Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $431.76/cwt on 53 head, up $12.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +33.88 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$431.76

▲ 12.03 vs prior sale

53 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,335

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$30.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.12

vs AL average

+3.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	442.53	2,398	34
Medium and Large 2	539	412.48	2,225	19thin

One grade step is worth $30.05/cwt here — about $173 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.76, low $332.77, median $397.88 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 sale53 hd

431.76

—

AL average16 barns · 450 hd

411.64

+20.12

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

+3.86

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

+33.88

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	1,841	214.58	3,949	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,511	178.64	2,699	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	173.89	2,160	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	153.76	1,799	2thin

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)	—	$3,367	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,900	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	530.25/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	571.77/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,830	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	525.57/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,171	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	550.27/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,069	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	599.54/cwt	590.00–610.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	430.81/cwt	427.50–437.50	2,425	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,812	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	500.48/cwt	490.00–510.00	2,312	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	452.45/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,344	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	419.76/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,191	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	423.63/cwt	380.00–450.00	2,072	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	476.57/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,016	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	375.06/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,359	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	464.27/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,210	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	498.51/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,124	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	511.00/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,276	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	499.13/cwt	497.50–505.00	2,366	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	524.97/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,963	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	153.76/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,799	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,462	184.93/cwt	183.00–188.00	2,704	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	172.34/cwt	169.00–174.00	2,689	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	181.88/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,424	3
Bulls	—	—	1,839	208.35/cwt	206.00–210.00	3,832	4
Bulls	—	—	1,870	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	4,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	406.29/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,576	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	392.83/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	470.88/cwt	415.00–495.00	2,185	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	434.87/cwt	422.50–440.00	2,674	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	552.24/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	440.13/cwt	432.50–455.00	2,333	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	534.93/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,995	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	426.00/cwt	425.00–427.00	2,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	640.19/cwt	630.00–650.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	427.37/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	3,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	494.97/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,074	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,489	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	714.64/cwt	700.00–730.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,532	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	213.80/cwt	212.00–216.00	3,913	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	167.90/cwt	162.00–174.00	1,971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	410.89/cwt	405.00–417.00	2,342	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	548.13/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,814	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	424.31/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,274	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
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	—	—	3,366.67/head	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,367	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 674Last week 820Year ago 621

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 44Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 34

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	520.00–535.00	530.25
5	350–400	375	505.00–515.00	511.00
9	400–450	423	465.00–485.00	476.57
12	450–500	489	380.00–450.00	423.63
12	500–550	522	415.00–425.00	419.76
7	550–600	569	400.00	400.00
7	600–650	629	370.00–380.00	375.06
3	650–700	688	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	540.00–560.00	552.24
6	350–400	373	520.00–550.00	534.93
13	400–450	419	490.00–505.00	494.97
18	450–500	464	415.00–495.00	470.88
16	500–550	530	432.50–455.00	440.13
4	550–600	550	425.00–427.00	426.00
6	600–650	618	385.00–400.00	392.83
2	650–700	661	380.00	380.00
6	850–900	890	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	553	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	700.00–730.00	714.64
3	250–300	260	630.00–650.00	640.19
9	300–350	320	560.00–590.00	571.77
7	350–400	376	540.00–560.00	550.27
7	400–450	413	520.00–540.00	525.57
11	450–500	462	490.00–510.00	500.48
18	500–550	518	440.00–470.00	452.45
4	550–600	580	425.00–435.00	427.37
21	600–650	634	400.00–425.00	406.29
1	650–700	665	390.00	390.00
2	800–850	837	302.50	302.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	590.00–610.00	599.54
8	300–350	331	540.00–555.00	548.13
8	350–400	374	520.00–530.00	524.97
12	400–450	426	490.00–505.00	498.51
15	450–500	476	450.00–475.00	464.27
8	500–550	536	420.00–430.00	424.31
6	550–600	570	405.00–417.00	410.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	474	497.50–505.00	499.13
8	500–550	512	480.00	480.00
9	550–600	563	427.50–437.50	430.81
2	750–800	775	350.00–355.00	352.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	750–800	764	368.00	368.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	615	422.50–440.00	434.87
3	950–1000	976	300.00	300.00
4	1050–1100	1,090	282.50	282.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	150.00–158.00	153.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	183.00–188.00	184.93
3	—	1,560	169.00–174.00	172.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,333	178.00–185.00	181.88
4	—	1,174	162.00–174.00	167.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,839	206.00–210.00	208.35
2	—	1,870	229.00	229.00
5	—	1,830	212.00–216.00	213.80

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	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,100.00	4,100.00
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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,366.67

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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