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Cullman Stockyards

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Mar 12

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

917 head

▲ 488 vs last sale 429▲ 270 vs year ago 647 · +41.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

95 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 70▼ 5 vs year ago 100 · −5.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 18▼ 106 vs year ago 166 · −63.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 139.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.48/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −145.55 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$249.48

50 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,340

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$14

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$30.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

vs AL average

−26.69 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	259.39	1,334	15thin
Medium and Large 2	541	247.39	1,338	31
Medium and Large 3	590	228.49	1,348	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.90/cwt here — about −$14 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale50 hd

249.48

—

AL average15 barns · 288 hd

252.85

−3.38

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−26.69

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−145.55

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.76, low $319.07, median $395.03 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,562	130.48	2,038	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	124.46	1,718	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,161	122.68	1,425	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,243	114.69	1,426	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)	—	$1,488	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,733	3thin

Every lot

55 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	384.69/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,400	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	409	372.51/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,524	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,550	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	346.94/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,100	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	323.19/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,041	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	312.50/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,078	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	310.07/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,157	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	322.82/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,220	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	408	306.13/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,249	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	293.66/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,257	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	277.36/cwt	270.00–282.00	1,301	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	259.93/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,250	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	260.07/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,324	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	248.93/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,307	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,403	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	244.58/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,394	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	228.49/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,348	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	252.60/cwt	252.60–252.60	1,546	126
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	233.78/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,452	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	228.64/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,509	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,498	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	936	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	337.91/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,081	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	354.96/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,164	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	349.98/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,249	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	341.06/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,299	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,446	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,388	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	340.81/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,459	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	326.16/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,539	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	307.19/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,453	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	287.74/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,381	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	281.33/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,449	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	268.25/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,406	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	247.88/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,415	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	266.03/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,524	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	248.97/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,526	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,495	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	246.34/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,626	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,517	135.84/cwt	134.00–139.00	2,061	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,017	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,309	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	123.09/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,416	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,243	114.69/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,426	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	130.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,717	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,380	124.46/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,718	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,487.50/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,488	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,850.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,733.33/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,733	3

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 917Last week 429Year ago 647

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 70Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 18Year ago 166

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	364	365.00–400.00	384.69
4	400–450	409	370.00–380.00	372.51
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	340.00–350.00	346.94
12	350–400	378	320.00–325.00	322.82
9	400–450	408	305.00–310.00	306.13
20	450–500	469	270.00–282.00	277.36
13	500–550	509	255.00–265.00	260.07
2	550–600	550	255.00	255.00
5	600–650	621	232.00–235.00	233.78
3	650–700	660	227.00–232.00	228.64
5	700–750	722	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	320.00–330.00	323.19
11	350–400	373	305.00–315.00	310.07
23	400–450	428	285.00–300.00	293.66
15	450–500	481	255.00–265.00	259.93
20	500–550	525	240.00–255.00	248.93
11	550–600	570	240.00–250.00	244.58
3	600–650	640	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
126	600–650	612	252.60	252.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	310.00–315.00	312.50
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	590	227.00–230.00	228.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
5	300–350	320	335.00–340.00	337.91
5	350–400	381	335.00–345.00	341.06
11	400–450	427	320.00–330.00	324.96
12	450–500	473	300.00–315.00	307.19
17	500–550	524	260.00–275.00	268.25
7	550–600	571	245.00–250.00	247.88
4	600–650	643	230.00–235.00	232.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	360.00	360.00
2	300–350	328	350.00–360.00	354.96
9	350–400	357	340.00–360.00	349.98
12	400–450	428	335.00–345.00	340.81
15	450–500	472	320.00–340.00	326.16
11	500–550	515	280.00–285.00	281.33
4	550–600	573	265.00–267.00	266.03
3	600–650	613	247.00–250.00	248.97
3	650–700	660	245.00–247.00	246.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
13	450–500	480	280.00–295.00	287.74
1	500–550	540	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,109	117.00–119.00	117.99
4	—	1,318	128.00–135.00	130.24
18	—	1,150	120.00–127.00	123.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,243	111.00–118.00	114.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	124.00–125.00	124.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,595	125.00–128.00	126.46
3	—	1,517	134.00–139.00	135.84

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)	2	—	—	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,487.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,733.33

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.