Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, Feeder heifers 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 $376.52/cwt on 28 head, up $8.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −21.36 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$376.52

▲ 8.37 vs prior sale

28 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$27.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.76

vs AL average

−34.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	388.33	2,089	16thin
Medium and Large 2	553	360.76	1,993	12thin

One grade step is worth $27.57/cwt here — about $96 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 sale28 hd

376.52

—

AL average13 barns · 350 hd

362.75

+13.76

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−34.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−21.36

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	1,808	195.08	3,528	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,523	161.98	2,467	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	153.56	1,926	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,068	147.58	1,576	2thin

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)	—	$3,325	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,075	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,975	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,775	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,514	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,533	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	4thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	400–450	427	435.99/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,862	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	378.27/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	347.29/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,309	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	435.64/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	390.97/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	453.00/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,450	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	361.55/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,923	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	410.00/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,968	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,756	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	476.02/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	454.77/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	357.07/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,178	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,544	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	406.91/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	462.36/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	445.11/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	442.54/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,292	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	373.69/cwt	373.00–395.00	2,209	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,538	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	416.03/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,417	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	462.60/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	489.68/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	395.72/cwt	390.00–407.00	2,252	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	457.88/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	440.11/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,029	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	424.24/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,206	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	372.56/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,310	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,540	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,603	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	147.58/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	149.77/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,823	8
Bulls	—	—	2,275	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	4,709	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,532	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	167.24/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,535	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	157.97/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,351	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	156.54/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,966	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	189.12/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,979	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,233.33/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,233	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,975.00/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,514.29/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,514	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,750	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,980.00/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,980	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,533.33/head	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	546.56/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	442.31/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,880	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	526.54/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	455.92/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	423.25/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,981	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	406.15/cwt	390.00–412.00	1,933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	327.55/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	389.86/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	374.98/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	423.14/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,786	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	359.97/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,063	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

Tue Jan 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 851Last week 674Year ago 532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 54Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 48Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	470.00–480.00	476.02
4	300–350	323	460.00–465.00	462.60
4	350–400	378	450.00–460.00	454.77
24	400–450	427	430.00–455.00	435.99
18	450–500	468	420.00–435.00	423.25
9	500–550	523	380.00–410.00	390.97
6	550–600	565	370.00–385.00	378.27
14	600–650	610	350.00–365.00	357.07
35	650–700	665	335.00–350.00	347.29
2	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	460.00–465.00	462.36
5	300–350	320	450.00–455.00	453.00
6	350–400	376	430.00–440.00	435.64
8	400–450	422	420.00–425.00	423.14
6	450–500	480	405.00–415.00	410.00
6	500–550	532	345.00–375.00	361.55
6	550–600	573	355.00–365.00	359.97
2	650–700	662	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	425.00	425.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	530.00	530.00
4	300–350	316	510.00–535.00	526.54
5	350–400	363	450.00–470.00	457.88
9	400–450	425	435.00–445.00	442.31
4	450–500	476	390.00–412.00	406.15
4	500–550	533	380.00–400.00	389.86
2	550–600	578	370.00–380.00	374.98
1	600–650	635	355.00	355.00
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	540.00–560.00	546.56
5	350–400	373	480.00–510.00	489.68
7	400–450	414	450.00–475.00	455.92
28	450–500	461	420.00–460.00	440.11
24	500–550	520	405.00–435.00	424.24
17	550–600	569	390.00–407.00	395.72
2	600–650	620	365.00–380.00	372.56
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00
2	700–750	715	325.00–330.00	327.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	455.00	455.00
2	450–500	475	440.00–450.00	445.11
3	500–550	516	400.00–420.00	406.91
30	550–600	591	373.00–395.00	373.69
1	600–650	635	377.00	377.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	409	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	490	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	518	430.00–450.00	442.54
14	550–600	581	410.00–425.00	416.03
23	650–700	697	365.00	365.00
16	750–800	769	330.00	330.00
7	850–900	889	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	169.00	169.00
8	—	1,217	147.00–152.00	149.77
5	—	1,256	154.00–162.00	156.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,068	146.00–149.00	147.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	153.00	153.00
4	—	1,516	165.00–169.00	167.24
3	—	1,488	155.00–159.00	157.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,275	207.00	207.00
2	—	1,575	188.00–190.00	189.12

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,233.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,514.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,450.00	3,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,533.33

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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