Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold 250.00 to 300.00 per head higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.87/cwt on 203 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.00 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$261.87

203 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs AL average

−5.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	263.50	1,507	165
Medium and Large 1	523	263.07	1,377	7thin
Medium and Large 2	540	253.81	1,371	28
Medium and Large 3	510	245.00	1,250	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about $258 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 sale203 hd

261.87

—

AL average13 barns · 518 hd

259.34

+2.53

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−5.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−136.00

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	1,663	146.33	2,434	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	134.62	1,565	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	133.43	1,986	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	115.69	1,219	6thin

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)	—	$1,778	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,667	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	6

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	336.73/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,057	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	350.29/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	299.45/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,228	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	315.99/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,005	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	262.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,250	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	311.97/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	343.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	250.99/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,507	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	317.51/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,340	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	323.44/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,223	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	327.80/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,439	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	345.41/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,271	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	263.25/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,364	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	280.88/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,432	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	275.65/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,298	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,841	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	157.43/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,964	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	138.73/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,141	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	131.47/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,910	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	141.93/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,732	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	115.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,219	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	308.65/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,127	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	266.71/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,416	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	326.74/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,232	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	247.73/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	250.57/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,428	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	255.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,333	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,803	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	285.12/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,349	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	255.94/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,451	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	315.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,310	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,092	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	380.54/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	266.73/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	357.85/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,113	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	442	298.36/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	121.66/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,265	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	131.53/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,499	20
Bulls	—	—	1,507	140.67/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,120	5
Bulls	—	—	1,777	148.38/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,516	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	414	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,449	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,666.67/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,667	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,777.50/head	1,705.00–1,850.00	1,778	2

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 985Last week 917Year ago 941

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 95Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 60Year ago 68

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold 250.00 to 300.00 per head higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	360.00	360.00
5	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
6	350–400	377	320.00–330.00	326.74
7	400–450	415	310.00–320.00	315.65
9	450–500	473	280.00–290.00	285.12
14	500–550	531	260.00–275.00	266.71
19	550–600	567	250.00–257.00	255.94
6	600–650	618	240.00–252.00	247.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	370.00–390.00	380.54
5	300–350	311	350.00–360.00	357.85
9	350–400	368	340.00–350.00	345.41
14	400–450	439	325.00–340.00	327.80
6	450–500	470	297.00–315.00	311.97
16	500–550	510	275.00–287.50	280.88
3	550–600	565	265.00–270.00	266.73
3	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	300.00–310.00	304.97
3	400–450	442	295.00–300.00	298.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	414	350.00	350.00
7	450–500	458	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	340.00–345.00	343.47
12	300–350	314	330.00–340.00	336.73
16	350–400	378	320.00–330.00	323.44
13	400–450	422	310.00–322.00	317.51
18	450–500	471	274.00–280.00	275.65
6	500–550	518	262.00–265.00	263.25
1	550–600	555	262.00	262.00
2	600–650	608	250.00–252.00	250.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	318	310.00–320.00	315.99
8	350–400	365	305.00–310.00	308.65
24	400–450	410	296.00–305.00	299.45
10	450–500	476	260.00–265.00	262.56
17	500–550	521	250.00–260.00	255.90
11	550–600	570	245.00–255.00	250.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
165	550–600	572	263.50	263.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	415	345.00–352.50	350.29
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	745	242.00	242.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,543	136.00–142.00	138.73
6	—	1,453	129.00–134.00	131.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,220	138.00–146.00	141.93
2	—	1,040	120.00–123.00	121.66
20	—	1,140	125.00–137.00	131.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,054	110.00–120.00	115.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	154.00–161.00	157.43
5	—	1,507	137.00–143.00	140.67
3	—	1,777	144.00–152.00	148.38

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,705.00–1,850.00	1,777.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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