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Uniontown Stockyards

Name: Uniontown Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Uniontown, Alabama · Tue, Sep 15

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1995

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

788 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 736▼ 157 vs year ago 945 · −16.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 77▼ 70 vs year ago 140 · −50.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 185▼ 5 vs year ago 90 · −5.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $372.52/cwt on 62 head, up $19.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −46.61 against this barn's trailing median of $419.14.

Average price

$372.52

▲ 19.29 vs prior sale

62 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,002

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$47.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.17

vs AL average

−30.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	536	378.66	2,031	54
Medium and Large 3	544	331.10	1,800	8thin

One grade step is worth $47.57/cwt here — about $231 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 sale62 hd

372.52

—

AL average11 barns · 220 hd

365.36

+7.17

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−30.84

This barn, trailing median32 sales

419.14

−46.61

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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $474.49, low $343.23, median $419.14 across 32 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	1,735	174.44	3,027	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	141.15	1,760	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	119.36	1,169	6thin

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)	—	$3,139	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,063	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,808	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,784	16

Every lot

62 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,140	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	286	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,401	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	464.80/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,455	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	443.36/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,716	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	435.76/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,856	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	447	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,743	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	453	362.90/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,644	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	420.83/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,957	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	338.67/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,727	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	382.85/cwt	375.00–393.00	2,014	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	328.57/cwt	325.00–335.50	1,824	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	364.00/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,086	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	338.42/cwt	330.00–354.00	2,105	50
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	323.56/cwt	320.00–328.00	2,016	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	677	321.54/cwt	310.00–326.00	2,177	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	335.69/cwt	335.00–336.00	2,299	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	318.71/cwt	318.00–319.00	2,231	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	714	333.17/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,379	36
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	766	321.19/cwt	320.00–326.00	2,460	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	782	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,369	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	822	315.54/cwt	310.00–322.00	2,594	16
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,338	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	298	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,460	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	462.86/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,495	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	386	391.44/cwt	375.00–404.00	1,511	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	356.72/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,470	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	320.74/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,389	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	452	343.63/cwt	335.00–348.00	1,553	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,535	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	334.40/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,739	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	359.35/cwt	358.00–366.00	1,933	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	559	305.91/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,710	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	352.78/cwt	342.00–359.00	2,050	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,921	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	299.00/cwt	285.00–307.00	1,824	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,989	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	314.02/cwt	312.00–317.00	2,126	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	304.35/cwt	297.00–305.00	2,182	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,527	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	379.85/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,641	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	364.61/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,761	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	346.22/cwt	335.00–367.00	1,776	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	328.09/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,860	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	316.23/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,970	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,802	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	734	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,092	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	174.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,027	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	120.43/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,179	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,117	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	134.88/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,633	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,883	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	146.66/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,885	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,266.67/head	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,267	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,831.82/head	2,500.00–3,700.00	2,832	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,063.33/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,063	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,808.33/head	3,425.00–4,000.00	3,808	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,784.38/head	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,784	16

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 Sep 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 788Last week 736Year ago 945

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 77Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 185Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	286	490.00	490.00
4	300–350	313	460.00–470.00	464.80
3	350–400	387	440.00–450.00	443.36
8	400–450	426	425.00–440.00	435.76
16	450–500	465	420.00–425.00	420.83
42	500–550	526	375.00–393.00	382.85
12	550–600	573	360.00–377.00	364.00
50	600–650	622	330.00–354.00	338.42
10	650–700	685	335.00–336.00	335.69
36	700–750	714	330.00–335.00	333.17
12	750–800	766	320.00–326.00	321.19
16	800–850	822	310.00–322.00	315.54
1	850–900	850	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	570.00	570.00
1	300–350	335	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	447	390.00	390.00
7	450–500	453	360.00–380.00	362.90
2	500–550	510	330.00–347.00	338.67
6	550–600	555	325.00–335.50	328.57
8	600–650	623	320.00–328.00	323.56
21	650–700	677	310.00–326.00	321.54
7	700–750	700	318.00–319.00	318.71
5	750–800	782	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	490.00	490.00
5	300–350	323	460.00–465.00	462.86
7	350–400	386	375.00–404.00	391.44
3	400–450	412	350.00–360.00	356.72
3	450–500	452	335.00–348.00	343.63
12	500–550	520	330.00–340.00	334.40
12	550–600	582	330.00	330.00
14	600–650	617	320.00–325.00	322.44
16	650–700	677	312.00–317.00	314.02
12	700–750	717	297.00–305.00	304.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	500–550	538	358.00–366.00	359.35
8	550–600	581	342.00–359.00	352.78
4	600–650	600	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	433	312.00–330.00	320.74
2	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	500	307.00	307.00
4	550–600	559	300.00–308.00	305.91
17	600–650	610	285.00–307.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	432	370.00–390.00	379.85
6	450–500	483	350.00–380.00	364.61
3	500–550	513	335.00–367.00	346.22
5	550–600	567	325.00–340.00	328.09
4	600–650	623	315.00–320.00	316.23
2	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
4	700–750	734	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	267.00	267.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,285	143.00–149.00	146.66
1	—	1,215	155.00	155.00
18	—	1,211	130.00–139.00	134.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	979	118.00–122.00	120.43
1	—	980	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,735	170.00–180.00	174.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	11	—	—	2,500.00–3,700.00	2,831.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	—	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,063.33

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	—	—	4,000.00–4,400.00	4,266.67

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	—	—	3,425.00–4,000.00	3,808.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,650.00–1,925.00	1,784.38

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.