Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.81/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −70.07 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$327.81

49 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$8.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

vs AL average

−47.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	331.99	1,794	25
Medium and Large 2	546	323.47	1,766	24

One grade step is worth $8.52/cwt here — about $28 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

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 sale49 hd

327.81

—

AL average15 barns · 689 hd

323.45

+4.37

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−47.08

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−70.07

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	1,659	178.23	2,956	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	155.75	1,818	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,369	151.76	2,077	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	135.28	1,503	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,317	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,970	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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
Bulls	—	—	1,513	170.72/cwt	169.00–172.00	2,583	3
Bulls	—	—	1,653	179.71/cwt	178.00–182.00	2,971	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,123	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	151.78/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,632	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	165.47/cwt	160.00–171.00	2,128	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	142.47/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	382.51/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,377	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	343.13/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,613	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	410.41/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,711	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	353.99/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,791	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	337.13/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,777	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	337.36/cwt	331.00–347.50	1,967	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	325.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,836	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	357.47/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	337.12/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,760	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	369.08/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,761	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	308.49/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	352.52/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,530	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	384.07/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	397.77/cwt	397.50–400.00	1,870	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	408.00/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	906	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	391.17/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,659	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	369.34/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,544	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	363.07/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	327.40/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,706	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	320.14/cwt	315.00–322.50	1,815	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	323.49/cwt	321.00–329.00	2,038	42
Bulls	—	—	1,883	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	3,540	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	152.27/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,068	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,040	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	135.28/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	342.49/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	432.47/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,604	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,970.00/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,970	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,316.67/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,317	3

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 Oct 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 654Last week 824Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 42Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,513	169.00–172.00	170.72
2	—	1,653	178.00–182.00	179.71
2	—	1,883	188.00	188.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,358	149.00–157.00	152.27
1	—	1,275	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,075	148.00–159.00	151.78
6	—	1,286	160.00–171.00	165.47
2	—	1,180	140.00–145.00	142.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	134.00–138.00	135.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	360	380.00–385.00	382.51
21	400–450	418	365.00–375.00	369.34
4	450–500	490	355.00–360.00	357.47
14	500–550	522	335.00–340.00	337.12
11	550–600	564	325.00–330.00	325.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	360.00–365.00	363.07
22	400–450	434	350.00–360.00	352.52
16	450–500	470	337.00–350.00	343.13
11	500–550	521	325.00–330.00	327.40
13	550–600	567	315.00–322.50	320.14
7	600–650	615	300.00–315.00	308.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	405.00–410.00	408.00
15	400–450	424	380.00–400.00	391.17
15	450–500	477	360.00–380.00	369.08
22	500–550	527	330.00–345.00	337.13
4	550–600	570	325.00–330.00	327.54
2	600–650	605	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	371	425.00–440.00	432.47
13	400–450	417	405.00–415.00	410.41
8	450–500	461	375.00–390.00	384.07
20	500–550	506	350.00–360.00	353.99
4	550–600	553	340.00–345.00	342.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	384	420.00	420.00
6	400–450	437	400.00	400.00
9	450–500	470	397.50–400.00	397.77
40	550–600	583	331.00–347.50	337.36
42	600–650	630	321.00–329.00	323.49
3	900–950	906	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	425.00	425.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,316.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00

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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