Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $400.37/cwt on 56 head, down $5.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −17.22 against this barn's trailing median of $417.59.

Average price

$400.37

▼ 5.37 vs prior sale

56 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$15.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	406.89	2,209	33
Medium and Large 2	545	391.01	2,132	23

One grade step is worth $15.88/cwt here — about $77 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 sale56 hd

400.37

—

AL average16 barns · 467 hd

372.75

+27.62

This barn, trailing median31 sales

417.59

−17.22

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	1,611	207.86	3,349	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	174.95	2,482	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	171.19	2,177	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	153.61	1,711	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,750	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,483	3thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	184.56/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,495	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	153.61/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,711	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	183.90/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,416	4
Bulls	—	—	1,512	201.59/cwt	200.00–204.00	3,048	5
Bulls	—	—	2,300	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	4,876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	376.49/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,969	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	524.55/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,663	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	459.77/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,940	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	431.59/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,227	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	493.94/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	442.36/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,106	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	397.87/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	458.82/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,698	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	440.84/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,874	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	421.62/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,754	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	329.85/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,210	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	479.00/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,552	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	467.50/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	397.63/cwt	395.00–412.00	2,199	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	410.89/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,108	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	363.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	449.95/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,471	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	355.01/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,176	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	342.98/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,993	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	324.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	419.51/cwt	385.00–440.00	1,561	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	375.72/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,142	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	357.56/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,884	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	419.84/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,940	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,369	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	420.87/cwt	420.00–422.50	1,965	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	405.52/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,784	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	377.11/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	359.98/cwt	350.00–362.50	2,203	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	174.02/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,139	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	170.47/cwt	170.00–171.00	2,427	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	221.48/cwt	220.00–223.00	3,355	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	163.56/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,115	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	351.67/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,372	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,483.33/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,483	3
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	—	—	2,750.00/head	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,950.00/head	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,950	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 735Year ago 691

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 60Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 35Year ago 55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	181.00–187.00	184.56
1	—	1,600	164.00	164.00
4	—	1,424	170.00–171.00	170.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,114	150.00–162.00	153.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,314	181.00–187.00	183.90
9	—	1,229	172.00–179.00	174.02
10	—	1,293	160.00–168.00	163.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,512	200.00–204.00	201.59
1	—	2,300	212.00	212.00
2	—	1,515	220.00–223.00	221.48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	370	455.00–465.00	458.82
9	400–450	416	415.00–435.00	421.62
7	450–500	467	395.00–405.00	397.87
19	500–550	523	365.00–385.00	376.49
5	550–600	565	360.00–370.00	363.95
3	600–650	600	345.00–355.00	351.67
2	650–700	658	320.00–330.00	324.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	327	440.00–460.00	449.95
15	350–400	372	385.00–440.00	419.51
10	400–450	440	400.00–410.00	405.52
11	450–500	474	370.00–385.00	377.11
16	500–550	527	345.00–365.00	357.56
8	550–600	581	335.00–350.00	342.98
4	600–650	640	325.00–330.00	327.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	262	550.00	550.00
11	300–350	317	520.00–540.00	524.55
3	350–400	363	480.00–520.00	493.94
12	400–450	422	450.00–470.00	459.77
8	450–500	476	435.00–450.00	442.36
9	500–550	516	420.00–440.00	431.59
24	550–600	553	395.00–412.00	397.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
4	300–350	324	470.00–500.00	479.00
6	350–400	375	460.00–475.00	467.50
12	400–450	425	430.00–445.00	440.84
10	450–500	462	410.00–430.00	419.84
10	500–550	513	400.00–415.00	410.89
13	550–600	570	370.00–380.00	375.72
9	600–650	613	345.00–365.00	355.01
2	650–700	670	320.00–340.00	329.85
1	700–750	715	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	467	420.00–422.50	420.87
1	550–600	550	415.00	415.00
15	600–650	612	350.00–362.50	359.98
6	650–700	673	352.00	352.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	465.00	465.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,483.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,950.00
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)	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,750.00

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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