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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Apr 28

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

820 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 685▲ 132 vs year ago 688 · +19.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 78▼ 18 vs year ago 62 · −29.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 37▼ 44 vs year ago 72 · −61.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $461.06/cwt on 39 head, up $3.88 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 15 comparable sales and sits +21.06 against this barn's trailing median of $440.00.

Average price

$461.06

▲ 3.88 vs prior sale

39 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,489

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+13.54

vs AL average

−19.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	540	461.06	2,489	39

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

461.06

—

AL average13 barns · 189 hd

447.52

+13.54

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−19.96

This barn, trailing median15 sales

440.00

+21.06

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

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.50, low $337.71, median $440.00 across 15 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	1,734	211.30	3,664	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	185.56	2,380	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	181.04	2,732	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	165.37	1,811	3thin

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)	—	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,150	5

Every lot

47 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,226	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,504	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	553	443.19/cwt	430.00–447.00	2,451	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,730	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,785	65
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	722	391.75/cwt	391.75–391.75	2,828	146
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,878	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	529.77/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,711	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	563.40/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,825	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	536.67/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,905	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	507.20/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,927	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	491.12/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,053	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	464.94/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,953	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	461.69/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,124	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	430.02/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,017	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	501	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,280	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	420.42/cwt	410.00–430.00	2,211	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	391.54/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,067	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	402.21/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,256	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	379.97/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,196	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,310	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,318	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	557.14/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,755	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	583.51/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,885	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	539.94/cwt	530.00–550.00	1,938	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	511.88/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,909	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	493.96/cwt	475.00–510.00	2,040	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	476.74/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,007	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	479.97/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,184	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	462.37/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,159	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	448.76/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,262	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	423.87/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,183	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	405.93/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,294	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	426.35/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,464	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,449	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,688	217.58/cwt	214.00–220.00	3,673	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	207.12/cwt	204.00–209.00	3,656	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	165.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,811	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	182.94/cwt	179.00–186.00	2,290	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,331	189.67/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,525	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	174.52/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,581	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	193.50/cwt	193.00–194.00	2,879	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	183.59/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,888	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,150.00/head	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,150	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,300.00/head	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,300	2

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 Apr 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 820Last week 685Year ago 688

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 78Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 37Year ago 72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,765	204.00–209.00	207.12
2	—	1,688	214.00–220.00	217.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	193.00–194.00	193.50
3	—	1,573	181.00–185.00	183.59
5	—	1,479	172.00–178.00	174.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	160.00–170.00	165.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,252	179.00–186.00	182.94
7	—	1,331	188.00–192.00	189.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	315	550.00–560.00	557.14
5	350–400	373	505.00–520.00	511.88
8	400–450	421	465.00–480.00	476.74
10	450–500	467	455.00–470.00	462.37
9	500–550	515	415.00–430.00	423.87
5	550–600	565	400.00–410.00	405.93
3	600–650	620	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	580.00–590.00	583.51
5	350–400	359	530.00–550.00	539.94
10	400–450	413	475.00–510.00	493.96
4	450–500	455	475.00–485.00	479.97
16	500–550	504	440.00–475.00	448.76
4	550–600	578	420.00–430.00	426.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	650–700	663	420.00	420.00
146	700–750	722	391.75	391.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	500–550	534	469.00	469.00
12	550–600	553	430.00–447.00	443.19
1	650–700	650	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	530.00	530.00
5	700–750	738	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	323	520.00–540.00	529.77
4	350–400	380	500.00–515.00	507.20
12	400–450	420	450.00–470.00	464.94
9	450–500	469	420.00–440.00	430.02
10	500–550	528	380.00–400.00	391.54
6	550–600	578	370.00–390.00	379.97
2	600–650	635	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	550.00–580.00	563.40
3	350–400	355	530.00–550.00	536.67
12	400–450	418	480.00–505.00	491.12
12	450–500	460	450.00–475.00	461.69
12	500–550	526	410.00–430.00	420.42
7	550–600	561	395.00–415.00	402.21
1	600–650	600	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	501	455.00	455.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	—	4,100.00–4,200.00	4,150.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	3,100.00–3,500.00	3,300.00

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.