Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to weaker. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $280.61/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.98 against this barn's trailing median of $417.59.

Average price

$280.61

30 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

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

$14.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	289.36	1,538	12thin
Medium and Large 2	542	274.77	1,489	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.58/cwt here — about $49 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.37, low $371.10, median $417.59 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 sale30 hd

280.61

—

AL average14 barns · 253 hd

291.00

−10.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

417.59

−136.98

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	—	Average	1,732	160.94	2,787	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	137.84	2,182	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	135.00	1,730	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,134	119.84	1,359	7thin

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)	—	$2,367	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,060	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,033	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	600–650	615	269.64/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	351.15/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	241.24/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	295.30/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,524	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	257.30/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,698	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	299.54/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,249	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	332.44/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	234.09/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	322.10/cwt	320.00–325.00	999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	314.23/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,317	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,455	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	322.19/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	286.55/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	313.99/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	337.53/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,418	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	314.07/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,178	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	383.74/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,048	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	280.92/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,483	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	322.69/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,371	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	334.20/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,430	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	391.60/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,265	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	247.96/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,632	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	136.00/cwt	134.00–137.00	2,139	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,715	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	119.84/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,359	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	141.53/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,269	2
Bulls	—	—	1,724	162.13/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,795	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	140.17/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,859	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	132.81/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,668	20
Bulls	—	—	1,648	153.07/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,523	6
Bulls	—	—	1,910	175.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,345	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,366.67/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,033.33/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,060.00/head	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,060	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	317.09/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,449	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	378.30/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	414.71/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	359.56/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,348	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	297.51/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,434	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	259.03/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,365	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	287.33/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,356	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	256.31/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,561	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	262.48/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,496	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	277.47/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	365.96/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,197	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	307.23/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,441	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	272.74/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,391	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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 984Last week 969Year ago 917

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 65Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 73Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to weaker. Trade active with good demand. 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
1	200–250	230	430.00	430.00
2	250–300	255	400.00–430.00	414.71
6	300–350	323	380.00–400.00	391.60
3	350–400	388	375.00–380.00	378.30
8	400–450	428	330.00–345.00	334.20
9	450–500	457	310.00–325.00	317.09
8	500–550	516	290.00–300.00	295.30
4	550–600	563	275.00–280.00	277.47
3	600–650	615	265.00–277.00	269.64
3	650–700	660	255.00–262.00	257.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	273	380.00–390.00	383.74
5	300–350	327	360.00–370.00	365.96
7	350–400	375	345.00–370.00	359.56
13	400–450	425	315.00–327.00	322.69
13	450–500	482	290.00–302.00	297.51
12	500–550	528	275.00–285.00	280.92
6	550–600	570	260.00–265.00	262.48
8	600–650	609	252.50–260.00	256.31
5	650–700	658	245.00–250.00	247.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	409	345.00–355.00	351.15
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
3	500–550	503	312.00–315.00	313.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	335.00–340.00	337.53
7	450–500	468	320.00–325.00	322.19
4	500–550	530	295.00–300.00	297.48
3	550–600	565	280.00–290.00	286.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	330.00–335.00	332.44
4	350–400	360	325.00–330.00	327.47
8	400–450	419	310.00–320.00	314.23
12	450–500	469	300.00–312.00	307.23
8	500–550	510	270.00–275.00	272.74
4	550–600	565	255.00–260.00	257.46
2	600–650	628	245.00–250.00	247.49
2	650–700	658	240.00–242.50	241.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	320.00–325.00	322.10
6	350–400	375	310.00–320.00	314.07
13	400–450	417	295.00–305.00	299.54
9	450–500	472	280.00–292.00	287.33
9	500–550	527	250.00–265.00	259.03
6	550–600	570	245.00–250.00	247.48
5	600–650	616	230.00–237.00	234.09
1	650–700	685	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	134.00–137.00	136.00
2	—	1,603	140.00–143.00	141.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	127.00	127.00
10	—	1,326	138.00–144.00	140.17
20	—	1,256	130.00–137.00	132.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,134	119.00–123.00	119.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,724	160.00–164.00	162.13
6	—	1,648	150.00–155.00	153.07
3	—	1,910	170.00–180.00	175.11

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	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,366.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,033.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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

Bulls · 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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