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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Mar 26

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Mar 12Mar 26Apr 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

985 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 917▲ 44 vs year ago 941 · +4.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 95▼ 15 vs year ago 103 · −14.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 60▲ 1 vs year ago 68 · +1.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold 250.00 to 300.00 per head higher.

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 $261.87/cwt on 203 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −133.15 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$261.87

203 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,480

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$18.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs AL average

−5.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	572	263.50	1,507	165
Medium and Large 1	523	263.07	1,377	7thin
Medium and Large 2	540	253.81	1,371	28
Medium and Large 3	510	245.00	1,250	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about $258 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 sale203 hd

261.87

—

AL average13 barns · 518 hd

259.34

+2.53

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−5.00

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−133.15

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	—	High	1,663	146.33	2,434	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,162	134.62	1,565	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	133.43	1,986	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	115.69	1,219	6thin

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)	—	$1,778	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,667	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,425	6

Every lot

54 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	350.29/cwt	345.00–352.50	1,454	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,479	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,803	18
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	343.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	955	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	336.73/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,057	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	315.99/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,005	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	308.65/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,127	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	323.44/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,223	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	299.45/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,228	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	317.51/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,340	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	275.65/cwt	274.00–280.00	1,298	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	262.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,250	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	263.25/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,364	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	255.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,333	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,454	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	250.57/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,428	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	1,507	165
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	250.99/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,526	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	990	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	380.54/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,066	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	357.85/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,113	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	304.97/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,092	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	345.41/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,271	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	326.74/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,232	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	414	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,449	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	315.65/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,310	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	327.80/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,439	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	442	298.36/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,319	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,516	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	311.97/cwt	297.00–315.00	1,466	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	285.12/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,349	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	280.88/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,432	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	266.71/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,416	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	266.73/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,507	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	255.94/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,451	19
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	247.73/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,531	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,507	140.67/cwt	137.00–143.00	2,120	5
Bulls	—	—	1,777	148.38/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,637	3
Bulls	—	—	1,883	157.43/cwt	154.00–161.00	2,964	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	121.66/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,265	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	115.69/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,219	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	131.53/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,499	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	141.93/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,732	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	131.47/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,910	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,841	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,543	138.73/cwt	136.00–142.00	2,141	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,777.50/head	1,705.00–1,850.00	1,778	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,666.67/head	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,667	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	5

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 985Last week 917Year ago 941

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 95Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 60Year ago 68

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold 250.00 to 300.00 per head higher.

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	275	360.00	360.00
5	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
6	350–400	377	320.00–330.00	326.74
7	400–450	415	310.00–320.00	315.65
9	450–500	473	280.00–290.00	285.12
14	500–550	531	260.00–275.00	266.71
19	550–600	567	250.00–257.00	255.94
6	600–650	618	240.00–252.00	247.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	370.00–390.00	380.54
5	300–350	311	350.00–360.00	357.85
9	350–400	368	340.00–350.00	345.41
14	400–450	439	325.00–340.00	327.80
6	450–500	470	297.00–315.00	311.97
16	500–550	510	275.00–287.50	280.88
3	550–600	565	265.00–270.00	266.73
3	600–650	600	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	358	300.00–310.00	304.97
3	400–450	442	295.00–300.00	298.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	414	350.00	350.00
7	450–500	458	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	340.00–345.00	343.47
12	300–350	314	330.00–340.00	336.73
16	350–400	378	320.00–330.00	323.44
13	400–450	422	310.00–322.00	317.51
18	450–500	471	274.00–280.00	275.65
6	500–550	518	262.00–265.00	263.25
1	550–600	555	262.00	262.00
2	600–650	608	250.00–252.00	250.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	318	310.00–320.00	315.99
8	350–400	365	305.00–310.00	308.65
24	400–450	410	296.00–305.00	299.45
10	450–500	476	260.00–265.00	262.56
17	500–550	521	250.00–260.00	255.90
11	550–600	570	245.00–255.00	250.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
165	550–600	572	263.50	263.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
7	400–450	415	345.00–352.50	350.29
1	450–500	455	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	700–750	745	242.00	242.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,543	136.00–142.00	138.73
6	—	1,453	129.00–134.00	131.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,220	138.00–146.00	141.93
2	—	1,040	120.00–123.00	121.66
20	—	1,140	125.00–137.00	131.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,054	110.00–120.00	115.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,883	154.00–161.00	157.43
5	—	1,507	137.00–143.00	140.67
3	—	1,777	144.00–152.00	148.38

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,666.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,705.00–1,850.00	1,777.50

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	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350.00

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.