Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2026-06-09

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jun 9
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
731 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 681▲ 731 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
48 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 42▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 35▲ 45 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 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, however a lower undertone was noted. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $430.77/cwt on 69 head, down $9.23 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 15 comparable sales and sits −9.23 against this barn's trailing median of $440.00.
Average price
$430.77
▼ 9.23 vs prior sale
69 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,331
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$94
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$9.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.66
vs AL average
−22.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550440.002,4203thin
Medium and Large 2541430.352,32666
One grade step is worth $9.65/cwt here — about $94 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale69 hd
430.77
—
AL average14 barns · 425 hd
425.10
+5.66
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−22.95
This barn, trailing median15 sales
440.00
−9.23
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
494437380324median 440.0003/0305/0506/0908/0410/20
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,832218.183,9985thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,409182.582,5727thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,194180.472,15417
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,060159.341,6892thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,7503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,2673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,7833thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,0261
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,08917
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540430.67/cwt430.00–435.002,32664
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,4203
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3522
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685363.00/cwt363.00–363.002,48778
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270505.28/cwt500.00–510.001,3644
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310476.69/cwt475.00–480.001,4786
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328490.66/cwt485.00–495.001,6098
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369474.49/cwt470.00–480.001,7515
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373459.90/cwt455.00–465.001,7158
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411465.88/cwt460.00–475.001,91510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427443.46/cwt435.00–450.001,8949
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470421.99/cwt415.00–430.001,98312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472441.54/cwt435.00–450.002,0846
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516419.96/cwt415.00–425.002,1677
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525403.39/cwt395.00–410.002,11813
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560407.48/cwt405.00–410.002,2824
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561382.57/cwt380.00–390.002,14616
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616374.68/cwt370.00–375.002,30815
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618362.57/cwt360.00–365.002,2414
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658352.53/cwt350.00–355.002,3204
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677363.25/cwt360.00–370.002,4593
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1751335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5168
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1216615.17/cwt605.00–620.001,3294
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1258581.71/cwt580.00–585.001,5013
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275554.64/cwt550.00–560.001,5254
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2317521.87/cwt515.00–530.001,6546
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328548.56/cwt540.00–560.001,7997
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365491.44/cwt480.00–510.001,7946
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370535.92/cwt530.00–540.001,9835
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1417469.54/cwt460.00–485.001,95811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422443.73/cwt435.00–450.001,8737
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455455.00/cwt450.00–460.002,0706
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474433.20/cwt425.00–440.002,05311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523435.85/cwt430.00–440.002,2796
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528417.37/cwt410.00–425.002,20414
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560422.52/cwt420.00–425.002,3664
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575410.69/cwt405.00–415.002,3617
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618375.14/cwt370.00–380.002,3184
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1631394.03/cwt385.00–400.002,48610
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660372.52/cwt370.00–375.002,4592
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3612
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,315202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,6561
Bulls——1,815218.98/cwt216.00–222.003,9742
Bulls——2,108225.48/cwt225.00–226.004,7532
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,060159.34/cwt158.00–161.001,6892
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165181.79/cwt175.00–185.002,1185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,186170.03/cwt166.00–174.002,0176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225189.82/cwt187.00–194.002,3256
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,5582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,422181.21/cwt177.00–185.002,5775
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,266.67/head3,150.00–3,400.003,2673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,783.33/head2,650.00–2,900.002,7833

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.