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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Dec 10

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

640 head

▼ 273 vs last sale 913▲ 7 vs year ago 633 · +1.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 101▼ 54 vs year ago 134 · −40.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 65▲ 43 vs year ago 77 · +55.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with 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 $252.23/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −142.80 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.

Average price

$252.23

41 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,391

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$17.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.72

vs AL average

−28.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	264.27	1,378	12thin
Medium and Large 2	564	247.25	1,394	29

One grade step is worth $17.02/cwt here — about −$15 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 sale41 hd

252.23

—

AL average15 barns · 613 hd

252.95

−0.72

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−28.07

This barn, trailing median33 sales

395.03

−142.80

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	—	Average	1,528	139.55	2,132	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,242	114.73	1,425	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	113.51	1,493	4thin

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)	—	$2,950	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,153	30
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,008	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,660	5
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,583	3thin

Every lot

45 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 1	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	307.48/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,599	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,652	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,727	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,071	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	308.48/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,157	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	286.18/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,199	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	300.60/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,266	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	282.11/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,315	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	271.31/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,278	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	267.93/cwt	262.00–272.50	1,358	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	254.31/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,335	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	253.27/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,431	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	243.53/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,422	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	231.31/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,416	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,601	87
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	392.43/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,111	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	346.61/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,092	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	364.97/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,168	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	348.98/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,270	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	334.91/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,232	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	311.64/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,312	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	326.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,380	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	317.26/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,491	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	296.32/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,410	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	292.63/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,501	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	303.65/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,582	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	279.01/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,546	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	263.37/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,483	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	264.60/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,622	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,561	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	139.55/cwt	139.00–140.00	2,132	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	115.41/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,420	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,387	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,478	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	111.51/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,505	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,668	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,950.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,950	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	2,430.00/head	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,430	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,098.00/head	1,775.00–2,950.00	2,098	25
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	2,008.33/head	1,750.00–2,100.00	2,008	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,660.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,660	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,583.33/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,583	3

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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 913Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 101Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 65Year ago 77

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	315	340.00–350.00	346.61
6	350–400	368	330.00–340.00	334.91
13	400–450	421	305.00–315.00	311.64
15	450–500	476	290.00–300.00	296.32
14	500–550	513	287.00–297.00	292.63
3	550–600	563	260.00–270.00	263.37
4	600–650	618	250.00–255.00	252.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	390.00–395.00	392.43
6	300–350	320	360.00–370.00	364.97
10	350–400	364	345.00–355.00	348.98
11	400–450	422	320.00–330.00	326.92
4	450–500	470	310.00–325.00	317.26
8	500–550	521	300.00–312.00	303.65
5	550–600	554	275.00–285.00	279.01
3	600–650	613	260.00–272.00	264.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	340.00	340.00
35	550–600	562	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	520	305.00–310.00	307.48
10	650–700	684	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	307.00–310.00	308.48
9	400–450	421	297.00–305.00	300.60
7	450–500	466	280.00–285.00	282.11
9	500–550	507	262.00–272.50	267.93
3	550–600	565	250.00–255.00	253.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	295.00–300.00	297.53
13	400–450	419	280.00–290.00	286.18
13	450–500	471	267.00–275.00	271.31
10	500–550	525	250.00–257.00	254.31
19	550–600	584	240.00–245.00	243.53
3	600–650	612	230.00–232.00	231.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	600–650	624	256.50	256.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	5	—	—	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,430.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,950.00

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)	5	—	—	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	1,750.00–2,100.00	2,008.33

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)	25	—	—	1,775.00–2,950.00	2,098.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,583.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	120.00	120.00
14	—	1,230	113.00–118.00	115.41
4	—	1,249	110.00–112.00	111.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	1,350	111.00–112.00	111.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	139.00–140.00	139.55

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.