Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold sharply lower. 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 $222.62/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −175.26 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$222.62

29 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,199

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$9.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.53

vs AL average

−15.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	228.34	1,248	11thin
Medium and Large 2	534	219.13	1,170	18thin

One grade step is worth $9.21/cwt here — about $78 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

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 sale29 hd

222.62

—

AL average13 barns · 528 hd

219.09

+3.53

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−15.99

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−175.26

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	1,882	161.07	3,032	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	138.92	1,990	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	131.11	1,579	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	123.05	1,336	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)	—	$2,000	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,933	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	570	232.39/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,325	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	307.44/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,024	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	240.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,241	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	322.90/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	255.59/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,324	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	245.84/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,170	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	265.06/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,013	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	211.78/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	223.29/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	281.74/cwt	280.00–285.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	250.75/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,073	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	275.13/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,048	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	230.23/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,236	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	230.65/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,089	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	202.77/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,282	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	282.66/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,312	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	291.21/cwt	290.00–292.50	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	221.95/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,156	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	264.33/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,108	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	243.67/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,399	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	280.82/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,185	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	223.43/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,370	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	265.35/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,274	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	297.76/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,096	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	293.35/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,214	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	164.42/cwt	163.00–166.00	3,154	3
Bulls	—	—	1,775	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,680	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	137.02/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,932	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	148.19/cwt	145.00–152.00	2,092	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	123.05/cwt	122.00–124.00	1,336	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	131.48/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,537	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	138.69/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,870	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,471	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	127.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,924	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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 907Last week 693Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 160Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 68Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	305.00–310.00	307.44
7	350–400	368	295.00–300.00	297.76
18	400–450	422	270.00–285.00	280.82
11	450–500	480	260.00–270.00	265.35
10	500–550	517	235.00–245.00	240.10
5	550–600	570	227.00–235.00	232.39
4	600–650	613	220.00–227.00	223.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	310	320.00–325.00	322.90
4	350–400	360	310.00–315.00	312.53
11	400–450	414	290.00–300.00	293.35
11	450–500	464	275.00–290.00	282.66
6	500–550	518	252.00–260.00	255.59
4	550–600	574	240.00–250.00	243.67
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	290.00–292.50	291.21
9	350–400	381	270.00–285.00	275.13
10	400–450	419	260.00–270.00	264.33
11	450–500	476	240.00–250.00	245.84
8	500–550	537	227.50–240.00	230.23
3	550–600	572	220.00–225.00	223.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	280.00–285.00	281.74
10	350–400	382	262.00–267.00	265.06
12	400–450	428	245.00–255.00	250.75
14	450–500	472	225.00–235.00	230.65
13	500–550	521	215.00–225.00	221.95
5	550–600	567	207.00–215.00	211.78
9	600–650	632	200.00–205.00	202.77

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	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,918	163.00–166.00	164.42
1	—	1,775	151.00	151.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,410	134.00–139.00	137.02
5	—	1,412	145.00–152.00	148.19
3	—	1,512	125.00–130.00	127.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,086	122.00–124.00	123.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,169	129.00–135.00	131.48
3	—	1,348	136.00–142.00	138.69
5	—	1,167	125.00–127.00	126.03

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

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