Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.56/cwt on 354 head.

Average price

$229.56

354 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,498

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$271

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

$37.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	254.55	1,325	77
Medium and Large 2	480	248.16	1,191	50
Medium and Large 1-2	736	216.99	1,596	227

One grade step is worth $37.56/cwt here — about −$271 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 sale354 hd

229.56

—

AL average15 barns · 1,711 hd

243.63

−14.06

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	1,535	120.54	1,850	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,278	110.62	1,414	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,489	109.96	1,637	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	102.96	1,117	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 2	—	626	217.24/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,360	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	1,015	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,320	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	261.27/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,092	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	274.38/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	241.60/cwt	234.00–242.50	1,418	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	273.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,142	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	253.40/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,704	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	235.73/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,226	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,613	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	219.35/cwt	219.35–219.35	1,597	221
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	309.88/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,134	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	297.63/cwt	292.00–305.00	1,262	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	259.66/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,475	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	232.33/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	294.68/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,129	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	282.33/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,468	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	306.72/cwt	300.00–310.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	305.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	293.70/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	262.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,236	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	325.39/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,077	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	287.55/cwt	285.00–290.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	223.69/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	248.07/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,186	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	244.72/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	323.06/cwt	320.00–330.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	270.15/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,270	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	283.62/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,197	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	506	262.00/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,326	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	283.60/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,302	7
Bulls	—	—	1,708	122.25/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,088	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	126.86/cwt	126.00–128.00	2,084	2
Bulls	—	—	1,348	115.18/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,553	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,230	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	113.44/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,813	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	106.47/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,468	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	102.96/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,117	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	114.11/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,559	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	110.16/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,378	9

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 Feb 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 917Last week 832Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 74Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	212.00–222.00	217.24
6	—	418	255.00–267.00	261.27
8	—	379	270.00–280.00	274.38
2	—	737	192.50	192.50
9	—	520	230.00–242.00	235.73
4	—	326	285.00–290.00	287.55
4	—	569	220.00–225.00	223.69
13	—	478	240.00–252.00	248.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,015	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	587	234.00–242.50	241.60
14	—	418	270.00–285.00	273.19
5	—	511	245.00–257.00	253.40
1	—	330	295.00	295.00
2	—	263	300.00–310.00	305.24
4	—	365	290.00–295.00	293.70
5	—	470	260.00–270.00	262.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
221	—	728	219.35	219.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	282.00	282.00
1	—	610	250.00	250.00
6	—	305	320.00	320.00
23	—	658	259.00	259.00
2	—	437	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	297.00	297.00
1	—	395	310.00	310.00
1	—	530	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	560	288.00	288.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	366	305.00–315.00	309.88
8	—	424	292.00–305.00	297.63
8	—	568	255.00–265.00	259.66
12	—	520	275.00–285.00	282.33
5	—	331	320.00–330.00	325.39
3	—	601	255.00	255.00
1	—	250	345.00	345.00
7	—	459	280.00–295.00	283.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	230.00–235.00	232.33
7	—	383	292.50–300.00	294.68
1	—	660	222.00	222.00
3	—	305	300.00–310.00	306.72
4	—	575	240.00–250.00	244.72
5	—	270	320.00–330.00	323.06
11	—	470	265.00–275.00	270.15
14	—	422	277.50–290.00	283.62
5	—	506	250.00–265.00	262.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,708	120.00–124.00	122.25
2	—	1,643	126.00–128.00	126.86
3	—	1,348	113.00–118.00	115.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	104.00	104.00
5	—	1,366	112.00–118.00	114.11
9	—	1,251	108.00–112.00	110.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,598	112.00–115.00	113.44
4	—	1,379	105.00–108.00	106.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,085	101.00–106.00	102.96

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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