Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $316.93/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −80.95 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$316.93

65 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

vs AL average

−21.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	321.77	1,784	23
Medium and Large 2	543	314.27	1,708	42

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $76 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 sale65 hd

316.93

—

AL average13 barns · 427 hd

317.78

−0.85

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−21.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−80.95

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	—	Low	1,817	195.06	3,545	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,100	162.81	1,790	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	156.63	2,240	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	149.30	1,626	4thin

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)	—	$2,550	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1Replacement	650–700	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	389.29/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,401	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	395.03/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,244	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	437.35/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	334.18/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,731	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	497	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,777	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	319.02/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	382.59/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,274	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	347.95/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,639	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	882	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,320	124
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	303.71/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	331.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,736	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	594	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,966	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	299.98/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	287.00/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	363.82/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,335	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	316.76/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,698	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	360.69/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,519	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	149.30/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,626	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,224	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	157.44/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,248	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	153.98/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,551	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	163.01/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,860	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	170.08/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,895	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,075.00/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	385.53/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,631	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	335.47/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	428.38/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,367	5
Bulls	—	—	1,794	183.77/cwt	181.00–187.00	3,297	4
Bulls	—	—	1,685	207.73/cwt	202.00–215.00	3,500	4
Bulls	—	—	1,973	193.68/cwt	191.00–195.00	3,821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	428.63/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,564	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	312.16/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,910	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	298.55/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,970	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	359.62/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,687	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	313.80/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,814	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	410.31/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,555	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	407.32/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,699	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	366.52/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,715	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	331.29/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,865	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	352.98/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,804	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	376.72/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,582	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,081	87

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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 916Last week 854Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	390.00–400.00	395.03
7	350–400	360	385.00–395.00	389.29
11	400–450	420	370.00–385.00	376.72
15	450–500	469	350.00–370.00	359.62
9	500–550	518	327.50–340.00	334.18
14	550–600	578	310.00–320.00	313.80
4	600–650	608	295.00–300.00	297.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	380.00–385.00	382.59
9	350–400	367	355.00–370.00	363.82
19	400–450	421	355.00–365.00	360.69
10	450–500	473	330.00–340.00	335.47
34	500–550	536	310.00–325.00	316.76
8	550–600	575	300.00–307.00	303.71
4	600–650	638	280.00–285.00	282.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	600–650	625	333.00	333.00
124	850–900	882	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	325	435.00–440.00	437.35
10	350–400	365	420.00–435.00	428.63
18	400–450	417	400.00–415.00	407.32
16	450–500	468	360.00–377.00	366.52
27	500–550	511	340.00–362.50	352.98
11	550–600	563	325.00–340.00	331.29
7	600–650	612	310.00–315.00	312.16
4	650–700	660	295.00–302.00	298.55
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	425.00–430.00	428.38
11	350–400	379	405.00–415.00	410.31
10	400–450	423	380.00–390.00	385.53
14	450–500	471	340.00–355.00	347.95
12	500–550	523	325.00–335.00	331.98
6	550–600	567	315.00–322.00	319.02
7	600–650	617	295.00–305.00	299.98
5	650–700	655	285.00–290.00	287.00
2	700–750	700	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	497	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	377.00	377.00
12	550–600	594	331.00	331.00
3	600–650	631	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
5	450–500	455	395.00	395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	148.00–151.00	149.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,428	157.00–158.00	157.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,007	153.00–155.00	153.98
11	—	1,141	156.00–167.00	163.01
7	—	1,114	164.00–175.00	170.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,794	181.00–187.00	183.77
4	—	1,685	202.00–215.00	207.73
4	—	1,973	191.00–195.00	193.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle