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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Apr 15

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

852 head

▲ 456 vs last sale 396▲ 1 vs year ago 851 · +0.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 40▼ 36 vs year ago 114 · −31.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 57▲ 18 vs year ago 67 · +26.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.17/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −92.86 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$302.17

64 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$15.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs AL average

−19.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	311.66	1,645	26
Medium and Large 2	529	295.68	1,563	38

One grade step is worth $15.98/cwt here — about $82 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale64 hd

302.17

—

AL average14 barns · 479 hd

305.67

−3.50

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−19.01

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−92.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.76, low $319.07, median $395.03 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,769	176.19	3,116	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	150.25	2,216	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	149.93	1,790	32

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)	—	$2,162	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,263	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,890	5

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	940	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,340	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,668	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,639	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	333.92/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,696	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	201	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	784	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,183	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	371.95/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,164	13
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	382.03/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,230	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	378.48/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,381	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	353.52/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,326	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	335.42/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,402	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	351.83/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,495	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	335.70/cwt	330.00–342.50	1,558	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	315.12/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,500	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	317.68/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,617	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	301.55/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,538	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	554	287.61/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,593	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	295.31/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,710	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	282.52/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,735	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	268.99/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,687	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,817	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	271	436.05/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,182	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	421.50/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,349	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	400.08/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,288	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	404.39/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,452	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	387.48/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,476	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	387.93/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,598	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	372.04/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,574	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	355.53/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,643	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	334.74/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,577	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	328.67/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,683	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	318.99/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,694	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	321.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,801	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	306.31/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,721	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	621	285.62/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,774	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	283.28/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,884	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	275.25/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,869	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	713	260.28/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,856	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	166.17/cwt	164.00–168.00	2,559	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	174.66/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,948	3
Bulls	—	—	2,118	188.52/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,993	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,566	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	146.55/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,729	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	154.88/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,882	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	155.74/cwt	154.00–158.00	2,210	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	148.10/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,216	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,217	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,890.00/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,890	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,083.33/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,083	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 852Last week 396Year ago 851

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 40Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 57Year ago 67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	201	390.00	390.00
13	300–350	313	365.00–377.50	371.95
15	350–400	375	340.00–365.00	353.52
23	400–450	418	330.00–340.00	335.42
20	450–500	476	310.00–320.00	315.12
22	500–550	510	295.00–305.00	301.55
16	550–600	554	280.00–292.50	287.61
7	600–650	627	265.00–272.00	268.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	292	405.00	405.00
7	300–350	322	380.00–385.00	382.03
23	350–400	365	360.00–390.00	378.48
16	400–450	425	345.00–365.00	351.83
18	450–500	464	330.00–342.50	335.70
19	500–550	509	310.00–322.50	317.68
7	550–600	579	292.50–300.00	295.31
8	600–650	614	280.00–285.00	282.52
9	650–700	673	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
9	300–350	322	395.00–405.00	400.08
16	350–400	381	380.00–395.00	387.48
16	400–450	423	360.00–380.00	372.04
17	450–500	471	320.00–340.00	334.74
14	500–550	531	310.00–322.50	318.99
18	550–600	562	300.00–312.00	306.31
7	600–650	621	280.00–290.00	285.62
8	650–700	679	272.00–277.00	275.25
10	700–750	713	257.50–270.00	260.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	271	430.00–440.00	436.05
11	300–350	320	410.00–430.00	421.50
8	350–400	359	400.00–410.00	404.39
19	400–450	412	380.00–395.00	387.93
22	450–500	462	350.00–365.00	355.53
11	500–550	512	325.00–335.00	328.67
3	550–600	560	320.00–325.00	321.64
3	650–700	665	280.00–285.00	283.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	308	435.00	435.00
3	400–450	440	372.50	372.50
7	500–550	508	332.50–335.00	333.92
1	700–750	745	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	200	470.00	470.00
7	400–450	417	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,180	141.00–150.00	146.55
1	—	1,135	138.00	138.00
14	—	1,215	151.00–160.00	154.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	139.00	139.00
4	—	1,419	154.00–158.00	155.74
5	—	1,496	144.00–151.00	148.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	172.00–179.00	174.66
2	—	1,540	164.00–168.00	166.17
2	—	2,118	185.00–192.00	188.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,700.00	3,700.00

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	5	—	—	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,890.00

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	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,083.33

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 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.