Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 $403.23/cwt on 28 head, down $12.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +5.35 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$403.23

▼ 12.11 vs prior sale

28 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$16.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.38

vs AL average

−1.53 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	413.12	2,219	11thin
Medium and Large 2	549	396.83	2,179	17thin

One grade step is worth $16.29/cwt here — about $40 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale28 hd

403.23

—

AL average15 barns · 334 hd

388.85

+14.38

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−1.53

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

+5.35

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	1,674	213.27	3,570	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,494	178.56	2,668	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	175.18	2,110	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,153	161.81	1,866	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	417.15/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,194	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,964	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	515.20/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,351	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	416.34/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,182	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	445.04/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	484.92/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	405.08/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,106	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	387.54/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,255	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	454.13/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	419.33/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,979	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	439.05/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,112	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	400.80/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,313	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	382.48/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,150	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	161.81/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,866	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	184.33/cwt	184.00–185.00	2,682	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	175.10/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,658	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	166.35/cwt	163.00–168.00	2,074	6
Bulls	—	—	1,200	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,448	1
Bulls	—	—	2,150	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	4,816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	470.46/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,239	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	371.84/cwt	360.00–377.50	2,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	431.50/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,015	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	394.81/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,499	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	495.12/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,094	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	438.68/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,281	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	407.48/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	378.47/cwt	375.00–382.00	2,479	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	554.96/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	536.20/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,791	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	418.51/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,390	7
Bulls	—	—	1,673	212.54/cwt	210.00–214.00	3,556	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	175.11/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,098	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	184.34/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	427.87/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,844	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	458.30/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,382	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 681Last week 400Year ago 916

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 12Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 49Year ago 17

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	550.00	550.00
1	500–550	515	470.00	470.00
11	600–650	605	415.00	415.00
5	700–750	713	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	534	446.00	446.00
1	550–600	555	435.00	435.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	540.00	540.00
2	300–350	313	510.00–520.00	515.20
2	350–400	385	510.00	510.00
7	400–450	414	440.00–460.00	454.13
11	450–500	481	425.00–450.00	439.05
10	500–550	526	410.00–420.00	417.15
6	550–600	577	395.00–405.00	400.80
4	600–650	630	380.00–385.00	382.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	550.00–560.00	554.96
4	300–350	334	530.00–540.00	536.20
8	400–450	423	480.00–510.00	495.12
10	450–500	476	455.00–480.00	470.46
9	500–550	520	425.00–455.00	438.68
7	550–600	571	410.00–430.00	418.51
7	600–650	633	390.00–405.00	394.81
2	650–700	655	375.00–382.00	378.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	650–700	655	359.00	359.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	417	440.00–450.00	445.04
10	450–500	467	430.00–435.00	431.50
7	500–550	524	410.00–425.00	416.34
4	550–600	560	405.00–410.00	407.48
7	600–650	609	360.00–377.50	371.84
4	650–700	692	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	480.00–490.00	484.92
6	350–400	378	450.00–465.00	458.30
10	400–450	431	420.00–435.00	427.87
16	450–500	472	415.00–425.00	419.33
9	500–550	520	400.00–410.00	405.08
8	550–600	582	380.00–395.00	387.54
4	600–650	610	350.00–355.00	352.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	475.00	475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	160.00–164.00	161.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	184.00–185.00	184.33
5	—	1,518	171.00–179.00	175.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,247	163.00–168.00	166.35
30	—	1,198	170.00–179.00	175.11
6	—	1,196	180.00–188.00	184.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	204.00	204.00
1	—	2,150	224.00	224.00
2	—	1,673	210.00–214.00	212.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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Cullman Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle