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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Dec 16

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

547 head

▼ 344 vs last sale 891▼ 247 vs year ago 794 · −31.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 74▼ 33 vs year ago 64 · −51.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 28▼ 35 vs year ago 62 · −56.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $358.55/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −36.48 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$358.55

42 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$16.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.79

vs AL average

−31.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	362.90	1,966	31
Medium and Large 2	539	346.30	1,867	11thin

One grade step is worth $16.60/cwt here — about $100 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 sale42 hd

358.55

—

AL average16 barns · 472 hd

351.77

+6.79

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−31.36

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−36.48

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	1,673	182.91	3,060	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,345	174.00	2,340	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	150.67	1,962	12

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,925	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,550	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,800	1thin

Every lot

54 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	486.97/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,782	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	473.24/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,973	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	453	447.54/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,027	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	689	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,394	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,461	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	495.00/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,287	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	455.16/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,411	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	431.77/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,403	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	436.90/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,577	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	407.99/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,538	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	393.44/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,641	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	420.26/cwt	410.00–432.00	1,795	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	462	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,894	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	366.36/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,729	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	386.61/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,891	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	369.63/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,885	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	354.20/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,867	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	343.28/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,916	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,862	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	570	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,081	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	338.75/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,053	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	607	323.35/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,963	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	525.96/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,367	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	506.59/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,459	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	472.93/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,509	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	437.59/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,623	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	465.04/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,744	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	407	489.06/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,990	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	453.09/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,917	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	427.20/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,828	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	400.06/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,884	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	422.44/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,007	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	508	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,108	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	396.04/cwt	385.00–407.00	2,071	26
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	369.16/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,931	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	377.08/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,157	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	350.97/cwt	347.00–355.00	2,018	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	323.78/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,985	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	360.07/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,214	12
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	712	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,136	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,309	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	183.31/cwt	181.00–186.00	3,177	2
Bulls	—	—	1,875	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	144.23/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,862	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	153.93/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,993	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,340	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	163.46/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,207	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,925.00/head	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,925	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,500	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Dec 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 547Last week 891Year ago 794

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 74Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 28Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	407	485.00–495.00	489.06
2	500–550	508	415.00	415.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	260	520.00–540.00	525.96
5	300–350	319	465.00–480.00	472.93
3	350–400	375	460.00–470.00	465.04
8	400–450	423	445.00–455.00	453.09
9	450–500	475	415.00–430.00	422.44
26	500–550	523	385.00–407.00	396.04
12	550–600	572	370.00–385.00	377.08
12	600–650	615	342.00–365.00	360.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	500.00–510.00	506.59
4	350–400	371	435.00–445.00	437.59
5	400–450	428	415.00–435.00	427.20
5	450–500	471	395.00–410.00	400.06
6	500–550	523	360.00–375.00	369.16
4	550–600	575	347.00–355.00	350.97
4	600–650	613	320.00–325.00	323.78
2	700–750	712	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	260	490.00–500.00	495.00
2	300–350	310	450.00–460.00	455.16
6	350–400	361	420.00–450.00	436.90
16	400–450	427	410.00–432.00	420.26
17	450–500	489	380.00–405.00	386.61
13	500–550	510	362.50–375.00	369.63
6	550–600	558	340.00–350.00	343.28
4	600–650	606	335.00–340.00	338.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	425.00–440.00	431.77
6	350–400	377	405.00–410.00	407.99
7	400–450	417	385.00–400.00	393.44
7	450–500	472	360.00–370.00	366.36
7	500–550	527	350.00–360.00	354.20
4	550–600	560	330.00–335.00	332.48
3	600–650	607	320.00–325.00	323.35
2	650–700	665	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	462	410.00	410.00
11	550–600	570	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	480.00–490.00	486.97
6	400–450	417	465.00–480.00	473.24
2	450–500	453	440.00–455.00	447.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	689	347.50	347.50
3	750–800	775	317.50	317.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,291	141.00–147.00	144.23
2	—	1,350	163.00–164.00	163.46
4	—	1,295	150.00–157.00	153.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	171.00	171.00
2	—	1,733	181.00–186.00	183.31
1	—	1,875	194.00	194.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,750.00–3,100.00	2,925.00

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	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00

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	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

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.