Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $406.44/cwt on 52 head, up $1.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −11.15 against this barn's trailing median of $417.59.

Average price

$406.44

▲ 1.72 vs prior sale

52 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$23.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	414.51	2,249	34
Medium and Large 2	550	391.21	2,152	18thin

One grade step is worth $23.30/cwt here — about $97 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.37, low $371.10, median $417.59 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 sale52 hd

406.44

—

AL average15 barns · 392 hd

417.39

−10.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

417.59

−11.15

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	—	Average	1,732	196.89	3,410	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,463	172.20	2,519	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	170.03	2,180	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,355	152.00	2,060	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,710	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,367	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,500	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,200	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	517.33/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	367.93/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	378.77/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	341.70/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,194	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	365.77/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,110	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	431.23/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,022	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	471.37/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	407.49/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	487.44/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,291	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	382.98/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,187	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	844	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,743	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	411.66/cwt	390.00–416.00	2,548	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	440.59/cwt	434.00–470.00	2,318	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	430.06/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,056	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	466.78/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,175	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	409.55/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,318	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	419.47/cwt	407.00–430.00	2,177	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	513.30/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	352.59/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,320	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,389	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	180.44/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,676	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	177.30/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,351	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	166.82/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,125	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,355	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,060	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	166.60/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,349	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	157.54/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,840	3
Bulls	—	—	1,626	196.80/cwt	192.00–199.00	3,200	4
Bulls	—	—	1,925	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,638	1
Bulls	—	—	1,848	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,714	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,366.67/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,367	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,662.50/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,663	4
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	—	—	3,320.00/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,320	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	349.39/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,222	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	402.66/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,150	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	460.74/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,967	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	554.15/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	368.30/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,144	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	489.48/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,124	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	485.05/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,882	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	379.42/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,333	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	570.36/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	337.44/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	438.78/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,860	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	400.10/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,117	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	484.44/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	466.51/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,964	19

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 Feb 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 869Last week 665Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 45Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 51Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	560.00–580.00	570.36
2	300–350	333	510.00–525.00	517.33
3	350–400	353	500.00–520.00	513.30
30	400–450	434	475.00–500.00	489.48
18	450–500	466	450.00–480.00	466.78
17	500–550	519	407.00–430.00	419.47
17	550–600	566	395.00–415.00	409.55
9	600–650	615	370.00–385.00	379.42
2	650–700	658	345.00–360.00	352.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	265	540.00–570.00	554.15
1	300–350	305	490.00	490.00
6	350–400	388	470.00–490.00	485.05
7	400–450	427	455.00–470.00	460.74
7	450–500	478	420.00–440.00	430.06
12	500–550	534	395.00–410.00	402.66
6	550–600	582	355.00–375.00	368.30
8	600–650	636	345.00–355.00	349.39
2	650–700	655	330.00–345.00	337.44
3	700–750	723	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	333	470.00–500.00	484.44
4	350–400	372	465.00–475.00	471.37
19	400–450	421	455.00–475.00	466.51
11	450–500	469	420.00–450.00	431.23
29	500–550	529	390.00–430.00	400.10
19	550–600	571	370.00–395.00	382.98
5	600–650	627	355.00–380.00	367.93
2	650–700	665	340.00–350.00	345.00
3	700–750	741	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
3	300–350	316	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	393	450.00–460.00	455.03
11	400–450	424	425.00–445.00	438.78
8	450–500	476	400.00–415.00	407.49
4	500–550	506	375.00–385.00	378.77
6	550–600	577	350.00–375.00	365.77
3	600–650	642	335.00–345.00	341.70
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	415	485.00–490.00	487.44
3	450–500	495	475.00	475.00
2	550–600	570	402.00	402.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	410	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	465	485.00	485.00
7	500–550	526	434.00–470.00	440.59
25	600–650	619	390.00–416.00	411.66
1	650–700	680	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	745	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	800–850	844	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,483	179.00–183.00	180.44
3	—	1,410	164.00–170.00	166.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,326	173.00–183.00	177.30
11	—	1,274	162.00–172.00	166.82
3	—	1,168	154.00–160.00	157.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	152.00	152.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,626	192.00–199.00	196.80
1	—	1,925	189.00	189.00
2	—	1,848	201.00	201.00

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	1	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	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	5	—	—	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,320.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,366.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,662.50
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

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

Bulls · 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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