Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.92/cwt on 29 head, down $5.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −2.95 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$394.92

▼ 5.64 vs prior sale

29 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$25.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.19

vs AL average

−18.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	409.14	2,144	13thin
Medium and Large 2	544	383.37	2,084	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.77/cwt here — about $60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd

394.92

—

AL average16 barns · 238 hd

384.73

+10.19

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−18.86

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−2.95

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	1,773	205.73	3,647	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	173.01	2,325	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	169.97	2,165	13

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)	—	$3,270	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,683	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,500	6

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1Fancy	250–300	260	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	317	561.83/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	441.78/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,107	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	465.43/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,932	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	503.84/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	515.00/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	481.22/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,800	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	463.02/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,773	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	435.62/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,060	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	411.89/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,162	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	460.49/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,114	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	433.86/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,234	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	480.92/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,001	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	385.09/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	352.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	491.30/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,597	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,683.33/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,683	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	192.14/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,997	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	206.68/cwt	204.00–208.00	3,431	3
Bulls	—	—	2,027	213.83/cwt	210.00–219.00	4,334	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	177.05/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,259	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	167.67/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,114	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,243	177.51/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,206	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	161.99/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,093	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	393.26/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,365	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	458.59/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,926	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	374.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	533.96/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,581	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,572	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	524.90/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	422.49/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	339.92/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	421.63/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,142	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	353.49/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	433.35/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,898	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	425.60/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,026	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	381.05/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	401.30/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,099	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	489.89/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	361.73/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,243	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	514.21/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,625	9

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 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 727Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 52Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 81Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	590.00	590.00
5	300–350	317	550.00–580.00	561.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	550.00	550.00
9	300–350	316	490.00–525.00	514.21
6	350–400	378	485.00–500.00	489.89
16	400–450	415	450.00–485.00	465.43
13	450–500	477	435.00–455.00	441.78
9	500–550	508	415.00–430.00	421.63
4	550–600	560	370.00–392.50	381.05
6	600–650	620	355.00–370.00	361.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
10	350–400	383	450.00–475.00	463.02
9	400–450	438	425.00–445.00	433.35
10	450–500	476	420.00–430.00	425.60
10	500–550	523	390.00–410.00	401.30
6	550–600	578	345.00–360.00	353.49
4	600–650	625	335.00–345.00	339.92
1	700–750	730	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	520.00	520.00
7	300–350	325	485.00–500.00	491.30
13	350–400	374	465.00–490.00	481.22
10	400–450	420	450.00–465.00	458.59
7	450–500	473	430.00–445.00	435.62
11	500–550	525	405.00–420.00	411.89
4	550–600	575	380.00–390.00	385.09
4	650–700	685	350.00–355.00	352.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	550.00	550.00
5	250–300	280	530.00–540.00	533.96
6	300–350	315	510.00–520.00	515.00
5	350–400	370	500.00–510.00	503.84
7	400–450	416	475.00–495.00	480.92
9	450–500	459	455.00–470.00	460.49
8	500–550	515	425.00–450.00	433.86
4	550–600	595	395.00–400.00	397.50
3	600–650	623	390.00–400.00	393.26
4	650–700	660	370.00–380.00	374.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	358	520.00–530.00	524.90
1	400–450	425	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	510	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	578	430.00–440.00	434.98
2	600–650	603	420.00–425.00	422.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	485.00	485.00
5	500–550	505	447.00	447.00
8	600–650	635	405.00	405.00
24	700–750	717	360.00	360.00

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)	4	—	—	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,683.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,400.00	4,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	189.00–195.00	192.14
3	—	1,660	204.00–208.00	206.68
3	—	2,027	210.00–219.00	213.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,276	175.00–180.00	177.05
5	—	1,261	165.00–169.00	167.67
3	—	1,292	161.00–163.00	161.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	176.00–179.00	177.51
1	—	1,545	164.00	164.00

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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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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