Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $277.69/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −139.89 against this barn's trailing median of $417.59.

Average price

$277.69

37 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,478

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

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

$34.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	296.44	1,550	8thin
Medium and Large 2	537	273.70	1,469	26
Medium and Large 3	518	262.35	1,359	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.09/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.37, low $371.10, median $417.59 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 sale37 hd

277.69

—

AL average12 barns · 176 hd

273.08

+4.62

This barn, trailing median31 sales

417.59

−139.89

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	1,858	152.19	2,828	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,401	127.43	1,786	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,256	126.20	1,585	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	118.34	1,182	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,933	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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	132.90/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,774	2
Bulls	—	—	1,580	142.28/cwt	141.00–144.00	2,248	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	126.12/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,791	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	118.34/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,182	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	126.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,589	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	135.51/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	295.02/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,266	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	243.26/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,391	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	284.95/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,336	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	306.92/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	247.87/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	234.02/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	324.54/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,545	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	350.59/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	351.71/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	326.74/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	249.77/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,306	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	279.66/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,194	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	322.27/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,350	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	323.35/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	233.29/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	266.83/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,361	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	244.64/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	276.16/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,279	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	280.89/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,466	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	292.05/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	311.36/cwt	310.00–312.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	293.00/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,401	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	339.18/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	263.24/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,229	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	263.44/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	254.17/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,467	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	353.57/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,280	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	306.55/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,171	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	336.42/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,423	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	290.35/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	262.35/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,359	3
Bulls	—	—	1,888	152.15/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,873	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	120.81/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,538	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,771	1
Bulls	—	—	2,057	162.22/cwt	159.00–167.00	3,337	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Apr 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 851Year ago 731

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 114Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 67Year ago 43

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,335	131.00–135.00	132.90
5	—	1,420	124.00–129.00	126.12
1	—	1,440	123.00	123.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	999	117.00–120.00	118.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,252	124.00–130.00	126.94
4	—	1,228	132.00–138.00	135.51
8	—	1,273	118.00–123.00	120.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	141.00–144.00	142.28
8	—	1,888	147.00–157.00	152.15
3	—	2,057	159.00–167.00	162.22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	280.00	280.00
3	300–350	322	320.00–330.00	326.74
3	350–400	382	305.00–310.00	306.55
16	400–450	429	290.00–300.00	295.02
14	450–500	469	275.00–295.00	284.95
11	500–550	510	260.00–275.00	266.83
13	550–600	572	240.00–250.00	243.26
3	600–650	613	232.00–235.00	234.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	310.00–312.00	311.36
5	350–400	376	290.00–295.00	292.05
15	400–450	427	270.00–285.00	279.66
13	450–500	467	250.00–270.00	263.24
13	500–550	523	240.00–257.00	249.77
3	550–600	572	230.00–235.00	233.29
4	600–650	620	225.00–230.00	227.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	427	260.00–265.00	263.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	365.00	365.00
14	350–400	362	345.00–360.00	353.57
19	400–450	423	330.00–345.00	336.42
23	450–500	476	315.00–335.00	324.54
6	500–550	512	300.00–317.00	306.92
2	550–600	555	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
8	650–700	657	247.00–248.00	247.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	345.00–355.00	350.59
7	350–400	373	330.00–345.00	339.18
16	400–450	419	310.00–330.00	322.27
15	450–500	478	280.00–305.00	293.00
19	500–550	522	270.00–292.00	280.89
7	550–600	577	250.00–260.00	254.17
3	600–650	608	240.00–247.00	244.64
1	650–700	650	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	280.00–300.00	290.35
4	450–500	463	270.00–280.00	276.16
3	500–550	518	260.00–265.00	262.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	350.00–355.00	351.71
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	458	320.00–325.00	323.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00

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

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle