Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.18/cwt on 35 head, up $9.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 32 comparable sales and sits −54.23 against this barn's trailing median of $397.41.

Average price

$343.18

▲ 9.56 vs prior sale

35 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$10.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.86

vs AL average

−13.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	346.48	1,905	24
Medium and Large 2	538	335.96	1,806	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.76, low $319.07, median $397.41 across 32 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 sale35 hd

343.18

—

AL average15 barns · 519 hd

332.32

+10.86

National average178 barns · 11,809 hd

356.25

−13.07

This barn, trailing median32 sales

397.41

−54.23

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	—	High	1,669	179.76	3,000	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	144.23	2,139	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	139.43	1,792	15

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)	—	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	143.18/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,035	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,696	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	134.42/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,625	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	141.25/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,236	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	151.83/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,088	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	470.41/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	505.04/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	448.30/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,887	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	416.82/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,972	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	330.31/cwt	317.00–335.00	2,345	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	402.86/cwt	390.00–412.00	2,047	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	367.85/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	327.53/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	362.56/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	343.27/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,912	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	385.59/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,643	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	409.91/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	486.55/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	350.25/cwt	347.00–365.00	2,147	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	442.56/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,093	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	373.29/cwt	365.00–387.00	2,094	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	509.93/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	397.47/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,844	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,321	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	436.48/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	329.28/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,101	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	510.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,596	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	411.24/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	601	335.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	340.78/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	317.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,977	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	479.32/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,980	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	2
Bulls	—	—	1,913	198.28/cwt	193.00–204.00	3,793	2
Bulls	—	—	1,668	175.87/cwt	143.00–186.00	2,934	5
Bulls	—	—	1,548	175.35/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	351.01/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,955	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	378.83/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,970	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	654	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,995	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 500Year ago 834

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 45Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 31Year ago 41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,421	140.00–148.00	143.18
1	—	1,080	157.00	157.00
8	—	1,209	131.00–138.00	134.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	140.00–143.00	141.25
2	—	1,375	150.00–154.00	151.83
1	—	1,500	135.00	135.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	193.00–204.00	198.28
5	—	1,668	143.00–186.00	175.87
4	—	1,548	170.00–178.00	175.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	460.00–485.00	470.41
6	350–400	375	405.00–415.00	409.91
17	400–450	426	380.00–395.00	385.59
10	450–500	471	360.00–375.00	367.85
7	500–550	526	335.00–345.00	340.78
4	550–600	558	325.00–330.00	327.53
6	600–650	623	315.00–320.00	317.34
9	650–700	654	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	500.00–520.00	510.00
6	350–400	365	425.00–445.00	436.48
7	400–450	427	405.00–420.00	411.24
8	450–500	464	390.00–405.00	397.47
4	500–550	513	360.00–365.00	362.56
20	550–600	557	335.00–355.00	343.27
13	600–650	638	325.00–330.00	329.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	308	500.00–510.00	505.04
6	350–400	372	475.00–495.00	486.55
12	400–450	421	435.00–460.00	448.30
12	450–500	473	405.00–425.00	416.82
12	500–550	520	370.00–395.00	378.83
10	550–600	557	340.00–360.00	351.01
8	600–650	601	330.00–340.00	335.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	265	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	310	520.00	520.00
6	350–400	377	505.00–515.00	509.93
9	400–450	413	470.00–490.00	479.32
9	450–500	473	430.00–460.00	442.56
13	500–550	508	390.00–412.00	402.86
5	550–600	561	365.00–387.00	373.29
12	600–650	613	347.00–365.00	350.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	425.00	425.00
13	700–750	710	317.00–335.00	330.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	450.00	450.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	650–700	695	334.00	334.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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