Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 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 $232.58/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −165.30 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$232.58

21 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$7.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.42

vs AL average

−7.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	237.84	1,266	7thin
Medium and Large 2	534	229.94	1,229	14thin

One grade step is worth $7.90/cwt here — about $37 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 sale21 hd

232.58

—

AL average14 barns · 444 hd

221.16

+11.42

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−7.51

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−165.30

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	—	Low	1,705	148.43	2,530	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	124.11	1,580	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	117.00	1,767	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,240	116.47	1,444	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,855	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	2thin

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	450–500	478	256.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,227	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	233.45/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,223	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	266.13/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,075	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	259.54/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,220	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	231.99/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	281.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	208.32/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,509	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	217.55/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	272.60/cwt	270.00–275.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	242.23/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	223.73/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,271	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,664	75
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	299.87/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,134	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	222.98/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,246	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	256.48/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,095	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	263.05/cwt	260.00–265.00	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,211	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	244.90/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,146	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	270.55/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,123	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	271.14/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,277	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	287.66/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,211	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	244.60/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,265	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	235.46/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,328	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,965.00/head	1,965.00–1,965.00	1,965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,745.00/head	1,745.00–1,745.00	1,745	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,129	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	148.72/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,443	3
Bulls	—	—	2,085	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	123.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,638	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	134.24/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,741	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	117.96/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,413	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,767	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	116.47/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,444	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 Sep 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 813Last week 1,131Year ago 1,148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 108Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 37Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	378	295.00–305.00	299.87
9	400–450	415	265.00–275.00	270.55
12	450–500	478	250.00–260.00	256.67
14	500–550	524	230.00–237.50	233.45
5	550–600	559	220.00–225.00	222.98
3	600–650	635	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	373	310.00–320.00	314.91
5	400–450	421	282.00–295.00	287.66
8	450–500	471	265.00–280.00	271.14
15	500–550	517	240.00–250.00	244.60
5	550–600	564	232.50–240.00	235.46
2	600–650	608	225.00–230.00	227.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	280.00–285.00	281.55
4	350–400	360	270.00–275.00	272.47
15	400–450	404	265.00–272.00	266.13
9	450–500	470	255.00–265.00	259.54
4	500–550	513	240.00–245.00	242.23
3	550–600	558	230.00–233.00	231.99
2	600–650	613	215.00–220.00	217.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	270.00–275.00	272.60
5	350–400	379	260.00–265.00	263.05
17	400–450	427	250.00–260.00	256.48
12	450–500	468	240.00–252.00	244.90
10	500–550	521	230.00–235.00	232.43
4	550–600	568	220.00–225.00	223.73
3	600–650	628	205.00–210.00	208.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	600–650	611	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	650–700	682	244.00	244.00

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	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.00
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	—	—	1,965.00	1,965.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,745.00	1,745.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	141.00	141.00
3	—	1,643	148.00–150.00	148.72
1	—	2,085	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,321	120.00–127.00	123.97
5	—	1,297	131.00–138.00	134.24
8	—	1,198	117.00–119.00	117.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	117.00	117.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	116.00–117.00	116.47

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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Replacement Cattle

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