Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 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 $432.07/cwt on 40 head, up $25.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +14.48 against this barn's trailing median of $417.59.

Average price

$432.07

▲ 25.63 vs prior sale

40 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$28.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.70

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	439.21	2,338	30
Medium and Large 2	538	410.66	2,211	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.54/cwt here — about $127 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

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 sale40 hd

432.07

—

AL average16 barns · 316 hd

421.38

+10.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

417.59

+14.48

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	1,690	192.74	3,257	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	179.85	2,641	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	173.14	2,160	24

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)	—	$3,386	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,044	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,679	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,475	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,075	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	482.42/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,857	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	481.11/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	377.37/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,208	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	444.98/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,913	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	465.30/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,959	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	530.00/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	452.06/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,134	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	457.35/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	423.17/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,019	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	399.94/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,068	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	460.96/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	443.85/cwt	440.00–447.00	2,530	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	482.54/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	413.33/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,182	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	377.07/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,391	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	420.15/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,395	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	407.53/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	443.97/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,322	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	474.46/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,206	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	180.99/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,697	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,318	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	181.19/cwt	176.00–189.00	2,307	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	169.22/cwt	163.00–175.00	2,086	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	156.44/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,893	2
Bulls	—	—	1,398	186.50/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,607	4
Bulls	—	—	1,973	201.59/cwt	200.00–203.00	3,977	3
Bulls	—	—	1,848	191.93/cwt	191.00–193.00	3,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,385.71/head	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,386	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,475.00/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,043.75/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,044	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,678.57/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,679	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	544.88/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	446.02/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,159	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	526.65/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,938	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	511.01/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,875	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	504.55/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,069	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	537.32/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	397.46/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	428.05/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,243	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	479.99/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,054	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,431	1

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 869Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 55Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	515.00–540.00	530.00
13	350–400	385	470.00–495.00	482.42
14	400–450	421	455.00–485.00	465.30
16	450–500	472	440.00–465.00	452.06
17	500–550	524	415.00–450.00	428.05
4	550–600	560	395.00–400.00	397.46
1	600–650	640	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	770	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	530.00	530.00
7	300–350	323	470.00–490.00	481.11
6	350–400	383	450.00–465.00	457.35
9	400–450	430	440.00–450.00	444.98
10	450–500	477	415.00–435.00	423.17
9	500–550	517	390.00–410.00	399.94
4	550–600	585	370.00–385.00	377.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	505.00	505.00
2	500–550	503	475.00–490.00	482.54
5	550–600	552	450.00–465.00	460.96
1	600–650	600	430.00	430.00
3	700–750	700	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	500.00	500.00
1	450–500	490	490.00	490.00
9	550–600	570	440.00–447.00	443.85
3	650–700	686	385.00	385.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	530.00–540.00	537.32
11	350–400	367	500.00–515.00	511.01
12	400–450	428	475.00–485.00	479.99
9	450–500	484	440.00–450.00	446.02
8	500–550	528	400.00–425.00	413.33
2	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
5	600–650	634	365.00–380.00	377.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	540.00–550.00	544.88
8	350–400	368	515.00–540.00	526.65
11	400–450	410	495.00–510.00	504.55
11	450–500	465	465.00–495.00	474.46
24	500–550	523	440.00–455.00	443.97
6	550–600	570	410.00–430.00	420.15
4	600–650	603	400.00–415.00	407.53
1	700–750	715	340.00	340.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,490	179.00–183.00	180.99
1	—	1,340	173.00	173.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,273	176.00–189.00	181.19
12	—	1,233	163.00–175.00	169.22
2	—	1,210	155.00–158.00	156.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,398	180.00–189.00	186.50
3	—	1,973	200.00–203.00	201.59
2	—	1,848	191.00–193.00	191.93

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	—	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,385.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,043.75
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,678.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,250.00	4,250.00

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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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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