Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.55/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −39.33 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$358.55

42 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$16.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.79

vs AL average

−31.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	362.90	1,966	31
Medium and Large 2	539	346.30	1,867	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about $100 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 sale42 hd

358.55

—

AL average16 barns · 472 hd

351.77

+6.79

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−31.36

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−39.33

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	1,673	182.91	3,060	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	174.00	2,340	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	150.67	1,962	12

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)	—	$2,925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,550	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1Fancy	500–550	508	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	407	489.06/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,990	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	377.08/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,157	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	360.07/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,214	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	396.04/cwt	385.00–407.00	2,071	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	472.93/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	420.26/cwt	410.00–432.00	1,795	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	473.24/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	447.54/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	486.97/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	689	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,394	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	323.35/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	436.90/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	366.36/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	343.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	393.44/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	431.77/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	495.00/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	407.99/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	455.16/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	354.20/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	462	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,894	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	386.61/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,891	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,340	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	144.23/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,862	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	163.46/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,207	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	153.93/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,993	4
Bulls	—	—	1,350	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,309	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	183.31/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,177	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,500	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,925.00/head	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	437.59/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	712	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	323.78/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	400.06/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	525.96/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,367	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	465.04/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	506.59/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	369.16/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	427.20/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	350.97/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,018	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	453.09/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,917	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	422.44/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,007	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,862	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	369.63/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,885	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	338.75/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,053	4

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 891Year ago 794

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 74Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 28Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	407	485.00–495.00	489.06
2	500–550	508	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	260	520.00–540.00	525.96
5	300–350	319	465.00–480.00	472.93
3	350–400	375	460.00–470.00	465.04
8	400–450	423	445.00–455.00	453.09
9	450–500	475	415.00–430.00	422.44
26	500–550	523	385.00–407.00	396.04
12	550–600	572	370.00–385.00	377.08
12	600–650	615	342.00–365.00	360.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	500.00–510.00	506.59
4	350–400	371	435.00–445.00	437.59
5	400–450	428	415.00–435.00	427.20
5	450–500	471	395.00–410.00	400.06
6	500–550	523	360.00–375.00	369.16
4	550–600	575	347.00–355.00	350.97
4	600–650	613	320.00–325.00	323.78
2	700–750	712	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	490.00–500.00	495.00
2	300–350	310	450.00–460.00	455.16
6	350–400	361	420.00–450.00	436.90
16	400–450	427	410.00–432.00	420.26
17	450–500	489	380.00–405.00	386.61
13	500–550	510	362.50–375.00	369.63
6	550–600	558	340.00–350.00	343.28
4	600–650	606	335.00–340.00	338.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	425.00–440.00	431.77
6	350–400	377	405.00–410.00	407.99
7	400–450	417	385.00–400.00	393.44
7	450–500	472	360.00–370.00	366.36
7	500–550	527	350.00–360.00	354.20
4	550–600	560	330.00–335.00	332.48
3	600–650	607	320.00–325.00	323.35
2	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	462	410.00	410.00
11	550–600	570	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	480.00–490.00	486.97
6	400–450	417	465.00–480.00	473.24
2	450–500	453	440.00–455.00	447.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	689	347.50	347.50
3	750–800	775	317.50	317.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	174.00	174.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,291	141.00–147.00	144.23
2	—	1,350	163.00–164.00	163.46
4	—	1,295	150.00–157.00	153.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	171.00	171.00
2	—	1,733	181.00–186.00	183.31
1	—	1,875	194.00	194.00

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	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,925.00
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	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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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