00–4,900.00	4,385.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	—	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,365.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,200.00–4,200.00	3,625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,425.00

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.