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Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 13, 2026

440 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $380.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,288/hd at 602 lb · 82 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $375.00/cwt ≈ $2,505/hd at 668 lb · 31 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.74/cwt -4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,111/hd at 566 lb · 21 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 440 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,922 —
355–365 360 2 570.00–600.00 $584.79 $2,105 —
405–425 415 2 545.00 $545.00 $2,262 —
460 460 2 480.00–505.00 $492.50 $2,266 —
510–520 517 7 432.00–460.00 $437.78 $2,263 —
550–585 568 2 415.00–430.00 $422.27 $2,398 +9.01
600–645 643 20 390.00–395.00 $390.23 $2,509 —
668 668 31 375.00 $375.00 $2,505 —
814 814 6 356.00 $356.00 $2,898 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,820 —
677 677 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,437 -3.00
872 872 4 320.00 $320.00 $2,790 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
602 602 82 380.00 $380.00 $2,288 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,274 —
310–320 316 5 470.00–490.00 $477.91 $1,510 +20.24
350–360 356 8 440.00–455.00 $447.54 $1,593 +7.25
400–430 412 14 425.00–440.00 $434.44 $1,790 +2.91
450–470 461 6 415.00–440.00 $424.36 $1,956 +21.69
510–532 523 13 370.00–390.00 $381.80 $1,997 +6.28
559 fancy 559 8 385.00 $385.00 $2,152 -5.77
552–595 571 13 355.00–375.00 $365.20 $2,085 +11.01
600–620 610 4 347.00–355.00 $351.07 $2,142 +9.36
725 725 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,284 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 4 430.00–450.00 $439.84 $1,342 +1.66
355–395 373 7 420.00–430.00 $425.15 $1,586 +0.39
430–445 438 8 405.00–415.00 $410.04 $1,796 +2.97
460–495 475 6 390.00–405.00 $396.49 $1,883 +24.03
500–540 523 9 350.00–365.00 $356.55 $1,865 +2.94
555–595 572 6 335.00–345.00 $339.88 $1,944 +4.24
605–625 615 4 320.00–335.00 $327.62 $2,015 -3.75

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Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 640.00 $640.00 $1,504 —
305–345 330 6 520.00–550.00 $538.23 $1,776 +27.68
355–375 365 4 500.00–510.00 $504.86 $1,843 +59.97
410–415 412 6 460.00–480.00 $469.96 $1,936 +45.89
458–495 473 10 410.00–430.00 $420.03 $1,987 +13.01
520–549 542 19 390.00–405.00 $395.00 $2,141 +8.80
570–595 581 5 360.00–375.00 $368.00 $2,138 +9.71
600–645 616 4 355.00–365.00 $362.48 $2,233 +19.39
725 725 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,211 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 680.00–700.00 $690.00 $1,380 —
325–335 333 5 560.00–590.00 $569.88 $1,898 +33.95
350–385 365 5 535.00–550.00 $540.86 $1,974 +64.32
420–430 425 4 505.00–520.00 $512.41 $2,178 +74.69
450–490 473 9 440.00–470.00 $452.72 $2,141 +23.07
505–535 523 16 420.00–435.00 $429.46 $2,246 +17.48
555–590 576 7 380.00–405.00 $390.06 $2,247 +4.69
610–620 613 3 375.00–385.00 $380.03 $2,330 +25.27
655 655 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,325 +12.61
710–725 718 2 320.00–340.00 $329.90 $2,369 —

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1200 1099 80-85% 5 144.00–150.00 $147.08 $1,616 —
995–1635 1230 80-85% 11 154.00–162.00 $158.61 $1,951 +8.35
1350 1350 80-85% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,228 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1630 1456 75-80% 4 163.00–167.00 $164.50 $2,395 —
1355–1570 1469 75-80% 4 157.00–161.00 $158.77 $2,332 —
1635 1635 75-80% 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,371 -3.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 85-90% 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,683 —

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–2085 1845 4 183.00–192.00 $187.71 $3,463 —
2050–2095 2073 2 194.00–198.00 $196.02 $4,063 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,700.00–3,000.00 $2,833.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,500.00–2,800.00 $2,650.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,900.00–3,000.00 $2,950.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00

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Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —

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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.