Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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 $231.24/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −166.63 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$231.24

12 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$13.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.26

vs AL average

−15.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	241.61	1,249	3thin
Medium and Large 2	549	227.79	1,250	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.82/cwt here — about −$0 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

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 sale12 hd

231.24

—

AL average16 barns · 395 hd

220.98

+10.26

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−15.54

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−166.63

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	1,801	139.65	2,515	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	121.01	1,830	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	118.36	1,462	15

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)	—	$1,810	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,720	2thin

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	565	238.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,348	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	299.90/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	285.34/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,236	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	259.97/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	277.00/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,307	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	246.71/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,387	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	251.22/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,914	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	693	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,656	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	228.83/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	272.60/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,608	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	221.20/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	263.24/cwt	260.00–265.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	261.74/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	701	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	241.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,123	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	252.75/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,084	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	941	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	241.61/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	326.39/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	260.91/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,224	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	245.51/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,299	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	233.06/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,224	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,720.00/head	1,700.00–1,740.00	1,720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	2
Bulls	—	—	2,115	147.94/cwt	147.00–149.00	3,129	2
Bulls	—	—	1,675	136.34/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,284	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	116.18/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,429	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	125.59/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,601	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,697	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,108	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	111.41/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,318	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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 813Year ago 1,126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 86Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 57Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	295.00–305.00	299.90
4	400–450	433	280.00–292.00	285.34
5	450–500	469	255.00–265.00	260.91
7	500–550	529	240.00–250.00	245.51
7	550–600	565	235.00–240.00	238.52
1	600–650	620	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
3	300–350	323	320.00–340.00	326.39
2	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	413	300.00–310.00	304.96
10	450–500	472	270.00–285.00	277.00
6	500–550	519	255.00–270.00	259.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
7	550–600	562	242.00–250.00	246.71
4	600–650	616	225.00–235.00	228.83
3	700–750	701	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	650–700	693	239.00	239.00
26	800–850	832	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	270.00–275.00	272.60
5	400–450	420	260.00–265.00	261.74
4	450–500	466	250.00–255.00	251.22
3	500–550	517	240.00–245.00	241.61
1	600–650	625	217.00	217.00
5	900–950	941	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	800–850	810	198.50	198.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	260.00–265.00	263.24
7	400–450	429	250.00–255.00	252.75
9	450–500	464	240.00–245.00	241.99
5	500–550	525	230.00–235.00	233.06
4	550–600	578	220.00–225.00	221.20
2	600–650	630	207.00–210.00	208.49

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,740.00	1,720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,810.00	1,810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,115	147.00–149.00	147.94
5	—	1,675	133.00–139.00	136.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,230	114.00–120.00	116.18
5	—	1,275	123.00–128.00	125.59
3	—	1,183	109.00–113.00	111.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	116.00–120.00	118.02
1	—	1,660	127.00	127.00

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.

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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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