Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with high dressing boning cows up to 151.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady to weaker.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $249.96/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −167.62 against this barn's trailing median of $417.59.

Average price

$249.96

63 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$10.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	255.46	1,342	31
Medium and Large 2	536	244.64	1,312	32

One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about $30 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale63 hd

249.96

—

AL average9 barns · 198 hd

239.34

+10.63

This barn, trailing median31 sales

417.59

−167.62

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	1,757	157.39	2,766	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	137.94	2,007	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	131.36	1,567	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	121.60	1,252	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,810	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	250–300	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	238.14/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,357	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	281.97/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,179	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	231.26/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,295	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	232.28/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,240	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	214.28/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,316	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	278.18/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	289.85/cwt	285.00–295.00	971	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	240.84/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,231	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	259.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,224	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	222.13/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,372	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	245.21/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,194	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	288.70/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,039	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	283.05/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,336	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	269.57/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,278	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,378	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	300.82/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,116	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	281.89/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,212	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	264.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,109	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	289	322.96/cwt	320.00–325.00	933	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	246.81/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,296	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	312.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	295.83/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,260	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	256.18/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,340	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,810.00/head	1,720.00–1,900.00	1,810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,372	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	134.57/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,926	4
Bulls	—	—	1,540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,902	161.99/cwt	156.00–166.00	3,081	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	145.74/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,161	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	121.60/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,252	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	132.80/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,627	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	143.56/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,716	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	126.07/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,440	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,875	1

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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 1,162Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 90Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 40Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	360	310.00–315.00	312.53
12	400–450	426	295.00–300.00	295.83
24	450–500	472	280.00–295.00	283.05
29	500–550	523	255.00–265.00	256.18
2	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00–315.00	312.60
7	350–400	371	295.00–305.00	300.82
21	400–450	430	275.00–290.00	281.89
15	450–500	474	260.00–275.00	269.57
24	500–550	525	240.00–250.00	246.81
8	550–600	570	235.00–240.00	238.14
10	600–650	618	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	330.00–335.00	332.45
4	300–350	303	300.00–310.00	304.96
4	350–400	360	285.00–292.50	288.70
10	400–450	418	275.00–287.50	281.97
8	450–500	471	255.00–265.00	259.88
7	500–550	511	240.00–242.00	240.84
4	550–600	560	230.00–232.50	231.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	289	320.00–325.00	322.96
6	300–350	335	285.00–295.00	289.85
8	350–400	365	275.00–280.00	278.18
14	400–450	420	260.00–270.00	264.00
21	450–500	487	240.00–250.00	245.21
13	500–550	534	227.00–235.00	232.28
7	550–600	568	220.00–225.00	222.13
7	600–650	614	210.00–220.00	214.28
2	650–700	660	205.00–210.00	207.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	508	270.00	270.00
9	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	295.00	295.00

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	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,720.00–1,900.00	1,810.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
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

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,540	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,902	156.00–166.00	161.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	131.00–139.00	134.57
3	—	1,483	145.00–147.00	145.74
1	—	1,465	128.00	128.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,030	119.00–123.00	121.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,225	129.00–138.00	132.80
4	—	1,195	140.00–148.00	143.56
16	—	1,142	124.00–128.00	126.07

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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