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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jul 21

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Jul 7Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

638 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 725▼ 142 vs year ago 780 · −18.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

100 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 160▼ 70 vs year ago 170 · −41.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 150▲ 23 vs year ago 52 · +44.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.

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 $397.74/cwt on 53 head, down $40.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −20.50 against this barn's trailing median of $418.24.

Average price

$397.74

▼ 40.84 vs prior sale

53 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$18.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.21

vs AL average

−21.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	568	398.80	2,267	50
Medium and Large 3	514	380.00	1,953	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.80/cwt here — about $314 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 sale53 hd

397.74

—

AL average15 barns · 441 hd

413.95

−16.21

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−21.30

This barn, trailing median33 sales

418.24

−20.50

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	—	Low	1,486	206.44	3,068	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	186.31	2,499	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	171.58	2,010	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	855	140.00	1,197	1thin

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)	—	$2,916	37
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,679	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,383	3thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,404	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,365	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	303	510.08/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,546	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	547.73/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,714	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	531.85/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,925	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	468.25/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,070	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	458	398.05/cwt	390.00–407.00	1,823	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	448.99/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,137	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	514	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,953	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	429.84/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,278	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	397.51/cwt	385.00–404.00	2,266	48
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	371.77/cwt	368.00–375.00	2,338	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,666	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	368.83/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,508	27
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	333.35/cwt	320.00–336.00	2,343	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	323.65/cwt	318.00–330.00	2,518	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,208	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,378	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	410.15/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,522	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	388.40/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,639	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	461	372.99/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,719	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	453.97/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,170	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	373.46/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,938	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	519	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,682	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,079	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	345.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,988	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	338.69/cwt	330.00–346.00	2,052	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,953	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	337.22/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,280	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,314	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	535.00/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,445	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	444.20/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,861	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	417.62/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,988	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	368.51/cwt	352.00–385.00	1,905	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	394.01/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,136	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	374.16/cwt	358.00–390.00	2,110	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,275	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	318.60/cwt	317.00–319.00	2,278	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,086	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,846	1
Bulls	—	—	1,293	192.72/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,492	2
Bulls	—	—	1,617	217.09/cwt	207.00–223.00	3,510	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,024	156.39/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,601	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	180.89/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,144	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	169.93/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,014	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	189.77/cwt	187.00–192.00	2,524	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	181.86/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,466	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,766.67/head	3,700.00–3,850.00	3,767	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,841.18/head	2,500.00–3,550.00	2,841	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,679.17/head	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,679	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,383.33/head	3,950.00–4,700.00	4,383	3

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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 725Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 160Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 150Year ago 52

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade was active with good demand on feeder calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	585.00	585.00
7	300–350	313	540.00–550.00	547.73
9	350–400	362	510.00–540.00	531.85
11	400–450	442	455.00–475.00	468.25
26	450–500	476	440.00–455.00	448.99
2	500–550	530	415.00–445.00	429.84
48	550–600	570	385.00–404.00	397.51
31	600–650	629	368.00–375.00	371.77
27	650–700	680	350.00–370.00	368.83
6	700–750	703	320.00–336.00	333.35
5	750–800	778	318.00–330.00	323.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	525.00	525.00
2	300–350	303	500.00–520.00	510.08
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
12	450–500	458	390.00–407.00	398.05
3	500–550	514	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	525.00	525.00
3	300–350	322	428.00	428.00
17	350–400	371	400.00–422.00	410.15
21	400–450	422	380.00–400.00	388.40
5	450–500	461	370.00–375.00	372.99
36	500–550	519	360.00–380.00	373.46
19	550–600	576	340.00–350.00	345.06
6	600–650	606	330.00–346.00	338.69
7	650–700	676	325.00–340.00	337.22
3	700–750	723	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	478	450.00–470.00	453.97
4	500–550	540	385.00	385.00
6	600–650	600	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	519	324.00	324.00
1	600–650	620	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	530.00–540.00	535.00
1	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	419	440.00–450.00	444.20
6	450–500	476	400.00–430.00	417.62
5	500–550	542	390.00–395.00	394.01
5	550–600	564	358.00–390.00	374.16
6	650–700	679	335.00	335.00
5	700–750	715	317.00–319.00	318.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	352.00–385.00	368.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,086	170.00	170.00
6	—	1,617	207.00–223.00	217.09
2	—	1,293	190.00–196.00	192.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,185	160.00–175.00	169.93
4	—	1,024	154.00–158.00	156.39
12	—	1,185	176.00–187.00	180.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,356	176.00–185.00	181.86
9	—	1,330	187.00–192.00	189.77

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)	3	—	—	3,700.00–3,850.00	3,766.67

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	—	2,500.00–3,550.00	2,841.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,679.17

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	3	—	—	3,950.00–4,700.00	4,383.33

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.