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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Apr 16

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

851 head

▲ 296 vs last sale 555▲ 103 vs year ago 748 · +13.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 61▼ 1 vs year ago 115 · −0.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 135▼ 34 vs year ago 101 · −33.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with high dressing boner cows up to 150.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. 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 $240.09/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −154.93 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$240.09

38 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$16.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.24

vs AL average

−24.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	246.25	1,340	15thin
Medium and Large 2	536	236.99	1,269	20
Medium and Large 3	520	230.00	1,196	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.25/cwt here — about $144 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale38 hd

240.09

—

AL average14 barns · 428 hd

243.34

−3.24

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−24.43

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−154.93

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	—	Average	1,692	149.08	2,522	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	132.29	1,548	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	131.69	1,867	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	113.91	1,106	9thin

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)	—	$1,800	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	2thin

Every lot

58 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	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	328.31/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,504	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	345.03/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,597	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,555	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	317.58/cwt	315.00–320.00	984	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	929	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	301.70/cwt	300.00–305.00	990	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	308.02/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,127	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	292.16/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,093	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	289.72/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,226	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	269.36/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,153	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	269.97/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,250	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	252.22/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,208	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	239.60/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,256	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	248.71/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,313	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	232.15/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,293	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	242.56/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,378	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	229.35/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,406	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	237.31/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,462	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	231.01/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,536	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	221.49/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,484	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	205	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	779	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	293	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,004	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	322.85/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,020	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	346.58/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,133	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	336.76/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,229	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	369	317.13/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,170	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,239	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	308.01/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,309	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	439	327.13/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,436	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	299.02/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,402	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	325.47/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,552	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	252.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,301	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	289.31/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,519	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	270.46/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,433	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	276.28/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,561	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	257.30/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,464	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	253.17/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,560	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	235.99/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,555	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	151.68/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,450	5
Bulls	—	—	1,706	142.60/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,433	4
Bulls	—	—	2,020	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,272	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	113.91/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,106	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,066	122.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,303	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	130.27/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,512	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	142.01/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,779	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	122.46/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,714	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,416	131.50/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,862	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	136.74/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,955	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800.00/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,800	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550.00/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,550	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,700.00/head	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700	2

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 851Last week 555Year ago 748

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 61Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 135Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	300.00–305.00	301.70
9	350–400	374	290.00–295.00	292.16
9	400–450	428	265.00–275.00	269.36
15	450–500	479	247.00–255.00	252.22
13	500–550	524	235.00–242.50	239.60
7	550–600	557	230.00–235.00	232.15
6	600–650	613	228.00–230.00	229.35
4	650–700	670	220.00–222.00	221.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
4	300–350	310	315.00–320.00	317.58
8	350–400	366	300.00–312.00	308.02
6	400–450	423	280.00–300.00	289.72
4	450–500	463	265.00–275.00	269.97
9	500–550	528	245.00–252.00	248.71
6	550–600	568	240.00–245.00	242.56
7	600–650	616	235.00–240.00	237.31
4	650–700	665	230.00–232.00	231.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	295.00	295.00
1	350–400	370	280.00	280.00
3	500–550	520	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	458	325.00–330.00	328.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	340.00–350.00	345.03
2	500–550	510	300.00–310.00	304.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	340.00–345.00	342.52
5	300–350	316	320.00–325.00	322.85
9	350–400	369	310.00–320.00	317.13
16	400–450	425	300.00–315.00	308.01
12	450–500	469	295.00–305.00	299.02
11	500–550	530	265.00–275.00	270.46
8	550–600	569	255.00–260.00	257.30
2	700–750	715	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	327	345.00–350.00	346.58
3	350–400	365	335.00–340.00	336.76
8	400–450	439	320.00–335.00	327.13
9	450–500	477	310.00–335.00	325.47
6	500–550	525	287.00–295.00	289.31
4	550–600	565	270.00–285.00	276.28
6	600–650	616	250.00–255.00	253.17
4	650–700	659	235.00–237.00	235.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	420	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	515	250.00–255.00	252.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,161	125.00–135.00	130.27
8	—	1,066	120.00–124.00	122.27
12	—	1,253	138.00–148.00	142.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	971	110.00–117.00	113.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,416	128.00–133.00	131.50
2	—	1,400	122.00–123.00	122.46
4	—	1,430	135.00–138.00	136.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,615	150.00–154.00	151.68
4	—	1,706	140.00–146.00	142.60
1	—	2,020	162.00	162.00

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)	6	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	—	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,800.00

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	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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	2	—	—	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700.00

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.