Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $259.00/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −138.88 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$259.00

44 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,442

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$17.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.19

vs AL average

−45.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	270.79	1,446	15thin
Medium and Large 2	568	252.90	1,437	29

One grade step is worth $17.90/cwt here — about $9 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 sale44 hd

259.00

—

AL average9 barns · 389 hd

270.19

−11.19

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−45.42

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−138.88

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	143.70	1,856	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	139.00	2,217	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	300–350	323	375.03/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	315.60/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	266.09/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,458	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	281.23/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,687	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	692	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	349.94/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	365.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	271.72/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,397	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	263.42/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,383	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	246.66/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	302.41/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	861	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	278.25/cwt	278.25–278.25	1,686	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	385.07/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	241.43/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	283.77/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,331	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	231.22/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	249.55/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,452	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	268.94/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	396	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	347.84/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,162	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	300.00/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,269	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	330.99/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	319.00/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	328.34/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	317.01/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,306	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	274.89/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	308.61/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,568	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	397.38/cwt	395.00–400.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	288.91/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,499	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,303	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,132	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	139.05/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,606	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	146.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,986	4

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 532Last week 826Year ago 489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 66Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 72Year ago 17

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	395.00–400.00	397.38
3	250–300	267	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	323	370.00–385.00	375.03
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	422	325.00–330.00	328.34
5	450–500	456	315.00–320.00	319.00
5	500–550	508	300.00–317.00	308.61
4	550–600	558	280.00–285.00	281.23
3	600–650	618	270.00–280.00	274.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	310.00–320.00	315.60
6	450–500	478	300.00–310.00	304.97
20	500–550	519	280.00–295.00	288.91
4	550–600	562	260.00–272.00	266.09
2	700–750	728	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	474	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
2	650–700	692	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	380.00–390.00	385.07
3	400–450	418	345.00–355.00	349.94
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	370.00	370.00
2	300–350	313	360.00–370.00	365.12
2	350–400	378	330.00–332.00	330.99
5	400–450	412	310.00–325.00	317.01
4	450–500	469	300.00–305.00	302.41
10	500–550	514	270.00–280.00	271.72
5	550–600	574	265.00–275.00	268.94
3	600–650	603	245.00–250.00	246.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	340.00–352.00	347.84
3	350–400	396	327.50	327.50
6	400–450	423	295.00–305.00	300.00
9	450–500	469	275.00–290.00	283.77
7	500–550	525	255.00–267.00	263.42
22	550–600	582	247.00–258.00	249.55
7	600–650	642	240.00–242.00	241.43
6	650–700	668	230.00–232.50	231.22
3	850–900	861	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	600–650	606	278.25	278.25

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	140.00	140.00
1	—	1,545	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	136.00–142.00	139.05
4	—	1,360	144.00–148.00	146.02

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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Cullman Stockyards

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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle