Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.28/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −142.60 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$255.28

35 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,359

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$9.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.18

vs AL average

−41.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	263.58	1,413	5thin
Medium and Large 2	532	253.90	1,350	30

One grade step is worth $9.68/cwt here — about $62 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 sale35 hd

255.28

—

AL average14 barns · 430 hd

262.46

−7.18

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−41.72

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−142.60

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	1,816	156.71	2,846	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	138.86	1,732	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	135.50	1,931	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	124.35	1,471	4thin

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)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,800	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	254.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,336	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	275.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,139	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	266.63/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,386	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	259.01/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	280.52/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	302.40/cwt	300.00–305.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,587	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	288.42/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,174	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	265.68/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,270	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,659	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,849	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,366	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	294.35/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,260	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	284.27/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,333	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	324.90/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,163	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	347.40/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	261.55/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	281.69/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,468	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	269.52/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,423	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	292.48/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	258.26/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	309.99/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,311	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	277.47/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	375.05/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,241	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	342.50/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,267	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	157.13/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,891	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	135.93/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,715	11
Bulls	—	—	1,920	146.92/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,821	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	166.09/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,804	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,094	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	124.35/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,471	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	145.01/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,802	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,421	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,775	1

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 984Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 73Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	315.00–320.00	317.50
2	350–400	358	300.00–310.00	305.03
12	400–450	407	285.00–290.00	288.42
7	450–500	465	277.00–285.00	280.52
3	500–550	520	265.00–270.00	266.63
2	550–600	560	258.00–260.00	259.01
2	600–650	613	240.00–245.00	242.55
13	650–700	684	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	300.00–305.00	302.40
4	350–400	368	290.00–295.00	292.48
12	400–450	413	270.00–280.00	275.88
9	450–500	478	260.00–270.00	265.68
26	500–550	524	250.00–260.00	254.88
4	550–600	583	245.00–250.00	247.51
2	650–700	660	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	615	258.00	258.00
63	700–750	728	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	345.00–350.00	347.40
2	350–400	358	320.00–330.00	324.90
13	400–450	428	290.00–300.00	294.35
9	450–500	469	280.00–287.00	284.27
8	500–550	528	265.00–275.00	269.52
3	550–600	567	255.00–260.00	258.26
1	600–650	630	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	738	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	870	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
4	300–350	331	360.00–385.00	375.05
4	350–400	370	335.00–350.00	342.50
11	400–450	423	305.00–320.00	309.99
6	450–500	463	290.00–300.00	294.98
4	500–550	521	280.00–285.00	281.69
2	550–600	563	270.00–285.00	277.47
3	600–650	620	255.00–270.00	261.55
3	700–750	700	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,840	155.00–159.00	157.13
2	—	1,920	146.00–148.00	146.92
2	—	1,688	163.00–169.00	166.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,262	132.00–139.00	135.93
7	—	1,243	141.00–149.00	145.01
1	—	1,110	128.00	128.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	141.00	141.00
1	—	1,365	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,183	122.00–127.00	124.35

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