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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Apr 2

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

434 head

▼ 551 vs last sale 985▲ 39 vs year ago 395 · +9.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 88▲ 15 vs year ago 57 · +26.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 69▼ 79 vs year ago 111 · −71.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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 $247.42/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −147.61 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$247.42

22 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$21.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

vs AL average

−23.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	258.12	1,350	11thin
Medium and Large 2	545	236.71	1,291	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.42/cwt here — about $59 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale22 hd

247.42

—

AL average13 barns · 324 hd

250.34

−2.93

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−23.17

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−147.61

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	1,589	149.79	2,380	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	130.16	1,529	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,416	127.35	1,804	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	117.30	1,188	3thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,817	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,300	1thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	368.45/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,209	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	358.36/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,297	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	338.56/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,446	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	359.95/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,559	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	289.95/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,328	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	262.72/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,471	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,682	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	242.50/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,528	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	266	314.93/cwt	310.00–320.00	838	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	350.06/cwt	340.00–360.00	956	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	328.83/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,036	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	306.68/cwt	300.00–315.00	991	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	285.19/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,064	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	254.93/cwt	245.00–265.00	964	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	317.45/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,203	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	408	325.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,330	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	409	273.75/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,120	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	943	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	302.86/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,266	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	273.74/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,254	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,046	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	489	257.15/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,257	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	259.93/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,344	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	243.22/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,260	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	228.89/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,323	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	239.33/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,491	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,492	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	182.68/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,312	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	333.78/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,028	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	355.12/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,154	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	326	298.52/cwt	290.00–315.00	973	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	273.40/cwt	270.00–280.00	979	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	321.35/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,237	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	335.99/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,307	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	327.86/cwt	320.00–337.50	1,384	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	303.09/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,303	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	245.07/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,157	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	319.13/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,525	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	280.47/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,349	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	308.56/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,586	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	269.20/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,438	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	586	254.78/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,493	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	235.03/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,575	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	248.72/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,674	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	768	197.57/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,517	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	222.06/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,717	5
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,471	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	192.45/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,680	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,290	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,529	147.60/cwt	146.00–150.00	2,257	5
Bulls	—	—	1,888	161.64/cwt	158.00–165.00	3,052	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	117.30/cwt	115.00–121.00	1,188	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	131.46/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,520	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	122.29/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,422	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	140.40/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,759	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,740	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	124.13/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,819	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,816.67/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,817	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 985Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 88Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 69Year ago 111

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	290.00–315.00	298.52
3	350–400	358	270.00–280.00	273.40
3	450–500	472	240.00–250.00	245.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	330.00–335.00	333.78
4	350–400	385	315.00–330.00	321.35
8	400–450	430	290.00–310.00	303.09
9	450–500	481	275.00–285.00	280.47
6	500–550	534	260.00–275.00	269.20
12	550–600	586	247.50–260.00	254.78
3	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	670	225.00–240.00	235.03
2	750–800	768	190.00–205.00	197.57
1	850–900	865	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	345.00–360.00	355.12
5	350–400	389	335.00–340.00	335.99
16	400–450	422	320.00–337.50	327.86
6	450–500	478	310.00–325.00	319.13
7	500–550	514	300.00–315.00	308.56
2	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
6	650–700	673	247.50–255.00	248.72
5	750–800	773	215.00–235.00	222.06
2	850–900	873	190.00–195.00	192.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	365.00–370.00	368.45
3	350–400	362	355.00–360.00	358.36
4	400–450	427	320.00–345.00	338.56
2	450–500	458	280.00–300.00	289.95
2	550–600	560	250.00–275.00	262.72
2	600–650	630	235.00–250.00	242.50
1	650–700	650	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	433	355.00–365.00	359.95
2	600–650	623	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	310.00–320.00	314.93
3	300–350	323	300.00–315.00	306.68
5	350–400	373	280.00–295.00	285.19
6	400–450	409	270.00–280.00	273.75
7	450–500	489	250.00–265.00	257.15
6	500–550	518	235.00–250.00	243.22
5	550–600	578	225.00–235.00	228.89
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	718	175.00–190.00	182.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	340.00–360.00	350.06
4	300–350	315	325.00–335.00	328.83
11	350–400	379	310.00–330.00	317.45
15	400–450	418	290.00–315.00	302.86
6	450–500	458	270.00–285.00	273.74
9	500–550	517	255.00–270.00	259.93
2	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
17	600–650	623	235.00–247.50	239.33
4	650–700	656	227.50	227.50
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	320.00–330.00	325.88
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	378	245.00–265.00	254.93
2	400–450	410	225.00–235.00	230.00
2	450–500	465	220.00–230.00	225.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,156	127.00–135.00	131.46
9	—	1,163	118.00–125.00	122.29
5	—	1,253	136.00–144.00	140.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,013	115.00–121.00	117.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	122.00–126.00	124.13
1	—	1,270	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	137.00	137.00
5	—	1,529	146.00–150.00	147.60
2	—	1,888	158.00–165.00	161.64

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	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,816.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.00

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	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00

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.