Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.93/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.95 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$254.93

32 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,393

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$13.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.96

vs AL average

−49.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	264.83	1,455	9thin
Medium and Large 2	545	251.06	1,369	23

One grade step is worth $13.77/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.76, low $332.77, median $397.88 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale32 hd

254.93

—

AL average16 barns · 464 hd

266.89

−11.96

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−49.10

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−142.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,660	153.11	2,542	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	135.29	1,898	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	127.16	1,530	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	117.04	1,241	2thin

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)	—	$2,283	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,013	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,980	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,358	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 lots · USDA AMS · Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	287.76/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	310.02/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,320	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	361.63/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,333	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	256.02/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	637	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,756	61
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	357.39/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	387.36/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	911	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,591	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	356.40/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,322	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	248.21/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,507	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	380.55/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	352.60/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	232.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	346.67/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	267.03/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,789	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	244.25/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,815	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	322.79/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,536	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	291.09/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,502	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	318.78/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,160	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	340.61/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,431	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	118.26/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,317	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	134.14/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,654	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	126.95/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,559	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	117.04/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,241	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	135.29/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,898	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,254	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	151.21/cwt	150.00–152.00	2,675	4
Bulls	—	—	1,468	163.48/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,012.50/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,013	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,283.33/head	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,283	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,980.00/head	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,980	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,358.33/head	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,358	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	362.53/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,566	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	254.89/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	374.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	391.85/cwt	385.00–395.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	248.98/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,387	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	320.10/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,325	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	364.07/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,413	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	310.39/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,583	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	340.71/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	272.75/cwt	272.75–272.75	1,707	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	271.88/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	264.97/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,537	8

How this sale compares

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 →

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Tue Jan 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 826Last week 499Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 39Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	385.00–395.00	391.85
2	300–350	313	370.00–380.00	374.96
5	350–400	388	355.00–370.00	364.07
8	400–450	432	360.00–370.00	362.53
9	450–500	476	315.00–330.00	322.79
10	500–550	510	305.00–315.00	310.39
10	550–600	568	280.00–295.00	287.76
2	600–650	608	260.00–265.00	262.49
2	650–700	670	250.00–260.00	254.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	355.00	355.00
10	350–400	364	300.00–345.00	318.78
7	400–450	420	335.00–345.00	340.61
3	450–500	480	295.00	295.00
14	500–550	516	285.00–295.00	291.09
8	550–600	580	260.00–270.00	264.97
4	600–650	610	245.00–250.00	247.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	360.00–365.00	361.63
7	350–400	371	350.00–365.00	356.40
6	400–450	417	335.00–350.00	340.71
6	450–500	454	300.00–315.00	310.02
5	500–550	521	265.00–280.00	271.88
4	550–600	585	255.00–257.00	256.02
10	600–650	607	240.00–252.00	248.21
17	700–750	720	221.00	221.00
2	800–850	832	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	350.00–355.00	352.60
13	400–450	414	315.00–325.00	320.10
9	450–500	463	280.00–290.00	285.00
8	500–550	523	250.00–260.00	254.96
15	550–600	557	245.00–250.00	248.98
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	673	230.00–235.00	232.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	637	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
92	600–650	626	272.75	272.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	500–550	542	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	377.00	377.00
3	400–450	418	350.00–362.00	357.39
1	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
24	700–750	743	244.00–245.00	244.25
4	900–950	911	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	385.00–390.00	387.36
4	400–450	414	375.00–385.00	380.55
3	450–500	450	345.00–350.00	346.67
16	650–700	670	265.00–267.50	267.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,114	115.00–121.00	118.26
8	—	1,233	131.00–138.00	134.14
12	—	1,228	122.00–130.00	126.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	116.00–118.00	117.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	132.00–137.00	135.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	140.00	140.00
4	—	1,769	150.00–152.00	151.21
2	—	1,468	163.00–164.00	163.48

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)	6	—	—	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,012.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	2,150.00–2,400.00	2,283.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,358.33

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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