Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $369.86/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −47.72 against this barn's trailing median of $417.59.

Average price

$369.86

85 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$20.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.49

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	374.69	2,019	65
Medium and Large 2	536	354.17	1,899	20

One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.37, low $371.10, median $417.59 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 sale85 hd

369.86

—

AL average11 barns · 351 hd

361.37

+8.49

This barn, trailing median31 sales

417.59

−47.72

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	1,767	198.17	3,501	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	169.33	2,501	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	168.72	2,082	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	148.00	1,376	1thin

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)	—	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,788	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,433	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,975	4thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	550–600	558	386.66/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,158	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	512	418.36/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	363.71/cwt	355.00–377.50	2,051	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	469.08/cwt	455.00–487.50	1,539	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	462.01/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	395.93/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,861	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	414.82/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,908	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	342.91/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	365.40/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,320	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	492.42/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	522.48/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	436.65/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	522	386.91/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,020	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	308.20/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	326.35/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	449.60/cwt	440.00–462.00	1,884	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	386.02/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,980	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	337.12/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,083	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	479.37/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,793	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	612	371.81/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,275	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	412	443.42/cwt	440.00–447.00	1,827	5
Bulls	—	—	1,693	186.51/cwt	184.00–188.00	3,158	2
Bulls	—	—	1,891	208.40/cwt	205.00–212.00	3,941	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,376	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,527	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	178.03/cwt	176.00–184.00	2,548	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	165.23/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,450	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,433.33/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,433	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	386.54/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,844	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,686	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	177.47/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,309	7
Bulls	—	—	1,697	194.64/cwt	190.00–199.00	3,303	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	166.05/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,006	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	158.10/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	450.08/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,697	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	422.79/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,810	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	406.02/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,730	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	827	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,626	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	329.63/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,882	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	376.31/cwt	365.00–382.00	1,754	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	479.89/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,104	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	317.46/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	361.68/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,870	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	314.55/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,916	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	440.73/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,402	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	336.64/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,956	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	307.55/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	423.38/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,761	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,910	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	456.95/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,257	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	346.67/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,364	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,665	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	374.29/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,991	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	323.82/cwt	320.00–332.00	2,176	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 803Last week 695Year ago 693

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 68Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 44Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	512	415.00–425.00	418.36
3	550–600	558	380.00–395.00	386.66
18	600–650	612	360.00–385.00	371.81
6	700–750	725	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	500.00	500.00
4	250–300	269	485.00–500.00	492.42
9	300–350	328	455.00–487.50	469.08
3	350–400	393	435.00–440.00	436.65
13	400–450	416	415.00–430.00	423.38
11	450–500	470	390.00–405.00	395.93
14	500–550	532	370.00–380.00	374.29
5	550–600	573	340.00–355.00	342.91
4	600–650	621	320.00–330.00	326.35
3	650–700	668	315.00–320.00	316.68
1	700–750	715	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	475.00	475.00
5	400–450	412	440.00–447.00	443.42
1	450–500	450	420.00	420.00
13	500–550	522	385.00–387.50	386.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	230	475.00–485.00	479.89
4	250–300	275	450.00–465.00	456.95
7	300–350	318	435.00–445.00	440.73
2	350–400	355	430.00	430.00
12	400–450	426	400.00–410.00	406.02
17	450–500	466	365.00–382.00	376.31
9	500–550	538	350.00–360.00	355.00
11	550–600	571	320.00–350.00	329.63
11	600–650	609	310.00–320.00	314.55
2	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	520.00–525.00	522.48
5	400–450	428	460.00–470.00	462.01
1	450–500	465	430.00	430.00
12	600–650	635	365.00–370.00	365.40
1	650–700	680	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	493	405.00	405.00
3	650–700	682	345.00–350.00	346.67
11	800–850	827	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	650–700	668	399.00	399.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	540.00	540.00
12	350–400	374	470.00–490.00	479.37
16	400–450	419	440.00–462.00	449.60
15	450–500	460	405.00–425.00	414.82
32	500–550	513	380.00–405.00	386.02
33	550–600	564	355.00–377.50	363.71
13	600–650	618	330.00–345.00	337.12
7	650–700	672	320.00–332.00	323.82
3	700–750	730	305.00–315.00	308.20
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	377	445.00–455.00	450.08
16	400–450	428	415.00–430.00	422.79
21	450–500	477	375.00–400.00	386.54
14	500–550	517	350.00–370.00	361.68
6	550–600	581	330.00–340.00	336.64
6	600–650	635	315.00–320.00	317.46
4	650–700	683	305.00–310.00	307.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	184.00–188.00	186.51
4	—	1,891	205.00–212.00	208.40
5	—	1,697	190.00–199.00	194.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	148.00	148.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	155.00	155.00
4	—	1,431	176.00–184.00	178.03
5	—	1,483	160.00–170.00	165.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	172.00–183.00	177.47
11	—	1,208	162.00–170.00	166.05
3	—	1,172	157.00–159.00	158.10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,433.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,900.00

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

Bulls · 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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