Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to weaker. 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 $233.61/cwt on 52 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −164.27 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$233.61

52 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$50

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

$8.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.60

vs AL average

−24.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	240.14	1,295	11thin
Medium and Large 2	537	231.86	1,244	41

One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about $50 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 sale52 hd

233.61

—

AL average14 barns · 496 hd

224.01

+9.60

National average194 barns · 18,518 hd

258.39

−24.78

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−164.27

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	—	Average	1,823	143.20	2,610	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	123.69	1,855	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,180	119.89	1,415	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,222	106.96	1,307	5thin

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)	—	$2,110	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,630	5

Every lot, as filed

49 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	600–650	631	223.07/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,408	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	283.27/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,195	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	298.36/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	317.40/cwt	315.00–320.00	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	262.98/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,247	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	226.77/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,560	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	254.45/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	244.51/cwt	242.50–247.00	1,247	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	256.78/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,066	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	233.84/cwt	229.00–240.00	1,235	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	451	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,319	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	244.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,170	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	224.83/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,275	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	258.81/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,209	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	277.63/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	233.38/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	227.10/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	278.04/cwt	275.00–280.00	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	218.48/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,383	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	241.25/cwt	241.25–241.25	1,573	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	267.11/cwt	260.00–270.00	964	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	245.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,380	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	250.33/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,304	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	235.05/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,354	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	307.41/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	308.88/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,146	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	323.23/cwt	320.00–325.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	294.74/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,214	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	272.39/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,305	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	263.12/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,337	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,110.00/head	2,110.00–2,110.00	2,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,630.00/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,630	5
Bulls	—	—	1,858	145.94/cwt	143.00–148.00	2,712	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	139.44/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,510	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	128.90/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,622	6
Bulls	—	—	1,810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,715	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	126.31/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,915	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,222	106.96/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,307	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	112.51/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,261	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	118.00/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,371	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	120.55/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,784	5

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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 865Last week 1,184Year ago 1,008

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 129Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 34Year ago 75

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to weaker. Trade active with good demand. 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
2	250–300	265	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	333	305.00–310.00	307.41
3	350–400	367	295.00–300.00	298.36
15	400–450	422	277.50–290.00	283.27
15	450–500	474	255.00–270.00	262.98
14	500–550	521	240.00–262.50	250.33
11	550–600	576	230.00–237.50	235.05
5	600–650	631	220.00–225.00	223.07
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	320.00–325.00	323.23
4	300–350	313	315.00–320.00	317.40
5	350–400	371	305.00–315.00	308.88
9	400–450	412	292.50–300.00	294.74
12	450–500	479	270.00–280.00	272.39
4	500–550	508	260.00–267.50	263.12
4	550–600	561	240.00–250.00	245.95
3	600–650	617	230.00–235.00	233.38
2	650–700	675	220.00–225.00	222.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	559	250.00–257.50	254.45
3	600–650	615	232.50	232.50
10	650–700	688	225.00–227.50	226.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	451	292.50	292.50
4	500–550	507	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	275.00–280.00	277.63
3	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
20	450–500	467	255.00–262.00	258.81
7	500–550	510	242.50–247.00	244.51
4	550–600	590	230.00–235.00	232.48
6	600–650	610	225.00–230.00	227.10
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	275.00–280.00	278.04
9	350–400	361	260.00–270.00	267.11
21	400–450	415	250.00–265.00	256.78
17	450–500	478	240.00–250.00	244.69
32	500–550	528	229.00–240.00	233.84
9	550–600	567	222.00–227.00	224.83
5	600–650	633	217.50–220.00	218.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
85	650–700	652	241.25	241.25

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	—	—	2,110.00	2,110.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,630.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,858	143.00–148.00	145.94
4	—	1,800	138.00–142.00	139.44
1	—	1,810	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,258	124.00–133.00	128.90
4	—	1,121	112.00–113.00	112.51
13	—	1,162	114.00–123.00	118.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	124.00–129.00	126.31
5	—	1,480	116.00–123.00	120.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,222	105.00–109.00	106.96

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle