Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade was active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.55/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −106.33 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$291.55

29 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$73.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.18

vs AL average

−23.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	313.18	1,582	11thin
Medium and Large 2	554	283.12	1,567	16thin
Medium and Large 3	500	240.00	1,200	2thin

One grade step is worth $73.18/cwt here — about $382 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd

291.55

—

AL average15 barns · 266 hd

286.37

+5.18

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−23.41

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−106.33

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	1,420	171.36	2,434	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	144.12	1,907	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,443	143.50	2,071	9thin

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)	—	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	3thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	500–550	505	313.18/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,582	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	276.27/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	339.99/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,601	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	362.66/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,567	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	335.74/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,601	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	302.72/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,607	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	413.45/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	350.12/cwt	345.00–355.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	364.81/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	227.47/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	280.07/cwt	272.50–287.50	1,770	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	672	211.98/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	288.08/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,752	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	355.12/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,509	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	334.26/cwt	322.50–337.00	1,882	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	289.96/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	331.65/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,277	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	297.94/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,287	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	150.31/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,975	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	136.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,983	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	138.52/cwt	138.00–139.00	2,057	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	148.25/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,086	3
Bulls	—	—	1,466	182.69/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,678	9
Bulls	—	—	1,360	170.44/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,318	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	345.24/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	305.92/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,588	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	142.43/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,065	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	142.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,819	10
Bulls	—	—	1,439	147.71/cwt	134.00–158.00	2,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	267.23/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,259	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	427.65/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,105	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	314.99/cwt	314.99–314.99	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	395.11/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,112	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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 665Year ago 917

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 49Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 38Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
11	500–550	505	312.50–315.00	313.18
2	600–650	610	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	345.00–355.00	350.12
2	300–350	315	340.00–350.00	345.24
6	350–400	385	330.00–335.00	331.65
5	400–450	432	295.00–305.00	297.94
3	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
8	500–550	526	285.00–300.00	289.96
8	550–600	581	270.00–280.00	276.27
8	600–650	632	272.50–287.50	280.07
5	700–750	739	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	310.00	310.00
2	350–400	388	270.00–275.00	272.52
9	450–500	471	245.00–285.00	267.23
2	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
5	650–700	672	210.00–215.00	211.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	370	390.00–400.00	395.11
1	400–450	405	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	410.00–420.00	413.45
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	388	355.00–375.00	364.81
7	400–450	432	350.00–370.00	362.66
25	450–500	471	320.00–350.00	339.99
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
10	550–600	563	322.50–337.00	334.26
2	600–650	625	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	295.00–312.50	305.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	365.00	365.00
11	400–450	425	350.00–360.00	355.12
29	450–500	477	320.00–345.00	335.74
14	500–550	531	290.00–317.50	302.72
9	600–650	608	280.00–300.00	288.08
3	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	780	222.50–230.00	227.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	280.00–285.00	282.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	470.00	470.00
2	250–300	255	420.00–435.00	427.65
1	300–350	340	410.00	410.00
2	550–600	565	327.50	327.50
1	600–650	610	314.99	314.99
1	650–700	665	290.00	290.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,314	148.00–154.00	150.31
4	—	1,448	135.00–139.00	136.96
10	—	1,281	140.00–145.00	142.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	138.00–139.00	138.52
3	—	1,407	146.00–149.00	148.25
4	—	1,450	142.00–144.00	142.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,466	180.00–192.00	182.69
8	—	1,360	163.00–175.00	170.44
4	—	1,439	134.00–158.00	147.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,200.00

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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