Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $230.91/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −166.97 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$230.91

42 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$9.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs AL average

−26.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	234.76	1,271	25
Medium and Large 2	549	225.25	1,237	17thin

One grade step is worth $9.51/cwt here — about $33 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 sale42 hd

230.91

—

AL average15 barns · 496 hd

228.53

+2.38

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−26.90

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−166.97

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	1,495	146.00	2,183	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,378	125.09	1,723	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	124.03	1,461	13

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,700	1thin

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	472	271.16/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,280	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	293.21/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	236.98/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	238.77/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,392	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	284.17/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,355	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,294	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	268.79/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	242.29/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,006	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	276.62/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	236.63/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	223.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,312	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,457	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	227.35/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	256.41/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	232.01/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,290	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	254.71/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,169	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	238.73/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,144	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	226.44/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,184	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,742	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	122.79/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,715	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	123.17/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,495	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	118.35/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,263	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,629	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,815	1
Bulls	—	—	1,350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,958	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	294.96/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,245	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	228.28/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,418	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	262.69/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,363	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	251.36/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,300	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	280.63/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,179	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	219.25/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	252.51/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	322.42/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,048	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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 571Last week 542Year ago 784

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 37Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 23Year ago 38

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	368	290.00–295.00	293.21
13	400–450	420	275.00–285.00	280.63
17	450–500	472	265.00–275.00	271.16
14	500–550	517	245.00–255.00	251.36
12	550–600	583	235.00–245.00	238.77
7	600–650	621	222.00–235.00	228.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00–325.00	322.42
1	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
8	400–450	422	290.00–300.00	294.96
6	450–500	477	280.00–290.00	284.17
13	500–550	519	260.00–270.00	262.69
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	628	232.00–242.00	236.98
2	650–700	665	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	416	311.00	311.00
10	550–600	578	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	388	265.00–270.00	268.79
12	400–450	415	237.00–250.00	242.29
9	450–500	479	235.00–242.50	238.73
10	500–550	523	222.00–230.00	226.44
7	550–600	587	220.00–225.00	223.55
4	600–650	624	217.00–220.00	219.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	275.00–277.00	276.62
7	400–450	406	255.00–260.00	256.41
16	450–500	459	250.00–257.00	254.71
6	500–550	511	235.00–240.00	236.63
17	550–600	556	227.00–235.00	232.01
3	600–650	627	225.00–230.00	227.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	275.00	275.00
2	500–550	508	250.00–255.00	252.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	132.00	132.00
3	—	1,397	120.00–127.00	122.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,214	120.00–127.00	123.17
3	—	1,067	118.00–119.00	118.35
2	—	1,198	136.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,350	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,295	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,700.00	2,700.00

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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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