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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Sep 3

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

693 head

▼ 469 vs last sale 1,162▼ 71 vs year ago 764 · −9.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 90▲ 30 vs year ago 130 · +23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 40▼ 17 vs year ago 85 · −20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with high dressing boning cows up to 151.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady to weaker.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $249.96/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −158.56 against this barn's trailing median of $408.53.

Average price

$249.96

63 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$10.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.63

vs AL average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	255.46	1,342	31
Medium and Large 2	536	244.64	1,312	32

One grade step is worth $10.82/cwt here — about $30 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 sale63 hd

249.96

—

AL average9 barns · 198 hd

239.34

+10.63

This barn, trailing median33 sales

408.53

−158.56

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $452.37, low $341.07, median $408.53 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	1,757	157.39	2,766	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	137.94	2,007	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	131.36	1,567	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	121.60	1,252	7thin

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)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,810	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,025	1thin

Every lot

49 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 1	465	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,372	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,372	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	881	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	289	322.96/cwt	320.00–325.00	933	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	924	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	289.85/cwt	285.00–295.00	971	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	288.70/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,039	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	278.18/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,015	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	281.97/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,179	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	264.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,109	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	259.88/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,224	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	245.21/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,194	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	240.84/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,231	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	534	232.28/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,240	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	231.26/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,295	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	222.13/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,262	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	614	214.28/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,316	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,370	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	763	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	312.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,010	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,125	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	300.82/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,116	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	295.83/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,260	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	281.89/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,212	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	283.05/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,336	24
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	269.57/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,278	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	256.18/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,340	29
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	246.81/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,296	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	238.14/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,357	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,378	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,372	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,264	1
Bulls	—	—	1,902	161.99/cwt	156.00–166.00	3,081	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	121.60/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,252	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	126.07/cwt	124.00–128.00	1,440	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	143.56/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,716	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	132.80/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,627	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,431	134.57/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,926	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,875	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,483	145.74/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,161	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,810.00/head	1,720.00–1,900.00	1,810	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 1,162Year ago 764

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 90Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 40Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	355.00	355.00
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	300	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	360	310.00–315.00	312.53
12	400–450	426	295.00–300.00	295.83
24	450–500	472	280.00–295.00	283.05
29	500–550	523	255.00–265.00	256.18
2	550–600	560	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	310.00–315.00	312.60
7	350–400	371	295.00–305.00	300.82
21	400–450	430	275.00–290.00	281.89
15	450–500	474	260.00–275.00	269.57
24	500–550	525	240.00–250.00	246.81
8	550–600	570	235.00–240.00	238.14
10	600–650	618	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	330.00–335.00	332.45
4	300–350	303	300.00–310.00	304.96
4	350–400	360	285.00–292.50	288.70
10	400–450	418	275.00–287.50	281.97
8	450–500	471	255.00–265.00	259.88
7	500–550	511	240.00–242.00	240.84
4	550–600	560	230.00–232.50	231.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	289	320.00–325.00	322.96
6	300–350	335	285.00–295.00	289.85
8	350–400	365	275.00–280.00	278.18
14	400–450	420	260.00–270.00	264.00
21	450–500	487	240.00–250.00	245.21
13	500–550	534	227.00–235.00	232.28
7	550–600	568	220.00–225.00	222.13
7	600–650	614	210.00–220.00	214.28
2	650–700	660	205.00–210.00	207.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	508	270.00	270.00
9	550–600	590	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	295.00	295.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,720.00–1,900.00	1,810.00

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	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00

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	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	154.00	154.00
1	—	1,540	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,902	156.00–166.00	161.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,431	131.00–139.00	134.57
3	—	1,483	145.00–147.00	145.74
1	—	1,465	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,030	119.00–123.00	121.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,225	129.00–138.00	132.80
4	—	1,195	140.00–148.00	143.56
16	—	1,142	124.00–128.00	126.07

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.