Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.93/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −126.95 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$270.93

66 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,451

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$13.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs AL average

−36.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	281.07	1,488	17thin
Medium and Large 2	538	267.41	1,438	49

One grade step is worth $13.66/cwt here — about $50 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 sale66 hd

270.93

—

AL average16 barns · 301 hd

270.15

+0.78

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−36.08

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−126.95

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	—	Average	1,770	164.57	2,913	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,432	151.50	2,169	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	145.96	1,738	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	131.97	1,313	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)	—	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,790	5

Every lot, as filed

47 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 2	350–400	372	359.93/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	316.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,521	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	397.56/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	333.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,375	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	341.97/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,846	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	270.07/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,437	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	288.28/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,488	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	244.30/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,568	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	248.37/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,436	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	318.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,366	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,794	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,388	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	289.17/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,368	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	263.77/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	306.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,439	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	342.20/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	293.72/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	311.42/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,604	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	371.77/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,227	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	319.10/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,200	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	356.68/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	379.98/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,414	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	277.99/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	289.99/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,528	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	401.02/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,323	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,790.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,790	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	166.86/cwt	164.00–169.00	3,034	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,680	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	158.31/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,259	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	131.97/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,313	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	145.30/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,672	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	154.33/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,820	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	138.26/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,719	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	144.69/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,079	3

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 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 665Last week 615Year ago 1,002

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 59Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 43Year ago 45

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	390.00–405.00	397.56
3	300–350	330	365.00–375.00	371.77
6	350–400	372	355.00–365.00	359.93
12	400–450	413	330.00–340.00	333.00
6	450–500	481	310.00–320.00	316.13
23	500–550	527	285.00–295.00	289.99
4	550–600	576	275.00–280.00	277.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	268	410.00	410.00
4	300–350	330	390.00–410.00	401.02
8	350–400	372	370.00–390.00	379.98
4	400–450	425	350.00–370.00	356.68
6	450–500	459	330.00–350.00	341.97
10	500–550	515	302.00–320.00	311.42
4	550–600	561	290.00–300.00	293.72
1	600–650	610	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	312.00–325.00	319.10
18	450–500	473	285.00–295.00	289.17
43	500–550	532	260.00–277.00	270.07
6	550–600	578	245.00–250.00	248.37
11	600–650	642	240.00–245.00	244.30
5	650–700	656	240.00	240.00
8	750–800	785	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	330.00–350.00	342.20
9	400–450	429	315.00–320.00	318.53
10	450–500	470	300.00–310.00	306.27
12	500–550	516	280.00–297.50	288.28
5	550–600	561	260.00–267.00	263.77
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	600–650	643	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	413	336.00	336.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	387.50	387.50
2	450–500	460	360.00–370.00	365.00
27	550–600	577	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	462	352.50	352.50
2	500–550	537	317.50	317.50
5	650–700	698	262.50	262.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,818	164.00–169.00	166.86
1	—	1,675	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	155.00–161.00	158.31
3	—	1,437	141.00–148.00	144.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	130.00–134.00	131.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	142.00–148.00	145.30
4	—	1,179	152.00–156.00	154.33
4	—	1,243	137.00–139.00	138.26

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