Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $238.55/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$238.55

264 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$4.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	584	241.25	1,409	94
Medium and Large 3	435	238.75	1,039	4thin
Medium and Large 2	494	238.19	1,177	42
Medium and Large 1	587	236.62	1,388	124

One grade step is worth $4.63/cwt here — about $21 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 sale264 hd

238.55

—

AL average16 barns · 2,027 hd

236.71

+1.84

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	—	High	1,703	122.61	2,087	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	109.12	1,412	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	108.26	1,651	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	98.94	1,176	7thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	583	228.68/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,333	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	243.09/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,291	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	226.16/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,172	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	263.15/cwt	260.00–267.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	277.38/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	267.62/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,087	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	265.92/cwt	265.00–266.00	1,574	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	276.19/cwt	275.00–280.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	250.83/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,797	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	317.18/cwt	317.00–317.50	1,377	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	222.72/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,679	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	244.50/cwt	244.50–244.50	1,584	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,610	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	290.19/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	323.61/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,210	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	251.10/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,303	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,197	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	291.56/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,262	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	262.41/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,241	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,593	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,679	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,735	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	108.19/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,357	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	104.54/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,289	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	115.41/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,680	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	98.94/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,176	7
Bulls	—	—	1,875	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,381	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	121.15/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,993	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	331.65/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	316.31/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,376	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	322.40/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	264.38/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,380	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	704	226.90/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,597	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,344	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	228.13/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,387	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	273.71/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,286	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	243.50/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,120	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	626	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	294.01/cwt	290.00–300.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	241.25/cwt	241.25–241.25	1,409	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,500	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	253.30/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,208	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1

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

Tue Jan 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 832Last week 489Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 65Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	583	225.00–230.00	228.68
19	—	531	235.00–250.00	243.09
5	—	362	270.00–285.00	277.38
6	—	406	262.00–275.00	267.62
2	—	602	227.50	227.50
3	—	317	290.00–300.00	294.01
31	—	682	220.00	220.00
14	—	477	250.00–255.00	253.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	225.00–227.00	226.16
4	—	368	260.00–267.00	263.15
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
4	—	335	275.00–280.00	276.19
6	—	434	245.00–260.00	250.83
12	—	631	213.00	213.00
10	—	460	240.00–247.00	243.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	240.00	240.00
1	—	480	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	704	226.00–227.00	226.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	626	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	584	241.25	241.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	335.00	335.00
14	—	828	217.00	217.00
3	—	516	282.50	282.50
2	—	420	325.00–330.00	327.41
23	—	754	220.00–232.50	222.72
23	—	648	244.50	244.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	592	265.00–266.00	265.92
2	—	697	235.00	235.00
16	—	434	317.00–317.50	317.18
1	—	505	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	657	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	287.00–295.00	290.19
6	—	374	320.00–327.00	323.61
3	—	318	330.00–335.00	331.65
8	—	435	310.00–320.00	316.31
10	—	522	260.00–267.00	264.38
1	—	600	235.00	235.00
4	—	558	250.00–255.00	252.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	519	245.00–255.00	251.10
2	—	383	310.00–315.00	312.55
6	—	433	285.00–300.00	291.56
4	—	318	320.00–325.00	322.40
6	—	608	225.00–232.00	228.13
4	—	562	247.50	247.50
12	—	470	270.00–285.00	273.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	260.00–265.00	262.41
2	—	418	270.00–280.00	274.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	108.00–109.00	108.51
1	—	1,630	103.00	103.00
1	—	1,535	113.00	113.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,254	106.00–110.00	108.19
4	—	1,233	103.00–105.00	104.54
5	—	1,456	114.00–117.00	115.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,189	97.00–102.00	98.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	127.00	127.00
3	—	1,645	119.00–123.00	121.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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