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Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 21, 2026

800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $365.00/cwt ≈ $2,471/hd at 677 lb · 80 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $466.37/cwt -4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,229/hd at 478 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $473.82/cwt +18.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,184/hd at 461 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 800 807 852
Feeder cattle 685 682 687
Slaughter cattle 78 72 61
Replacement cattle 37 53 104

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–510 505 2 480.00–490.00 $484.95 $2,449 —
705 705 12 370.00 $370.00 $2,608 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 4 540.00–550.00 $544.92 $1,744 +9.00
355–395 373 12 505.00–520.00 $512.18 $1,910 +27.82
410–445 427 17 422.50–490.00 $470.83 $2,010 +20.21
455–480 469 17 435.00–450.00 $443.56 $2,080 +14.71
500–530 521 17 410.00–425.00 $419.78 $2,187 +18.84
550–585 570 11 380.00–395.00 $388.11 $2,212 +17.57
625–645 635 4 360.00–370.00 $364.92 $2,317 +12.37
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
677 677 80 365.00 $365.00 $2,471 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 316 5 560.00–580.00 $571.71 $1,807 +16.83
350–390 373 7 530.00–550.00 $537.61 $2,005 +27.24
405–435 421 15 500.00–525.00 $512.92 $2,159 +36.15
452–475 461 17 460.00–490.00 $473.82 $2,184 +18.90
505–515 510 12 435.00–452.50 $444.14 $2,265 +12.56
565–585 578 6 400.00–410.00 $404.94 $2,341 +11.61
610–625 616 5 385.00–400.00 $392.97 $2,421 +19.36
730 730 3 347.00 $347.00 $2,533 +0.61

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 205 4 620.00–630.00 $624.88 $1,281 —
255–280 268 4 600.00–610.00 $604.77 $1,621 —
315–325 318 3 580.00–600.00 $593.19 $1,886 -48.11
355–370 361 7 545.00–580.00 $562.63 $2,031 -7.10
400–432 419 9 520.00–545.00 $527.74 $2,211 -2.79
450–495 470 16 412.00–525.00 $489.22 $2,299 -18.47
505–545 526 15 430.00–470.00 $442.83 $2,329 -23.51
555–570 566 4 417.00–425.00 $420.47 $2,380 -2.38
600–610 605 4 400.00–415.00 $407.56 $2,466 -2.81
665–670 667 3 380.00–390.00 $383.35 $2,557 -3.31
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,290 —
275–280 277 5 580.00–590.00 $585.96 $1,623 —
325–345 338 3 550.00–560.00 $556.80 $1,882 -30.11
390–395 393 4 525.00–540.00 $532.45 $2,093 -19.76
400–445 431 9 490.00–510.00 $500.25 $2,156 -0.82
450–495 478 18 450.00–475.00 $466.37 $2,229 -4.59
510–545 532 11 410.00–420.00 $413.63 $2,201 -15.28
560–595 573 8 400.00–410.00 $405.53 $2,324 +5.68
625–645 635 4 370.00–385.00 $377.62 $2,398 -7.31
655 655 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,391 +4.91

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1390 1157 80-85% 9 162.00–169.00 $166.42 $1,925 —
955–1395 1215 80-85% 22 170.00–179.00 $174.65 $2,122 -3.63
1020–1525 1308 80-85% 9 180.00–185.00 $181.77 $2,378 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390 1390 75-80% 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,349 -12.62
1340–1500 1420 75-80% 2 178.00 $178.00 $2,528 —
1375–1530 1446 75-80% 5 181.00–183.00 $181.82 $2,629 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1235 1058 85-90% 5 158.00–165.00 $162.59 $1,720 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1610–1735 1673 2 215.00–217.00 $216.04 $3,614 —
1815 1815 1 202.00 $202.00 $3,666 -13.94
1875 1875 1 224.00 $224.00 $4,200 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,650.00 $3,650.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 3,000.00–3,200.00 $3,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 3,300.00–3,500.00 $3,400.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 4,200.00 $4,200.00 —

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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.