Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 24, 2026

986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $375.00/cwt ≈ $2,426/hd at 647 lb · 85 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $456.42/cwt -3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,958/hd at 429 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $416.93/cwt +3.20 vs last sale · ≈ $2,160/hd at 518 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	986	369
Feeder cattle	832	278
Slaughter cattle	62	30
Replacement cattle	92	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to weaker. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm with good demand.

→ Feeder bulls: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady
▼ Feeder heifers: feeder heifers sold steady to weaker
→ Feeder steers: Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady
→ Replacement cows: Replacement cattle sold steady to firm with good demand
▲ Slaughter cattle: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	500.00	$500.00	$2,125	—
460	460	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,208	—
550–565	558	2	415.00–425.00	$420.07	$2,344	—
618	618	3	404.00	$404.00	$2,497	—
660–676	675	11	390.00–398.00	$397.29	$2,682	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	470.00	$470.00	$2,350	+5.00
665	665	1	410.00	$410.00	$2,726	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	4	540.00–545.00	$542.65	$1,156	—
275–295	288	3	520.00–525.00	$523.41	$1,507	—
300–340	324	11	500.00–510.00	$504.92	$1,636	-15.56
360–390	377	19	485.00–510.00	$496.76	$1,873	+11.60
405–447	429	24	450.00–470.00	$456.42	$1,958	-3.46
465–495	481	20	410.00–435.00	$421.23	$2,026	-9.01
510–545	526	15	375.00–395.00	$385.72	$2,029	-2.42
585–595	590	4	350.00–360.00	$354.96	$2,094	-4.95
600–640	625	6	330.00–340.00	$335.01	$2,094	—
655–695	675	4	315.00–330.00	$322.28	$2,175	-12.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	223	9	560.00–585.00	$571.23	$1,274	—
255–265	260	4	540.00–550.00	$544.90	$1,417	—
320 fancy	320	1	570.00	$570.00	$1,824	—
300–340	326	7	520.00–530.00	$525.13	$1,712	-35.99
355–370	360	6	510.00–520.00	$513.36	$1,848	-5.57
400–445	414	17	480.00–510.00	$494.59	$2,048	-1.69
450–490	471	14	435.00–450.00	$441.90	$2,081	-17.92
500–525	518	20	400.00–430.00	$416.93	$2,160	+3.20
555–590	567	6	370.00–400.00	$386.32	$2,190	-13.96
615–648	636	11	350.00–360.00	$352.66	$2,243	-13.37
660–675	666	5	340.00–345.00	$342.03	$2,278	-7.97
700–745	717	3	320.00–335.00	$328.38	$2,354	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
647	647	85	375.00	$375.00	$2,426	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	231	6	635.00–670.00	$654.28	$1,511	—
270–295	281	7	620.00–640.00	$631.12	$1,773	—
310–335	320	10	610.00–630.00	$620.99	$1,987	-32.01
400–435	417	18	490.00–520.00	$500.29	$2,086	+1.99
450–485	468	16	460.00–495.00	$476.74	$2,231	+4.91
510–535	523	18	430.00–465.00	$443.07	$2,317	-9.37
555–590	573	9	410.00–430.00	$420.20	$2,408	+0.21
605–645	625	7	390.00–400.00	$395.76	$2,474	-11.72
660–685	673	4	360.00–365.00	$362.55	$2,440	-15.06
755	755	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,529	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	7	575.00–600.00	$587.90	$1,840	+13.24
400–445	418	15	460.00–480.00	$470.12	$1,965	+2.95
460–495	476	15	440.00–458.00	$449.44	$2,139	+2.94
505–535	524	14	400.00–425.00	$416.39	$2,182	-3.71
550–580	563	9	380.00–400.00	$392.05	$2,207	-10.93
600–625	614	8	365.00–380.00	$373.04	$2,290	-11.05
685–695	690	4	345.00–350.00	$347.52	$2,398	—
750–796	788	6	306.00–317.00	$307.74	$2,425	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1275	1112	80-85%	9	170.00–177.00	$172.96	$1,923	—
1165–1170	1168	80-85%	2	165.00–167.00	$166.00	$1,939	-7.47
1055–1565	1272	80-85%	17	180.00–187.00	$183.52	$2,334	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1945	1547	75-80%	10	180.00–188.00	$184.09	$2,848	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990	990	85-90%	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,554	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1785	1588	3	195.00–198.00	$196.98	$3,128	—
1595–2010	1884	5	211.00–215.00	$213.35	$4,020	—
1845–2040	1943	2	224.00–225.00	$224.47	$4,361	+11.54

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,600.00	$3,600.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	2,600.00–3,100.00	$2,715.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,458.33
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,650.00–2,800.00	$2,730.00

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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	13	4,000.00–4,600.00	$4,215.38	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	4,850.00	$4,850.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	3,600.00–3,900.00	$3,750.00	—

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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.