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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

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

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

472 head

▼ 255 vs last sale 727▼ 40 vs year ago 512 · −7.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 52▼ 45 vs year ago 75 · −60.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 81▲ 20 vs year ago 30 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. 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 $394.92/cwt on 29 head, down $5.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 33 comparable sales and sits −0.10 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$394.92

▼ 5.64 vs prior sale

29 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$25.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.19

vs AL average

−18.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	409.14	2,144	13thin
Medium and Large 2	544	383.37	2,084	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.77/cwt here — about $60 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale29 hd

394.92

—

AL average16 barns · 238 hd

384.73

+10.19

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−18.86

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−0.10

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	1,773	205.73	3,647	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,344	173.01	2,325	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,274	169.97	2,165	13

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)	—	$3,270	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,683	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$3,500	6

Every lot

61 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,799	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	524.90/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,879	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,989	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,168	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,257	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,346	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,514	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	422.49/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,548	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,572	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	717	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,581	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	260	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,534	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,568	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	514.21/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,625	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	317	561.83/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,781	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,656	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	489.89/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,852	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	463.02/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,773	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	465.43/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,932	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	433.35/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,898	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	425.60/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,026	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	441.78/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,107	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	421.63/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,142	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	401.30/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,099	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	381.05/cwt	370.00–392.50	2,134	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	353.49/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,043	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	361.73/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,243	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	339.92/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,125	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,373	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,282	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,326	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	533.96/cwt	530.00–540.00	1,495	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	515.00/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,622	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	491.30/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,597	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	503.84/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,864	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	481.22/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,800	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	480.92/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,001	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	458.59/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,926	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	460.49/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,114	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	435.62/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,060	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	433.86/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,234	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	411.89/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,162	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	385.09/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,214	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,365	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	393.26/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,450	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	374.96/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,475	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	352.54/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,415	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	192.14/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,997	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	206.68/cwt	204.00–208.00	3,431	3
Bulls	—	—	2,027	213.83/cwt	210.00–219.00	4,334	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,243	177.51/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,206	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	167.67/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,114	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	177.05/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,259	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	161.99/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,093	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,534	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,200.00/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,200	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,683.33/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,683	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 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	—	3,500.00/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,500	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 Mar 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 727Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 52Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 81Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	590.00	590.00
5	300–350	317	550.00–580.00	561.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	550.00	550.00
9	300–350	316	490.00–525.00	514.21
6	350–400	378	485.00–500.00	489.89
16	400–450	415	450.00–485.00	465.43
13	450–500	477	435.00–455.00	441.78
9	500–550	508	415.00–430.00	421.63
4	550–600	560	370.00–392.50	381.05
6	600–650	620	355.00–370.00	361.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	480.00	480.00
10	350–400	383	450.00–475.00	463.02
9	400–450	438	425.00–445.00	433.35
10	450–500	476	420.00–430.00	425.60
10	500–550	523	390.00–410.00	401.30
6	550–600	578	345.00–360.00	353.49
4	600–650	625	335.00–345.00	339.92
1	700–750	730	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	255	520.00	520.00
7	300–350	325	485.00–500.00	491.30
13	350–400	374	465.00–490.00	481.22
10	400–450	420	450.00–465.00	458.59
7	450–500	473	430.00–445.00	435.62
11	500–550	525	405.00–420.00	411.89
4	550–600	575	380.00–390.00	385.09
4	650–700	685	350.00–355.00	352.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	550.00	550.00
5	250–300	280	530.00–540.00	533.96
6	300–350	315	510.00–520.00	515.00
5	350–400	370	500.00–510.00	503.84
7	400–450	416	475.00–495.00	480.92
9	450–500	459	455.00–470.00	460.49
8	500–550	515	425.00–450.00	433.86
4	550–600	595	395.00–400.00	397.50
3	600–650	623	390.00–400.00	393.26
4	650–700	660	370.00–380.00	374.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	545.00	545.00
2	350–400	358	520.00–530.00	524.90
1	400–450	425	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	510	460.00	460.00
2	550–600	578	430.00–440.00	434.98
2	600–650	603	420.00–425.00	422.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	485.00	485.00
5	500–550	505	447.00	447.00
8	600–650	635	405.00	405.00
24	700–750	717	360.00	360.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,683.33

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)	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,550.00	3,550.00

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	6	—	—	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,500.00

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	—	—	4,400.00	4,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	189.00–195.00	192.14
3	—	1,660	204.00–208.00	206.68
3	—	2,027	210.00–219.00	213.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,276	175.00–180.00	177.05
5	—	1,261	165.00–169.00	167.67
3	—	1,292	161.00–163.00	161.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	176.00–179.00	177.51
1	—	1,545	164.00	164.00

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.