Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $344.61/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −53.27 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$344.61

46 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$17.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs AL average

−21.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	354.80	1,866	19thin
Medium and Large 2	543	337.43	1,833	27

One grade step is worth $17.36/cwt here — about $33 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 sale46 hd

344.61

—

AL average15 barns · 612 hd

341.57

+3.04

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−21.25

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−53.27

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	1,770	193.05	3,417	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	164.44	2,126	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,507	164.33	2,476	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,142	147.04	1,679	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,933	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,787	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,417	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,938	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 2	500–550	528	340.65/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,799	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	311.65/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	735	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	469.07/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,811	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	406.46/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,732	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	442.98/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,670	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	356.25/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,674	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,085	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	372.73/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,277	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	433.85/cwt	422.00–445.00	1,831	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	408.01/cwt	400.00–412.00	1,534	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	307.57/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,910	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	442.56/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	378.07/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,769	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	397.26/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,839	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	457.50/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,867	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	380.28/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,996	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	487.44/cwt	485.00–490.00	1,648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	359.37/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,836	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	147.04/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,679	3
Bulls	—	—	1,966	183.77/cwt	180.00–187.00	3,613	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,436	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,355	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	174.05/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,304	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	163.85/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,066	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,933.33/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,933	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,416.67/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,417	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,937.50/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,938	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,728.57/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	356.73/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	663	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,155	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,744	1
Bulls	—	—	1,654	196.21/cwt	191.00–199.00	3,245	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,620	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	154.07/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,066	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	413.38/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,786	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	356.99/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,838	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	340.04/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	317.86/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,003	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	300.93/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,995	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	375.95/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,793	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	342.18/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	415.48/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,346	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,086	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	460.91/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,447	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	335.13/cwt	332.00–340.00	2,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	341.99/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	422.53/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,551	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	331.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,900	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	382.92/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,635	26

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 834Last week 900Year ago 813

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 67Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 73Year ago 57

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	410.00–420.00	415.48
17	350–400	376	400.00–412.00	408.01
26	400–450	427	375.00–390.00	382.92
23	450–500	470	350.00–365.00	356.25
18	500–550	528	335.00–345.00	340.65
9	550–600	574	325.00–335.00	331.00
10	600–650	621	305.00–310.00	307.57
5	650–700	663	295.00–305.00	300.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	440.00–445.00	442.56
15	350–400	367	415.00–435.00	422.53
17	400–450	426	400.00–415.00	406.46
17	450–500	468	370.00–387.00	378.07
14	500–550	511	350.00–370.00	359.37
5	550–600	568	340.00–345.00	341.99
3	600–650	602	320.00–325.00	321.68
3	650–700	662	310.00–315.00	311.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	735	327.50	327.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	663	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	338	485.00–490.00	487.44
12	350–400	386	460.00–485.00	469.07
21	400–450	422	422.00–445.00	433.85
27	450–500	463	385.00–410.00	397.26
17	500–550	525	370.00–390.00	380.28
3	550–600	565	355.00–360.00	356.73
7	600–650	609	332.00–340.00	335.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	314	455.00–465.00	460.91
10	350–400	377	435.00–450.00	442.98
16	400–450	432	405.00–420.00	413.38
18	450–500	477	365.00–380.00	375.95
14	500–550	515	350.00–362.00	356.99
7	550–600	561	340.00–345.00	342.18
7	600–650	630	315.00–320.00	317.86
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	408	450.00–460.00	457.50
22	500–550	516	404.00	404.00
24	600–650	611	370.00–375.00	372.73
7	800–850	810	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	400.00	400.00
3	550–600	596	350.00	350.00
4	600–650	620	335.00–345.00	340.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	144.00–153.00	147.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,570	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,550	169.00	169.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,324	171.00–178.00	174.05
11	—	1,261	160.00–168.00	163.85
4	—	1,341	150.00–159.00	154.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,966	180.00–187.00	183.77
1	—	1,800	208.00	208.00
7	—	1,654	191.00–199.00	196.21

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,933.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,416.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,728.57
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	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,937.50

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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