Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $365.17/cwt on 33 head, up $24.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −47.55 against this barn's trailing median of $412.72.

Average price

$365.17

▲ 24.10 vs prior sale

33 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$36.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	384.03	2,038	16thin
Medium and Large 2	569	347.42	1,975	17thin

One grade step is worth $36.61/cwt here — about $63 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

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.37, low $341.07, median $412.72 across 33 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 sale33 hd

365.17

—

AL average14 barns · 368 hd

347.17

+18.00

This barn, trailing median33 sales

412.72

−47.55

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	—	Average	1,707	177.44	3,028	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,318	154.49	2,036	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,370	141.00	1,932	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,265	140.00	1,771	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,900	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
Bulls	—	—	1,905	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	3,562	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	145.68/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,002	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,932	1
Bulls	—	—	1,667	175.53/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,926	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	163.14/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,131	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	359.00/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	336.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,741	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	316.59/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,002	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,060	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	412.60/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	416.77/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	371.53/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	394.37/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	392.26/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	697	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	334.27/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,969	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	334.47/cwt	332.00–337.00	1,866	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	420.13/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,021	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	379.90/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	409.86/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,730	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	350.44/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,836	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	513.99/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,933	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	332.75/cwt	327.00–342.00	2,023	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	428.28/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	422.43/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	482.58/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	358.87/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,013	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	395.46/cwt	385.00–417.00	2,045	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,129	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	154.59/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,993	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	490.89/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	437.51/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	325.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,864	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Sep 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 500Last week 265Year ago 900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 42Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 32Year ago 73

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,905	187.00	187.00
5	—	1,667	170.00–178.00	175.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,374	144.00–148.00	145.68
4	—	1,306	160.00–169.00	163.14
6	—	1,289	151.00–159.00	154.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	141.00	141.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	140.00	140.00

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	315	415.00–420.00	416.77
4	350–400	370	410.00–415.00	412.60
8	400–450	434	385.00–400.00	394.37
5	450–500	465	350.00–365.00	359.00
5	500–550	518	330.00–340.00	336.10
16	550–600	573	320.00–330.00	325.27
3	600–650	607	310.00–320.00	316.59
3	650–700	697	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	570.00	570.00
3	300–350	305	425.00–430.00	428.28
4	350–400	365	420.00–425.00	422.43
6	400–450	422	405.00–415.00	409.86
6	450–500	480	370.00–395.00	379.90
7	500–550	524	345.00–360.00	350.44
4	550–600	558	332.00–337.00	334.47
1	600–650	620	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	655	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	722	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	485.00–495.00	490.89
6	400–450	433	425.00–455.00	437.51
9	450–500	486	385.00–400.00	392.26
6	500–550	531	365.00–380.00	371.53
11	550–600	589	325.00–345.00	334.27
6	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	600.00	600.00
1	250–300	250	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	320	540.00	540.00
7	350–400	376	505.00–520.00	513.99
5	400–450	416	465.00–495.00	482.58
9	450–500	481	415.00–435.00	420.13
11	500–550	517	385.00–417.00	395.46
5	550–600	561	350.00–380.00	358.87
7	600–650	608	327.00–342.00	332.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	417	480.00	480.00
9	550–600	577	357.00	357.00
2	700–750	705	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	767	320.00	320.00

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	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,450.00	2,450.00

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

Bulls · 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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Feeder Cattle

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