Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 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 $368.15/cwt on 49 head, up $2.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −29.73 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$368.15

▲ 2.48 vs prior sale

49 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$26.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.41

vs AL average

−45.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	376.21	2,068	34
Medium and Large 2	543	349.88	1,898	15thin

One grade step is worth $26.32/cwt here — about $170 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 sale49 hd

368.15

—

AL average16 barns · 464 hd

366.74

+1.41

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−45.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−29.73

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	1,921	190.48	3,659	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	159.79	2,368	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,199	155.59	1,865	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	147.00	1,683	1thin

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)	—	$2,833	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,717	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	381.80/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,997	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,288	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	425.15/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	447.54/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,593	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	410.04/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	439.84/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,342	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	584.79/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	434.44/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,790	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	365.20/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,085	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	424.36/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	351.07/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,142	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	422.27/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	437.78/cwt	432.00–460.00	2,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,898	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	327.62/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	872	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	390.23/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,509	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,505	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	477.91/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	492.50/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,266	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	395.00/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,141	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	512.41/cwt	505.00–520.00	2,178	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	540.86/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,974	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	329.90/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	390.06/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,247	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,371	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	164.50/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,395	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	158.61/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,951	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,683	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	158.77/cwt	157.00–161.00	2,332	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	147.08/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,616	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,228	1
Bulls	—	—	2,073	196.02/cwt	194.00–198.00	4,063	2
Bulls	—	—	1,845	187.71/cwt	183.00–192.00	3,463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,833.33/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,833	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	569.88/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	452.72/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,141	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	538.23/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	429.46/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,246	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	362.48/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	469.96/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	559	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,152	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	504.86/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	380.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	368.00/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,138	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	690.00/cwt	680.00–700.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	396.49/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	339.88/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	356.55/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,865	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	420.03/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,987	10

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 Jan 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 674Last week 920Year ago 826

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 75Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 50Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	520.00	520.00
5	300–350	316	470.00–490.00	477.91
8	350–400	356	440.00–455.00	447.54
14	400–450	412	425.00–440.00	434.44
6	450–500	461	415.00–440.00	424.36
13	500–550	523	370.00–390.00	381.80
13	550–600	571	355.00–375.00	365.20
4	600–650	610	347.00–355.00	351.07
1	700–750	725	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	600–650	602	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	430.00–450.00	439.84
7	350–400	373	420.00–430.00	425.15
8	400–450	438	405.00–415.00	410.04
6	450–500	475	390.00–405.00	396.49
9	500–550	523	350.00–365.00	356.55
6	550–600	572	335.00–345.00	339.88
4	600–650	615	320.00–335.00	327.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	559	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	630.00	630.00
2	350–400	360	570.00–600.00	584.79
2	400–450	415	545.00	545.00
2	450–500	460	480.00–505.00	492.50
7	500–550	517	432.00–460.00	437.78
2	550–600	568	415.00–430.00	422.27
20	600–650	643	390.00–395.00	390.23
31	650–700	668	375.00	375.00
6	800–850	814	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	520.00	520.00
5	650–700	677	360.00	360.00
4	850–900	872	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	640.00	640.00
6	300–350	330	520.00–550.00	538.23
4	350–400	365	500.00–510.00	504.86
6	400–450	412	460.00–480.00	469.96
10	450–500	473	410.00–430.00	420.03
19	500–550	542	390.00–405.00	395.00
5	550–600	581	360.00–375.00	368.00
4	600–650	616	355.00–365.00	362.48
1	700–750	725	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	680.00–700.00	690.00
5	300–350	333	560.00–590.00	569.88
5	350–400	365	535.00–550.00	540.86
4	400–450	425	505.00–520.00	512.41
9	450–500	473	440.00–470.00	452.72
16	500–550	523	420.00–435.00	429.46
7	550–600	576	380.00–405.00	390.06
3	600–650	613	375.00–385.00	380.03
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
2	700–750	718	320.00–340.00	329.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	145.00	145.00
4	—	1,456	163.00–167.00	164.50
4	—	1,469	157.00–161.00	158.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,230	154.00–162.00	158.61
5	—	1,099	144.00–150.00	147.08
1	—	1,350	165.00	165.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	147.00	147.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,073	194.00–198.00	196.02
4	—	1,845	183.00–192.00	187.71

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,833.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

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

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