Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.57/cwt on 34 head, down $2.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 31 comparable sales and sits +2.69 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$400.57

▼ 2.00 vs prior sale

34 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$24.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.15

vs AL average

−20.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	411.34	2,204	19thin
Medium and Large 2	543	386.91	2,101	15thin

One grade step is worth $24.43/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale34 hd

400.57

—

AL average16 barns · 395 hd

394.41

+6.15

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−20.39

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

+2.69

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	1,717	194.28	3,335	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	174.97	2,835	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	170.04	2,197	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	151.00	1,344	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)	—	$3,388	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,308	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,620	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$4,089	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,275	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,800	5

Every lot, as filed

63 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	700–750	718	347.68/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	338.24/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,270	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	468.30/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,201	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	488.35/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,237	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	505.13/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	436.83/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,044	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	730	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,599	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	391.23/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,461	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	423.79/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,225	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	505.53/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,860	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	458.66/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,940	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	443.32/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,880	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	415.48/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,924	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	407.31/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,208	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	501.18/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,589	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	404.86/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,117	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	485.53/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,193	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	368.36/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,265	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	480.18/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,753	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	354.34/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,388	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,188	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,971	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	160.07/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,145	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	170.33/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,187	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	179.22/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,269	6
Bulls	—	—	1,940	198.50/cwt	198.00–199.00	3,851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,160.00/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,160	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,200.00/head	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,387.50/head	2,900.00–4,200.00	3,388	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,088.89/head	3,950.00–4,200.00	4,089	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,620.00/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	350.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,160	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	381.04/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	470.14/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,740	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,344	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	177.45/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,649	2
Bulls	—	—	1,559	188.49/cwt	188.00–189.00	2,939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	760	319.48/cwt	317.00–322.00	2,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	529.55/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,668	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	438.05/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,317	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	492.95/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	359.99/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	452.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	412.95/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,333	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	478.06/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	434.90/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	503.27/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	700	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	390.01/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	439.88/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,098	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	372.17/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,304	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	472.99/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,949	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	485.88/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,084	11

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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 720Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 84Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	560.00	560.00
11	300–350	315	520.00–540.00	529.55
7	350–400	368	500.00–510.00	505.53
11	400–450	429	480.00–495.00	485.88
13	450–500	470	450.00–480.00	468.30
8	500–550	529	425.00–455.00	438.05
5	550–600	565	410.00–415.00	412.95
11	600–650	629	380.00–400.00	391.23
2	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
4	700–750	718	340.00–355.00	347.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	317	490.00–510.00	501.18
9	350–400	365	470.00–490.00	480.18
13	400–450	423	450.00–470.00	458.66
9	450–500	468	430.00–445.00	436.83
9	500–550	542	400.00–417.00	407.31
9	550–600	561	375.00–385.00	381.04
8	600–650	615	360.00–377.00	368.36
9	650–700	674	340.00–365.00	354.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	323	500.00–510.00	505.13
5	350–400	361	490.00–495.00	492.95
12	400–450	412	460.00–490.00	472.99
7	450–500	477	435.00–445.00	439.88
12	500–550	525	415.00–435.00	423.79
7	550–600	554	380.00–400.00	390.01
11	600–650	619	365.00–380.00	372.17
11	650–700	671	330.00–342.00	338.24
2	700–750	700	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	730	356.00	356.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	480.00–490.00	485.53
9	350–400	370	465.00–475.00	470.14
15	400–450	424	435.00–450.00	443.32
11	450–500	463	410.00–420.00	415.48
9	500–550	523	400.00–410.00	404.86
6	550–600	573	355.00–365.00	359.99
6	600–650	617	345.00–355.00	350.05
4	650–700	680	320.00–325.00	322.56
2	700–750	740	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	337.00	337.00
2	750–800	760	317.00–322.00	319.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	500.00–505.00	503.27
6	450–500	458	485.00–490.00	488.35
5	500–550	515	475.00–480.00	478.06
4	600–650	613	430.00–440.00	434.90
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	450.00–455.00	452.48
2	550–600	585	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,493	176.00–179.00	177.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,340	157.00–164.00	160.07
16	—	1,284	166.00–175.00	170.33
6	—	1,266	176.00–185.00	179.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	151.00	151.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	209.00	209.00
2	—	1,940	198.00–199.00	198.50
4	—	1,559	188.00–189.00	188.49

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)	5	—	—	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,900.00–4,200.00	3,387.50
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	—	—	4,050.00	4,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,620.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,500.00	4,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	3,950.00–4,200.00	4,088.89

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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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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