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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Sep 24

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

813 head

▼ 318 vs last sale 1,131▼ 335 vs year ago 1,148 · −29.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 108▼ 30 vs year ago 116 · −25.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 37▲ 28 vs year ago 29 · +96.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $232.58/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −162.45 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$232.58

21 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$7.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.42

vs AL average

−7.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	237.84	1,266	7thin
Medium and Large 2	534	229.94	1,229	14thin

One grade step is worth $7.90/cwt here — about $37 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 sale21 hd

232.58

—

AL average14 barns · 444 hd

221.16

+11.42

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−7.51

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−162.45

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	1,705	148.43	2,530	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	124.11	1,580	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	117.00	1,767	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,240	116.47	1,444	2thin

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)	—	$1,855	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	2thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,664	75
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	272.60/cwt	270.00–275.00	853	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	281.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	923	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	981	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	263.05/cwt	260.00–265.00	997	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	266.13/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,075	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	256.48/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,095	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	244.90/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,146	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	259.54/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,220	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	242.23/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,243	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,211	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	231.99/cwt	230.00–233.00	1,295	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	223.73/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,271	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,509	83
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	217.55/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,334	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	208.32/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,308	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	946	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,024	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,175	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	299.87/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,134	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	270.55/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,123	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	287.66/cwt	282.00–295.00	1,211	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	271.14/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,277	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	256.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,227	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	244.60/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,265	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	233.45/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,223	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	222.98/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,246	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	235.46/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,328	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,383	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,365	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	2,129	1
Bulls	—	—	1,643	148.72/cwt	148.00–150.00	2,443	3
Bulls	—	—	2,085	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,232	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	117.96/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,413	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	116.47/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,444	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	134.24/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,741	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,321	123.97/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,638	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,767	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,965.00/head	1,965.00–1,965.00	1,965	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,745.00/head	1,745.00–1,745.00	1,745	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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 813Last week 1,131Year ago 1,148

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 108Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 37Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	378	295.00–305.00	299.87
9	400–450	415	265.00–275.00	270.55
12	450–500	478	250.00–260.00	256.67
14	500–550	524	230.00–237.50	233.45
5	550–600	559	220.00–225.00	222.98
3	600–650	635	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	373	310.00–320.00	314.91
5	400–450	421	282.00–295.00	287.66
8	450–500	471	265.00–280.00	271.14
15	500–550	517	240.00–250.00	244.60
5	550–600	564	232.50–240.00	235.46
2	600–650	608	225.00–230.00	227.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	280.00–285.00	281.55
4	350–400	360	270.00–275.00	272.47
15	400–450	404	265.00–272.00	266.13
9	450–500	470	255.00–265.00	259.54
4	500–550	513	240.00–245.00	242.23
3	550–600	558	230.00–233.00	231.99
2	600–650	613	215.00–220.00	217.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	270.00–275.00	272.60
5	350–400	379	260.00–265.00	263.05
17	400–450	427	250.00–260.00	256.48
12	450–500	468	240.00–252.00	244.90
10	500–550	521	230.00–235.00	232.43
4	550–600	568	220.00–225.00	223.73
3	600–650	628	205.00–210.00	208.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
83	600–650	611	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	565	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
75	650–700	682	244.00	244.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	—	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150.00

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	—	—	1,965.00	1,965.00

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)	1	—	—	1,745.00	1,745.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	141.00	141.00
3	—	1,643	148.00–150.00	148.72
1	—	2,085	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,321	120.00–127.00	123.97
5	—	1,297	131.00–138.00	134.24
8	—	1,198	117.00–119.00	117.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	116.00–117.00	116.47

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.