Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with high dressing bulls up to 184.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.39/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −149.49 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$248.39

32 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$8.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.74

vs AL average

−3.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	253.95	1,359	11thin
Medium and Large 2	530	245.47	1,301	21

One grade step is worth $8.48/cwt here — about $58 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale32 hd

248.39

—

AL average15 barns · 554 hd

234.64

+13.74

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−3.55

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−149.49

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	1,721	164.81	2,836	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	147.88	2,156	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	145.71	1,783	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,167	131.00	1,529	6thin

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)	—	$1,643	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,050	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	603	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,508	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	278.70/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,137	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	261.39/cwt	260.50–262.00	1,660	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	246.05/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,299	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	316.37/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,038	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	265.81/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,092	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	252.46/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,426	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	296.71/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,731	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	254.80/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,320	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	284.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,499	60
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	302.98/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,372	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	229.60/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,394	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	258.73/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,369	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	237.21/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,456	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	299.62/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,261	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,325	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	154.31/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,142	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	145.09/cwt	142.00–149.00	2,137	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	145.92/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,788	29
Bulls	—	—	1,828	167.37/cwt	162.00–170.00	3,060	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	140.54/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,679	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	154.24/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,960	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	131.00/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,529	6
Bulls	—	—	1,853	173.59/cwt	173.00–174.00	3,217	2
Bulls	—	—	1,493	156.59/cwt	154.00–159.00	2,338	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,642.50/head	1,600.00–1,730.00	1,643	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	313.22/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,322	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	316.01/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,201	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	274.06/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,411	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	248.01/cwt	242.00–252.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	258.18/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,219	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	678	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,736	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	293.24/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,361	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	279.03/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,306	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,406	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	271.53/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,282	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,320	2

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 855Last week 593Year ago 649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 52Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 51Year ago 123

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	603	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	360	295.00–300.00	296.71
8	400–450	408	275.00–282.50	278.70
8	450–500	472	267.50–275.00	271.53
7	500–550	518	252.00–260.00	254.80
4	550–600	565	250.00–255.00	252.46
1	600–650	610	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	310.00–325.00	316.37
5	350–400	363	280.00–290.00	284.02
15	400–450	411	260.00–270.00	265.81
17	450–500	472	255.00–262.00	258.18
19	500–550	528	240.00–250.00	246.05
2	550–600	550	240.00	240.00
5	600–650	607	227.00–232.00	229.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	600–650	630	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	650–700	678	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	558	275.00	275.00
22	600–650	635	260.50–262.00	261.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	453	300.00–305.00	302.98
3	600–650	610	247.50	247.50
22	700–750	732	236.50	236.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	325.00–330.00	327.48
5	350–400	380	315.00–320.00	316.01
14	400–450	421	295.00–305.00	299.62
6	450–500	468	270.00–285.00	279.03
12	500–550	529	250.00–270.00	258.73
8	550–600	568	245.00–250.00	247.47
4	600–650	614	232.00–250.00	237.21
1	650–700	660	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	460	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	325.00	325.00
11	400–450	422	310.00–325.00	313.22
6	450–500	464	285.00–300.00	293.24
11	500–550	515	265.00–280.00	274.06
3	600–650	602	242.00–252.00	248.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	138.00	138.00
5	—	1,388	152.00–159.00	154.31
8	—	1,473	142.00–149.00	145.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,225	143.00–150.00	145.92
21	—	1,195	138.00–143.00	140.54
12	—	1,271	152.00–158.00	154.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,167	129.00–135.00	131.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,828	162.00–170.00	167.37
2	—	1,853	173.00–174.00	173.59
4	—	1,493	154.00–159.00	156.59

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	—	—	1,600.00–1,730.00	1,642.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,050.00	2,050.00

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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle