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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jun 3

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← May 20Jun 3Jun 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

916 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 854▲ 916 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 68▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 32▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $316.93/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −78.10 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$316.93

65 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$7.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

vs AL average

−21.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	321.77	1,784	23
Medium and Large 2	543	314.27	1,708	42

One grade step is worth $7.50/cwt here — about $76 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale65 hd

316.93

—

AL average13 barns · 427 hd

317.78

−0.85

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−21.31

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−78.10

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	1,817	195.06	3,545	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,100	162.81	1,790	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	156.63	2,240	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	149.30	1,626	4thin

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)	—	$2,550	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,075	2thin

Every lot

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. 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,797	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,772	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	497	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,777	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	594	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,966	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	631	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,956	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	395.03/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,244	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	382.59/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,274	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	389.29/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,401	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	363.82/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,335	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	376.72/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,582	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	360.69/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,519	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	359.62/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,687	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	335.47/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,587	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	334.18/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,731	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	316.76/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,698	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	303.71/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,746	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	313.80/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,814	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,809	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,081	87
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	282.49/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,802	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	680	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,142	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	882	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,320	124
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	428.38/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,367	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	437.35/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,421	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	428.63/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,564	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	410.31/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,555	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	407.32/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,699	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	385.53/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,631	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	366.52/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,715	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	347.95/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,639	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	352.98/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,804	27
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	331.98/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,736	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	331.29/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,865	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	319.02/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,809	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	312.16/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,910	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	299.98/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,851	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	287.00/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,880	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	298.55/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,970	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,058	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	207.73/cwt	202.00–215.00	3,500	4
Bulls	—	—	1,794	183.77/cwt	181.00–187.00	3,297	4
Bulls	—	—	1,973	193.68/cwt	191.00–195.00	3,821	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,007	153.98/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,551	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	149.30/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,626	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,114	170.08/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,895	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	163.01/cwt	156.00–167.00	1,860	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	157.44/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,248	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,224	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	3,075.00/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,550.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1

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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 916Last week 854Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	390.00–400.00	395.03
7	350–400	360	385.00–395.00	389.29
11	400–450	420	370.00–385.00	376.72
15	450–500	469	350.00–370.00	359.62
9	500–550	518	327.50–340.00	334.18
14	550–600	578	310.00–320.00	313.80
4	600–650	608	295.00–300.00	297.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	380.00–385.00	382.59
9	350–400	367	355.00–370.00	363.82
19	400–450	421	355.00–365.00	360.69
10	450–500	473	330.00–340.00	335.47
34	500–550	536	310.00–325.00	316.76
8	550–600	575	300.00–307.00	303.71
4	600–650	638	280.00–285.00	282.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	600–650	625	333.00	333.00
124	850–900	882	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	325	435.00–440.00	437.35
10	350–400	365	420.00–435.00	428.63
18	400–450	417	400.00–415.00	407.32
16	450–500	468	360.00–377.00	366.52
27	500–550	511	340.00–362.50	352.98
11	550–600	563	325.00–340.00	331.29
7	600–650	612	310.00–315.00	312.16
4	650–700	660	295.00–302.00	298.55
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	425.00–430.00	428.38
11	350–400	379	405.00–415.00	410.31
10	400–450	423	380.00–390.00	385.53
14	450–500	471	340.00–355.00	347.95
12	500–550	523	325.00–335.00	331.98
6	550–600	567	315.00–322.00	319.02
7	600–650	617	295.00–305.00	299.98
5	650–700	655	285.00–290.00	287.00
2	700–750	700	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	497	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	377.00	377.00
12	550–600	594	331.00	331.00
3	600–650	631	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
5	450–500	455	395.00	395.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	148.00–151.00	149.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	155.00	155.00
2	—	1,428	157.00–158.00	157.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,007	153.00–155.00	153.98
11	—	1,141	156.00–167.00	163.01
7	—	1,114	164.00–175.00	170.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,794	181.00–187.00	183.77
4	—	1,685	202.00–215.00	207.73
4	—	1,973	191.00–195.00	193.68

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	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,075.00

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	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00

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)	3	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550.00

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	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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.