Sale reports / Alabama / Uniontown Stockyards / 2026-07-28

Uniontown Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Jul 28
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995
Feeder Cattle receipts
353 head
▼ 285 vs last sale 638▼ 486 vs year ago 839 · −57.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 100▼ 38 vs year ago 115 · −33.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 75▼ 48 vs year ago 70 · −68.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $380.15/cwt on 23 head, down $17.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −38.09 against this barn's trailing median of $418.24.
Average price
$380.15
▼ 17.59 vs prior sale
23 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,092
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$46.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.80
vs AL average
−19.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2549382.152,09922
Medium and Large 3570336.001,9151thin
One grade step is worth $46.15/cwt here — about $184 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 sale23 hd
380.15
—
AL average12 barns · 183 hd
382.95
−2.80
National average142 barns · 3,877 hd
399.29
−19.14
This barn, trailing median33 sales
418.24
−38.09
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—Average1,593216.133,4427thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,185188.922,2399thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,171170.331,99436
CowsLean 85-90%Average740132.009771thin

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)—$2,5134thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,23510

Every lot

51 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3255425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0841
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2263492.62/cwt490.00–495.001,2962
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7421
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338472.44/cwt470.00–475.001,5972
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360497.47/cwt495.00–500.001,7912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383440.26/cwt425.00–450.001,6863
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421413.38/cwt400.00–425.001,74011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468410.58/cwt400.00–415.001,9229
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525392.66/cwt377.00–406.002,06114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,9151
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2592363.77/cwt350.00–371.002,1548
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613365.13/cwt360.00–367.002,23811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672346.77/cwt339.00–355.002,33011
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718333.89/cwt330.00–340.002,39713
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2783330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5847
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2817318.38/cwt318.00–320.002,60116
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850324.00/cwt324.00–324.002,7546
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2071
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377389.64/cwt375.00–397.501,4693
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408362.27/cwt350.00–375.001,4782
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,7432
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4461
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488369.53/cwt365.00–370.001,80310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2507353.60/cwt330.00–358.001,79315
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578342.86/cwt330.00–345.001,98213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8731
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660306.70/cwt305.00–310.002,0246
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2714306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,1853
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1901
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2400415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6602
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479380.05/cwt375.00–385.001,8209
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565359.82/cwt350.00–370.002,0332
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600345.00/cwt340.00–360.002,0704
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2684320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1891
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3725254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,8421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,224190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,3261
Bulls——1,654220.49/cwt200.00–231.003,6476
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%740132.00/cwt132.00–132.009771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,063157.56/cwt155.00–159.001,6755
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,167166.06/cwt160.00–170.001,93815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,185188.92/cwt185.00–193.002,2399
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208178.32/cwt173.00–185.002,15416
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,657.14/head3,350.00–4,100.003,6577
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2—2,250.00/head1,800.00–2,650.002,2503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,512.50/head2,200.00–2,850.002,5134

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.