Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.40/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −93.48 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$304.40

78 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$15.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs AL average

−25.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	311.06	1,720	44
Medium and Large 2	545	295.78	1,612	34

One grade step is worth $15.28/cwt here — about $107 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 sale78 hd

304.40

—

AL average15 barns · 441 hd

303.04

+1.36

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−25.55

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−93.48

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	1,604	162.91	2,613	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	145.53	1,690	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,517	144.96	2,199	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	134.59	1,343	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)	—	$2,506	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,280	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,857	7

Every lot, as filed

64 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	562	315.76/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	392.77/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	317.47/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,651	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	319.03/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,490	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	330.82/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,383	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	348.16/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,459	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	290.99/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,653	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	299.56/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,579	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	441.06/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,006	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	385.10/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,398	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	282.44/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	295.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	465.21/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,977	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	382.65/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,244	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	352.25/cwt	352.25–352.25	2,068	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,504	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	307.05/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,766	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	407.59/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,264	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	383.25/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,606	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	291.00/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	410.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,526	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	496.25/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	353.35/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,636	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	2,303	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	144.52/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,189	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	134.59/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,343	2
Bulls	—	—	1,943	175.53/cwt	175.00–176.00	3,411	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	137.06/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,446	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	152.67/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,947	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	144.84/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,654	13
Bulls	—	—	1,558	162.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,528	4
Bulls	—	—	1,481	157.26/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,329	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,162.50/head	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,163	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,250.00/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,857.14/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,857	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	335.86/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,595	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	447.92/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,357	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	411.20/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,357	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	307.67/cwt	302.50–312.00	1,920	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	363.95/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,525	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	302.94/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	417.28/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	336.96/cwt	325.00–347.00	1,574	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	318.07/cwt	312.00–327.00	1,635	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	287.45/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	329.39/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,683	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	381.75/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,443	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	277.84/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	360.80/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,396	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	265.04/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,749	4

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 852Year ago 499

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 78Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 85Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	490.00–510.00	496.25
5	300–350	303	440.00–460.00	447.92
13	350–400	372	400.00–420.00	410.14
11	400–450	419	375.00–395.00	383.25
7	450–500	463	350.00–360.00	353.35
12	500–550	511	325.00–342.00	329.39
5	550–600	562	312.00–320.00	315.76
7	600–650	624	302.50–312.00	307.67
2	650–700	685	290.00–292.00	291.00
1	700–750	745	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	400.00–425.00	411.20
14	350–400	378	375.00–390.00	381.75
19	400–450	419	355.00–370.00	363.95
12	450–500	475	330.00–340.00	335.86
6	500–550	520	310.00–322.00	317.47
5	550–600	567	300.00–305.00	302.94
2	600–650	618	285.00–290.00	287.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	425.00–450.00	441.06
4	250–300	275	385.00–400.00	392.77
11	300–350	325	375.00–390.00	382.65
25	350–400	387	345.00–367.00	360.80
17	400–450	418	325.00–335.00	330.82
11	450–500	467	315.00–325.00	319.03
19	500–550	527	290.00–307.00	299.56
15	550–600	568	282.50–300.00	290.99
7	600–650	615	275.00–280.00	277.84
4	650–700	660	260.00–270.00	265.04
2	700–750	725	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	460.00–470.00	465.21
4	250–300	258	410.00–425.00	417.28
11	300–350	310	400.00–415.00	407.59
10	350–400	363	375.00–395.00	385.10
19	400–450	419	342.00–360.00	348.16
32	450–500	467	325.00–347.00	336.96
16	500–550	514	312.00–327.00	318.07
28	550–600	575	305.00–310.00	307.05
5	600–650	622	290.00–300.00	295.02
2	650–700	670	280.00–285.00	282.44
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	600–650	642	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	356	422.50	422.50
6	450–500	460	367.50	367.50
9	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
45	550–600	587	352.25	352.25
4	600–650	645	312.50	312.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	150.00–151.00	150.52
5	—	1,515	141.00–149.00	144.52
1	—	1,500	136.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	133.00–136.00	134.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,055	135.00–139.00	137.06
6	—	1,275	151.00–154.00	152.67
13	—	1,142	140.00–149.00	144.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,943	175.00–176.00	175.53
4	—	1,558	160.00–165.00	162.26
4	—	1,481	155.00–159.00	157.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,150.00–2,200.00	2,162.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,857.14

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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