Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.03/cwt on 19 head, up $0.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −2.85 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$395.03

▲ 0.10 vs prior sale

19 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$24.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs AL average

−21.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	405.17	2,198	11thin
Medium and Large 2	537	381.08	2,047	8thin

One grade step is worth $24.09/cwt here — about $151 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 sale19 hd

395.03

—

AL average12 barns · 175 hd

393.81

+1.22

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−21.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−2.85

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	1,818	205.14	3,730	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	170.50	2,361	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	168.38	2,192	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	156.00	1,576	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)	—	$3,291	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,839	9
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$4,100	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,970	5
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$3,750	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$3,400	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 2	550–600	559	402.98/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,253	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	471.83/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,203	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	653.00/cwt	620.00–660.00	2,083	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	377.61/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	498.30/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,128	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	542.34/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	400.28/cwt	380.00–412.00	2,226	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	518.93/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,593	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	520.48/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	561.12/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	359.91/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	620	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	388.14/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	459.82/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	413.73/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	496.28/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,099	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	485.16/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	459.88/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,941	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	430.24/cwt	415.00–450.00	2,048	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	407.48/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,490	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	574.66/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,885	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,576	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,277	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,446	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	173.47/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,043	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	166.34/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,247	5
Bulls	—	—	1,628	193.45/cwt	193.00–194.00	3,149	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	212.93/cwt	209.00–217.00	4,141	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,100.00/head	3,900.00–4,200.00	4,100	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,290.91/head	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,291	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,838.89/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,839	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	446.50/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,125	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	419.99/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	384.09/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,366	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	420.10/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	467.17/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	366.03/cwt	365.00–367.00	2,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	691	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,419	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	452.44/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	517.60/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,915	4

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 278Last week 472Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 50Year ago 23

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	560.00–590.00	574.66
4	350–400	370	515.00–520.00	517.60
5	400–450	434	455.00–475.00	467.17
7	450–500	476	440.00–455.00	446.50
6	500–550	517	410.00–430.00	420.10
5	550–600	559	395.00–410.00	402.98
5	600–650	616	370.00–390.00	384.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	620.00–660.00	653.00
2	350–400	358	535.00–550.00	542.34
10	400–450	427	490.00–515.00	498.30
8	450–500	467	465.00–480.00	471.83
2	500–550	513	450.00–455.00	452.44
3	550–600	560	415.00–425.00	419.99
6	600–650	611	400.00–410.00	407.48
2	650–700	675	370.00–385.00	377.61
4	750–800	796	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	550.00–570.00	561.12
5	350–400	369	515.00–520.00	518.93
7	400–450	423	485.00–515.00	496.28
5	450–500	473	455.00–470.00	459.82
4	500–550	519	410.00–420.00	413.73
7	550–600	556	380.00–412.00	400.28
2	600–650	620	365.00–367.00	366.03
26	650–700	691	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	315	510.00–530.00	520.48
6	350–400	373	470.00–495.00	485.16
6	400–450	422	450.00–470.00	459.88
8	450–500	476	415.00–450.00	430.24
6	500–550	523	375.00–400.00	388.14
2	550–600	580	355.00–365.00	359.91
3	650–700	681	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	465.00	465.00
14	700–750	743	349.00	349.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	156.00	156.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	165.00	165.00
1	—	1,390	176.00	176.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,178	173.00–174.00	173.47
5	—	1,351	164.00–169.00	166.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	193.00–194.00	193.45
3	—	1,945	209.00–217.00	212.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,750.00	3,750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,850.00	3,850.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,900.00–4,200.00	4,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	4,050.00	4,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,290.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	—	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,838.89

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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Cullman Stockyards

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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle