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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Sep 22

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

570 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 500▼ 264 vs year ago 834 · −31.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 45▼ 7 vs year ago 52 · −13.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 31▼ 30 vs year ago 41 · −73.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.18/cwt on 35 head, up $9.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 33 comparable sales and sits −51.85 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$343.18

▲ 9.56 vs prior sale

35 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$10.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.86

vs AL average

−12.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	346.48	1,905	24
Medium and Large 2	538	335.96	1,806	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about $98 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 sale35 hd

343.18

—

AL average15 barns · 519 hd

332.32

+10.86

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

−12.92

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−51.85

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.76, low $319.07, median $395.03 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	—	High	1,669	179.76	3,000	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	144.23	2,139	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	139.43	1,792	15

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,106	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,125	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,321	76
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	330.31/cwt	317.00–335.00	2,345	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	510.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,596	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	327	470.41/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,538	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	436.48/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,593	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	409.91/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,537	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	385.59/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,643	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	411.24/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,756	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	397.47/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,844	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	367.85/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,733	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	362.56/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,860	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	340.78/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,793	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	343.27/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,912	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	327.53/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,828	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	317.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,977	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	329.28/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,101	13
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	654	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,995	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,328	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,458	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,508	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	505.04/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,556	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,612	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	486.55/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,810	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	509.93/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,922	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	479.32/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,980	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	448.30/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,887	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	442.56/cwt	430.00–460.00	2,093	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	416.82/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,972	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	402.86/cwt	390.00–412.00	2,047	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	378.83/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,970	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	351.01/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,955	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	373.29/cwt	365.00–387.00	2,094	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	601	335.24/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,015	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	350.25/cwt	347.00–365.00	2,147	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	175.35/cwt	170.00–178.00	2,714	4
Bulls	—	—	1,668	175.87/cwt	143.00–186.00	2,934	5
Bulls	—	—	1,913	198.28/cwt	193.00–204.00	3,793	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,696	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	134.42/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,625	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	151.83/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,088	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,421	143.18/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,035	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,025	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	141.25/cwt	140.00–143.00	2,236	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 Sep 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 500Year ago 834

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 45Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 31Year ago 41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,421	140.00–148.00	143.18
1	—	1,080	157.00	157.00
8	—	1,209	131.00–138.00	134.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	140.00–143.00	141.25
2	—	1,375	150.00–154.00	151.83
1	—	1,500	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,913	193.00–204.00	198.28
5	—	1,668	143.00–186.00	175.87
4	—	1,548	170.00–178.00	175.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	460.00–485.00	470.41
6	350–400	375	405.00–415.00	409.91
17	400–450	426	380.00–395.00	385.59
10	450–500	471	360.00–375.00	367.85
7	500–550	526	335.00–345.00	340.78
4	550–600	558	325.00–330.00	327.53
6	600–650	623	315.00–320.00	317.34
9	650–700	654	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	500.00–520.00	510.00
6	350–400	365	425.00–445.00	436.48
7	400–450	427	405.00–420.00	411.24
8	450–500	464	390.00–405.00	397.47
4	500–550	513	360.00–365.00	362.56
20	550–600	557	335.00–355.00	343.27
13	600–650	638	325.00–330.00	329.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	308	500.00–510.00	505.04
6	350–400	372	475.00–495.00	486.55
12	400–450	421	435.00–460.00	448.30
12	450–500	473	405.00–425.00	416.82
12	500–550	520	370.00–395.00	378.83
10	550–600	557	340.00–360.00	351.01
8	600–650	601	330.00–340.00	335.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	590.00	590.00
1	250–300	265	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	310	520.00	520.00
6	350–400	377	505.00–515.00	509.93
9	400–450	413	470.00–490.00	479.32
9	450–500	473	430.00–460.00	442.56
13	500–550	508	390.00–412.00	402.86
5	550–600	561	365.00–387.00	373.29
12	600–650	613	347.00–365.00	350.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	425.00	425.00
13	700–750	710	317.00–335.00	330.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	468	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	650–700	695	334.00	334.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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.