Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $389.92/cwt on 36 head, down $32.41 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −56.81 against this barn's trailing median of $446.73.

Average price

$389.92

▼ 32.41 vs prior sale

36 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

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

$45.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.22

vs AL average

−6.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	422.50	2,167	4thin
Medium and Large 2	558	393.22	2,194	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	590	377.50	2,227	15thin

One grade step is worth $45.00/cwt here — about −$60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.50, low $389.92, median $446.73 across 15 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 sale36 hd

389.92

—

AL average15 barns · 392 hd

372.70

+17.22

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−6.86

This barn, trailing median15 sales

446.73

−56.81

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	1,724	197.17	3,399	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	161.25	2,475	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	159.61	2,075	6thin

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)	—	$2,875	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,550	2thin

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
Bulls	—	—	1,760	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	3,626	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	194.22/cwt	191.00–197.00	3,325	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	162.88/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,220	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,550	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,620	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,620	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	409.95/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	309.92/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	391.65/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,205	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	433.33/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	399.15/cwt	390.00–407.50	1,537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	345.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,649	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	468.30/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	383.99/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	366.12/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	322.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,834	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	900–950	918	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	316.93/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,006	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	447.42/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	340.00/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	441.47/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	326.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,332	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,227	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	798	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	418.27/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	318.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,107	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	332.31/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,074	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	427.45/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,022	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	370.00/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	358.18/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,909	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	388.68/cwt	380.00–392.50	2,079	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	363.44/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	352.12/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	426	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,811	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	2,439	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	421.83/cwt	415.00–427.50	1,797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	333.38/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,079	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,875.00/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,875	8

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 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 537Year ago 757

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 57Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 41Year ago 91

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,760	206.00	206.00
3	—	1,712	191.00–197.00	194.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,363	160.00–165.00	162.88
1	—	1,550	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,080	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	159.00	159.00
2	—	1,465	166.00–167.00	166.50
1	—	1,575	153.00	153.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	445.00–450.00	447.42
5	350–400	372	425.00–440.00	433.33
8	400–450	426	415.00–427.50	421.83
6	450–500	477	405.00–415.00	409.95
5	500–550	533	350.00–370.00	358.18
4	550–600	575	330.00–350.00	340.00
8	600–650	633	305.00–320.00	316.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	255	570.00	570.00
3	300–350	328	460.00–480.00	468.30
3	400–450	425	435.00–450.00	441.47
8	450–500	473	420.00–435.00	427.45
11	500–550	535	380.00–392.50	388.68
4	550–600	565	365.00–375.00	370.00
13	600–650	624	330.00–335.00	332.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	390.00–407.50	399.15
5	400–450	436	360.00–370.00	366.12
6	450–500	478	340.00–350.00	345.07
6	500–550	526	325.00–340.00	333.38
14	550–600	568	320.00–330.00	322.84
4	600–650	630	305.00–315.00	309.92
2	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	462.50	462.50
3	350–400	372	415.00–420.00	418.27
5	400–450	406	380.00–390.00	383.99
6	450–500	470	355.00–370.00	363.44
7	500–550	514	345.00–355.00	352.12
3	600–650	623	325.00–330.00	326.60
3	650–700	662	315.00–320.00	318.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
2	750–800	798	2,850.00	2,850.00
3	900–950	918	2,750.00	2,750.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	426	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	478	435.00	435.00
2	500–550	520	405.00	405.00
15	550–600	563	390.00–395.00	391.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	475	445.00	445.00
4	500–550	513	422.50	422.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	590	377.50	377.50
48	650–700	678	344.00	344.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,875.00

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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Cullman Stockyards

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle