Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2026-02-03

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Feb 3
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
665 head
▼ 186 vs last sale 851▼ 319 vs year ago 984 · −32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 53▼ 45 vs year ago 90 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 54▼ 22 vs year ago 73 · −30.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.97/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 19 of 33 comparable sales and sits +0.94 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.
Average price
$395.97
46 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,106
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.62
vs AL average
−35.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529400.602,12040
Medium and Large 2549365.082,0026thin
One grade step is worth $35.52/cwt here — about $118 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 sale46 hd
395.97
—
AL average11 barns · 204 hd
385.34
+10.62
National average145 barns · 12,920 hd
431.54
−35.57
This barn, trailing median33 sales
395.03
+0.94
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
446399352305median 395.0303/0305/0507/0709/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,553192.472,98912
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,460171.942,5102thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,226164.162,01214
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,080152.111,6432thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,9605
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,9002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,8752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,5002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)—$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,8001thin

Every lot

69 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470465.05/cwt460.00–470.002,1863
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511436.29/cwt435.00–445.002,2298
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574418.26/cwt397.00–435.002,4014
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5205
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690378.68/cwt370.00–387.002,61344
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,4641
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1753332.52/cwt325.00–340.002,5042
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,7803
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868332.12/cwt331.00–332.502,88312
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1342472.66/cwt460.00–475.001,6166
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5351
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368427.76/cwt420.00–435.001,5742
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381449.29/cwt445.00–455.001,7128
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9047
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422411.76/cwt410.00–415.001,7383
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430440.32/cwt425.00–445.001,89313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1457415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8976
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478393.63/cwt380.00–400.001,8824
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513406.44/cwt390.00–415.002,08527
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522370.16/cwt360.00–375.001,9323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563388.47/cwt375.00–392.502,18713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575360.00/cwt355.00–370.002,0703
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625375.15/cwt360.00–385.002,3457
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1592
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy652372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,42918
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,39778
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3281
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2612
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3862
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2767304.04/cwt295.00–310.002,3325
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1792327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,5945
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1824318.32/cwt290.00–327.002,62317
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,5341
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2282533.49/cwt520.00–540.001,5043
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310510.32/cwt500.00–520.001,5822
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2311477.31/cwt465.00–490.001,4844
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382485.24/cwt470.00–495.001,8548
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7901
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422466.23/cwt455.00–475.001,9678
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427447.92/cwt440.00–450.001,9135
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462446.15/cwt430.00–460.002,06122
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475423.33/cwt420.00–425.002,0113
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520400.96/cwt390.00–405.002,08510
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524421.57/cwt412.00–430.002,2097
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576400.57/cwt385.00–410.002,30711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1461
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624378.15/cwt370.00–385.002,3608
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4091
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,429194.10/cwt190.00–197.002,7746
Bulls——1,581186.56/cwt184.00–188.002,9504
Bulls——1,870199.42/cwt199.00–200.003,7292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080152.11/cwt150.00–154.001,6432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088154.49/cwt152.00–157.001,6813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,2111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268165.28/cwt160.00–171.002,09610
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460171.94/cwt171.00–173.002,5102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,960.00/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,875.00/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,500.00/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,061231.47/cwt212.00–255.002,4569
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.