Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $259.38/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −180.62 against this barn's trailing median of $440.00.

Average price

$259.38

33 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,463

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.56

vs AL average

−39.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	564	259.38	1,463	33

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $479.50, low $389.92, median $440.00 across 17 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 sale33 hd

259.38

—

AL average14 barns · 209 hd

262.94

−3.56

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−39.66

This barn, trailing median17 sales

440.00

−180.62

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	—	High	1,673	145.96	2,441	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	126.82	1,767	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	125.22	1,482	45

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)	—	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	218.86/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,333	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	243.56/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,147	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	283.17/cwt	280.00–285.00	926	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	262.57/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,105	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	271.60/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,415	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	232.51/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,225	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	282.74/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,021	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	252.42/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,199	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	228.40/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,389	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	457	286.01/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	228.44/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,302	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	273.09/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,000	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	258.26/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,095	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	254.07/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,481	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,632	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,689	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,265	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	302.38/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,143	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	124.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,487	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	125.78/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,771	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,540	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	131.31/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,506	9
Bulls	—	—	1,693	156.81/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,655	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	135.37/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,868	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	118.47/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,386	4
Bulls	—	—	1,667	148.63/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,478	7
Bulls	—	—	1,669	137.43/cwt	135.00–141.00	2,294	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	290.93/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,257	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	247.64/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,409	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	263.73/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,387	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	273.39/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,269	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	272.51/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,169	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	261.94/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,242	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	320.16/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,066	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,194	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	250.31/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,314	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	233.70/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,475	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	292.40/cwt	290.00–295.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	240.73/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,266	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	236.85/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,343	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	239.00/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,367	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	961	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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,184Last week 571Year ago 950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 39Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 26Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	457	285.00–290.00	286.01
10	500–550	521	270.00–272.00	271.60
23	550–600	583	250.00–265.00	254.07
6	650–700	669	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	703	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	600–650	616	265.00	265.00
74	700–750	701	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	310.00	310.00
1	600–650	615	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	280.00–285.00	283.17
16	350–400	366	270.00–275.00	273.09
17	400–450	424	250.00–267.50	258.26
18	450–500	471	240.00–247.00	243.56
19	500–550	527	230.00–237.00	232.51
10	550–600	570	225.00–232.00	228.44
6	600–650	609	217.00–222.00	218.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	620	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	290.00–295.00	292.40
9	350–400	361	280.00–290.00	282.74
28	400–450	421	260.00–272.50	262.57
5	450–500	475	250.00–255.00	252.42
19	500–550	526	240.00–245.00	240.73
13	550–600	567	235.00–237.50	236.85
6	600–650	608	225.00–235.00	228.40
2	650–700	670	220.00–225.00	222.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	260	330.00	330.00
13	300–350	333	320.00–322.00	320.16
6	350–400	376	315.00–320.00	317.58
10	400–450	432	285.00–300.00	290.93
24	450–500	464	270.00–280.00	273.39
7	500–550	526	260.00–272.00	263.73
6	550–600	569	245.00–255.00	247.64
8	600–650	631	232.00–240.00	233.70
3	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	465	245.00	245.00
2	500–550	545	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	305	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	378	300.00–305.00	302.38
36	400–450	429	270.00–280.00	272.51
18	450–500	474	258.00–265.00	261.94
39	500–550	525	245.00–255.00	250.31
26	550–600	572	235.00–242.00	239.00
4	600–650	605	225.00–230.00	227.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,196	120.00–128.00	124.35
9	—	1,147	129.00–135.00	131.31
4	—	1,170	118.00–119.00	118.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,408	122.00–130.00	125.78
1	—	1,305	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,380	131.00–140.00	135.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,693	155.00–158.00	156.81
7	—	1,667	145.00–153.00	148.63
6	—	1,669	135.00–141.00	137.43

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	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00

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

Steers · 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

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