Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2026-07-14

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jul 14
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
648 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 611▼ 253 vs year ago 901 · −28.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 48▼ 15 vs year ago 72 · −20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 35▲ 35 vs year ago 30 · +116.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $435.96/cwt on 36 head, up $13.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 33 comparable sales and sits +27.43 against this barn's trailing median of $408.53.
Average price
$435.96
▲ 13.01 vs prior sale
36 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,346
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$24
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+30.54
vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529445.502,35718thin
Medium and Large 2547426.422,33318thin
One grade step is worth $19.09/cwt here — about $24 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 sale36 hd
435.96
—
AL average15 barns · 511 hd
405.42
+30.54
This barn, trailing median33 sales
408.53
+27.43
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
466420374327median 408.5303/0305/0507/0709/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,639215.223,5268thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,507184.982,78713
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,152180.542,08026
CowsLean 85-90%Average990165.001,6341thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,1217
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$3,0252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,6926
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,0003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,5004thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1951
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410545.00/cwt540.00–550.002,2352
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,1793
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1504468.12/cwt467.50–470.002,3594
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519456.25/cwt450.00–465.002,3688
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579428.77/cwt427.00–435.002,4839
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2611389.73/cwt387.50–392.502,38111
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,49110
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305482.46/cwt480.00–485.001,4724
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320471.64/cwt465.00–475.001,5096
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366455.36/cwt450.00–460.001,66710
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368477.41/cwt475.00–480.001,7574
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414449.81/cwt440.00–475.001,86222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420429.71/cwt425.00–435.001,80512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461433.67/cwt430.00–440.001,9998
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473418.89/cwt410.00–425.001,98117
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515425.00/cwt420.00–430.002,1897
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530410.45/cwt405.00–415.002,17511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568412.47/cwt410.00–415.002,3434
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579397.48/cwt390.00–405.002,3018
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612383.39/cwt375.00–390.002,3466
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627359.40/cwt355.00–365.002,2538
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670345.04/cwt340.00–350.002,3122
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1263599.75/cwt590.00–610.001,5773
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2268574.95/cwt570.00–580.001,5412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328544.89/cwt540.00–550.001,7874
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333574.14/cwt565.00–580.001,9126
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373538.41/cwt525.00–550.002,0089
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373509.96/cwt500.00–520.001,9026
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415457.22/cwt440.00–470.001,89713
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422491.98/cwt485.00–500.002,0768
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461473.10/cwt460.00–490.002,18114
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480445.08/cwt440.00–455.002,1366
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1511453.24/cwt445.00–465.002,31612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524435.11/cwt430.00–440.002,28010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565430.03/cwt425.00–435.002,4306
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576415.55/cwt410.00–420.002,3948
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617398.37/cwt390.00–415.002,45812
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622386.01/cwt380.00–390.002,4015
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665382.50/cwt380.00–385.002,5442
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673349.87/cwt345.00–355.002,3554
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,578216.01/cwt215.00–217.003,4093
Bulls——1,668208.74/cwt208.00–210.003,4823
Bulls——1,685223.76/cwt223.00–225.003,7702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6341
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050170.01/cwt165.00–173.001,7853
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156180.10/cwt176.00–184.002,08218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200188.43/cwt186.00–194.002,2615
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449189.88/cwt187.00–194.002,7517
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565182.05/cwt179.00–184.002,8494
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593173.66/cwt172.00–176.002,7662
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,000.00/head3,800.00–4,100.004,0003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—3,500.00/head3,400.00–3,700.003,5004
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—3,025.00/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,983.33/head2,800.00–3,200.002,9836
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,691.67/head2,650.00–2,750.002,6926

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.