Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $253.11/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −144.77 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$253.11

54 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$51

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

$7.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.81

vs AL average

−23.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	257.64	1,383	22
Medium and Large 2	533	250.00	1,332	32

One grade step is worth $7.64/cwt here — about $51 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

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 sale54 hd

253.11

—

AL average13 barns · 393 hd

252.30

+0.81

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−23.35

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−144.77

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	1,583	145.38	2,301	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	138.49	1,975	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	136.56	1,628	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	126.51	1,383	2thin

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)	—	$1,644	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,411	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,080	10

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	260.16/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,254	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	275.31/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,167	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	304.56/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,325	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	251.11/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,424	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	252.75/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,312	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	343.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	292.34/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,193	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	262.16/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,353	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	320.44/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,339	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	262.37/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,388	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	367.54/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	297.63/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,396	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	266.01/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	242.04/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,503	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	277.97/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,443	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	325.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,051	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	146.65/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,826	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	135.75/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,633	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	130.53/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,488	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	126.51/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,383	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,079	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	138.48/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,971	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	253.60/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,466	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,752	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	287.04/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,361	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	240.18/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,398	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	400–450	403	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,229	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	232.80/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,450	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,083	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	278.29/cwt	275.00–279.00	1,636	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,882	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	145.38/cwt	143.00–147.00	2,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	271.40/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,257	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,357	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,094.44/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,094	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,334.09/head	2,250.00–2,475.00	2,334	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,580.00/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,580	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,643.75/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,644	8

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 May 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 676Year ago 611

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 137Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 195Year ago 90

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	385	295.00	295.00
10	400–450	424	270.00–280.00	275.31
17	450–500	482	255.00–265.00	260.16
25	500–550	519	245.00–257.00	252.75
7	550–600	582	235.00–242.00	240.18
8	600–650	623	230.00–235.00	232.80
2	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	365.00	365.00
3	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
6	300–350	323	320.00–330.00	325.27
4	350–400	358	300.00–305.00	302.48
14	400–450	408	285.00–300.00	292.34
13	450–500	463	267.00–275.00	271.40
13	500–550	516	260.00–265.00	262.16
9	550–600	567	250.00–255.00	251.11
9	600–650	621	235.00–260.00	242.04
2	650–700	655	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
13	400–450	435	295.00–310.00	304.56
18	450–500	474	275.00–300.00	287.04
17	500–550	529	255.00–267.00	262.37
7	550–600	578	250.00–255.00	253.60
2	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	365.00–370.00	367.54
6	350–400	357	340.00–350.00	343.95
12	400–450	418	312.00–330.00	320.44
9	450–500	469	290.00–305.00	297.63
16	500–550	519	270.00–285.00	277.97
5	550–600	557	260.00–270.00	266.01
1	600–650	600	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	495	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	287.50	287.50
16	550–600	588	275.00–279.00	278.29
9	600–650	622	263.00	263.00
8	700–750	715	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	767	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	403	305.00	305.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,245	141.00–150.00	146.65
23	—	1,203	133.00–140.00	135.75
17	—	1,140	129.00–132.00	130.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	126.00–127.00	126.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	149.00	149.00
4	—	1,423	138.00–139.00	138.48
1	—	1,470	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	143.00–147.00	145.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,094.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	—	2,250.00–2,475.00	2,334.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,580.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,643.75

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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Cullman Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle