Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2026-11-03

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Nov 3
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
← Oct 27Nov 3latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
805 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 796▲ 131 vs year ago 674 · +19.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 110▼ 18 vs year ago 128 · −14.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 155 vs last sale 210▼ 9 vs year ago 64 · −14.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $360.60/cwt on 49 head, down $37.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −57.64 against this barn's trailing median of $418.24.
Average price
$360.60
▼ 37.14 vs prior sale
49 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,029
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$46.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.39
vs AL average
−47.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2562371.002,08438
Medium and Large 3566324.671,83711thin
One grade step is worth $46.34/cwt here — about $247 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 sale49 hd
360.60
—
AL average13 barns · 315 hd
373.99
−13.39
National average43 barns · 4,657 hd
408.07
−47.47
This barn, trailing median33 sales
418.24
−57.64
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
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—Low1,692147.812,5004thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,333125.381,67111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,703117.351,9982thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,145116.221,33133

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)—$2,6705
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)—$4,00911
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,0004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,6501thin
Open HeifersN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)—$3,15014

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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3343
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317431.06/cwt425.00–440.001,3665
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6745
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2362403.55/cwt400.00–410.001,4619
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400391.00/cwt391.00–391.001,5643
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3400365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433447.99/cwt430.00–456.001,9403
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469381.10/cwt375.00–388.001,7878
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3529330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7462
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534371.61/cwt370.00–372.001,9845
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2566370.91/cwt368.00–375.002,09933
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3574323.48/cwt310.00–330.001,8579
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3608318.21/cwt305.00–325.001,9356
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2637342.84/cwt330.00–358.002,18436
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2684316.01/cwt312.00–325.002,16216
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,8771
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730313.14/cwt308.00–318.002,28652
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825278.09/cwt270.00–285.002,29430
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395389.00/cwt389.00–389.001,5379
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,4112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2437362.21/cwt350.00–370.001,58310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474353.73/cwt340.00–368.001,67714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2504343.70/cwt340.00–357.001,73211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579317.69/cwt300.00–324.001,83956
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3584296.39/cwt275.00–300.001,7317
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612298.68/cwt285.00–305.001,82820
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2679276.18/cwt270.00–282.001,87514
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1701304.00/cwt304.00–304.002,1314
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724276.05/cwt275.00–277.501,9997
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2769272.52/cwt270.00–275.002,0968
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805264.02/cwt260.00–268.002,1256
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,2615
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2408378.68/cwt375.00–380.001,5454
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3546266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4528
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2587298.21/cwt295.00–332.001,75011
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2601320.42/cwt318.00–330.001,9265
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2654317.79/cwt300.00–323.002,07816
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705275.96/cwt269.00–286.001,94620
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3741246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,8235
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2809259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,0952
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,603140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,2442
Bulls——1,780155.61/cwt154.00–157.002,7702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080101.54/cwt101.00–102.001,0972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,124115.01/cwt109.00–119.001,29320
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195121.08/cwt120.00–127.001,44711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298129.48/cwt129.00–130.001,6814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,353123.03/cwt120.00–127.001,6657
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,703117.35/cwt115.00–120.001,9982
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—4,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—2,533.33/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—3,150.00/head2,800.00–3,450.003,15014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,670.00/head2,400.00–2,850.002,6705
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—5,300.00/head5,300.00–5,300.005,3001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—3,880.00/head3,700.00–4,200.003,88010

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.