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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jun 16

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

790 head

▲ 59 vs last sale 731▼ 42 vs year ago 832 · −5.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 48▼ 12 vs year ago 104 · −11.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 45▼ 53 vs year ago 101 · −52.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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 $396.48/cwt on 29 head, down $23.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 33 comparable sales and sits −12.04 against this barn's trailing median of $408.53.

Average price

$396.48

▼ 23.62 vs prior sale

29 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$41.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.55

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	418.02	2,202	14thin
Medium and Large 2	556	376.38	2,092	15thin

One grade step is worth $41.63/cwt here — about $110 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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

396.48

—

AL average16 barns · 372 hd

393.93

+2.55

This barn, trailing median33 sales

408.53

−12.04

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	—	Low	1,770	211.10	3,736	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,524	173.76	2,648	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	172.03	2,121	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	165.38	1,683	19

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)	—	$2,917	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,725	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,050	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,550	2thin

Every lot

67 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	508.16/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,931	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,009	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	442	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,033	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,138	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	442.86/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,321	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	410.12/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,186	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,440	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	385.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,360	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	411.26/cwt	410.00–412.50	2,570	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	698	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,478	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	490.30/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,103	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,248	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	509.35/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,365	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	504.60/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,564	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	464.52/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,491	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	478.35/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,813	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	442.03/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,719	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	450.74/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,920	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	418.61/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,783	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	390.00/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,802	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	434.78/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,087	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	359.69/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,867	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	404.99/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,138	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	397.69/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,235	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	323.84/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,001	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	360.09/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,247	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	240	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,224	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	269	503.90/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,355	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	545.85/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,539	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	552.65/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,796	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	334	495.84/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,656	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	458.91/cwt	435.00–475.00	1,707	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	506.52/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,915	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	442.83/cwt	420.00–462.50	1,807	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	481.70/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,018	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	446.00/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,065	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	424.48/cwt	390.00–470.00	2,008	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	421.98/cwt	405.00–445.00	2,173	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	388.79/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,053	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	403.48/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,300	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	365.53/cwt	340.00–380.00	2,120	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	397.98/cwt	385.00–412.50	2,424	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	362.20/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,228	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	335.89/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,224	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,356	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,348	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,602	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,754	1
Bulls	—	—	1,871	216.01/cwt	213.00–219.00	4,042	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	859	178.01/cwt	174.00–183.00	1,529	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	155.63/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,636	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	169.30/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,813	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	180.91/cwt	178.00–189.00	2,135	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	161.50/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,977	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,254	171.38/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,149	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	163.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	2,429	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,504	174.00/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,617	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	183.60/cwt	181.00–187.00	2,950	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,916.67/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,917	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,725.00/head	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,725	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,050.00/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,050	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,383.33/head	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,383	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,550.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550	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 Jun 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 731Year ago 832

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 48Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 45Year ago 101

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	500.00–520.00	509.35
4	300–350	310	490.00–530.00	504.60
7	350–400	379	475.00–500.00	478.35
6	400–450	426	440.00–475.00	450.74
23	450–500	480	410.00–440.00	434.78
5	500–550	528	395.00–420.00	404.99
22	550–600	562	380.00–405.00	397.69
4	600–650	624	355.00–365.00	360.09
1	700–750	725	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	480.00–500.00	490.30
3	250–300	260	480.00	480.00
8	300–350	321	440.00–480.00	464.52
5	350–400	389	430.00–450.00	442.03
4	400–450	426	410.00–430.00	418.61
3	450–500	462	380.00–400.00	390.00
11	500–550	519	345.00–380.00	359.69
4	600–650	618	320.00–330.00	323.84
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	380	500.00–510.00	508.16
5	400–450	410	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	450	475.00	475.00
13	500–550	524	435.00–445.00	442.86
24	550–600	581	420.00	420.00
2	600–650	625	410.00–412.50	411.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	442	460.00	460.00
2	500–550	533	405.00–415.00	410.12
2	600–650	613	380.00–390.00	385.02
1	650–700	698	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	510.00	510.00
5	250–300	269	500.00–510.00	503.90
8	300–350	334	480.00–520.00	495.84
6	350–400	372	435.00–475.00	458.91
8	400–450	408	420.00–462.50	442.83
14	450–500	473	390.00–470.00	424.48
7	500–550	528	360.00–410.00	388.79
8	550–600	580	340.00–380.00	365.53
2	600–650	615	350.00–375.00	362.20
5	650–700	662	325.00–340.00	335.89
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	540.00–560.00	545.85
4	300–350	325	540.00–570.00	552.65
5	350–400	378	490.00–530.00	506.52
13	400–450	419	465.00–500.00	481.70
5	450–500	463	435.00–465.00	446.00
11	500–550	515	405.00–445.00	421.98
3	550–600	570	395.00–420.00	403.48
17	600–650	609	385.00–412.50	397.98
1	700–750	725	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,224	153.00–166.00	161.50
6	—	1,180	178.00–189.00	180.91
17	—	1,254	168.00–176.00	171.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,071	162.00–173.00	169.30
4	—	859	174.00–183.00	178.01
8	—	1,051	150.00–158.00	155.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	181.00–187.00	183.60
7	—	1,504	167.00–177.00	174.00
3	—	1,487	160.00–165.00	163.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,348	193.00	193.00
1	—	1,805	208.00	208.00
8	—	1,871	213.00–219.00	216.01

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)	14	—	—	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	—	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,916.67

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	6	—	—	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,383.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550.00

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.