Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.53/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −58.34 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$339.53

76 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$21.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.82

vs AL average

−17.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	350.34	1,856	38
Medium and Large 2	549	328.73	1,805	38

One grade step is worth $21.61/cwt here — about $51 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 sale76 hd

339.53

—

AL average15 barns · 535 hd

334.71

+4.82

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−17.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−58.34

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	—	Average	1,777	177.49	3,154	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	145.51	2,165	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	143.26	1,841	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,136	127.10	1,444	5thin

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)	—	$3,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,558	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,480	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,072	8

Every lot, as filed

56 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 1-2	750–800	772	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,478	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	373.62/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,700	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,673	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	402.13/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,512	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	355.52/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,842	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	388.53/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,632	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	423.66/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,593	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	306.70/cwt	302.50–315.00	1,886	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	329.80/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,919	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	368.73/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,748	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	349.06/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,651	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	323.06/cwt	317.50–325.00	1,864	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,124	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	393.75/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,323	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	333.83/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,749	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	336.61/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,754	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	266	448.43/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,193	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	390.33/cwt	380.00–402.50	1,655	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	292.52/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	370.00/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,580	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	386.09/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,429	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,952	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	143.82/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,827	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	127.10/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,444	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,546	145.69/cwt	141.00–149.00	2,252	7
Bulls	—	—	1,649	180.03/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,969	4
Bulls	—	—	1,871	169.46/cwt	167.00–173.00	3,171	5
Bulls	—	—	1,798	192.46/cwt	189.00–196.00	3,460	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,260.00/head	2,260.00–2,260.00	2,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,557.50/head	2,375.00–2,800.00	2,558	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,175.00/head	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,071.88/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,072	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	135.22/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,742	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	151.95/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,029	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	136.66/cwt	136.00–137.00	2,013	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	151.83/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	322.48/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	294.81/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,969	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	596	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,053	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	447.37/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,651	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	344.63/cwt	340.00–347.50	1,930	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	424.11/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,832	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	358.36/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,885	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	393.38/cwt	380.00–402.00	1,825	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	320.37/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,989	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	417.48/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	335.84/cwt	330.00–341.00	1,891	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,031	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 1,141Last week 872Year ago 922

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 67Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 26Year ago 171

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
136	750–800	772	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	356	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	511	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	393	430.00	430.00
22	550–600	596	344.50	344.50
14	650–700	668	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	303	415.00–420.00	417.48
14	350–400	376	395.00–410.00	402.13
23	400–450	420	380.00–400.00	388.53
16	450–500	455	360.00–385.00	373.62
28	500–550	518	345.00–360.00	355.52
10	550–600	563	330.00–341.00	335.84
7	600–650	621	315.00–325.00	320.37
7	650–700	666	300.00–310.00	304.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	275	415.00	415.00
28	300–350	336	390.00–405.00	393.75
14	350–400	370	380.00–390.00	386.09
20	400–450	427	360.00–377.50	370.00
22	450–500	473	340.00–360.00	349.06
20	500–550	524	330.00–340.00	333.83
18	550–600	577	317.50–325.00	323.06
8	600–650	640	300.00–310.00	305.00
4	650–700	670	290.00–295.00	292.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	390	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	408	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	266	445.00–450.00	448.43
20	350–400	376	415.00–430.00	423.66
27	400–450	424	380.00–402.50	390.33
24	450–500	474	360.00–375.00	368.73
13	500–550	521	330.00–342.50	336.61
13	550–600	582	327.50–335.00	329.80
14	600–650	615	302.50–315.00	306.70
13	650–700	668	292.50–300.00	294.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	369	435.00–455.00	447.37
27	400–450	432	405.00–440.00	424.11
33	450–500	464	380.00–402.00	393.38
25	500–550	526	350.00–360.00	358.36
7	550–600	560	340.00–347.50	344.63
4	600–650	605	320.00–325.00	322.48
4	650–700	670	310.00–315.00	312.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,270	140.00–148.00	143.82
4	—	1,288	132.00–138.00	135.22
3	—	1,335	150.00–153.00	151.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,136	124.00–131.00	127.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,546	141.00–149.00	145.69
3	—	1,473	136.00–137.00	136.66
4	—	1,398	150.00–153.00	151.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,649	175.00–186.00	180.03
5	—	1,871	167.00–173.00	169.46
2	—	1,798	189.00–196.00	192.46

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,260.00	2,260.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	—	2,375.00–2,800.00	2,557.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,071.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00

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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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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