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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Apr 29

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

688 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 687▼ 121 vs year ago 809 · −15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 61▲ 10 vs year ago 52 · +19.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 104▲ 49 vs year ago 23 · +213.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 166.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacements 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 $307.70/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −87.32 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$307.70

73 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$10.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

vs AL average

−21.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	310.36	1,748	55
Medium and Large 2	548	299.58	1,640	18thin

One grade step is worth $10.78/cwt here — about $107 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale73 hd

307.70

—

AL average12 barns · 418 hd

312.72

−5.02

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−21.64

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−87.32

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	—	Low	1,774	176.70	3,135	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	152.31	2,313	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	146.97	1,804	28

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)	—	$2,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,181	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,867	3thin

Every lot

58 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	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	338.79/cwt	337.50–347.00	1,796	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,946	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,983	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	269.47/cwt	261.00–276.50	2,096	45
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	803	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,907	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	433.16/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,373	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	420.14/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,513	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	386.83/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,427	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	346.96/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,436	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	321.71/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,361	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	337.81/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,530	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,625	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,524	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	325.01/cwt	320.00–332.00	1,674	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	308.10/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,596	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	291.06/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,679	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	305.83/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,768	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,845	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	284.72/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,794	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	286.64/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,892	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	278.05/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,871	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	706	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,800	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,867	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	437.38/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,400	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	421.34/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,551	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	390.09/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,490	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	393.21/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,655	21
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	366.31/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,557	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	364.17/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,697	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	346.01/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,633	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	336.84/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,735	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	321.90/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,690	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	325.96/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,832	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	313.15/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,776	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	313.78/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,927	23
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	300.61/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,873	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,028	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	291.70/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,989	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	167.42/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,587	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	175.91/cwt	173.00–179.00	3,242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,958	186.52/cwt	183.00–191.00	3,652	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	138.33/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,581	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	156.06/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,866	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	146.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,822	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	156.23/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,231	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,273	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,658	147.91/cwt	144.00–151.00	2,452	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,125.00/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,158.33/head	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,158	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,866.67/head	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,867	3

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 688Last week 687Year ago 809

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 61Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 104Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	317	430.00–440.00	433.16
3	350–400	360	415.00–430.00	420.14
13	400–450	414	340.00–360.00	346.96
15	450–500	453	325.00–345.00	337.81
13	500–550	515	320.00–332.00	325.01
42	550–600	578	300.00–315.00	305.83
4	600–650	620	295.00–300.00	297.50
3	650–700	660	285.00–290.00	286.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	369	375.00–400.00	386.83
12	400–450	423	315.00–335.00	321.71
9	450–500	484	310.00–320.00	314.91
9	500–550	518	300.00–315.00	308.10
9	550–600	577	285.00–295.00	291.06
7	600–650	630	280.00–287.00	284.72
5	650–700	673	275.00–280.00	278.05
3	700–750	706	255.00	255.00
6	750–800	770	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	461	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	430.00–445.00	437.38
7	350–400	368	415.00–430.00	421.34
21	400–450	421	380.00–415.00	393.21
11	450–500	466	355.00–370.00	364.17
11	500–550	515	330.00–350.00	336.84
10	550–600	562	320.00–335.00	325.96
23	600–650	614	310.00–317.50	313.78
1	650–700	665	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	425.00	425.00
7	350–400	382	385.00–395.00	390.09
13	400–450	425	350.00–375.00	366.31
6	450–500	472	340.00–352.00	346.01
9	500–550	525	315.00–327.00	321.90
6	550–600	567	310.00–315.00	313.15
8	600–650	623	295.00–305.00	300.61
6	650–700	682	285.00–300.00	291.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	530	337.50–347.00	338.79
2	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
13	650–700	650	305.00	305.00
45	750–800	778	261.00–276.50	269.47
5	800–850	803	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	608	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,248	142.00–150.00	146.00
3	—	1,143	137.00–139.00	138.33
5	—	1,196	152.00–160.00	156.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	139.00	139.00
9	—	1,428	152.00–160.00	156.23
5	—	1,658	144.00–151.00	147.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	165.00–169.00	167.42
2	—	1,843	173.00–179.00	175.91
3	—	1,958	183.00–191.00	186.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125.00

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)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	1	—	—	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,100.00–3,300.00	3,158.33

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	3	—	—	2,750.00–3,050.00	2,866.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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.