Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold 175.00 to 300.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.60/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −90.28 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$307.60

26 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$15.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.10

vs AL average

−13.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	310.63	1,612	21
Medium and Large 2	529	294.86	1,561	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.76/cwt here — about $51 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale26 hd

307.60

—

AL average14 barns · 281 hd

302.49

+5.10

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−13.78

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−90.28

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	1,871	179.89	3,366	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	153.51	2,198	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	144.94	1,797	24

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)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,202	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,820	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 1	250–300	263	479.05/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	361.96/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	415.07/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	358.95/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,490	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,924	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	366.50/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,407	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	387.47/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	337.49/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	321.72/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,358	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	402.19/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	297.33/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,555	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	311.41/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,607	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	308.46/cwt	302.00–317.00	1,496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	329.96/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	320.66/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	324.21/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,712	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	385.12/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,429	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	361.98/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,488	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	438.91/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	334.22/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	394.79/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	437.63/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,820.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,820	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,516.67/head	3,400.00–3,750.00	3,517	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,084.38/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,084	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,828	178.29/cwt	176.00–182.00	3,259	4
Bulls	—	—	2,153	189.05/cwt	188.00–190.00	4,070	2
Bulls	—	—	1,480	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,486	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	152.42/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,059	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	136.95/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,604	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,805	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	156.64/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,303	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	143.75/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,715	10

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 Apr 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 428Year ago 434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 45Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 23Year ago 32

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold 175.00 to 300.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	460.00–500.00	479.05
4	300–350	320	430.00–450.00	438.91
3	400–450	427	385.00–400.00	394.79
5	450–500	456	345.00–375.00	361.96
2	500–550	508	330.00–340.00	334.93
2	550–600	560	325.00–335.00	329.96
1	600–650	610	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	435.00–440.00	437.63
2	300–350	340	410.00–420.00	415.07
8	350–400	390	395.00	395.00
5	400–450	415	355.00–370.00	358.95
4	450–500	479	330.00–340.00	334.22
24	500–550	528	310.00–325.00	324.21
1	550–600	565	312.00	312.00
1	600–650	620	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	367.00	367.00
2	500–550	508	335.00–340.00	337.49
18	700–750	726	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	410	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	455	385.00–390.00	387.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	384	355.00–370.00	366.50
6	400–450	422	315.00–330.00	321.72
4	450–500	485	302.00–317.00	308.46
4	500–550	523	290.00–302.00	297.33
1	550–600	555	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	390.00–420.00	402.19
9	350–400	371	370.00–390.00	385.12
13	400–450	411	340.00–375.00	361.98
3	450–500	457	320.00–322.00	320.66
20	500–550	516	305.00–315.00	311.41
1	550–600	575	295.00	295.00
8	600–650	623	267.50	267.50

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	5	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,400.00–3,750.00	3,516.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,084.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,828	176.00–182.00	178.29
2	—	2,153	188.00–190.00	189.05
1	—	1,480	168.00	168.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,351	150.00–158.00	152.42
6	—	1,171	134.00–139.00	136.95
10	—	1,193	140.00–148.00	143.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	141.00	141.00
4	—	1,470	151.00–161.00	156.64

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