Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 180.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $349.05/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −90.95 against this barn's trailing median of $440.00.

Average price

$349.05

6 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.47

vs AL average

−29.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	534	349.05	1,863	6thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.50, low $389.92, median $440.00 across 17 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 sale6 hd

349.05

—

AL average12 barns · 231 hd

355.53

−6.47

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−29.00

This barn, trailing median17 sales

440.00

−90.95

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	1,800	183.63	3,304	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,179	158.74	1,872	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,611	157.62	2,539	5thin

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)	—	$2,450	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,025	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	2thin

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	500–550	519	315.57/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	390.72/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,293	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	428.45/cwt	415.00–460.00	985	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	352.58/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	329.25/cwt	329.25–329.25	2,321	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,906	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	335.31/cwt	334.00–345.00	2,029	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	435.90/cwt	430.00–440.00	972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	342.42/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	327.06/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,868	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	329.68/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,701	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	368.27/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,547	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	389.14/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,634	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	310.48/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,909	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	407.30/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,283	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	423.29/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	364.88/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,700	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	344.39/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	389.92/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	318.47/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,803	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	438.69/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,399	8
Bulls	—	—	1,932	189.14/cwt	187.00–192.00	3,654	6
Bulls	—	—	1,647	182.00/cwt	179.00–184.00	2,998	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,485	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	156.03/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,551	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	167.56/cwt	165.00–171.00	2,029	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	159.39/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,981	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,362.50/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	412.04/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	300.55/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,984	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	465.19/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,011	1
Bulls	—	—	1,687	174.25/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,940	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	149.80/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,544	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	370.64/cwt	360.00–382.00	1,579	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	274.16/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,862	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	414.11/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,346	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	301.75/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,702	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,933	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	326.08/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,555	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	293.28/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,848	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	331.33/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,703	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	284.28/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,916	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	312.81/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	370.31/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,348	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	343.42/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,473	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	343.75/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,623	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	447.87/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,241	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	290.81/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	292.49/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,932	2

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 May 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 854Last week 621Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 96Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 34Year ago 104

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	415.00–460.00	428.45
5	250–300	279	410.00–415.00	412.04
7	300–350	331	385.00–395.00	390.72
13	350–400	364	360.00–375.00	370.31
12	400–450	429	335.00–350.00	343.42
12	450–500	477	320.00–330.00	326.08
8	500–550	519	310.00–320.00	315.57
11	550–600	564	295.00–305.00	301.75
7	600–650	619	285.00–295.00	290.81
8	650–700	679	271.00–280.00	274.16
2	750–800	758	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	223	430.00–440.00	435.90
3	250–300	258	420.00–425.00	423.29
8	300–350	315	400.00–415.00	407.30
5	350–400	367	385.00–395.00	389.92
14	400–450	420	360.00–375.00	368.27
10	450–500	468	335.00–350.00	342.42
12	500–550	516	325.00–335.00	329.68
10	550–600	566	310.00–325.00	318.47
5	600–650	627	300.00–305.00	302.52
2	650–700	668	290.00–295.00	292.49
16	700–750	714	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	350.00–355.00	352.58
2	550–600	565	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
143	700–750	705	329.25	329.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	600–650	605	334.00–345.00	335.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	470.00	470.00
4	250–300	265	460.00–470.00	465.19
8	300–350	319	430.00–450.00	438.69
14	400–450	420	380.00–400.00	389.14
19	450–500	466	355.00–375.00	364.88
9	500–550	526	340.00–350.00	344.39
8	550–600	571	320.00–332.00	327.06
12	600–650	615	305.00–315.00	310.48
7	650–700	660	295.00–305.00	300.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	465.00	465.00
5	250–300	277	445.00–450.00	447.87
7	300–350	325	410.00–420.00	414.11
1	350–400	390	400.00	400.00
20	400–450	426	360.00–382.00	370.64
19	450–500	472	335.00–350.00	343.75
21	500–550	514	320.00–340.00	331.33
7	550–600	559	310.00–315.00	312.81
11	600–650	630	285.00–300.00	293.28
8	650–700	674	280.00–290.00	284.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,932	187.00–192.00	189.14
3	—	1,647	179.00–184.00	182.00
3	—	1,687	173.00–176.00	174.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	164.00	164.00
4	—	1,635	154.00–158.00	156.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,211	165.00–171.00	167.56
15	—	1,243	154.00–164.00	159.39
8	—	1,031	147.00–152.00	149.80

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,362.50

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

Steers · 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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