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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $422.95/cwt on 39 head, up $23.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +5.36 against this barn's trailing median of $417.59.

Average price

$422.95

▲ 23.59 vs prior sale

39 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$32.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	438.92	2,281	20
Medium and Large 2	548	406.14	2,224	19thin

One grade step is worth $32.78/cwt here — about $57 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 sale39 hd

422.95

—

AL average11 barns · 281 hd

408.62

+14.33

This barn, trailing median31 sales

417.59

+5.36

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	—	Average	1,741	211.73	3,685	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	189.03	2,868	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	177.83	2,021	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	162.15	1,576	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)	—	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,608	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	—	1,608	214.41/cwt	214.00–215.00	3,448	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	209.04/cwt	208.00–210.00	3,915	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	176.74/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,946	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	191.01/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,584	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	168.28/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,745	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	469.76/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,968	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	397.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	541.82/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,026	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	375.77/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,292	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	394.45/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,272	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	443.74/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	440.40/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,087	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	524.61/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,161	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	414.64/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,185	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	433.77/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	410.90/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,137	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	361.73/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	526.84/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	490.14/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	560.06/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	428.76/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,187	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	414.98/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,303	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	395.03/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,449	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	585.02/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,176	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	446.90/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,270	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	414.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,324	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	470.94/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,185	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	190.83/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,855	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	162.15/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	491.56/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	451.41/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	415.10/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,976	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	493.85/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,089	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,608.33/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,608	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1

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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 759Year ago 747

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 65Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 40Year ago 39

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	214.00–215.00	214.41
2	—	1,873	208.00–210.00	209.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,101	172.00–183.00	176.74
3	—	1,353	184.00–198.00	191.01
3	—	1,037	166.00–170.00	168.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	180.00	180.00
5	—	1,496	185.00–198.00	190.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	160.00–164.00	162.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	520.00–530.00	526.84
4	350–400	355	480.00–500.00	490.14
7	400–450	419	460.00–480.00	469.76
18	450–500	474	430.00–455.00	440.40
8	500–550	510	425.00–430.00	428.76
4	550–600	560	410.00–420.00	414.96
3	600–650	636	355.00–365.00	361.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	485.00–495.00	491.56
5	350–400	368	440.00–460.00	451.41
9	400–450	411	435.00–450.00	443.74
8	450–500	476	410.00–420.00	415.10
10	500–550	520	400.00–420.00	410.90
2	550–600	580	395.00–400.00	397.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	530.00–550.00	541.82
12	400–450	423	480.00–505.00	493.85
8	450–500	479	425.00–445.00	433.77
11	500–550	527	405.00–420.00	414.64
8	550–600	576	385.00–400.00	394.45
7	600–650	610	370.00–380.00	375.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	372	570.00–600.00	585.02
15	400–450	412	510.00–550.00	524.61
19	450–500	464	450.00–480.00	470.94
15	500–550	508	425.00–455.00	446.90
5	550–600	555	410.00–420.00	414.98
9	600–650	620	390.00–400.00	395.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	550.00–570.00	560.06
3	450–500	483	505.00	505.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,608.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,000.00	4,000.00

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

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