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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

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

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

727 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 720▲ 727 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 42▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

81 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 84▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with very good demand.

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 $400.57/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 23 of 33 comparable sales and sits +5.54 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$400.57

34 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,159

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$24.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.15

vs AL average

−20.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	411.34	2,204	19thin
Medium and Large 2	543	386.91	2,101	15thin

One grade step is worth $24.43/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale34 hd

400.57

—

AL average16 barns · 395 hd

394.41

+6.15

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−20.39

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

+5.54

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	—	High	1,717	194.28	3,335	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,620	174.97	2,835	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,292	170.04	2,197	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	151.00	1,344	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,388	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,308	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,620	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$4,089	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,275	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$2,800	5

Every lot

63 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	408	503.27/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,053	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	488.35/cwt	485.00–490.00	2,237	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	478.06/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,462	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	452.48/cwt	450.00–455.00	2,398	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,516	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	434.90/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,666	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	505.13/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,632	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	485.53/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,583	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	492.95/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,780	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	470.14/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,740	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	472.99/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,949	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	443.32/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,880	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	415.48/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,924	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	439.88/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,098	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	404.86/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,117	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	423.79/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,225	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	390.01/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,161	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	359.99/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,063	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	350.05/cwt	345.00–355.00	2,160	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	372.17/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,304	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	338.24/cwt	330.00–342.00	2,270	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	322.56/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,193	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,359	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	730	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,599	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,303	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	760	319.48/cwt	317.00–322.00	2,428	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	529.55/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,668	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	501.18/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,589	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	480.18/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,753	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	505.53/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,860	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	458.66/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,940	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	485.88/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,084	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	436.83/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,044	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	468.30/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,201	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	438.05/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,317	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	542	407.31/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,208	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	561	381.04/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,138	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	412.95/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,333	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	368.36/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,265	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	391.23/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,461	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	354.34/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,388	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,498	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	347.68/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,496	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,559	188.49/cwt	188.00–189.00	2,939	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,971	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	198.50/cwt	198.00–199.00	3,851	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,344	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	179.22/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,269	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	170.33/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,187	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	160.07/cwt	157.00–164.00	2,145	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,493	177.45/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,649	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,188	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,387.50/head	2,900.00–4,200.00	3,388	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,160.00/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,160	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,620.00/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,620	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,200.00/head	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,200	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,088.89/head	3,950.00–4,200.00	4,089	9

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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 720Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 84Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	560.00	560.00
11	300–350	315	520.00–540.00	529.55
7	350–400	368	500.00–510.00	505.53
11	400–450	429	480.00–495.00	485.88
13	450–500	470	450.00–480.00	468.30
8	500–550	529	425.00–455.00	438.05
5	550–600	565	410.00–415.00	412.95
11	600–650	629	380.00–400.00	391.23
2	650–700	675	370.00	370.00
4	700–750	718	340.00–355.00	347.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	317	490.00–510.00	501.18
9	350–400	365	470.00–490.00	480.18
13	400–450	423	450.00–470.00	458.66
9	450–500	468	430.00–445.00	436.83
9	500–550	542	400.00–417.00	407.31
9	550–600	561	375.00–385.00	381.04
8	600–650	615	360.00–377.00	368.36
9	650–700	674	340.00–365.00	354.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	323	500.00–510.00	505.13
5	350–400	361	490.00–495.00	492.95
12	400–450	412	460.00–490.00	472.99
7	450–500	477	435.00–445.00	439.88
12	500–550	525	415.00–435.00	423.79
7	550–600	554	380.00–400.00	390.01
11	600–650	619	365.00–380.00	372.17
11	650–700	671	330.00–342.00	338.24
2	700–750	700	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	755	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	730	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	480.00–490.00	485.53
9	350–400	370	465.00–475.00	470.14
15	400–450	424	435.00–450.00	443.32
11	450–500	463	410.00–420.00	415.48
9	500–550	523	400.00–410.00	404.86
6	550–600	573	355.00–365.00	359.99
6	600–650	617	345.00–355.00	350.05
4	650–700	680	320.00–325.00	322.56
2	700–750	740	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	337.00	337.00
2	750–800	760	317.00–322.00	319.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	500.00–505.00	503.27
6	450–500	458	485.00–490.00	488.35
5	500–550	515	475.00–480.00	478.06
4	600–650	613	430.00–440.00	434.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	450.00–455.00	452.48
2	550–600	585	430.00	430.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	170.00	170.00
2	—	1,493	176.00–179.00	177.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,340	157.00–164.00	160.07
16	—	1,284	166.00–175.00	170.33
6	—	1,266	176.00–185.00	179.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,900	209.00	209.00
2	—	1,940	198.00–199.00	198.50
4	—	1,559	188.00–189.00	188.49

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)	5	—	—	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,900.00–4,200.00	3,387.50

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	—	—	4,050.00	4,050.00

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)	5	—	—	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,620.00

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	3	—	—	3,900.00–4,500.00	4,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	4,500.00	4,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	—	3,950.00–4,200.00	4,088.89

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.