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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Feb 10

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Feb 3Feb 10Feb 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

869 head

▲ 204 vs last sale 665▲ 254 vs year ago 615 · +41.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 45▼ 4 vs year ago 59 · −6.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 51▲ 12 vs year ago 43 · +27.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $406.44/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 17 of 33 comparable sales and sits −2.08 against this barn's trailing median of $408.53.

Average price

$406.44

52 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$23.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.94

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	414.51	2,249	34
Medium and Large 2	550	391.21	2,152	18thin

One grade step is worth $23.30/cwt here — about $97 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 sale52 hd

406.44

—

AL average15 barns · 392 hd

417.39

−10.94

This barn, trailing median33 sales

408.53

−2.08

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.37, low $341.07, median $408.53 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	1,732	196.89	3,410	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,463	172.20	2,519	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	170.03	2,180	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,355	152.00	2,060	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)	—	$2,710	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,367	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,500	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,200	3thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,890	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,872	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,132	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	487.44/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,023	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,255	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,351	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	440.59/cwt	434.00–470.00	2,318	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,291	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	411.66/cwt	390.00–416.00	2,548	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,550	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,384	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	844	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,743	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,196	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,320	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,454	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	484.44/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,613	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	471.37/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,753	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	455.03/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,788	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	466.51/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,964	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	438.78/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,860	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	431.23/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,022	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	407.49/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,940	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	378.77/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,917	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	400.10/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,117	29
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	382.98/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,187	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	365.77/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,110	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	367.93/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,307	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	341.70/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,194	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,294	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	741	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,297	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	230	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,311	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	554.15/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,468	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	570.36/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,597	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,495	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	517.33/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,723	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	353	513.30/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,812	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	485.05/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,882	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	460.74/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,967	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	489.48/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,124	30
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	466.78/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,175	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	430.06/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,056	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	419.47/cwt	407.00–430.00	2,177	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	402.66/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,150	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	409.55/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,318	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	368.30/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,144	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	379.42/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,333	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	349.39/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,222	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	337.44/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,210	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	352.59/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,320	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,205	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,626	196.80/cwt	192.00–199.00	3,200	4
Bulls	—	—	1,848	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,714	2
Bulls	—	—	1,925	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,638	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	157.54/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,840	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	166.82/cwt	162.00–172.00	2,125	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	177.30/cwt	173.00–183.00	2,351	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,355	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,060	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	166.60/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,349	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	180.44/cwt	179.00–183.00	2,676	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,389	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,320.00/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,320	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
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 3	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,662.50/head	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,663	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,366.67/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,367	6

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 Feb 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 869Last week 665Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 45Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 51Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	560.00–580.00	570.36
2	300–350	333	510.00–525.00	517.33
3	350–400	353	500.00–520.00	513.30
30	400–450	434	475.00–500.00	489.48
18	450–500	466	450.00–480.00	466.78
17	500–550	519	407.00–430.00	419.47
17	550–600	566	395.00–415.00	409.55
9	600–650	615	370.00–385.00	379.42
2	650–700	658	345.00–360.00	352.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	570.00	570.00
2	250–300	265	540.00–570.00	554.15
1	300–350	305	490.00	490.00
6	350–400	388	470.00–490.00	485.05
7	400–450	427	455.00–470.00	460.74
7	450–500	478	420.00–440.00	430.06
12	500–550	534	395.00–410.00	402.66
6	550–600	582	355.00–375.00	368.30
8	600–650	636	345.00–355.00	349.39
2	650–700	655	330.00–345.00	337.44
3	700–750	723	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	333	470.00–500.00	484.44
4	350–400	372	465.00–475.00	471.37
19	400–450	421	455.00–475.00	466.51
11	450–500	469	420.00–450.00	431.23
29	500–550	529	390.00–430.00	400.10
19	550–600	571	370.00–395.00	382.98
5	600–650	627	355.00–380.00	367.93
2	650–700	665	340.00–350.00	345.00
3	700–750	741	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	480.00	480.00
3	300–350	316	460.00	460.00
2	350–400	393	450.00–460.00	455.03
11	400–450	424	425.00–445.00	438.78
8	450–500	476	400.00–415.00	407.49
4	500–550	506	375.00–385.00	378.77
6	550–600	577	350.00–375.00	365.77
3	600–650	642	335.00–345.00	341.70
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	520.00	520.00
2	400–450	415	485.00–490.00	487.44
3	450–500	495	475.00	475.00
2	550–600	570	402.00	402.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	540.00	540.00
1	400–450	410	520.00	520.00
1	450–500	465	485.00	485.00
7	500–550	526	434.00–470.00	440.59
25	600–650	619	390.00–416.00	411.66
1	650–700	680	375.00	375.00
2	700–750	745	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	800–850	844	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	160.00	160.00
5	—	1,483	179.00–183.00	180.44
3	—	1,410	164.00–170.00	166.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,326	173.00–183.00	177.30
11	—	1,274	162.00–172.00	166.82
3	—	1,168	154.00–160.00	157.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,626	192.00–199.00	196.80
1	—	1,925	189.00	189.00
2	—	1,848	201.00	201.00

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	1	—	—	3,800.00	3,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	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	5	—	—	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,320.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00

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)	6	—	—	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,366.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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)	4	—	—	2,600.00–2,750.00	2,662.50

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

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.