Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.10/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −157.78 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$240.10

40 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$9.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.51

vs AL average

−4.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	247.77	1,328	9thin
Medium and Large 2	554	237.87	1,319	31

One grade step is worth $9.90/cwt here — about $10 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale40 hd

240.10

—

AL average16 barns · 618 hd

227.59

+12.51

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−4.31

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−157.78

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	1,799	171.82	3,090	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	145.62	2,136	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	143.03	1,752	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,127	130.88	1,475	7thin

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)	—	$1,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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 2	550–600	568	247.49/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,406	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	308.13/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,168	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	291.09/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,263	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	275.32/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,302	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	290.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,357	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	309.39/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,306	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	225.90/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	223.53/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,249	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	242.48/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,358	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	271.90/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	252.00/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,303	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	263.31/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,132	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	277.10/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	242.67/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,235	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	234.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,376	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	251.22/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	278.30/cwt	275.00–280.00	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,442	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	261.90/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,393	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	236.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	316.68/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,131	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,500	2
Bulls	—	—	1,831	175.14/cwt	171.00–177.00	3,207	5
Bulls	—	—	1,718	163.51/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,809	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	144.88/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,740	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	152.41/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,100	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	144.66/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,087	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,527	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,328	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	137.41/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,986	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	130.88/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,475	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	137.61/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,679	11

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 814Last week 855Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 106Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 39Year ago 36

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	379	305.00–310.00	308.13
9	400–450	434	285.00–295.00	291.09
11	450–500	473	270.00–280.00	275.32
13	500–550	532	255.00–265.00	261.90
4	550–600	568	245.00–250.00	247.49
7	600–650	602	235.00–240.00	236.44
1	650–700	655	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	315.00–320.00	316.68
11	400–450	422	300.00–315.00	309.39
9	450–500	468	285.00–295.00	290.02
7	500–550	508	270.00–285.00	277.10
4	550–600	560	255.00–260.00	257.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	295.00	295.00
3	550–600	568	265.00	265.00
11	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
9	700–750	733	225.00–227.00	225.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	412	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	388	265.00–270.00	267.52
13	400–450	430	257.00–270.00	263.31
8	450–500	472	247.00–255.00	251.22
13	500–550	509	240.00–245.00	242.67
18	550–600	587	230.00–235.00	234.41
2	600–650	613	222.00–225.00	223.53
4	700–750	721	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	358	275.00–280.00	278.30
4	400–450	410	270.00–275.00	271.90
9	450–500	476	260.00–265.00	262.46
5	500–550	517	250.00–255.00	252.00
4	550–600	560	240.00–245.00	242.48
2	650–700	695	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,831	171.00–177.00	175.14
2	—	1,718	163.00–164.00	163.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,201	141.00–148.00	144.88
3	—	1,378	151.00–153.00	152.41
11	—	1,220	135.00–139.00	137.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,443	140.00–148.00	144.66
5	—	1,527	150.00–155.00	152.47
3	—	1,445	136.00–138.00	137.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,127	129.00–134.00	130.88

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle