Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $302.17/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −95.71 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$302.17

64 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$15.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs AL average

−19.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	311.66	1,645	26
Medium and Large 2	529	295.68	1,563	38

One grade step is worth $15.98/cwt here — about $82 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 sale64 hd

302.17

—

AL average14 barns · 479 hd

305.67

−3.50

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−19.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−95.71

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	1,769	176.19	3,116	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	150.25	2,216	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	149.93	1,790	32

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)	—	$2,162	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,263	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,890	5

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2	300–350	313	371.95/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,164	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	301.55/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,538	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	285.62/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	387.93/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,598	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	351.83/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,495	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,183	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	295.31/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	335.70/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,558	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	353.52/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,326	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	335.42/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,402	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	382.03/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,230	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	268.99/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,340	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	333.92/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	201	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	315.12/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,500	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	334.74/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,577	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	283.28/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	372.04/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,574	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	387.48/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,476	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	421.50/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,349	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	355.53/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,643	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	146.55/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,729	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,217	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	155.74/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,210	4
Bulls	—	—	1,688	174.66/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,948	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	148.10/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,216	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	154.88/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,882	14
Bulls	—	—	1,540	166.17/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,559	2
Bulls	—	—	2,118	188.52/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,993	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,083.33/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,083	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,890.00/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	328.67/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	436.05/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,182	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	404.39/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,452	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	400.08/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,288	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	306.31/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,721	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	275.25/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	378.48/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,381	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	317.68/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,617	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	260.28/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,856	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	318.99/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,694	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	321.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	287.61/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,593	16

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 852Last week 396Year ago 851

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 40Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 57Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	201	390.00	390.00
13	300–350	313	365.00–377.50	371.95
15	350–400	375	340.00–365.00	353.52
23	400–450	418	330.00–340.00	335.42
20	450–500	476	310.00–320.00	315.12
22	500–550	510	295.00–305.00	301.55
16	550–600	554	280.00–292.50	287.61
7	600–650	627	265.00–272.00	268.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	292	405.00	405.00
7	300–350	322	380.00–385.00	382.03
23	350–400	365	360.00–390.00	378.48
16	400–450	425	345.00–365.00	351.83
18	450–500	464	330.00–342.50	335.70
19	500–550	509	310.00–322.50	317.68
7	550–600	579	292.50–300.00	295.31
8	600–650	614	280.00–285.00	282.52
9	650–700	673	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
9	300–350	322	395.00–405.00	400.08
16	350–400	381	380.00–395.00	387.48
16	400–450	423	360.00–380.00	372.04
17	450–500	471	320.00–340.00	334.74
14	500–550	531	310.00–322.50	318.99
18	550–600	562	300.00–312.00	306.31
7	600–650	621	280.00–290.00	285.62
8	650–700	679	272.00–277.00	275.25
10	700–750	713	257.50–270.00	260.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	271	430.00–440.00	436.05
11	300–350	320	410.00–430.00	421.50
8	350–400	359	400.00–410.00	404.39
19	400–450	412	380.00–395.00	387.93
22	450–500	462	350.00–365.00	355.53
11	500–550	512	325.00–335.00	328.67
3	550–600	560	320.00–325.00	321.64
3	650–700	665	280.00–285.00	283.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	308	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	440	372.50	372.50
7	500–550	508	332.50–335.00	333.92
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	200	470.00	470.00
7	400–450	417	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,180	141.00–150.00	146.55
1	—	1,135	138.00	138.00
14	—	1,215	151.00–160.00	154.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	139.00	139.00
4	—	1,419	154.00–158.00	155.74
5	—	1,496	144.00–151.00	148.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	172.00–179.00	174.66
2	—	1,540	164.00–168.00	166.17
2	—	2,118	185.00–192.00	188.52

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	7	—	—	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,890.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,083.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
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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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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