Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 4.00 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 $323.68/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −74.20 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$323.68

22 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$9.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.64

vs AL average

−23.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	330.27	1,780	6thin
Medium and Large 2	527	321.21	1,694	16thin

One grade step is worth $9.06/cwt here — about $86 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 sale22 hd

323.68

—

AL average16 barns · 621 hd

326.32

−2.64

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−23.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−74.20

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	1,619	192.90	3,123	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	165.67	1,956	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	158.67	2,354	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,433	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,120	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,140	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,750	2thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	336.75/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	322.78/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,077	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,496	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	175.37/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,050	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	159.57/cwt	156.00–168.00	1,916	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	154.05/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,795	3
Bulls	—	—	1,629	185.76/cwt	184.00–188.00	3,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	378.97/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	436.59/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	333.94/cwt	330.00–342.00	1,877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	471.54/cwt	465.00–485.00	1,707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	330.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	355.80/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,669	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	472.50/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	302.53/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	391.20/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	350.75/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,435	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	536	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	350.84/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	354.01/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	312.38/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	385.00/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	376.23/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	301.71/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,834	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,404.55/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,405	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,120.00/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,120	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	296.00/cwt	290.00–302.00	1,983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	418.43/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	317.75/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,776	5
Bulls	—	—	1,715	209.97/cwt	209.00–211.00	3,601	2
Bulls	—	—	1,542	191.05/cwt	190.00–192.00	2,946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	323.45/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	309.24/cwt	305.00–312.00	2,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	328.39/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	349.27/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	333.68/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	401.72/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	418.08/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,773	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	313.04/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,931	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	371.72/cwt	360.00–382.00	1,584	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	442.16/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,693	7

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 892Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	415.00	415.00
2	550–600	573	347.00–355.00	350.84
1	650–700	660	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	362	465.00–485.00	471.54
3	400–450	410	430.00–445.00	436.59
1	450–500	450	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	560	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
4	350–400	360	370.00–380.00	376.23
7	400–450	409	345.00–355.00	350.75
10	450–500	482	330.00–340.00	336.75
11	500–550	513	317.00–327.00	322.78
5	550–600	559	315.00–320.00	317.75
3	600–650	608	300.00–305.00	301.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	420.00	420.00
3	300–350	305	400.00–405.00	401.72
4	350–400	380	385.00–400.00	391.20
15	400–450	426	360.00–382.00	371.72
5	450–500	469	350.00–365.00	355.80
4	500–550	521	330.00–340.00	333.68
2	550–600	575	322.00–325.00	323.45
10	600–650	617	310.00–317.00	313.04
2	650–700	658	300.00–305.00	302.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	340	465.00–480.00	472.50
7	350–400	383	435.00–450.00	442.16
11	400–450	424	410.00–425.00	418.08
8	450–500	468	370.00–395.00	378.97
8	500–550	513	345.00–360.00	349.27
6	550–600	562	330.00–342.00	333.94
2	600–650	625	325.00–332.00	328.39
4	650–700	661	305.00–312.00	309.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	415.00–425.00	418.43
8	400–450	426	375.00–392.00	385.00
5	450–500	479	340.00–360.00	354.01
6	500–550	537	325.00–335.00	330.02
4	550–600	570	320.00–325.00	322.54
3	600–650	607	310.00–317.00	312.38
2	650–700	670	290.00–302.00	296.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	536	322.50	322.50
4	600–650	625	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,555	160.00–161.00	160.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,169	170.00–181.00	175.37
7	—	1,201	156.00–168.00	159.57
3	—	1,165	153.00–155.00	154.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,629	184.00–188.00	185.76
2	—	1,715	209.00–211.00	209.97
3	—	1,542	190.00–192.00	191.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,120.00
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	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,404.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750.00

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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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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