Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on 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 $252.23/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −145.65 against this barn's trailing median of $397.88.

Average price

$252.23

41 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$17.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

vs AL average

−28.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	264.27	1,378	12thin
Medium and Large 2	564	247.25	1,394	29

One grade step is worth $17.02/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale41 hd

252.23

—

AL average15 barns · 613 hd

252.95

−0.72

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−28.07

This barn, trailing median31 sales

397.88

−145.65

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	1,528	139.55	2,132	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	114.73	1,425	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	113.51	1,493	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)	—	$2,950	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,153	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,008	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,660	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,583	3thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	300–350	315	346.61/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	263.37/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	279.01/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	364.97/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,168	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	303.65/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,652	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	300.60/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,266	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	267.93/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,358	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	308.48/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	286.18/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,199	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	271.31/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,278	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	231.31/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	253.27/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,601	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	254.31/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,335	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,727	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	348.98/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,270	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	326.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,380	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	243.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,422	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	282.11/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,315	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	264.60/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	317.26/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,491	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,232	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	392.43/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	311.64/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,312	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	292.63/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,501	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	296.32/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,410	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,430.00/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,430	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,950.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,950	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,660.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,660	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,098.00/head	1,775.00–2,950.00	2,098	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,008.33/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	2,008	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,583.33/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,583	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,668	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	115.41/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,420	14
Bulls	—	—	1,528	139.55/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,132	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,478	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,505	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,387	4

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 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 913Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 101Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 65Year ago 77

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	315	340.00–350.00	346.61
6	350–400	368	330.00–340.00	334.91
13	400–450	421	305.00–315.00	311.64
15	450–500	476	290.00–300.00	296.32
14	500–550	513	287.00–297.00	292.63
3	550–600	563	260.00–270.00	263.37
4	600–650	618	250.00–255.00	252.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	390.00–395.00	392.43
6	300–350	320	360.00–370.00	364.97
10	350–400	364	345.00–355.00	348.98
11	400–450	422	320.00–330.00	326.92
4	450–500	470	310.00–325.00	317.26
8	500–550	521	300.00–312.00	303.65
5	550–600	554	275.00–285.00	279.01
3	600–650	613	260.00–272.00	264.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
35	550–600	562	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	520	305.00–310.00	307.48
10	650–700	684	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	307.00–310.00	308.48
9	400–450	421	297.00–305.00	300.60
7	450–500	466	280.00–285.00	282.11
9	500–550	507	262.00–272.50	267.93
3	550–600	565	250.00–255.00	253.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	295.00–300.00	297.53
13	400–450	419	280.00–290.00	286.18
13	450–500	471	267.00–275.00	271.31
10	500–550	525	250.00–257.00	254.31
19	550–600	584	240.00–245.00	243.53
3	600–650	612	230.00–232.00	231.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	600–650	624	256.50	256.50

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)	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,430.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,750.00–2,100.00	2,008.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	—	1,775.00–2,950.00	2,098.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,583.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	120.00	120.00
14	—	1,230	113.00–118.00	115.41
4	—	1,249	110.00–112.00	111.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	1,350	111.00–112.00	111.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	139.00–140.00	139.55

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