Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $265.89/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −131.99 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$265.89

64 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,461

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$10.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.21

vs AL average

−38.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	272.97	1,463	20
Medium and Large 2	555	262.67	1,459	44

One grade step is worth $10.31/cwt here — about $4 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 sale64 hd

265.89

—

AL average13 barns · 429 hd

282.09

−16.21

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−38.75

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−131.99

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	—	High	1,795	159.77	2,867	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	138.75	2,083	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	134.11	1,681	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,235	123.33	1,523	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,280	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,838	4thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	500–550	522	311.37/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,625	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	350.31/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	332.01/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,052	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	250.98/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	312.42/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,431	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	325.26/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,389	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	321.28/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,725	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,993	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	280.65/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,802	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	842	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,869	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,785	78
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	273.89/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,742	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	349.62/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,440	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	309.31/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	317.99/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	429.15/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,009	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	281.60/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	355.19/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	305.87/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,438	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	339.91/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,244	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	142.31/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,937	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	134.84/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,686	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	133.27/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,094	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	126.41/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,476	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	123.33/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,523	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	143.13/cwt	140.00–151.00	2,068	5
Bulls	—	—	1,760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	151.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,663	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	3,073	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,212.50/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,213	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,838	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	335.93/cwt	320.00–352.50	1,465	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	364.82/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,383	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	310.51/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,307	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	276.66/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	290.81/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,538	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	309.06/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,301	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	288.66/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,365	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	264.03/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,410	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	396.75/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,313	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	289.90/cwt	287.50–292.50	1,655	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	261.17/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,512	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	275.72/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,406	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,334	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	267.87/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,564	7

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 969Last week 532Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 32Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 23Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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	235	420.00–450.00	429.15
1	250–300	265	390.00	390.00
9	300–350	331	385.00–400.00	396.75
4	350–400	379	355.00–380.00	364.82
25	400–450	436	320.00–352.50	335.93
4	450–500	461	315.00–320.00	317.99
13	500–550	522	305.00–317.00	311.37
19	550–600	571	287.50–292.50	289.90
3	600–650	627	280.00–285.00	281.60
1	650–700	660	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	345.00–360.00	355.19
4	350–400	366	335.00–345.00	339.91
8	400–450	421	305.00–315.00	310.51
13	450–500	470	300.00–310.00	305.87
14	500–550	529	285.00–295.00	290.81
3	550–600	568	275.00–280.00	276.66
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
7	300–350	318	340.00–360.00	350.31
7	350–400	381	350.00	350.00
13	400–450	427	320.00–342.00	325.26
12	450–500	458	305.00–317.50	312.42
13	500–550	510	270.00–285.00	275.72
7	550–600	584	265.00–270.00	267.87
2	600–650	623	250.00–252.00	250.98
3	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	317	330.00–335.00	332.01
16	400–450	421	300.00–315.00	309.06
12	450–500	473	280.00–295.00	288.66
23	500–550	534	257.00–269.00	264.03
21	550–600	579	250.00–266.00	261.17
3	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	600–650	649	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	390.00	390.00
8	400–450	412	340.00–357.50	349.62
2	450–500	495	332.50	332.50
20	500–550	537	315.00–325.00	321.28
7	550–600	569	307.50–310.00	309.31
28	600–650	642	280.00–281.00	280.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	700–750	738	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
25	600–650	636	270.00–277.50	273.89
5	800–850	842	222.00	222.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,361	140.00–145.00	142.31
7	—	1,250	133.00–137.00	134.84
6	—	1,168	125.00–128.00	126.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,571	131.00–138.00	133.27
5	—	1,445	140.00–151.00	143.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	121.00–126.00	123.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,757	150.00–155.00	151.54
2	—	1,868	164.00–165.00	164.49

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)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,212.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,837.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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