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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Oct 13

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Oct 6Oct 13Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

864 head

▲ 229 vs last sale 635▲ 864 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 46▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 40▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.93/cwt on 43 head, up $0.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −59.37 against this barn's trailing median of $395.30.

Average price

$335.93

▲ 0.54 vs prior sale

43 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$19.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.60

vs AL average

−36.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	347.87	1,845	16thin
Medium and Large 2	530	328.85	1,742	27

One grade step is worth $19.02/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale43 hd

335.93

—

AL average16 barns · 542 hd

325.33

+10.60

National average193 barns · 18,908 hd

372.76

−36.83

This barn, trailing median34 sales

395.30

−59.37

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.76, low $319.07, median $395.30 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,690	159.81	2,701	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,278	126.00	1,610	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	124.60	1,906	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	116.02	1,410	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,237	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,873	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$4,180	5
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	792	$2,656	33

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	337.71/cwt	337.50–340.00	2,016	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,302	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	697	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,457	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,544	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	412.92/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,292	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	394.36/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,297	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	390.65/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,402	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	367.97/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,384	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	384.58/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,600	27
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	359.20/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,541	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	348.60/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,631	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	370.35/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,763	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,825	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	348.61/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,809	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	331.31/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,719	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	530	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,120	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	328.72/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,861	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	318.04/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,835	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,040	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,973	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	311.71/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,895	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	672	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,251	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	333.25/cwt	333.25–333.25	2,339	78
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	572.14/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,499	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	510.19/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,582	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	476.13/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,533	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	444.79/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,601	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	415.74/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,596	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	406.72/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,737	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	385.08/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,660	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	374.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,725	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	356.06/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,677	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	364.29/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,825	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	349.48/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,814	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	352.77/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,000	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	334.86/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,899	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	318.04/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,956	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	333.06/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,052	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,072	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,443	173.02/cwt	172.00–174.00	2,497	2
Bulls	—	—	1,691	153.59/cwt	150.00–158.00	2,597	6
Bulls	—	—	1,788	161.99/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,896	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,410	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	127.08/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,602	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	121.47/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,534	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	131.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,753	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,797	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	121.67/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,847	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,680	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,201	1
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	2,656.43/head	2,175.00–3,100.00	2,656	33
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,873.33/head	4,700.00–5,100.00	4,873	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	4,180.00/head	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,180	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,850.00/head	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,142.31/head	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,142	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,450.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450	4

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 Oct 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 864Last week 635Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 46Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 40Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	600	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	410.00–415.00	412.92
7	350–400	359	380.00–400.00	390.65
27	400–450	416	375.00–390.00	384.58
18	450–500	476	360.00–375.00	370.35
10	500–550	519	340.00–360.00	348.61
4	550–600	566	325.00–330.00	328.72
4	600–650	607	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	700–750	702	333.25	333.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	390.00–400.00	394.36
16	350–400	376	345.00–375.00	367.97
12	400–450	429	350.00–365.00	359.20
26	450–500	468	335.00–355.00	348.60
22	500–550	519	320.00–340.00	331.31
5	550–600	577	315.00–320.00	318.04
3	600–650	608	310.00–315.00	311.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	365.00	365.00
7	650–700	672	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	322	460.00–485.00	476.13
7	350–400	384	410.00–420.00	415.74
20	400–450	431	370.00–395.00	385.08
16	450–500	471	350.00–365.00	356.06
10	500–550	519	340.00–355.00	349.48
14	550–600	567	330.00–337.50	334.86
10	600–650	615	310.00–320.00	318.04
3	650–700	663	312.50	312.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	262	560.00–580.00	572.14
5	300–350	310	500.00–520.00	510.19
4	350–400	360	430.00–460.00	444.79
14	400–450	427	380.00–425.00	406.72
6	450–500	460	370.00–380.00	374.96
7	500–550	501	360.00–370.00	364.29
7	550–600	567	345.00–360.00	352.77
16	600–650	616	330.00–345.00	333.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	550–600	597	337.50–340.00	337.71
5	650–700	655	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	362.50	362.50
7	650–700	697	352.50	352.50
2	850–900	855	297.50	297.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	33	—	792	2,175.00–3,100.00	2,656.43

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	5	—	—	4,000.00–4,300.00	4,180.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	4,700.00–5,100.00	4,873.33

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)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	2,800.00–3,550.00	3,142.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,600.00–4,100.00	3,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,261	125.00–129.00	127.08
6	—	1,330	130.00–135.00	131.77
10	—	1,263	120.00–123.00	121.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,215	114.00–118.00	116.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,680	131.00	131.00
3	—	1,518	119.00–123.00	121.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	172.00–174.00	173.02
5	—	1,788	160.00–165.00	161.99
6	—	1,691	150.00–158.00	153.59

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.