Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, however a lower undertone was noted. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $430.77/cwt on 69 head, down $9.23 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 17 comparable sales and sits −9.23 against this barn's trailing median of $440.00.

Average price

$430.77

▼ 9.23 vs prior sale

69 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,331

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$9.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.66

vs AL average

−22.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	440.00	2,420	3thin
Medium and Large 2	541	430.35	2,326	66

One grade step is worth $9.65/cwt here — about $94 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

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.50, low $389.92, median $440.00 across 17 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 sale69 hd

430.77

—

AL average14 barns · 425 hd

425.10

+5.66

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−22.95

This barn, trailing median17 sales

440.00

−9.23

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	1,832	218.18	3,998	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,409	182.58	2,572	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	180.47	2,154	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	159.34	1,689	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,750	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,267	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,783	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,366	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	363.25/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	419.96/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,167	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	394.03/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,486	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,487	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	548.56/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	505.28/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,364	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	375.14/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,318	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	433.20/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,053	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	443.46/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,894	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	521.87/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	410.69/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,361	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	443.73/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	362.57/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	421.99/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,983	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	382.57/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,146	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	491.44/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,320	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	181.21/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,577	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	189.82/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,325	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	181.79/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,118	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	170.03/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,017	6
Bulls	—	—	1,315	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,656	1
Bulls	—	—	2,108	225.48/cwt	225.00–226.00	4,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	535.92/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	465.88/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	441.54/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,084	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,070	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	435.85/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,279	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	407.48/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	474.49/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	581.71/cwt	580.00–585.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	615.17/cwt	605.00–620.00	1,329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,516	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	374.68/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,308	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	430.67/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,326	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	459.90/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	403.39/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,118	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,089	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	490.66/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	469.54/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,958	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,558	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	159.34/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,689	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	218.98/cwt	216.00–222.00	3,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	476.69/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,478	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	554.64/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	417.37/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,204	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,783.33/head	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,783	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,266.67/head	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,267	3

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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 731Last week 681Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	216	605.00–620.00	615.17
3	250–300	258	580.00–585.00	581.71
7	300–350	328	540.00–560.00	548.56
5	350–400	370	530.00–540.00	535.92
11	400–450	417	460.00–485.00	469.54
6	450–500	455	450.00–460.00	455.00
6	500–550	523	430.00–440.00	435.85
4	550–600	560	420.00–425.00	422.52
10	600–650	631	385.00–400.00	394.03
2	650–700	660	370.00–375.00	372.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	550.00–560.00	554.64
6	300–350	317	515.00–530.00	521.87
6	350–400	365	480.00–510.00	491.44
7	400–450	422	435.00–450.00	443.73
11	450–500	474	425.00–440.00	433.20
14	500–550	528	410.00–425.00	417.37
7	550–600	575	405.00–415.00	410.69
4	600–650	618	370.00–380.00	375.14
2	650–700	665	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	555.00	555.00
17	400–450	422	495.00	495.00
3	550–600	550	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	650–700	685	363.00	363.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	500–550	540	430.00–435.00	430.67
2	550–600	560	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	500.00–510.00	505.28
8	300–350	328	485.00–495.00	490.66
5	350–400	369	470.00–480.00	474.49
10	400–450	411	460.00–475.00	465.88
6	450–500	472	435.00–450.00	441.54
7	500–550	516	415.00–425.00	419.96
4	550–600	560	405.00–410.00	407.48
15	600–650	616	370.00–375.00	374.68
3	650–700	677	360.00–370.00	363.25
8	750–800	751	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	490.00	490.00
6	300–350	310	475.00–480.00	476.69
8	350–400	373	455.00–465.00	459.90
9	400–450	427	435.00–450.00	443.46
12	450–500	470	415.00–430.00	421.99
13	500–550	525	395.00–410.00	403.39
16	550–600	561	380.00–390.00	382.57
4	600–650	618	360.00–365.00	362.57
4	650–700	658	350.00–355.00	352.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,422	177.00–185.00	181.21
2	—	1,375	186.00	186.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,225	187.00–194.00	189.82
5	—	1,165	175.00–185.00	181.79
6	—	1,186	166.00–174.00	170.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	158.00–161.00	159.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	202.00	202.00
2	—	2,108	225.00–226.00	225.48
2	—	1,815	216.00–222.00	218.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	—	2,650.00–2,900.00	2,783.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,266.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	3,750.00	3,750.00

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

Steers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

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