Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle 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 $421.29/cwt on 32 head, down $1.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 31 comparable sales and sits +23.41 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$421.29

▼ 1.87 vs prior sale

32 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$25.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.35

vs AL average

+3.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	431.02	2,277	20
Medium and Large 2	532	405.09	2,154	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.93/cwt here — about $124 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 sale32 hd

421.29

—

AL average15 barns · 430 hd

404.94

+16.35

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

+3.03

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

+23.41

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	1,818	217.86	3,960	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	180.99	2,686	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	175.66	2,162	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	150.00	1,748	1thin

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)	—	$3,425	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,675	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,525	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	379.80/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	464.52/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,007	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	482.46/cwt	477.00–483.00	2,547	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	549.43/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,088	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	881	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,819	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	438.46/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,236	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	466.76/cwt	440.00–473.00	2,427	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	504.77/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	577.49/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,842	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	516.81/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	432.59/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,851	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	415.06/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,121	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	412.36/cwt	410.00–417.00	2,359	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	454.16/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,180	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	385.15/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	470.27/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	497.35/cwt	485.00–507.00	2,099	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	366.70/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,318	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,748	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	186.74/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,695	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	174.50/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,710	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,532	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	187.67/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,363	7
Bulls	—	—	1,475	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	525.06/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	383.33/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,323	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	487.18/cwt	470.00–502.00	2,265	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	520	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	411.97/cwt	408.00–420.00	2,311	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	639.54/cwt	630.00–650.00	1,746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	545.05/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	448.40/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,143	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	605.31/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	407.51/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	425.78/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	419.95/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,965	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	432.56/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,418	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	521.45/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,759	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	437	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,229	6
Bulls	—	—	1,775	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,870	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	223.38/cwt	222.00–226.00	4,378	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,955	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	172.12/cwt	168.00–178.00	2,108	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	489.69/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,822	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,525.00/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,425.00/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,675.00/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,675	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 May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 703Last week 649Year ago 854

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 48Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 30Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	319	570.00–585.00	577.49
6	350–400	377	510.00–520.00	516.81
9	400–450	422	485.00–507.00	497.35
10	450–500	480	440.00–465.00	454.16
7	500–550	530	420.00–430.00	425.78
10	550–600	572	410.00–417.00	412.36
4	600–650	618	370.00–390.00	379.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	630.00–650.00	639.54
4	300–350	320	600.00–610.00	605.31
12	350–400	380	540.00–570.00	549.43
6	400–450	413	510.00–540.00	525.06
13	450–500	465	470.00–502.00	487.18
49	500–550	520	440.00–473.00	466.76
6	550–600	559	420.00–445.00	432.56
4	600–650	623	405.00–410.00	407.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	540.00–550.00	545.05
3	300–350	310	515.00–525.00	521.45
2	350–400	373	500.00–510.00	504.77
13	400–450	432	450.00–480.00	464.52
6	450–500	478	440.00–460.00	448.40
12	500–550	510	430.00–445.00	438.46
7	550–600	561	408.00–420.00	411.97
21	600–650	606	382.50–390.00	383.33
1	650–700	655	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
114	850–900	881	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	485.00–495.00	489.69
3	350–400	375	460.00–475.00	470.27
10	400–450	428	425.00–440.00	432.59
7	450–500	468	415.00–425.00	419.95
8	500–550	511	410.00–420.00	415.06
4	550–600	573	380.00–390.00	385.15
3	600–650	632	360.00–370.00	366.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	437	510.00	510.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	555.00	555.00
11	500–550	528	477.00–483.00	482.46
50	600–650	630	438.00	438.00
3	700–750	700	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	475.00	475.00
1	550–600	580	447.00	447.00
1	600–650	615	425.00	425.00
14	800–850	818	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	150.00	150.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	183.00–192.00	186.74
3	—	1,553	171.00–177.00	174.50
1	—	1,525	166.00	166.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	183.00–193.00	187.67
4	—	1,196	162.00–165.00	163.49
10	—	1,225	168.00–178.00	172.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	201.00	201.00
2	—	1,775	218.00	218.00
3	—	1,960	222.00–226.00	223.38

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	—	—	3,650.00	3,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,675.00

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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

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