Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 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 $264.82/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −175.18 against this barn's trailing median of $440.00.

Average price

$264.82

4 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,499

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−26.13

vs AL average

−60.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	566	264.82	1,499	4thin

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 sale4 hd

264.82

—

AL average10 barns · 224 hd

290.95

−26.13

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−60.55

This barn, trailing median17 sales

440.00

−175.18

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	1,381	143.68	1,984	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	116.71	1,687	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	113.08	1,444	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	105.45	1,207	2thin

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)	—	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,758	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,570	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	303.29/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	313.26/cwt	310.00–315.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	246.52/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	240.90/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,460	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	288.96/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,191	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	275.59/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,279	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	260.99/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,240	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	302.46/cwt	300.00–305.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	257.99/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,362	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	222.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,375	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	244.15/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,446	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,761	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,704	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,725	84
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	273.27/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,683	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	264.82/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	245.59/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,417	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	275.02/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,304	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	312.58/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	259.19/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,384	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	295.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,236	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	118.69/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,704	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	113.75/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,661	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	119.68/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,727	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	112.94/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,417	17
Bulls	—	—	1,305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	107.97/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,299	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	105.45/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,207	2
Bulls	—	—	1,400	145.60/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,038	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,717.86/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,718	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,570.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,570	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	261.55/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	231.64/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,422	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	312.41/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,300	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	244.81/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,271	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	287.13/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,065	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,431	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	286.73/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,342	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	270.63/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,153	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	231.92/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,324	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	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 Dec 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 913Last week 922Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 95Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 171Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	310.00–315.00	313.26
3	350–400	360	300.00–305.00	303.29
17	400–450	412	285.00–292.50	288.96
10	450–500	464	272.50–280.00	275.59
11	500–550	528	255.00–265.00	257.99
5	550–600	568	242.00–247.00	244.15
24	600–650	606	230.00–242.00	240.90
8	650–700	678	232.00	232.00
4	700–750	708	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	300.00–305.00	302.46
5	350–400	371	285.00–290.00	287.13
11	400–450	426	265.00–275.00	270.63
10	450–500	475	257.00–265.00	260.99
12	500–550	519	240.00–250.00	244.81
12	550–600	571	230.00–235.00	231.92
4	600–650	618	220.00–225.00	222.43
2	650–700	655	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	385.00	385.00
1	250–300	260	370.00	370.00
8	400–450	416	305.00–315.00	312.41
9	450–500	468	285.00–290.00	286.73
8	500–550	525	270.00–275.00	272.48
6	550–600	563	255.00–270.00	261.55
3	600–650	618	240.00–250.00	246.52
2	650–700	660	230.00–235.00	232.46
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	310.00–315.00	312.58
10	400–450	419	290.00–300.00	295.07
14	450–500	474	270.00–280.00	275.02
13	500–550	534	250.00–265.00	259.19
8	550–600	577	240.00–250.00	245.59
6	600–650	614	225.00–235.00	231.64
2	700–750	700	210.00–215.00	212.50
1	750–800	750	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	486	297.50	297.50
4	550–600	566	255.00–270.00	264.82
2	600–650	633	245.00–250.00	247.51
15	650–700	690	247.00	247.00
1	700–750	720	237.00	237.00
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	600–650	616	269.00–276.00	273.27
19	700–750	726	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	650–700	670	257.50	257.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,436	117.00–122.00	118.69
4	—	1,460	111.00–116.00	113.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	117.00–123.00	119.68
17	—	1,255	110.00–115.00	112.94
6	—	1,203	107.00–109.00	107.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	104.00–107.00	105.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,400	143.00–149.00	145.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,717.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,570.00

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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