Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $417.59/cwt on 27 head, down $4.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $417.59.

Average price

$417.59

▼ 4.71 vs prior sale

27 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$26.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	429.31	2,301	15thin
Medium and Large 2	543	402.94	2,187	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.37/cwt here — about $114 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

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 sale27 hd

417.59

—

AL average16 barns · 247 hd

433.51

−15.92

This barn, trailing median31 sales

417.59

+0.00

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	1,802	214.81	3,872	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	175.96	2,265	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,365	175.51	2,396	2thin

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)	—	$3,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	500–550	521	409.42/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,133	7
Bulls	—	—	2,025	226.20/cwt	224.00–228.00	4,581	4
Bulls	—	—	1,658	198.56/cwt	197.00–200.00	3,292	2
Bulls	—	—	1,602	210.46/cwt	208.00–216.00	3,372	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	166.15/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,999	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	176.30/cwt	174.00–178.00	2,191	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,415	185.43/cwt	182.00–189.00	2,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	382.44/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	902	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	386.63/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	545.96/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,493	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	480.14/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	492.57/cwt	465.00–507.50	2,064	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	393.87/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	520.18/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	534.16/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	577.59/cwt	560.00–600.00	1,883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	503.19/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,078	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	525.56/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,186	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	466.34/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,224	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	463.05/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	554.18/cwt	540.00–580.00	2,078	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	462.90/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,940	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	440.08/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,082	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	467.40/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,234	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	343.38/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,450	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	175.51/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	527.64/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,947	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	429.44/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	437.96/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	413.08/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	373.75/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	587.15/cwt	570.00–620.00	1,885	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	501.73/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,323	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	412.00/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,390	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	402.53/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	406.55/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,297	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	437.18/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,247	16

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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 832Year ago 396

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 62Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 92Year ago 57

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	580.00	580.00
5	300–350	322	540.00–550.00	545.96
6	350–400	367	510.00–530.00	520.18
14	400–450	419	465.00–507.50	492.57
12	450–500	478	450.00–480.00	467.40
7	500–550	521	400.00–415.00	409.42
5	550–600	573	385.00–400.00	393.87
4	600–650	640	375.00–390.00	382.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	600.00	600.00
17	300–350	321	570.00–620.00	587.15
12	350–400	375	540.00–580.00	554.18
12	400–450	416	520.00–540.00	525.56
14	450–500	463	490.00–520.00	501.73
10	500–550	514	430.00–445.00	437.96
5	550–600	580	410.00–415.00	412.00
4	600–650	608	400.00–405.00	402.53
2	650–700	653	370.00–380.00	375.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	545	457.50	457.50
1	550–600	560	440.00	440.00
2	700–750	715	345.00	345.00
2	900–950	902	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	560.00	560.00
5	500–550	532	460.00–465.00	463.05
2	550–600	570	450.00	450.00
4	600–650	614	420.00–432.50	429.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	520.00–540.00	534.16
6	350–400	365	470.00–490.00	480.14
7	400–450	419	450.00–475.00	462.90
6	450–500	473	435.00–445.00	440.08
7	500–550	518	400.00–420.00	413.08
3	550–600	568	380.00–390.00	386.63
3	600–650	617	340.00–345.00	343.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	560.00–600.00	577.59
14	350–400	369	520.00–540.00	527.64
9	400–450	413	495.00–520.00	503.19
18	450–500	477	450.00–475.00	466.34
16	500–550	514	430.00–450.00	437.18
3	550–600	565	400.00–410.00	406.55
4	600–650	614	360.00–385.00	373.75
1	700–750	705	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,025	224.00–228.00	226.20
2	—	1,658	197.00–200.00	198.56
3	—	1,602	208.00–216.00	210.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	164.00–168.00	166.15
2	—	1,243	174.00–178.00	176.30
2	—	1,415	182.00–189.00	185.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	172.00–179.00	175.51

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,750.00	2,750.00
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	—	—	3,950.00	3,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,950.00	3,950.00

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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle