Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $461.06/cwt on 39 head, up $3.88 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 15 of 17 comparable sales and sits +21.06 against this barn's trailing median of $440.00.

Average price

$461.06

▲ 3.88 vs prior sale

39 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.54

vs AL average

−19.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	461.06	2,489	39

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.50, low $389.92, median $440.00 across 17 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 sale39 hd

461.06

—

AL average13 barns · 189 hd

447.52

+13.54

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−19.96

This barn, trailing median17 sales

440.00

+21.06

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	1,734	211.30	3,664	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	185.56	2,380	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	181.04	2,732	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	165.37	1,811	3thin

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)	—	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,150	5

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	—	1,765	207.12/cwt	204.00–209.00	3,656	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	217.58/cwt	214.00–220.00	3,673	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	193.50/cwt	193.00–194.00	2,879	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	165.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,811	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	183.59/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,888	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	174.52/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,581	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	462.37/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,159	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	511.88/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	423.87/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,183	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	391.75/cwt	391.75–391.75	2,828	146
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	443.19/cwt	430.00–447.00	2,451	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	464.94/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,953	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	405.93/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,294	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	420.42/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,211	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	476.74/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,007	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	391.54/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,067	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	430.02/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,017	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	402.21/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,256	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	461.69/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,124	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	583.51/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	479.97/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,785	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	491.12/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,053	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	536.67/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	501	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,280	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	563.40/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,825	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,504	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	539.94/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	493.96/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,040	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	448.76/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,262	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	426.35/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,464	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	182.94/cwt	179.00–186.00	2,290	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	189.67/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	529.77/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,711	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	507.20/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	557.14/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	379.97/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,196	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,150.00/head	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,150	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,300.00/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,300	2

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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 820Last week 685Year ago 688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 78Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 37Year ago 72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	204.00–209.00	207.12
2	—	1,688	214.00–220.00	217.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	193.00–194.00	193.50
3	—	1,573	181.00–185.00	183.59
5	—	1,479	172.00–178.00	174.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	160.00–170.00	165.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,252	179.00–186.00	182.94
7	—	1,331	188.00–192.00	189.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	315	550.00–560.00	557.14
5	350–400	373	505.00–520.00	511.88
8	400–450	421	465.00–480.00	476.74
10	450–500	467	455.00–470.00	462.37
9	500–550	515	415.00–430.00	423.87
5	550–600	565	400.00–410.00	405.93
3	600–650	620	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	580.00–590.00	583.51
5	350–400	359	530.00–550.00	539.94
10	400–450	413	475.00–510.00	493.96
4	450–500	455	475.00–485.00	479.97
16	500–550	504	440.00–475.00	448.76
4	550–600	578	420.00–430.00	426.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	650–700	663	420.00	420.00
146	700–750	722	391.75	391.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	534	469.00	469.00
12	550–600	553	430.00–447.00	443.19
1	650–700	650	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	530.00	530.00
5	700–750	738	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	323	520.00–540.00	529.77
4	350–400	380	500.00–515.00	507.20
12	400–450	420	450.00–470.00	464.94
9	450–500	469	420.00–440.00	430.02
10	500–550	528	380.00–400.00	391.54
6	550–600	578	370.00–390.00	379.97
2	600–650	635	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	550.00–580.00	563.40
3	350–400	355	530.00–550.00	536.67
12	400–450	418	480.00–505.00	491.12
12	450–500	460	450.00–475.00	461.69
12	500–550	526	410.00–430.00	420.42
7	550–600	561	395.00–415.00	402.21
1	600–650	600	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	501	455.00	455.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,300.00

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

Steers · 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

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