Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $341.36/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −56.52 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$341.36

68 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$21.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

vs AL average

−29.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	353.74	1,930	29
Medium and Large 2	538	332.16	1,786	39

One grade step is worth $21.58/cwt here — about $145 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale68 hd

341.36

—

AL average11 barns · 402 hd

341.15

+0.21

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−29.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−56.52

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	1,605	176.06	2,825	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,453	147.60	2,145	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	146.52	1,819	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	128.97	1,548	6thin

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)	—	$2,408	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,425	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	366.52/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,715	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	305.66/cwt	305.00–307.00	2,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	339.17/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,182	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,205	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	367.26/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,565	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	294.92/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	360.29/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,920	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	426.19/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,342	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	325.55/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,836	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	402.13/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	329.42/cwt	327.50–330.00	2,009	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	405.46/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,541	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	335.93/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,747	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	353.60/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,651	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	305.83/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	324.61/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,860	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	316.09/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,963	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	128.97/cwt	126.00–132.00	1,548	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	141.54/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,059	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,232	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	145.38/cwt	144.00–147.00	2,166	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	154.84/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,936	10
Bulls	—	—	1,795	168.74/cwt	167.00–172.00	3,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	386.58/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,631	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	322.68/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	369.86/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,746	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	445.04/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	390.03/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,626	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	407.06/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,726	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	412.46/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	326.76/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,039	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	336.62/cwt	332.00–340.00	1,899	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	359.76/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,903	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	407.42/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,528	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	386.05/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,807	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	424.37/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,532	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	139.24/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,702	12
Bulls	—	—	1,352	176.17/cwt	174.00–179.00	2,382	3
Bulls	—	—	1,603	190.54/cwt	190.00–191.00	3,054	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	146.91/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,844	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	392.49/cwt	387.50–400.00	1,480	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	337.42/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,728	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,925.00/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,408.33/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,408	6

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 818Last week 1,141Year ago 913

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 83Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 62Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	420.00–430.00	426.19
11	350–400	380	400.00–410.00	405.46
21	400–450	422	375.00–395.00	386.58
19	450–500	468	355.00–375.00	366.52
18	500–550	512	330.00–345.00	337.42
8	550–600	564	320.00–330.00	325.55
13	600–650	621	310.00–320.00	316.09
4	650–700	653	300.00–310.00	304.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	303	440.00–450.00	445.04
9	350–400	361	420.00–430.00	424.37
16	400–450	424	400.00–420.00	407.06
14	450–500	468	380.00–395.00	386.05
25	500–550	529	350.00–370.00	359.76
7	550–600	564	332.00–340.00	336.62
5	600–650	624	325.00–330.00	326.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	410.00–415.00	412.46
7	350–400	375	405.00–410.00	407.42
14	400–450	417	380.00–400.00	390.03
6	450–500	472	365.00–375.00	369.86
20	500–550	533	350.00–365.00	360.29
9	550–600	574	332.00–345.00	339.17
5	600–650	623	315.00–327.50	322.68
3	650–700	660	305.00–307.00	305.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	600–650	639	345.00	345.00
15	650–700	682	320.00	320.00
7	900–950	920	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	400.00–405.00	402.13
14	350–400	377	387.50–400.00	392.49
16	400–450	426	360.00–377.50	367.26
16	450–500	467	345.00–360.00	353.60
26	500–550	520	325.00–345.00	335.93
13	550–600	573	320.00–330.00	324.61
7	600–650	623	300.00–310.00	305.83
4	650–700	665	290.00–300.00	294.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	610	327.50–330.00	329.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,200	126.00–132.00	128.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	141.00–143.00	141.54
2	—	1,395	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,490	144.00–147.00	145.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,250	151.00–163.00	154.84
12	—	1,222	135.00–142.00	139.24
11	—	1,255	144.00–150.00	146.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,795	167.00–172.00	168.74
3	—	1,352	174.00–179.00	176.17
2	—	1,603	190.00–191.00	190.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,408.33

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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