Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $275.68/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −164.32 against this barn's trailing median of $440.00.

Average price

$275.68

33 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,562

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.61

vs AL average

−23.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	297.50	1,541	9thin
Medium and Large 2	585	267.50	1,565	24

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about −$24 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

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.50, low $389.92, median $440.00 across 17 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 sale33 hd

275.68

—

AL average12 barns · 176 hd

285.29

−9.61

National average149 barns · 7,793 hd

299.42

−23.74

This barn, trailing median17 sales

440.00

−164.32

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	1,677	154.60	2,592	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,522	146.23	2,225	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	145.88	1,875	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	123.33	1,212	3thin

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)	—	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,025	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1	200–250	233	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	344.82/cwt	340.00–350.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	260.64/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,350	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,746	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	261.36/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,503	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	152.59/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,090	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	145.66/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,860	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	123.33/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,212	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	154.53/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,333	5
Bulls	—	—	1,408	144.25/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,031	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,521	143.53/cwt	141.00–147.00	2,183	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,742	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	281.44/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,289	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	341.35/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,283	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	322.77/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,317	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	310.59/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,140	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	299.34/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	257.70/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,446	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	269.06/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,421	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	337.79/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,118	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	272.58/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,191	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	699	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,765	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	327.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	337.48/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	289.29/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,224	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	296.50/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,112	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	246.77/cwt	242.00–247.50	1,365	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,938	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	136.72/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,635	4
Bulls	—	—	2,060	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	3,378	1
Bulls	—	—	1,728	158.37/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,737	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	138.70/cwt	138.00–139.00	2,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	252.39/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	595	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,562	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	351.49/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,118	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,541	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	302.89/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	250.96/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,328	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	260.42/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,362	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	243.37/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	434	286.95/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	525	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,467	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	472	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,369	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	261.61/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,250	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	445	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,157	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	282.23/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,349	25

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 557Year ago 1,031

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 121Year ago 153

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 104Year ago 53

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	365.00	365.00
2	250–300	262	370.00	370.00
9	300–350	318	345.00–355.00	351.49
7	350–400	376	340.00–345.00	341.35
9	400–450	408	310.00–330.00	322.77
5	450–500	465	295.00–310.00	302.89
9	500–550	528	265.00–275.00	269.06
3	550–600	575	260.00–262.00	261.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	340.00–350.00	344.82
2	300–350	313	335.00–340.00	337.48
4	350–400	370	325.00–330.00	327.60
7	400–450	424	295.00–305.00	299.34
25	450–500	478	275.00–285.00	282.23
14	500–550	523	255.00–262.50	260.42
7	550–600	569	250.00–255.00	252.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	280.00–290.00	286.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	442	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	485	297.50	297.50
8	550–600	565	277.50	277.50
4	600–650	610	255.00	255.00
20	650–700	699	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	700–750	711	245.50	245.50
62	800–850	821	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	400	335.00	335.00
9	500–550	518	297.50	297.50
19	600–650	629	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	472	290.00	290.00
16	550–600	595	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	331	335.00–345.00	337.79
6	350–400	367	307.00–315.00	310.59
17	400–450	423	285.00–300.00	289.29
24	450–500	458	270.00–287.50	281.44
6	500–550	518	260.00–262.00	260.64
13	550–600	561	250.00–259.00	257.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	325.00–330.00	327.52
12	350–400	375	290.00–305.00	296.50
10	400–450	437	265.00–280.00	272.58
13	450–500	478	258.00–265.00	261.61
27	500–550	529	250.00–255.00	250.96
10	550–600	553	242.00–247.50	246.77
12	600–650	623	235.50	235.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	240.00–245.00	243.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	445	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	525	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,370	151.00–155.00	152.59
17	—	1,277	141.00–149.00	145.66
4	—	1,196	135.00–138.00	136.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	983	123.00–124.00	123.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,510	152.00–158.00	154.53
7	—	1,521	141.00–147.00	143.53
3	—	1,542	138.00–139.00	138.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	140.00–148.00	144.25
1	—	2,060	164.00	164.00
3	—	1,728	158.00–159.00	158.37

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.00

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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Steers · 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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