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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Oct 1

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

542 head

▼ 271 vs last sale 813▼ 584 vs year ago 1,126 · −51.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 86▼ 62 vs year ago 99 · −62.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 57▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold mostly 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 $231.24/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −163.78 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$231.24

12 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

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

$13.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.26

vs AL average

−15.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	241.61	1,249	3thin
Medium and Large 2	549	227.79	1,250	9thin

One grade step is worth $13.82/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale12 hd

231.24

—

AL average16 barns · 395 hd

220.98

+10.26

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−15.54

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−163.78

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	1,801	139.65	2,515	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	121.01	1,830	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	118.36	1,462	15

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)	—	$1,810	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,720	2thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	246.71/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,387	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	228.83/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,410	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,656	23
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	701	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,542	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	832	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,914	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	272.60/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,009	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	263.24/cwt	260.00–265.00	987	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	261.74/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,099	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	252.75/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,084	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	241.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,123	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	251.22/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,171	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	241.61/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,249	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	233.06/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,224	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	221.20/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,279	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,356	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,313	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	810	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,608	25
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	941	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,750	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,001	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	326.39/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,054	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	299.90/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,119	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,259	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	285.34/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,236	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	260.91/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,224	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	277.00/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,307	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	259.97/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,349	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	245.51/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,299	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	238.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,348	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,407	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	136.34/cwt	133.00–139.00	2,284	5
Bulls	—	—	2,115	147.94/cwt	147.00–149.00	3,129	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	111.41/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,318	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	116.18/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,429	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	125.59/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,601	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	118.02/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,697	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,108	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,720.00/head	1,700.00–1,740.00	1,720	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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 813Year ago 1,126

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 86Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 57Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	295.00–305.00	299.90
4	400–450	433	280.00–292.00	285.34
5	450–500	469	255.00–265.00	260.91
7	500–550	529	240.00–250.00	245.51
7	550–600	565	235.00–240.00	238.52
1	600–650	620	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	345.00	345.00
3	300–350	323	320.00–340.00	326.39
2	350–400	370	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	413	300.00–310.00	304.96
10	450–500	472	270.00–285.00	277.00
6	500–550	519	255.00–270.00	259.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
7	550–600	562	242.00–250.00	246.71
4	600–650	616	225.00–235.00	228.83
3	700–750	701	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	650–700	693	239.00	239.00
26	800–850	832	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	270.00–275.00	272.60
5	400–450	420	260.00–265.00	261.74
4	450–500	466	250.00–255.00	251.22
3	500–550	517	240.00–245.00	241.61
1	600–650	625	217.00	217.00
5	900–950	941	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	800–850	810	198.50	198.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	260.00–265.00	263.24
7	400–450	429	250.00–255.00	252.75
9	450–500	464	240.00–245.00	241.99
5	500–550	525	230.00–235.00	233.06
4	550–600	578	220.00–225.00	221.20
2	600–650	630	207.00–210.00	208.49

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)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,740.00	1,720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,810.00	1,810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,115	147.00–149.00	147.94
5	—	1,675	133.00–139.00	136.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,230	114.00–120.00	116.18
5	—	1,275	123.00–128.00	125.59
3	—	1,183	109.00–113.00	111.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	116.00–120.00	118.02
1	—	1,660	127.00	127.00

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.