Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $312.31/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −105.28 against this barn's trailing median of $417.59.

Average price

$312.31

30 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$8.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	318.14	1,723	10thin
Medium and Large 2	539	309.39	1,669	20

One grade step is worth $8.75/cwt here — about $54 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

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

312.31

—

AL average14 barns · 209 hd

319.47

−7.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

417.59

−105.28

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	—	Low	1,777	171.55	3,048	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,381	157.69	2,178	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	140.13	1,621	19

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)	—	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,230	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,350	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,083	6

Every lot, as filed

50 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	550–600	567	313.36/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	337.60/cwt	335.00–347.00	1,539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	419.85/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,377	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	322.91/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	331.23/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,424	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	332.86/cwt	332.00–337.50	1,688	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	327.63/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	309.99/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	369.30/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,185	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	353.39/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	302.11/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	368.58/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,408	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	270.47/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,588	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	380.18/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	331.94/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	360.17/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,495	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	395.09/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,256	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	324.29/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,508	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	142.23/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,660	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	162.90/cwt	158.00–165.00	2,162	3
Bulls	—	—	1,735	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,897	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	172.46/cwt	169.00–176.00	3,078	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	149.87/cwt	148.00–152.00	2,193	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	134.63/cwt	132.00–137.00	1,482	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,060.00/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,060	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,187.50/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,188	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,324	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	345.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,470	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	391.71/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,434	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	373.84/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,555	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	406.83/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	292.58/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	321.21/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,510	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	303.93/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	311.73/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,627	14

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 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 396Last week 415Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 50Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 57Year ago 135

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	328	415.00–430.00	419.85
8	350–400	362	400.00–415.00	406.83
14	400–450	416	360.00–385.00	373.84
7	450–500	456	335.00–347.00	337.60
5	500–550	516	320.00–335.00	322.91
5	550–600	567	310.00–317.00	313.36
4	600–650	625	300.00–305.00	302.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	390.00–400.00	395.09
7	350–400	366	387.50–395.00	391.71
14	400–450	425	340.00–350.00	345.91
8	450–500	465	320.00–330.00	324.29
14	500–550	522	305.00–315.00	311.73
6	550–600	580	300.00–307.00	303.93
4	600–650	635	285.00–290.00	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	365.00–375.00	369.30
17	350–400	382	355.00–375.00	368.58
10	400–450	430	320.00–345.00	331.23
14	450–500	470	310.00–335.00	321.21
9	500–550	527	300.00–305.00	302.11
6	550–600	573	285.00–295.00	292.58
5	600–650	611	265.00–272.50	270.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	359	375.00–385.00	380.18
6	400–450	415	350.00–382.00	360.17
8	450–500	457	325.00–340.00	331.94
4	500–550	523	310.00–315.00	312.56
4	550–600	560	300.00–305.00	302.48
2	600–650	630	285.00–290.00	287.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	457	350.00–360.00	353.39
15	500–550	507	332.00–337.50	332.86
2	550–600	565	320.00–335.00	327.63
3	600–650	601	305.00–320.00	309.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	402	395.00	395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	148.00	148.00
12	—	1,167	138.00–145.00	142.23
6	—	1,101	132.00–137.00	134.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	158.00–165.00	162.90
2	—	1,463	148.00–152.00	149.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	167.00	167.00
5	—	1,785	169.00–176.00	172.46

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	4	—	—	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,187.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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Cullman Stockyards

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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

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Slaughter Cattle

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