Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with high dressing cows up to 123.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.26/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$246.26

246 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$358

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

$38.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	463	261.18	1,208	67
Medium and Large 1	545	254.80	1,389	100
Medium and Large 3	460	235.00	1,081	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	704	222.50	1,566	77

One grade step is worth $38.68/cwt here — about −$358 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 sale246 hd

246.26

—

AL average15 barns · 1,650 hd

253.06

−6.79

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	1,531	124.71	1,910	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,354	112.74	1,526	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	111.37	1,374	21

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)	—	$1,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,567	3thin

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	—	414	292.34/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,210	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	248.05/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	257.24/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,469	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	235.45/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,236	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,566	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	275.81/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,180	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	250.28/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,191	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	271.97/cwt	270.00–272.50	1,526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	236.99/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,624	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,831	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	305.66/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	272.56/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,308	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	269.82/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,387	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	247.94/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	238.07/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	253.72/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,337	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	307	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	111.36/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,513	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	115.16/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,440	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	109.12/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,357	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,551	2
Bulls	—	—	1,607	127.30/cwt	126.00–128.00	2,046	3
Bulls	—	—	1,460	116.72/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,704	3
Bulls	—	—	1,527	130.12/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,987	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,566.67/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	330.14/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,208	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	253	369.95/cwt	365.00–375.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	314.54/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,349	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	275.70/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,323	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	308.49/cwt	307.00–310.00	996	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	293.60/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	293.66/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,266	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	244.78/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	289.92/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,345	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	616	238.35/cwt	238.00–239.50	1,468	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	226.56/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,287	12

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 1,002Last week 1,054Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 99Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 66Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	414	285.00–300.00	292.34
5	—	514	245.00–250.00	248.05
2	—	650	220.00	220.00
4	—	373	310.00	310.00
4	—	305	305.00–315.00	310.00
4	—	556	232.00–242.00	236.99
19	—	480	260.00–276.00	272.56
2	—	615	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	210.00	210.00
12	—	525	230.00–240.00	235.45
18	—	428	265.00–282.50	275.81
8	—	476	242.00–255.00	250.28
11	—	323	307.00–310.00	308.49
4	—	370	285.00–300.00	293.60
12	—	568	225.00–230.00	226.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	704	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	616	238.00–239.50	238.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	255.00–260.00	257.24
7	—	514	265.00–272.00	269.82
4	—	621	245.00–252.00	247.94
9	—	366	320.00–332.50	330.14
2	—	253	365.00–375.00	369.95
10	—	429	305.00–320.00	314.54
8	—	464	285.00–302.00	289.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	621	235.00–240.00	238.07
15	—	527	245.00–260.00	253.72
2	—	307	325.00	325.00
4	—	360	310.00–315.00	312.53
17	—	480	265.00–282.50	275.70
7	—	431	285.00–300.00	293.66
6	—	577	240.00–247.00	244.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	260.00	260.00
1	—	420	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	270.00–272.50	271.97
1	—	545	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	320.00	320.00
16	—	572	284.00	284.00
13	—	763	240.00	240.00
3	—	462	305.00–307.00	305.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,359	108.00–113.00	111.36
2	—	1,343	115.00–116.00	115.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	102.00	102.00
9	—	1,250	113.00–119.00	115.16
11	—	1,244	106.00–112.00	109.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	126.00–128.00	127.30
3	—	1,460	114.00–118.00	116.72
3	—	1,527	129.00–132.00	130.12

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	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,566.67

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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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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