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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $359.69/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 3 of 31 comparable sales and sits −38.19 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$359.69

69 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$123

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

$35.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.02

vs AL average

−8.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	376.33	1,989	37
Medium and Large 2	548	340.45	1,867	32

One grade step is worth $35.88/cwt here — about $123 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale69 hd

359.69

—

AL average16 barns · 675 hd

354.66

+5.02

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−8.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−38.19

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	—	High	1,850	199.57	3,693	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,608	169.19	2,721	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,296	168.01	2,177	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	144.88	1,686	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,225	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,900	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	418	416.29/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,740	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	434.57/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,856	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	314.18/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	399.86/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,703	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	319.28/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,973	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	415.26/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,752	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	483.46/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,586	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	412.25/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,921	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,528	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	388.18/cwt	380.00–397.00	1,801	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	365.68/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,934	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	302.54/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,845	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	481.00/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	345.61/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,005	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	308.67/cwt	300.00–312.50	2,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	344.43/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,819	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	443.17/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,418	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	452.69/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,693	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	494.08/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,359	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	3,990	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	153.89/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,762	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,648	176.39/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,907	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	177.43/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,422	11
Bulls	—	—	1,838	196.96/cwt	194.00–200.00	3,620	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,850	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,225.00/head	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,225	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	333.81/cwt	327.00–345.00	1,943	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,224	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	165.40/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,129	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	144.88/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,686	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	166.79/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	501.83/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	505.44/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	414.03/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,124	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	677	330.00/cwt	325.00–332.50	2,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	369.73/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,778	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	420.11/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,567	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	386.53/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,879	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	430	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	461.55/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,491	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	389.37/cwt	380.00–402.00	1,997	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	372.91/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,092	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	440.91/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,653	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	319.63/cwt	315.00–327.00	2,100	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,450	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	366.80/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,885	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	331.33/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,044	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,969	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	348.24/cwt	337.50–355.00	2,002	9

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 Sep 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 899Last week 803Year ago 907

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 67Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 38Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	262	500.00–510.00	505.44
9	300–350	323	455.00–470.00	461.55
10	350–400	375	435.00–450.00	440.91
13	400–450	418	410.00–425.00	416.29
15	450–500	486	380.00–395.00	386.53
17	500–550	514	360.00–375.00	366.80
9	550–600	575	337.50–355.00	348.24
7	600–650	616	310.00–320.00	314.18
4	650–700	675	300.00–305.00	302.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	255	485.00	485.00
14	300–350	320	435.00–450.00	443.17
9	350–400	373	415.00–425.00	420.11
19	400–450	426	390.00–410.00	399.86
17	450–500	481	365.00–375.00	369.73
20	500–550	528	335.00–350.00	344.43
12	550–600	582	327.00–345.00	333.81
8	600–650	610	300.00–305.00	302.54
4	650–700	685	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	850–900	887	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
11	500–550	513	405.00–415.00	414.03
6	650–700	677	325.00–332.50	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	520.00	520.00
3	300–350	315	500.00–505.00	501.83
5	350–400	355	475.00–495.00	481.00
15	400–450	427	425.00–445.00	434.57
11	450–500	466	405.00–420.00	412.25
20	500–550	513	380.00–402.00	389.37
5	550–600	561	365.00–385.00	372.91
6	600–650	617	327.00–335.00	331.33
6	650–700	657	315.00–327.00	319.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	510.00	510.00
7	250–300	275	490.00–500.00	494.08
10	300–350	328	470.00–495.00	483.46
9	350–400	374	445.00–460.00	452.69
12	400–450	422	410.00–420.00	415.26
14	450–500	464	380.00–397.00	388.18
19	500–550	529	360.00–370.00	365.68
8	550–600	580	340.00–350.00	345.61
13	600–650	618	310.00–325.00	319.28
8	650–700	676	300.00–312.50	308.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
7	600–650	622	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	380.00	380.00
6	750–800	784	310.00–315.00	312.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	850–900	881	337.00	337.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	150.00	150.00
4	—	1,648	171.00–180.00	176.39
4	—	1,533	165.00–169.00	166.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	150.00–158.00	153.89
11	—	1,365	172.00–183.00	177.43
18	—	1,287	160.00–169.00	165.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	142.00–149.00	144.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	210.00	210.00
4	—	1,838	194.00–200.00	196.96

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)	6	—	—	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,050.00–3,300.00	3,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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