Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Trends available due to market being closed for Holidays

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $240.53/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$240.53

109 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$259

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

$64.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	411	295.94	1,216	8thin
Medium and Large 2	494	254.75	1,258	21
Medium and Large 1-2	638	231.25	1,475	80

One grade step is worth $64.69/cwt here — about −$259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale109 hd

240.53

—

AL average11 barns · 937 hd

243.13

−2.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Average	1,747	110.88	1,937	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,464	94.41	1,383	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	90.91	1,163	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	86.42	981	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,306	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	211.49/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	210.35/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	252.12/cwt	250.00–255.00	920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	242.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	220.17/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,127	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	232.76/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,295	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,264	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	227.19/cwt	220.00–230.00	975	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	231.23/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,320	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	231.25/cwt	231.25–231.25	1,475	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	269.79/cwt	265.00–277.00	1,149	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	280.79/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,073	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	227.43/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,196	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	264.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,317	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	221.36/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,020	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	257.63/cwt	252.00–262.00	1,082	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	249.04/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,170	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	287.73/cwt	280.00–295.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	236.15/cwt	232.00–240.00	961	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,268	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	236.21/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,219	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	272.62/cwt	265.00–275.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	231.00/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	263.40/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,206	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,365.00/head	1,365.00–1,365.00	1,365	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,291.25/head	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,291	4
Bulls	—	—	1,722	114.73/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,976	3
Bulls	—	—	1,772	107.02/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,896	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	86.72/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,114	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	92.30/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,189	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	96.75/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,211	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	93.24/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,386	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	96.83/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,403	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,266	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	86.42/cwt	84.00–93.00	981	5

How this sale compares

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 657Last week 633Year ago 785

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 134Year ago 122

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 77Year ago 85

No Trends available due to market being closed for Holidays

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	210.00–213.00	211.49
7	—	365	250.00–255.00	252.12
6	—	512	217.00–222.00	220.17
5	—	465	230.00–235.00	232.76
10	—	407	232.00–240.00	236.15
2	—	305	255.00	255.00
2	—	558	215.00–217.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	208.00–212.00	210.35
5	—	382	240.00–245.00	242.99
6	—	538	210.00–215.00	212.49
12	—	429	220.00–230.00	227.19
1	—	310	250.00	250.00
14	—	461	215.00–225.00	221.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	532	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	290.00	290.00
2	—	450	270.00–275.00	272.50
1	—	375	295.00	295.00
1	—	325	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	285.00	285.00
3	—	430	270.00	270.00
8	—	477	265.00	265.00
8	—	571	230.00–240.00	231.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	421	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	638	231.25	231.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	265.00–277.00	269.79
7	—	382	275.00–290.00	280.79
2	—	325	280.00–295.00	287.73
10	—	516	235.00–240.00	236.21
1	—	240	295.00	295.00
2	—	553	230.00–232.00	231.00
6	—	458	260.00–270.00	263.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	220.00–230.00	227.43
2	—	363	260.00–270.00	264.90
9	—	420	252.00–262.00	257.63
12	—	470	242.00–255.00	249.04
4	—	570	220.00–225.00	222.48
4	—	326	265.00–275.00	272.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	238.00	238.00
1	—	445	245.00	245.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,365.00	1,365.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,291.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	114.00–117.00	114.73
3	—	1,772	105.00–108.00	107.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,285	84.00–89.00	86.72
11	—	1,288	90.00–94.00	92.30
6	—	1,252	95.00–100.00	96.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	93.00–94.00	93.24
5	—	1,449	95.00–100.00	96.83
1	—	1,455	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,135	84.00–93.00	86.42

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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