Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $356.99/cwt on 67 head, down $22.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −55.72 against this barn's trailing median of $412.72.

Average price

$356.99

▼ 22.00 vs prior sale

67 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$31.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	373.42	1,980	32
Medium and Large 2	554	341.98	1,894	35

One grade step is worth $31.44/cwt here — about $86 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

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.37, low $341.07, median $412.72 across 33 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 sale67 hd

356.99

—

AL average16 barns · 653 hd

346.15

+10.85

This barn, trailing median33 sales

412.72

−55.72

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	—	High	1,681	178.08	2,993	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	140.39	1,829	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	139.44	2,116	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	130.41	1,415	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)	—	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,650	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,550	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,350	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,443	7

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,442.86/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,443	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	404.45/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,496	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	324.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,998	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	302.52/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,936	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	130.41/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,415	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	131.95/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,920	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	349.95/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,047	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	424.05/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,756	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	318.79/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,024	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	334.55/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,773	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	379.99/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,957	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	445.60/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	550.48/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,519	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	483.74/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,596	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	392.88/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,831	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	341.18/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	427.45/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	450.22/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,374	73
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	347.32/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,129	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	352.21/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,849	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	370.72/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,754	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	412.00/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,739	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	620	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,108	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	448.16/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,457	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	524.95/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,407	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	339.27/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,934	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	405.79/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,737	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	377.51/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,759	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	321.22/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,834	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	410.42/cwt	375.00–480.00	1,769	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	347.17/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,816	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	424.89/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,394	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	308.96/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	352.22/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,655	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	428.23/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,602	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	140.53/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,156	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	133.00/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,741	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	146.26/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,838	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	139.92/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,851	12
Bulls	—	—	1,828	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,364	2
Bulls	—	—	1,533	172.15/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,639	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 Sep 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,047Last week 570Year ago 835

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 45Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 11Year ago 40

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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	1	—	—	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,150.00	3,150.00
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	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,675.00
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	—	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,442.86

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	420.00–430.00	424.89
12	350–400	370	400.00–410.00	404.45
12	400–450	431	375.00–480.00	410.42
20	450–500	470	345.00–355.00	352.22
13	500–550	530	330.00–340.00	334.55
12	550–600	571	315.00–325.00	321.22
4	600–650	640	300.00–305.00	302.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	307	440.00–460.00	450.22
8	350–400	368	420.00–435.00	427.45
10	400–450	422	405.00–420.00	412.00
13	450–500	473	365.00–375.00	370.72
16	500–550	525	345.00–360.00	352.21
8	550–600	564	330.00–350.00	341.18
23	600–650	635	310.00–330.00	318.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	520.00–530.00	524.95
12	300–350	325	440.00–460.00	448.16
14	350–400	374	420.00–435.00	428.23
17	400–450	428	395.00–420.00	405.79
14	450–500	466	370.00–385.00	377.51
12	500–550	523	340.00–355.00	347.17
23	550–600	570	330.00–342.50	339.27
16	600–650	615	320.00–330.00	324.94
5	650–700	676	305.00–315.00	308.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	276	540.00–560.00	550.48
19	300–350	330	470.00–500.00	483.74
9	350–400	368	440.00–450.00	445.60
11	400–450	414	415.00–430.00	424.05
17	450–500	466	385.00–400.00	392.88
25	500–550	515	360.00–385.00	379.99
7	550–600	585	345.00–355.00	349.95
3	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	650	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	555	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	392.50	392.50
5	500–550	534	365.00	365.00
15	600–650	613	345.00–355.00	347.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	650–700	693	342.50	342.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	130.00–131.00	130.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	131.00–133.00	131.95
1	—	1,560	149.00	149.00
5	—	1,534	136.00–143.00	140.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,309	131.00–134.00	133.00
6	—	1,257	145.00–148.00	146.26
12	—	1,323	136.00–143.00	139.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	184.00	184.00
2	—	1,533	170.00–174.00	172.15

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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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

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