Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $258.55/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −159.04 against this barn's trailing median of $417.59.

Average price

$258.55

21 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,387

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$14.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	267.52	1,408	8thin
Medium and Large 2	543	253.03	1,373	13thin

One grade step is worth $14.49/cwt here — about $36 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 sale21 hd

258.55

—

AL average10 barns · 223 hd

240.96

+17.58

This barn, trailing median31 sales

417.59

−159.04

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	—	Average	1,700	169.91	2,889	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,315	143.98	1,894	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	140.53	1,712	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	129.74	1,543	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,538	8

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	—	1,578	165.31/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,609	4
Bulls	—	—	1,945	179.10/cwt	174.00–184.00	3,483	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	134.84/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,672	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	144.62/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,704	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	155.44/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,963	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	246.34/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	253.28/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	282.03/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	256.18/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,348	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	323.95/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,237	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	321.02/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,345	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	233.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	249.73/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,194	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	296.48/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,390	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	231.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,306	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	247.98/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,411	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	233.00/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	970	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	277.74/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,353	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	272.40/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	241.69/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,245	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	294.86/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,262	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	270.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,396	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	240.56/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	263.00/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,131	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,180	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	137.47/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,839	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	129.74/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,543	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	343.49/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	338.63/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,304	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	262.51/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	275.24/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,126	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,650	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,350	3

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 Aug 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 990Year ago 818

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 170Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 78Year ago 57

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,578	162.00–170.00	165.31
2	—	1,945	174.00–184.00	179.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,240	130.00–139.00	134.84
8	—	1,178	140.00–148.00	144.62
2	—	1,263	155.00–156.00	155.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	157.00	157.00
2	—	1,338	137.00–138.00	137.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	127.00–134.00	129.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	340.00–350.00	343.49
7	350–400	385	335.00–340.00	338.63
19	400–450	419	310.00–335.00	321.02
13	450–500	469	290.00–305.00	296.48
6	500–550	517	265.00–275.00	270.02
2	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
3	600–650	632	245.00–247.00	246.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	330.00	330.00
9	350–400	382	320.00–325.00	323.95
16	400–450	428	290.00–305.00	294.86
16	450–500	487	270.00–285.00	277.74
8	500–550	526	252.00–260.00	256.18
5	550–600	569	245.00–250.00	247.98
5	600–650	600	230.00–235.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	305.00	305.00
5	350–400	380	280.00–285.00	282.03
16	400–450	409	270.00–280.00	275.24
5	450–500	463	260.00–265.00	262.51
3	500–550	508	250.00–255.00	253.28
7	550–600	578	240.00–242.00	240.56
3	600–650	610	230.00–235.00	233.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	270.00–275.00	272.40
10	400–450	430	260.00–265.00	263.00
10	450–500	478	245.00–252.50	249.73
11	500–550	515	235.00–245.00	241.69
10	550–600	564	230.00–235.00	231.49
2	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	703	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	650	235.00	235.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,250.00–2,400.00	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

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

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