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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jul 23

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Jul 16Jul 23Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

990 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 994▲ 185 vs year ago 805 · +23.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 203▲ 91 vs year ago 79 · +115.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 65▼ 20 vs year ago 98 · −20.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with moderate demand. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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 $250.32/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −144.71 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$250.32

61 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$13.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs AL average

−14.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	257.99	1,351	26
Medium and Large 2	541	244.61	1,324	35

One grade step is worth $13.38/cwt here — about $27 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale61 hd

250.32

—

AL average15 barns · 550 hd

247.67

+2.64

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−14.31

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−144.71

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	1,560	152.78	2,383	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	135.77	1,686	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	135.12	1,968	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,161	127.06	1,475	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)	—	$2,160	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,870	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,483	6
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,650	2thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	496	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,500	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,649	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,612	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	270.67/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,673	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,693	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	722	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,704	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	264.50/cwt	264.50–264.50	2,079	63
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	318.42/cwt	315.00–322.00	997	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	321.61/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,184	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	306.47/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,146	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	292.91/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,227	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	306.48/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,296	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	279.28/cwt	277.50–287.00	1,290	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	270.79/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,273	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	262.04/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,339	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	246.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,301	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	248.88/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,374	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	241.91/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,350	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	238.48/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,486	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	247.32/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,588	39
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,478	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	223.46/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,497	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	702	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,474	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,626	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,388	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	342.60/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,319	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,210	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	313.42/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,310	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	344.00/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,448	20
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	302.23/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,445	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	288.00/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,405	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	279.40/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,439	28
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	267.78/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,387	18
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	266.00/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,490	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,452	152.96/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,221	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	146.98/cwt	146.00–149.00	2,263	4
Bulls	—	—	1,693	160.33/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,714	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	130.63/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,487	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,161	127.06/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,475	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	135.40/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,688	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,347	142.46/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,919	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,037	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	136.28/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,932	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	131.53/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,999	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,160.00/head	2,160.00–2,160.00	2,160	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,870.00/head	1,870.00–1,870.00	1,870	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,483.33/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,483	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	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 Jul 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 990Last week 994Year ago 805

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 203Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 65Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	315.00–322.00	318.42
8	350–400	374	305.00–312.00	306.47
17	400–450	419	285.00–302.00	292.91
15	450–500	470	265.00–275.00	270.79
19	500–550	527	240.00–250.00	246.89
16	550–600	558	240.00–245.00	241.91
4	600–650	623	237.00–240.00	238.48
16	650–700	670	220.00–230.00	223.46
2	700–750	702	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	368	315.00–325.00	321.61
6	400–450	423	300.00–315.00	306.48
19	450–500	462	277.50–287.00	279.28
18	500–550	511	255.00–267.50	262.04
8	550–600	552	247.00–250.00	248.88
39	600–650	642	245.00–247.50	247.32
2	650–700	657	225.00	225.00
19	700–750	710	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	335.00–350.00	342.60
13	400–450	418	305.00–320.00	313.42
17	450–500	488	280.00–295.00	288.00
18	500–550	518	260.00–270.00	267.78
6	650–700	660	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	370.00–380.00	375.00
20	400–450	421	325.00–355.00	344.00
8	450–500	478	297.00–310.00	302.23
28	500–550	515	272.00–280.00	279.40
2	550–600	560	265.00–267.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	750–800	786	264.50	264.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	302.50	302.50
19	550–600	556	290.00	290.00
24	600–650	618	260.00–273.00	270.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
9	450–500	496	302.50	302.50
13	650–700	677	250.00	250.00
10	700–750	722	236.00	236.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,247	132.00–139.00	135.40
9	—	1,138	129.00–132.00	130.63
8	—	1,347	140.00–146.00	142.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,161	126.00–128.00	127.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,520	129.00–133.00	131.53
7	—	1,418	133.00–138.00	136.28
1	—	1,405	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,693	159.00–163.00	160.33
3	—	1,452	150.00–156.00	152.96
4	—	1,540	146.00–149.00	146.98

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,870.00	1,870.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,160.00	2,160.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,483.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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.