Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with with best demand on heavyweight feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.30/cwt on 157 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −154.58 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$243.30

157 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$22.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.00

vs AL average

−21.80 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	594	250.50	1,488	92
Medium and Large 1	560	235.63	1,320	44
Medium and Large 2	531	227.83	1,210	21

One grade step is worth $22.67/cwt here — about $278 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 sale157 hd

243.30

—

AL average14 barns · 659 hd

231.30

+12.00

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−21.80

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−154.58

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	1,812	134.35	2,434	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	122.71	1,764	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	115.32	1,380	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	107.82	1,190	4thin

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)	—	$2,100	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,040	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,810	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,800	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	550–600	568	252.44/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	1,488	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	234.51/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,337	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	269.94/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,012	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	244.20/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,155	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	278.02/cwt	277.00–280.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	265.10/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,121	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	222.84/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,246	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	238.98/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,269	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	216.94/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,345	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	277.73/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	255.97/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,195	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,068	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,474	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	264.14/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,395	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	282.46/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,192	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,454	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	251.75/cwt	247.50–257.50	1,334	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	242.93/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,392	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	289.85/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,075	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	127.34/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,832	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	109.47/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,417	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	123.73/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,477	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	114.07/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,336	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	107.82/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,190	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,672	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	117.70/cwt	116.00–119.00	1,657	3
Bulls	—	—	1,933	130.94/cwt	130.00–133.00	2,531	3
Bulls	—	—	1,690	137.75/cwt	136.00–141.00	2,328	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,810.00/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,810	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,966.67/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,137.50/head	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,138	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	247.61/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,508	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	270.62/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,153	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	258.31/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,199	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	267.76/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,234	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	303.33/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	230.33/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,191	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	222.97/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 876Last week 865Year ago 1,194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 90Year ago 112

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 70Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	365	300.00–305.00	303.33
7	400–450	422	280.00–285.00	282.46
8	450–500	461	265.00–270.00	267.76
20	500–550	528	260.00–265.00	264.14
4	550–600	568	250.00–255.00	252.44
17	600–650	609	240.00–250.00	247.61
4	650–700	658	235.00–240.00	237.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	371	285.00–295.00	289.85
15	400–450	426	265.00–275.00	270.62
12	450–500	464	255.00–260.00	258.31
25	500–550	530	247.50–257.50	251.75
18	550–600	573	235.00–247.50	242.93
7	600–650	632	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	364	275.00–280.00	277.73
9	400–450	423	262.00–270.00	265.10
10	450–500	467	250.00–260.00	255.97
11	500–550	531	237.50–240.00	238.98
33	550–600	570	227.00–237.00	234.51
3	600–650	617	222.00–225.00	222.97
7	700–750	732	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
92	550–600	594	250.50	250.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	277.00–280.00	278.02
16	350–400	375	265.00–272.00	269.94
25	400–450	419	250.00–260.00	254.96
16	450–500	473	240.00–252.00	244.20
14	500–550	517	225.00–235.00	230.33
7	550–600	559	220.00–225.00	222.84
11	600–650	620	215.00–217.50	216.94
2	650–700	685	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	453	277.50	277.50
19	500–550	548	269.00	269.00
6	700–750	735	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,439	126.00–129.00	127.34
1	—	1,520	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,408	116.00–119.00	117.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,294	108.00–111.00	109.47
5	—	1,194	120.00–127.00	123.73
15	—	1,171	112.00–118.00	114.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,104	107.00–110.00	107.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,933	130.00–133.00	130.94
3	—	1,690	136.00–141.00	137.75

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)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,966.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,137.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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

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