Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.85/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −158.02 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$239.85

35 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$23.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.13

vs AL average

−24.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	250.20	1,311	12thin
Medium and Large 2	549	235.62	1,293	20
Medium and Large 3	557	226.67	1,262	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.53/cwt here — about $50 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 sale35 hd

239.85

—

AL average14 barns · 276 hd

244.99

−5.13

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−24.11

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−158.02

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	—	Low	1,505	149.63	2,252	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	131.16	1,860	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,175	130.71	1,535	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	124.04	1,296	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,663	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	350–400	378	308.68/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,167	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	228.54/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,406	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	337.40/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	252.84/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,439	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	256.52/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,362	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,661	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	905	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	298.38/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,379	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,212	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	681	246.00/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	492	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	251.84/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,302	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	269.99/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,407	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	220.29/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	269.13/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,227	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	347.54/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	674	1,714.74/head	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,715	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	869	1,818.32/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,818	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	730	1,743.16/head	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,743	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	624	1,588.60/head	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,589	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	826	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	597	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	260.21/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,481	4
Bulls	—	—	1,298	144.05/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,870	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	124.04/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,296	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	131.16/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,860	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	140.59/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,898	7
Bulls	—	—	1,965	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	3,203	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,547	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,662.50/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,663	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	315.37/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,019	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	314.98/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,332	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	128.88/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,455	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	237.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,265	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	322.17/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	280.81/cwt	280.00–282.00	1,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	263.51/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	298.94/cwt	290.00–305.00	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	296.48/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,257	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	850–900	873	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	251.87/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,201	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	284.59/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,210	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	233.54/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,327	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 Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 434Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 72Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 135Last week 32Year ago 93

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	323	310.00–320.00	315.37
6	350–400	378	305.00–312.00	308.68
9	400–450	411	290.00–300.00	294.96
6	450–500	456	265.00–275.00	269.13
10	500–550	517	245.00–260.00	251.84
2	550–600	560	242.00	242.00
2	600–650	615	227.00–230.00	228.54
7	650–700	658	220.00–222.00	220.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
14	450–500	492	1,475.00	1,475.00
9	550–600	597	1,500.00	1,500.00
14	600–650	624	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,588.60
7	650–700	674	1,625.00–1,750.00	1,714.74
22	700–750	730	1,725.00–1,775.00	1,743.16
9	800–850	826	1,850.00	1,850.00
28	850–900	869	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,818.32
6	900–950	905	1,800.00	1,800.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	681	240.00–250.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	307	290.00–305.00	298.94
2	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
15	400–450	425	275.00–295.00	284.59
15	450–500	477	245.00–260.00	251.87
11	500–550	533	235.00–240.00	237.33
9	550–600	568	230.00–240.00	233.54
2	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	430	260.00–265.00	262.50
1	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
3	850–900	873	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	275	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	325	345.00–350.00	347.54
4	350–400	370	330.00–345.00	337.40
11	400–450	423	310.00–327.00	314.98
6	450–500	462	295.00–305.00	298.38
8	500–550	521	265.00–275.00	269.99
4	550–600	569	257.00–262.00	260.21
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
4	300–350	340	330.00–340.00	335.00
4	350–400	374	320.00–325.00	322.17
20	400–450	424	290.00–315.00	296.48
6	450–500	467	275.00–285.00	279.98
7	500–550	531	250.00–260.00	256.52
7	550–600	569	250.00–255.00	252.84
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	280.00–282.00	280.81
2	450–500	488	262.00–265.00	263.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	600–650	640	259.50	259.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	332.00	332.00
1	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	561	292.50	292.50
1	700–750	710	245.00	245.00
8	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	143.00–146.00	144.05
1	—	1,965	163.00	163.00
1	—	1,665	153.00	153.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,045	121.00–127.00	124.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	127.00–134.00	131.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,350	135.00–147.00	140.59
18	—	1,129	124.00–134.00	128.88
3	—	1,038	118.00–119.00	118.66

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)	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,662.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 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	2	—	—	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,375.00

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

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