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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jul 9

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Jun 18Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,193 head

▲ 277 vs last sale 916▲ 345 vs year ago 848 · +40.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

179 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 87▲ 27 vs year ago 152 · +17.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 31▼ 8 vs year ago 61 · −13.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for holiday, high dressing boning cows up to 161.00 cwt. Trade active with very 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 $253.53/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −141.50 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$253.53

65 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,353

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$12.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.32

vs AL average

−15.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	264.26	1,424	8thin
Medium and Large 2	533	252.03	1,344	57

One grade step is worth $12.23/cwt here — about $81 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 sale65 hd

253.53

—

AL average11 barns · 455 hd

253.22

+0.32

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−15.33

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−141.50

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	1,612	160.63	2,590	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,389	144.46	2,007	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	142.41	1,759	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	127.31	1,442	5thin

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)	—	$1,825	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,665	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,483	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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	450	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,530	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,507	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,670	24
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	343.50/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,134	28
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	312.26/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,040	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	293.77/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,075	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	316.38/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,167	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	302.08/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,263	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	284.55/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,215	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,297	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	272.96/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,299	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	256.72/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,322	33
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	271.03/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,404	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,442	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	245.73/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,406	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	247.75/cwt	247.75–247.75	1,506	83
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	241.35/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,484	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	674	235.56/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,588	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	244.75/cwt	244.75–244.75	1,762	150
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	897	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	361.48/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,157	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	348.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,305	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,271	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	336.35/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,403	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	310.89/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,315	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	311.05/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,434	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,304	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	292.74/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,385	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	296.40/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,491	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	519	270.13/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,402	17
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	278.68/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,561	19
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	255.76/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,494	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,709	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,392	163.40/cwt	160.00–168.00	2,275	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	153.08/cwt	152.00–154.00	2,622	3
Bulls	—	—	1,970	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,448	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	127.31/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,442	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	141.47/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,716	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	134.70/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,649	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	150.64/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,946	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	149.48/cwt	149.00–150.00	2,008	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	142.13/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,015	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,945	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,910.00/head	1,910.00–1,910.00	1,910	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,775.00/head	1,665.00–1,885.00	1,775	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,583.33/head	1,535.00–1,665.00	1,583	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,625.00/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	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 Jul 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,193Last week 916Year ago 848

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 87Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 31Year ago 61

No trends available due to market being closed for holiday, high dressing boning cows up to 161.00 cwt. Trade active with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
24	550–600	586	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
3	450–500	471	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	605	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
28	300–350	330	330.00–360.00	343.50
11	350–400	369	310.00–320.00	316.38
28	400–450	418	290.00–310.00	302.08
4	450–500	455	280.00–290.00	285.00
4	500–550	518	270.00–272.00	271.03
4	550–600	560	255.00–260.00	257.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	333	300.00–320.00	312.26
7	350–400	366	285.00–300.00	293.77
20	400–450	427	280.00–295.00	284.55
18	450–500	476	262.00–285.00	272.96
33	500–550	515	252.00–265.00	256.72
19	550–600	572	245.00–247.00	245.73
9	600–650	615	240.00–243.00	241.35
9	650–700	674	234.00–236.00	235.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	600–650	608	247.75	247.75
150	700–750	720	244.75	244.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	505	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	310	345.00	345.00
4	350–400	388	325.00–330.00	327.52
17	400–450	423	300.00–315.00	310.89
11	450–500	473	290.00–295.00	292.74
17	500–550	519	260.00–275.00	270.13
7	550–600	584	250.00–260.00	255.76
2	600–650	645	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	320	350.00–370.00	361.48
11	350–400	374	340.00–360.00	348.93
19	400–450	417	325.00–350.00	336.35
22	450–500	461	300.00–327.50	311.05
8	500–550	503	280.00–301.00	296.40
19	550–600	560	270.00–280.00	278.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	275.00–280.00	277.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,292	148.00–155.00	150.64
33	—	1,213	137.00–147.00	141.47
12	—	1,224	133.00–136.00	134.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,133	124.00–132.00	127.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	138.00–147.00	142.13
4	—	1,343	149.00–150.00	149.48
1	—	1,430	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	175.00	175.00
3	—	1,392	160.00–168.00	163.40
3	—	1,713	152.00–154.00	153.08

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)	4	—	—	1,665.00–1,885.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,535.00–1,665.00	1,583.33

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)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,910.00	1,910.00

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	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,625.00

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.