Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 185.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $322.37/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −75.51 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$322.37

65 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$8.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

vs AL average

−19.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	327.09	1,785	29
Medium and Large 2	537	318.57	1,710	36

One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about $75 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 sale65 hd

322.37

—

AL average11 barns · 482 hd

322.85

−0.48

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−19.16

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−75.51

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	1,843	193.53	3,566	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	167.82	2,444	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	166.10	2,025	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	151.27	1,576	3thin

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)	—	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	4thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	400–450	424	372.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,581	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	380.66/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,393	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	319.76/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,819	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	455.96/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,682	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	365.27/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,713	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	337.66/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,921	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	298.93/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,850	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	429.93/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	342.25/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,660	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	347.67/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,589	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	510.31/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	368.47/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,912	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	337.48/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,113	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	332.78/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,734	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,943	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,765	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	422.47/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,719	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	310.42/cwt	302.00–315.00	2,033	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	343.43/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,800	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	464.13/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,290	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	282.04/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,870	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	174.07/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,120	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	164.32/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,998	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	151.27/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,576	3
Bulls	—	—	1,896	195.91/cwt	194.00–199.00	3,714	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	166.98/cwt	166.00–168.00	2,284	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,127	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	464.93/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	395.58/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,432	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,106	7
Bulls	—	—	1,630	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,999	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	155.51/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,916	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	174.07/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	328.54/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,577	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	308.46/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,758	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	277.07/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	323.02/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,686	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	357.08/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,528	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	348	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	350.12/cwt	348.00–357.50	1,870	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	351	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	376.95/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,628	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	330.91/cwt	325.00–337.00	1,741	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	287.40/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,957	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	305.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	285.09/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	320.99/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,836	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	400.60/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,711	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	318.36/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,964	14

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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 747Last week 827Year ago 1,193

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 69Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 45Year ago 53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	362	390.00–400.00	395.58
12	400–450	424	370.00–380.00	372.96
13	450–500	457	325.00–360.00	347.67
15	500–550	521	330.00–335.00	332.78
14	550–600	572	315.00–322.50	320.99
13	600–650	619	290.00–307.50	298.93
5	650–700	663	275.00–290.00	282.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	395.00	395.00
9	350–400	366	375.00–385.00	380.66
21	400–450	428	345.00–365.00	357.08
22	450–500	480	322.50–340.00	328.54
25	500–550	522	315.00–327.50	323.02
11	550–600	570	305.00–312.00	308.46
6	600–650	627	280.00–290.00	285.09
5	650–700	671	275.00–280.00	277.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	383	420.00–440.00	429.93
14	400–450	432	365.00–385.00	376.95
15	450–500	485	335.00–350.00	342.25
10	500–550	526	325.00–337.00	330.91
5	550–600	569	315.00–322.00	319.76
6	600–650	633	300.00–310.00	305.04
6	650–700	681	280.00–290.00	287.40
1	700–750	710	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	500.00–520.00	510.31
6	250–300	278	460.00–470.00	464.13
9	350–400	369	450.00–470.00	455.96
15	400–450	427	390.00–415.00	400.60
13	450–500	469	355.00–380.00	365.27
15	500–550	524	340.00–350.00	343.43
10	550–600	569	330.00–345.00	337.66
14	600–650	617	315.00–332.00	318.36
5	650–700	655	302.00–315.00	310.42
2	700–750	700	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	455.00–475.00	464.93
6	400–450	407	415.00–430.00	422.47
9	450–500	462	382.00	382.00
16	500–550	519	365.00–370.00	368.47
7	550–600	581	362.50	362.50
22	600–650	626	332.00–340.00	337.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	351	445.00	445.00
9	500–550	534	348.00–357.50	350.12
1	600–650	620	327.00	327.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,218	170.00–179.00	174.07
9	—	1,216	162.00–168.00	164.32
3	—	1,232	151.00–159.00	155.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	150.00–152.00	151.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	166.00–168.00	166.98
1	—	1,355	157.00	157.00
2	—	1,595	173.00–175.00	174.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,896	194.00–199.00	195.91
1	—	1,630	184.00	184.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	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	4	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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