Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 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 $243.13/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −154.75 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$243.13

68 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

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

$19.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.28

vs AL average

+1.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	250.08	1,286	44
Medium and Large 2	546	230.39	1,258	24

One grade step is worth $19.70/cwt here — about $28 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 sale68 hd

243.13

—

AL average14 barns · 587 hd

223.86

+19.28

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

+1.25

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−154.75

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	—	High	1,648	159.64	2,631	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	141.31	1,936	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	139.42	1,635	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	125.96	1,314	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,265	1thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	308.97/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,091	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	228.33/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,313	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	262.24/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,233	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	223.34/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,369	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	279.22/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,159	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	263.78/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,514	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	260.79/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,103	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	325.68/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	250.70/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,178	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,441	85
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,739	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	246.57/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,640	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	242.52/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,513	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	289.66/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,202	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	267.74/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,360	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	289.02/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,324	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	239.74/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,362	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	228.00/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,379	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	270.24/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,278	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	137.81/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,656	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	131.23/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,491	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	147.26/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,735	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	148.89/cwt	146.00–151.00	2,211	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	140.10/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,879	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	125.96/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,314	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,758	171.49/cwt	170.00–173.00	3,015	2
Bulls	—	—	1,742	160.02/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,788	3
Bulls	—	—	1,523	153.43/cwt	151.00–155.00	2,337	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	158.09/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,660	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,040	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,768	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,265.00/head	1,265.00–1,265.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	309.97/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,004	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	327.41/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,090	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	304.91/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,281	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	255.31/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,307	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	237.48/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	309.78/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	234.15/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	251.25/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,281	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	231.62/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,225	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	286.92/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,070	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,032	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,445	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	216.48/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,318	4

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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,162Last week 814Year ago 808

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 128Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 18Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	300.00–315.00	309.97
8	350–400	373	280.00–292.50	286.92
8	400–450	423	255.00–265.00	260.79
31	450–500	470	245.00–255.00	250.70
15	500–550	529	227.00–235.00	231.62
9	550–600	575	227.00–230.00	228.33
4	600–650	609	215.00–217.00	216.48
2	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	325.00–327.00	325.68
5	350–400	353	300.00–315.00	308.97
8	400–450	415	270.00–285.00	279.22
11	450–500	470	260.00–265.00	262.24
41	500–550	510	240.00–253.00	251.25
3	550–600	572	232.50–235.00	234.15
25	600–650	613	220.00–228.00	223.34
8	900–950	924	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	600–650	603	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	285.00	285.00
41	550–600	574	257.50–267.50	263.78
28	600–650	624	241.00–248.00	242.52
2	650–700	653	232.50	232.50
2	900–950	915	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
128	750–800	753	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	650–700	665	246.00–248.00	246.57
4	700–750	731	232.00	232.00
3	800–850	803	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	315.00–320.00	317.58
5	350–400	360	300.00–315.00	309.78
12	400–450	415	285.00–295.00	289.66
18	450–500	473	265.00–275.00	270.24
16	500–550	512	250.00–260.00	255.31
9	550–600	568	235.00–242.00	239.74
5	600–650	605	225.00–230.00	228.00
5	650–700	657	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	325.00–330.00	327.41
13	400–450	420	300.00–315.00	304.91
10	450–500	458	285.00–295.00	289.02
12	500–550	508	265.00–270.00	267.74
4	600–650	605	235.00–240.00	237.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,202	135.00–144.00	137.81
8	—	1,136	129.00–134.00	131.23
10	—	1,178	145.00–152.00	147.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	146.00–151.00	148.89
4	—	1,341	136.00–143.00	140.10
1	—	1,255	131.00	131.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	125.00–127.00	125.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	170.00–173.00	171.49
3	—	1,742	158.00–164.00	160.02
4	—	1,523	151.00–155.00	153.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,050	150.00–167.00	158.09
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	170.00	170.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,265.00	1,265.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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