Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders, Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.07/cwt on 26 head, down $6.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −78.34 against this barn's trailing median of $397.41.

Average price

$319.07

▼ 6.14 vs prior sale

26 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$17.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.03

vs AL average

−12.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	330.59	1,768	9thin
Medium and Large 2	536	312.96	1,677	17thin

One grade step is worth $17.63/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.76, low $319.07, median $397.41 across 32 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 sale26 hd

319.07

—

AL average15 barns · 441 hd

316.04

+3.03

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−12.45

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.41

−78.34

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	1,658	192.69	3,194	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	157.50	2,126	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	148.10	1,812	9thin

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)	—	$2,620	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,430	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,925	8

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	442.68/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,113	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	332.89/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	382.49/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	694	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,221	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	424.73/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	376.40/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,935	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	356.15/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	402.53/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	408.38/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,870	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	435.57/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,825	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	451.81/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,726	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	461.76/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,519	1
Bulls	—	—	1,619	192.55/cwt	189.00–195.00	3,117	9
Bulls	—	—	1,562	198.66/cwt	197.00–202.00	3,103	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,054	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	145.41/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,707	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	151.46/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	423.25/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	386.90/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	315.44/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,653	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,318	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	357.39/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,869	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	434.99/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	409	409.33/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	304.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	318.25/cwt	318.25–318.25	2,190	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	321.60/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,004	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	446.60/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	321.17/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,998	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	332.60/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,593	6
Bulls	—	—	1,864	185.52/cwt	183.00–187.00	3,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	356.52/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	383.37/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	551	331.76/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	406.91/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,314	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,885.71/head	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,886	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,620.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,620	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,377.78/head	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,378	9

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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 687Year ago 803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 48Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 50Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	420.00–425.00	423.25
3	300–350	323	400.00–410.00	406.91
3	350–400	382	380.00–390.00	386.90
7	400–450	424	350.00–365.00	356.52
6	450–500	479	325.00–340.00	332.60
13	500–550	524	310.00–320.00	315.44
4	550–600	575	300.00–310.00	304.91
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	460.00	460.00
2	250–300	275	440.00–445.00	442.68
2	300–350	328	420.00–430.00	424.73
2	350–400	360	400.00–405.00	402.53
4	400–450	421	370.00–390.00	382.49
4	450–500	463	350.00–365.00	356.15
7	500–550	522	325.00–335.00	332.89
2	550–600	580	320.00–325.00	322.56
2	600–650	608	295.00–300.00	297.51
8	700–750	735	287.50	287.50
2	750–800	758	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	650–700	688	318.25	318.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	525	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	575	337.50	337.50
15	600–650	622	320.00–330.00	321.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	520.00	520.00
12	650–700	694	320.00	320.00
26	700–750	736	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	515.00	515.00
3	300–350	308	460.00–465.00	461.76
5	350–400	382	445.00–460.00	451.81
7	400–450	419	425.00–450.00	435.57
10	450–500	458	400.00–420.00	408.38
7	500–550	514	370.00–385.00	376.40
4	550–600	558	340.00–345.00	342.47
2	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
2	650–700	660	310.00–315.00	312.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	290	470.00	470.00
3	300–350	328	440.00–450.00	446.60
5	350–400	361	425.00–440.00	434.99
7	400–450	409	400.00–415.00	409.33
9	450–500	475	375.00–390.00	383.37
8	500–550	523	350.00–365.00	357.39
4	550–600	551	330.00–337.00	331.76
3	600–650	623	320.00–325.00	321.60
2	650–700	665	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,619	189.00–195.00	192.55
5	—	1,562	197.00–202.00	198.66
4	—	1,864	183.00–187.00	185.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	155.00	155.00
1	—	1,375	160.00	160.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,174	142.00–148.00	145.41
4	—	1,286	149.00–154.00	151.46

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	7	—	—	2,800.00–3,100.00	2,885.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	3,200.00–3,600.00	3,377.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,620.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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

Heifers · 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

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