Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 166.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacements cattle sold firm

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.70/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −90.17 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$307.70

73 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$10.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

vs AL average

−21.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	310.36	1,748	55
Medium and Large 2	548	299.58	1,640	18thin

One grade step is worth $10.78/cwt here — about $107 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 sale73 hd

307.70

—

AL average12 barns · 418 hd

312.72

−5.02

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−21.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−90.17

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	1,774	176.70	3,135	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	152.31	2,313	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	146.97	1,804	28

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,181	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,867	3thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	300–350	317	433.16/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,373	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	420.14/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	325.96/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	386.83/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	286.64/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	366.31/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,557	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	390.09/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	308.10/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,596	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	313.15/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	284.72/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,794	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	278.05/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	321.71/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,361	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	291.06/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,679	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	300.61/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	291.70/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,989	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,867	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	146.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,822	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,273	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	156.23/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,231	9
Bulls	—	—	1,545	167.42/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	346.01/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,633	6
Bulls	—	—	1,843	175.91/cwt	173.00–179.00	3,242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,958	186.52/cwt	183.00–191.00	3,652	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,158.33/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,158	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,866.67/head	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,867	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	269.47/cwt	261.00–276.50	2,096	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	321.90/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,690	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	138.33/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,581	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	156.06/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,866	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	147.91/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	346.96/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,436	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	364.17/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,697	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	336.84/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,735	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	393.21/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,655	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	437.38/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	421.34/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	313.78/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,927	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,946	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	325.01/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,674	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	338.79/cwt	337.50–347.00	1,796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	305.83/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,768	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	337.81/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,530	15

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 687Year ago 809

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 61Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 104Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	317	430.00–440.00	433.16
3	350–400	360	415.00–430.00	420.14
13	400–450	414	340.00–360.00	346.96
15	450–500	453	325.00–345.00	337.81
13	500–550	515	320.00–332.00	325.01
42	550–600	578	300.00–315.00	305.83
4	600–650	620	295.00–300.00	297.50
3	650–700	660	285.00–290.00	286.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	375.00–400.00	386.83
12	400–450	423	315.00–335.00	321.71
9	450–500	484	310.00–320.00	314.91
9	500–550	518	300.00–315.00	308.10
9	550–600	577	285.00–295.00	291.06
7	600–650	630	280.00–287.00	284.72
5	650–700	673	275.00–280.00	278.05
3	700–750	706	255.00	255.00
6	750–800	770	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	461	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	430.00–445.00	437.38
7	350–400	368	415.00–430.00	421.34
21	400–450	421	380.00–415.00	393.21
11	450–500	466	355.00–370.00	364.17
11	500–550	515	330.00–350.00	336.84
10	550–600	562	320.00–335.00	325.96
23	600–650	614	310.00–317.50	313.78
1	650–700	665	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
7	350–400	382	385.00–395.00	390.09
13	400–450	425	350.00–375.00	366.31
6	450–500	472	340.00–352.00	346.01
9	500–550	525	315.00–327.00	321.90
6	550–600	567	310.00–315.00	313.15
8	600–650	623	295.00–305.00	300.61
6	650–700	682	285.00–300.00	291.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	530	337.50–347.00	338.79
2	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
13	650–700	650	305.00	305.00
45	750–800	778	261.00–276.50	269.47
5	800–850	803	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	608	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,248	142.00–150.00	146.00
3	—	1,143	137.00–139.00	138.33
5	—	1,196	152.00–160.00	156.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	139.00	139.00
9	—	1,428	152.00–160.00	156.23
5	—	1,658	144.00–151.00	147.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	165.00–169.00	167.42
2	—	1,843	173.00–179.00	175.91
3	—	1,958	183.00–191.00	186.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,158.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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