Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 132.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.03/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −141.85 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$256.03

42 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,398

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$21.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.13

vs AL average

−15.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	261.13	1,425	32
Medium and Large 2	547	239.71	1,311	10thin

One grade step is worth $21.42/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.76, low $332.77, median $397.88 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

256.03

—

AL average9 barns · 256 hd

249.90

+6.13

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−15.88

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−141.85

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	1,787	131.30	2,346	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	121.46	1,543	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	115.75	1,653	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	110.24	1,245	4thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	119.85/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,430	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	125.95/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,776	7
Bulls	—	—	1,915	128.84/cwt	128.00–130.00	2,467	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,432	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	119.12/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,695	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	242.47/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	253.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,305	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	281.92/cwt	278.00–285.00	1,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	267.05/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,285	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	234.00/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,409	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	316.99/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	238.49/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,438	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,321	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	306.17/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	320.07/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	269.51/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,135	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	314.02/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	294.21/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,080	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	291.57/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,265	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	322.44/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	305.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	243.81/cwt	237.00–247.00	1,287	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	270.98/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,268	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	250.54/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	303.28/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	250.06/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	261.74/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	307.25/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,177	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	445	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	766	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,804	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	233.56/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,343	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	110.24/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,245	4
Bulls	—	—	1,794	137.27/cwt	136.00–140.00	2,463	4
Bulls	—	—	1,643	121.80/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,484	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 1,002Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 73Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 45Year ago 27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,193	116.00–126.00	119.85
7	—	1,410	123.00–130.00	125.95
1	—	1,290	111.00	111.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,423	115.00–122.00	119.12
2	—	1,438	109.00	109.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,129	107.00–114.00	110.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	128.00–130.00	128.84
4	—	1,794	136.00–140.00	137.27
2	—	1,643	120.00–124.00	121.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	310.00–325.00	316.99
12	350–400	383	290.00–310.00	307.25
5	400–450	417	278.00–285.00	281.92
12	450–500	481	260.00–275.00	267.05
9	500–550	514	250.00–260.00	253.91
2	550–600	558	240.00–245.00	242.47
16	600–650	602	230.00–237.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	475	278.00	278.00
21	550–600	558	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	300.00–305.00	303.28
9	350–400	367	280.00–300.00	294.21
8	400–450	421	267.00–272.00	269.51
5	450–500	483	245.00–255.00	250.06
6	500–550	528	237.00–247.00	243.81
4	550–600	575	230.00–237.00	233.56
1	600–650	625	225.00	225.00
4	750–800	792	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	315.00–330.00	320.07
5	400–450	414	305.00–320.00	314.02
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	510	270.00–280.00	275.00
2	550–600	555	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	320.00–325.00	322.44
3	350–400	367	300.00–310.00	305.16
6	400–450	434	285.00–300.00	291.57
5	450–500	468	268.00–275.00	270.98
5	500–550	521	257.00–265.00	261.74
4	550–600	568	245.00–257.00	250.54
4	600–650	603	235.00–242.00	238.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	459	300.00–315.00	306.17
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
8	750–800	766	235.50	235.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

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