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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jul 7

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Jun 23Jul 7Jul 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

611 head

▼ 148 vs last sale 759▼ 136 vs year ago 747 · −18.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 65▲ 2 vs year ago 46 · +4.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 40▼ 4 vs year ago 39 · −10.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

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 $422.95/cwt on 39 head, up $23.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 33 comparable sales and sits +14.42 against this barn's trailing median of $408.53.

Average price

$422.95

▲ 23.59 vs prior sale

39 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,256

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$32.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.33

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	438.92	2,281	20
Medium and Large 2	548	406.14	2,224	19thin

One grade step is worth $32.78/cwt here — about $57 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 sale39 hd

422.95

—

AL average11 barns · 281 hd

408.62

+14.33

This barn, trailing median33 sales

408.53

+14.42

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	—	Average	1,741	211.73	3,685	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	189.03	2,868	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	177.83	2,021	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	162.15	1,576	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)	—	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,608	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,000	1thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	560.06/cwt	550.00–570.00	2,257	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,439	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	491.56/cwt	485.00–495.00	1,524	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	526.84/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,670	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	490.14/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,740	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	451.41/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,661	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	411	443.74/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,824	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	469.76/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,968	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	440.40/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,087	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	415.10/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,976	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	428.76/cwt	425.00–430.00	2,187	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	410.90/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,137	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	414.96/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,324	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	397.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,306	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	361.73/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,301	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	585.02/cwt	570.00–600.00	2,176	12
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	541.82/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,026	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	524.61/cwt	510.00–550.00	2,161	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	493.85/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,089	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	470.94/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,185	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	433.77/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,078	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	446.90/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,270	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	414.64/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,185	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	414.98/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,303	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	394.45/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,272	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	375.77/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,292	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	395.03/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,449	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,608	214.41/cwt	214.00–215.00	3,448	2
Bulls	—	—	1,873	209.04/cwt	208.00–210.00	3,915	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	162.15/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,576	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,037	168.28/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,745	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	176.74/cwt	172.00–183.00	1,946	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	191.01/cwt	184.00–198.00	2,584	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,496	190.83/cwt	185.00–198.00	2,855	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,608.33/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,608	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1

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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 611Last week 759Year ago 747

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 65Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 40Year ago 39

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,608	214.00–215.00	214.41
2	—	1,873	208.00–210.00	209.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,101	172.00–183.00	176.74
3	—	1,353	184.00–198.00	191.01
3	—	1,037	166.00–170.00	168.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	180.00	180.00
5	—	1,496	185.00–198.00	190.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	972	160.00–164.00	162.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	520.00–530.00	526.84
4	350–400	355	480.00–500.00	490.14
7	400–450	419	460.00–480.00	469.76
18	450–500	474	430.00–455.00	440.40
8	500–550	510	425.00–430.00	428.76
4	550–600	560	410.00–420.00	414.96
3	600–650	636	355.00–365.00	361.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	485.00–495.00	491.56
5	350–400	368	440.00–460.00	451.41
9	400–450	411	435.00–450.00	443.74
8	450–500	476	410.00–420.00	415.10
10	500–550	520	400.00–420.00	410.90
2	550–600	580	395.00–400.00	397.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	530.00–550.00	541.82
12	400–450	423	480.00–505.00	493.85
8	450–500	479	425.00–445.00	433.77
11	500–550	527	405.00–420.00	414.64
8	550–600	576	385.00–400.00	394.45
7	600–650	610	370.00–380.00	375.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	372	570.00–600.00	585.02
15	400–450	412	510.00–550.00	524.61
19	450–500	464	450.00–480.00	470.94
15	500–550	508	425.00–455.00	446.90
5	550–600	555	410.00–420.00	414.98
9	600–650	620	390.00–400.00	395.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	550.00–570.00	560.06
3	450–500	483	505.00	505.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,608.33

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	—	—	4,000.00	4,000.00

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.