Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $338.34/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −59.54 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$338.34

29 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$34

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

$20.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.48

vs AL average

−21.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	343.39	1,820	22
Medium and Large 2	575	322.49	1,854	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.90/cwt here — about −$34 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 sale29 hd

338.34

—

AL average16 barns · 615 hd

332.86

+5.48

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−21.46

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−59.54

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	1,763	200.27	3,531	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	172.95	2,638	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,206	165.55	1,996	20

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,150	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,995	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,213	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,117	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	359.61/cwt	354.00–361.00	2,409	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	316.66/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	361.84/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,712	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	335.30/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,908	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	368.94/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,893	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	380.99/cwt	372.00–390.00	1,760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	347.16/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,777	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,290	84
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	440.64/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	329.98/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	409.80/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	386.77/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,648	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	425.29/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,365	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	362.47/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	347.99/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	319.91/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	618	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,151	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	181.14/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,752	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,457	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	154.34/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,764	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	176.76/cwt	174.00–183.00	2,229	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	164.31/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,978	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	164.56/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,498	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,833.33/head	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,833	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,970.00/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,970	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,271.43/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,271	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,116.67/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,117	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,212.50/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,213	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	412.64/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,312	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	335.01/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,900	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	459.18/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,506	7
Bulls	—	—	1,818	190.23/cwt	187.00–192.00	3,458	3
Bulls	—	—	1,955	216.11/cwt	211.00–223.00	4,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,653	199.96/cwt	192.00–206.00	3,305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	364.23/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,541	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	347.55/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,807	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	386.94/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,683	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	312.24/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,936	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	420.95/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,574	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	301.96/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	304.93/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,921	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	293.60/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,967	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	352.22/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,987	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	383.03/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	346.82/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,654	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	404.93/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,512	1

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 Aug 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 757Last week 691Year ago 814

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 59Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 55Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	470.00	470.00
4	450–500	457	411.00	411.00
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
36	650–700	670	354.00–361.00	359.61
1	750–800	780	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	564	350.00–352.50	352.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	420.00–430.00	425.29
6	350–400	363	400.00–410.00	404.93
15	400–450	426	380.00–400.00	386.77
4	450–500	460	360.00–365.00	362.47
15	500–550	512	340.00–354.00	347.16
7	550–600	569	330.00–340.00	335.30
3	600–650	623	315.00–320.00	316.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	600–650	619	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	600–650	618	348.00	348.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	410.00–415.00	412.64
7	350–400	386	370.00–390.00	383.03
20	400–450	423	355.00–370.00	364.23
18	450–500	477	340.00–355.00	346.82
7	550–600	575	320.00–325.00	322.49
9	600–650	630	300.00–310.00	304.93
7	650–700	670	290.00–295.00	293.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	455.00–465.00	459.18
13	350–400	374	410.00–435.00	420.95
16	400–450	435	375.00–395.00	386.94
23	450–500	473	350.00–370.00	361.84
20	500–550	520	340.00–355.00	347.55
9	550–600	567	330.00–340.00	335.01
11	600–650	620	305.00–320.00	312.24
5	650–700	667	300.00–305.00	301.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	470.00	470.00
7	350–400	361	430.00–445.00	440.64
10	400–450	418	400.00–420.00	409.80
11	450–500	462	372.00–390.00	380.99
21	500–550	513	360.00–375.00	368.94
5	550–600	557	345.00–350.00	347.99
5	600–650	612	325.00–340.00	329.98
4	650–700	664	310.00–330.00	319.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,519	175.00–186.00	181.14
1	—	1,565	157.00	157.00
2	—	1,518	161.00–169.00	164.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,143	150.00–158.00	154.34
6	—	1,261	174.00–183.00	176.76
9	—	1,204	162.00–170.00	164.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,818	187.00–192.00	190.23
2	—	1,955	211.00–223.00	216.11
5	—	1,653	192.00–206.00	199.96

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	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,212.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	—	2,550.00–3,050.00	2,833.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	—	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,400.00–3,800.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,271.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,116.67

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

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