Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. 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 $351.02/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −46.86 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$351.02

57 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$20.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.85

vs AL average

−26.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	359.21	1,897	34
Medium and Large 2	536	338.90	1,817	23

One grade step is worth $20.31/cwt here — about $81 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 sale57 hd

351.02

—

AL average16 barns · 546 hd

341.17

+9.85

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−26.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−46.86

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	1,637	180.28	2,950	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,572	155.76	2,448	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	150.00	1,804	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	129.53	1,212	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)	—	$2,421	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1	300–350	319	452.62/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,444	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	389.16/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,977	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	427.36/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,359	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	416.13/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,348	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	357.89/cwt	350.00–362.50	1,696	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	670	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	318.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,107	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	397.42/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	343.05/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,780	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	423.08/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,587	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	2,150	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	436.75/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	410.11/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	324.46/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	363.77/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,873	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	403.83/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,510	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	383.31/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	371.42/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,943	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	361.82/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,106	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	332.97/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,224	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	377.87/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,950	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	415.48/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,587	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	434.69/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,587	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	304.87/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,067	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	429.65/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,375	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	421.70/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,771	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	140.25/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,656	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	156.30/cwt	153.00–161.00	2,005	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,432	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	157.54/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,453	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	148.87/cwt	146.00–151.00	1,708	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	129.53/cwt	126.00–134.00	1,212	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,386	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	195.71/cwt	193.00–198.00	3,474	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	179.34/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,058	4
Bulls	—	—	1,453	171.26/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,488	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,421.43/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,421	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	376.52/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,777	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	331.32/cwt	327.50–335.00	2,057	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	358.26/cwt	352.50–365.00	2,017	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	315.48/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,959	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	393.06/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,816	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	403.62/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,703	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	383.57/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,619	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	379.97/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	405.10/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,677	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	361.30/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,882	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	341.19/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,938	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	348.27/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,950	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	303.03/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	311.57/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,922	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	331.13/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,881	8

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 Dec 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 891Last week 818Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 93Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 37Year ago 120

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	319	440.00–460.00	452.62
11	350–400	365	430.00–440.00	434.69
11	400–450	420	415.00–430.00	421.70
23	450–500	462	390.00–400.00	393.06
12	500–550	516	365.00–385.00	377.87
12	550–600	563	352.50–365.00	358.26
9	600–650	621	327.50–335.00	331.32
4	650–700	658	315.00–320.00	317.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	320	425.00–435.00	429.65
18	350–400	382	407.50–420.00	415.48
20	400–450	422	395.00–410.00	403.62
23	450–500	472	370.00–385.00	376.52
19	500–550	521	350.00–370.00	361.30
17	550–600	568	335.00–345.00	341.19
11	600–650	621	305.00–325.00	315.48
6	650–700	678	300.00–310.00	304.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	430.00–440.00	436.75
3	450–500	460	405.00–420.00	410.11
6	500–550	508	385.00–395.00	389.16
3	550–600	558	380.00–385.00	383.31
2	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	480	395.00–400.00	397.42
7	500–550	523	370.00–375.00	371.42
3	550–600	582	355.00–365.00	361.82
2	600–650	625	345.00	345.00
6	650–700	668	332.00–335.00	332.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	425.00–430.00	427.36
13	350–400	375	420.00–425.00	423.08
24	400–450	414	390.00–415.00	405.10
9	450–500	467	375.00–385.00	379.97
24	500–550	515	360.00–375.00	363.77
10	550–600	560	340.00–355.00	348.27
5	600–650	623	320.00–330.00	324.46
3	650–700	662	315.00–320.00	318.35
2	750–800	762	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	410.00–420.00	416.13
15	350–400	374	395.00–415.00	403.83
20	400–450	422	375.00–390.00	383.57
22	450–500	474	350.00–362.50	357.89
15	500–550	519	335.00–350.00	343.05
8	550–600	568	325.00–335.00	331.13
12	600–650	617	305.00–317.50	311.57
5	650–700	674	300.00–305.00	303.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	670	387.00	387.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	600–650	624	344.50	344.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	138.00–142.00	140.25
8	—	1,283	153.00–161.00	156.30
10	—	1,147	146.00–151.00	148.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	141.00	141.00
11	—	1,557	153.00–163.00	157.54
1	—	1,580	151.00	151.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	936	126.00–134.00	129.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	193.00–198.00	195.71
4	—	1,705	175.00–185.00	179.34
3	—	1,453	170.00–173.00	171.26

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)	7	—	—	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,421.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00

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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