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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Nov 4

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

799 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 654▼ 66 vs year ago 865 · −7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 62▼ 42 vs year ago 90 · −46.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 34▼ 48 vs year ago 70 · −68.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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 $337.10/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 10 of 33 comparable sales and sits −57.93 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$337.10

63 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,801

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$18.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.23

vs AL average

−28.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	345.50	1,821	34
Medium and Large 2	543	327.25	1,777	29

One grade step is worth $18.25/cwt here — about $44 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale63 hd

337.10

—

AL average15 barns · 525 hd

330.87

+6.23

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−28.51

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−57.93

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	1,697	173.25	2,940	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,360	155.60	2,116	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,548	153.00	2,368	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	140.00	1,589	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)	—	$2,417	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,925	2thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	446.50/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,862	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,827	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	540	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,052	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,980	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,412	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	309	428.34/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,324	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	418.51/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,381	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	404.48/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,529	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	391.55/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,637	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	370.82/cwt	360.00–377.50	1,561	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	366.92/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,706	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	353.88/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,646	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	346.19/cwt	337.00–352.50	1,800	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	331.47/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,734	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	528	354.88/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,874	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	321.28/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,835	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	336.02/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,932	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	319.01/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,956	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	304.99/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,915	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,062	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	676	300.53/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,032	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	471.04/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,498	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	445.35/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,438	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	454.98/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,679	16
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	433.23/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,651	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	399.62/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,674	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	421.11/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,773	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	399.61/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,842	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	377.57/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,831	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	339.06/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,794	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	352.91/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,892	27
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	346.79/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,952	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	330.73/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,922	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	309.99/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,903	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	639	324.99/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,077	25
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	312.52/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,063	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	300.06/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,034	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	168.67/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,670	3
Bulls	—	—	1,679	172.06/cwt	170.00–174.00	2,889	5
Bulls	—	—	1,913	183.10/cwt	182.00–184.00	3,503	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,589	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	154.97/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,010	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,178	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	165.74/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,304	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	146.09/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,035	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,725	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,536	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,925.00/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,925	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,416.67/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,417	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 Nov 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 799Last week 654Year ago 865

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 62Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 34Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	420.00	420.00
10	550–600	569	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	440.00–455.00	446.50
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
17	700–750	742	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	440.00–450.00	445.35
16	350–400	381	425.00–440.00	433.23
15	400–450	419	390.00–420.00	399.62
21	450–500	485	370.00–387.00	377.57
10	500–550	529	330.00–345.00	339.06
7	550–600	581	325.00–335.00	330.73
4	600–650	614	305.00–315.00	309.99
4	650–700	678	295.00–305.00	300.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	465.00–475.00	471.04
16	350–400	369	450.00–460.00	454.98
22	400–450	421	410.00–435.00	421.11
20	450–500	461	390.00–410.00	399.61
27	500–550	536	350.00–367.00	352.91
5	550–600	563	345.00–350.00	346.79
25	600–650	639	320.00–330.00	324.99
2	650–700	660	310.00–315.00	312.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	309	420.00–430.00	428.34
2	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
9	400–450	418	385.00–400.00	391.55
15	450–500	465	360.00–370.00	366.92
28	500–550	520	337.00–352.50	346.19
4	550–600	575	335.00–337.00	336.02
5	600–650	613	315.00–335.00	319.01
4	650–700	660	310.00–315.00	312.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	350.00–360.00	354.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	330	410.00–420.00	418.51
12	350–400	378	395.00–415.00	404.48
17	400–450	421	360.00–377.50	370.82
33	450–500	465	345.00–355.00	353.88
17	500–550	523	325.00–335.00	331.47
12	550–600	571	315.00–325.00	321.28
8	600–650	628	300.00–310.00	304.99
8	650–700	676	295.00–305.00	300.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,679	170.00–174.00	172.06
3	—	1,583	168.00–169.00	168.67
2	—	1,913	182.00–184.00	183.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	140.00–149.00	146.09
3	—	1,297	153.00–158.00	154.97
3	—	1,390	165.00–167.00	165.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	147.00	147.00
1	—	1,370	159.00	159.00

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	2	—	—	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,925.00

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	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00

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	—	—	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,416.67

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.