Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 16, 2025

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $342.03/cwt -27.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,988/hd at 581 lb · 53 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $355.50/cwt ≈ $2,307/hd at 649 lb · 38 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $334.88/cwt -9.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,728/hd at 516 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	662	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	7	430.00	$430.00	$1,892	—
562–598	574	21	350.00–352.50	$351.22	$2,016	-18.78
586	586	32	336.00	$336.00	$1,969	-34.00
631	631	2	342.50	$342.50	$2,161	-15.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417–425	420	6	440.00–445.00	$441.69	$1,855	—
649	649	38	355.50	$355.50	$2,307	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	312	10	445.00–455.00	$449.01	$1,401	-12.54
355–385	370	17	420.00–430.00	$425.44	$1,574	-15.47
405–425	416	26	395.00–417.50	$403.65	$1,679	-12.64
450–475	466	24	375.00–395.00	$383.39	$1,787	-3.14
500–540	526	14	345.00–360.00	$351.70	$1,850	-15.10
550–570	559	13	330.00–337.50	$332.71	$1,860	-15.53
560	560	6	360.00	$360.00	$2,016	+11.76
600–615	609	7	320.00–325.00	$322.11	$1,962	+7.93
620	620	12	358.00	$358.00	$2,220	+43.82
650–655	654	4	305.00–310.00	$306.24	$2,003	+3.78
715–726	723	8	290.00–300.00	$292.47	$2,115	—
768	768	10	287.50	$287.50	$2,208	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	321	14	425.00–435.00	$430.36	$1,381	-12.81
355–395	371	19	402.50–415.00	$410.47	$1,523	-9.64
400–445	424	24	375.00–390.00	$383.10	$1,624	-16.76
450–495	474	17	350.00–365.00	$358.46	$1,699	-11.27
507–535	516	28	330.00–342.50	$334.88	$1,728	-9.55
565–595	580	15	320.00–327.50	$323.96	$1,879	-9.85
600–635	616	12	305.00–310.00	$308.28	$1,899	+5.74
685–695	689	7	295.00–300.00	$297.84	$2,052	+2.84
700–725	706	4	280.00–285.00	$283.72	$2,003	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	6	490.00–495.00	$492.60	$1,542	-9.23
365–385	374	15	470.00–490.00	$479.10	$1,792	-1.90
410–435	421	25	420.00–450.00	$439.57	$1,851	+5.00
450–491	470	20	395.00–410.00	$400.32	$1,882	-11.93
500–525	516	14	365.00–380.00	$371.45	$1,917	-17.92
555–560	558	6	360.00–365.00	$361.66	$2,018	-11.25
600–626	615	11	330.00–335.00	$332.23	$2,043	+0.90
675	675	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,160	+0.37
710–715	713	2	300.00–320.00	$309.96	$2,210	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	323	9	465.00–475.00	$471.25	$1,522	-12.21
355–395	372	14	440.00–455.00	$448.67	$1,669	-4.02
400–435	419	12	400.00–410.00	$405.82	$1,700	-9.44
465–495	474	14	375.00–390.00	$383.16	$1,816	-5.02
505–520	512	15	350.00–360.00	$355.96	$1,823	-9.72
555–585	570	8	332.00–345.00	$337.88	$1,926	-7.73
600–605	602	8	312.00–325.00	$319.89	$1,926	+0.61
665–670	667	3	300.00–310.00	$306.65	$2,045	-2.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1460	1243	80-85%	13	154.00–163.00	$158.21	$1,967	—
1125–1580	1290	80-85%	8	145.00–149.00	$146.70	$1,892	-18.70

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	75-80%	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,966	—
1375–1610	1524	75-80%	4	158.00–163.00	$159.88	$2,437	-6.91
1585–1625	1605	75-80%	2	173.00	$173.00	$2,777	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1010	990	85-90%	2	142.00–149.00	$145.43	$1,440	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610	1610	1	188.00	$188.00	$3,027	—
1455–2105	1738	6	190.00–198.00	$193.32	$3,360	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	3,000.00–3,200.00	$3,083.33
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,320.00–2,550.00	$2,486.67
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,950.00–3,350.00	$3,150.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	2,600.00–2,900.00	$2,718.18

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,050.00	$2,025.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,400.00	$2,400.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	2,200.00–2,550.00	$2,412.50

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	3,400.00–3,600.00	$3,483.33	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	3,050.00–3,100.00	$3,075.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.