Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Feeder bulls and steers sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold 50.00 to 75.00 per head higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.21/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$130.21

200 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$11.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	132.77	787	92
Medium and Large 2	456	131.45	600	72
Medium and Large 3	492	121.16	597	36

One grade step is worth $11.61/cwt here — about $190 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale200 hd

130.21

—

AL average16 barns · 1,829 hd

130.36

−0.15

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,778	72.68	1,292	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,366	50.60	691	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,089	50.35	549	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	44.61	433	13

Every lot, as filed

89 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	122.01/cwt	119.00–125.00	700	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	132.67/cwt	130.00–137.50	556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	129.69/cwt	127.00–134.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	141.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	474	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	126.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	113.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	148.47/cwt	147.50–150.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	238	153.71/cwt	152.50–155.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	778	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	140.35/cwt	140.00–142.50	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	130.80/cwt	130.00–132.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	138.02/cwt	137.00–139.00	669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	123.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	644	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	132.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	641	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	136.04/cwt	132.50–140.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	377	143.28/cwt	140.00–148.00	540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	152.79/cwt	150.00–155.00	481	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	117.52/cwt	115.00–120.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	141.82/cwt	137.50–147.50	685	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	644	120.50/cwt	120.00–124.00	776	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	746	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	147.99/cwt	145.00–152.50	641	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	134.25/cwt	130.00–140.00	714	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	156.35/cwt	152.50–160.00	593	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	161.95/cwt	160.00–165.00	534	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	113.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	167.47/cwt	165.00–170.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	143.78/cwt	142.00–145.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	159.57/cwt	157.50–162.50	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	173.71/cwt	172.50–175.00	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.65/cwt	130.00–132.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	45.62/cwt	45.00–48.00	452	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	43.00/cwt	42.00–44.00	404	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	49.50/cwt	48.00–50.00	647	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	52.31/cwt	51.00–53.00	587	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	47.29/cwt	45.00–49.00	498	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	630	1
Bulls	—	—	1,914	73.69/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,410	4
Bulls	—	—	1,540	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,047	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,334	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	895	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,818	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	864	1,120.61/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	9,682	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	815	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	9,373	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,483	1,142.08/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	16,937	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,561	1,333.75/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	20,820	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	1,300	863.70/cwt	800.00–925.00	11,228	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,304	1,240.21/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	16,172	10
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	801	392.48/cwt	350.00–420.00	3,144	4
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	755	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	3,888	1
Stock Cows	Medium 3	—	1,008	548.77/cwt	480.00–620.00	5,532	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	900	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	4,185	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	810	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,184	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,071	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,308	710.30/cwt	675.00–740.00	9,291	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	965.99/cwt	945.00–985.00	13,669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	142.06/cwt	142.00–142.50	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	712	116.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	665	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	934	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	630	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	146.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	785	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	970	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	141.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	117.20/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	129.65/cwt	128.00–132.00	489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	125.81/cwt	124.00–128.00	538	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	133.17/cwt	130.00–136.00	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	634	111.23/cwt	110.00–113.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	123.49/cwt	122.50–125.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	99.50/cwt	98.00–101.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	137.93/cwt	135.00–142.50	527	12

How this sale compares

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

Thu May 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 725Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	574	119.00–125.00	122.01
11	—	419	130.00–137.50	132.67
10	—	485	127.00–134.00	129.69
10	—	335	140.00–145.00	141.43
7	—	516	124.00–128.00	126.01
3	—	670	112.00–115.00	113.00
3	—	277	147.50–150.00	148.47
2	—	720	108.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	238	152.50–155.00	153.71
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
12	—	382	135.00–142.50	137.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	670	129.00	129.00
16	—	585	133.00	133.00
8	—	545	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	423	140.00–142.50	140.35
5	—	517	130.00–132.00	130.80
4	—	485	137.00–139.00	138.02
2	—	370	145.00	145.00
2	—	233	160.00–165.00	162.37
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	115.00–120.00	117.20
6	—	377	128.00–132.00	129.65
5	—	428	124.00–128.00	125.81
5	—	339	130.00–136.00	133.17
4	—	634	110.00–113.00	111.23
4	—	468	122.50–125.00	123.49
2	—	770	98.00–101.00	99.50
2	—	675	108.00–110.00	108.98
2	—	575	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	120.00–127.00	123.68
7	—	485	130.00–135.00	132.15
7	—	431	132.50–140.00	136.04
6	—	377	140.00–148.00	143.28
6	—	315	150.00–155.00	152.79
4	—	580	115.00–120.00	117.52
3	—	640	115.00–117.00	115.66
2	—	770	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	483	137.50–147.50	141.82
12	—	644	120.00–124.00	120.50
11	—	581	125.00–132.00	128.44
11	—	433	145.00–152.50	147.99
10	—	532	130.00–140.00	134.25
9	—	379	152.50–160.00	156.35
6	—	330	160.00–165.00	161.95
4	—	726	112.00–115.00	113.98
3	—	682	115.00–120.00	116.67
2	—	770	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	374	165.00–170.00	167.47
5	—	536	142.00–145.00	143.78
5	—	437	157.50–162.50	159.57
4	—	470	150.00–152.50	151.24
4	—	335	172.50–175.00	173.71
3	—	623	130.00–132.00	130.65
2	—	570	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	142.00–142.50	142.06
4	—	470	145.00	145.00
3	—	712	115.00–118.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	665	140.50	140.50
5	—	630	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	536	145.00–150.00	146.40
7	—	770	126.00	126.00
5	—	580	140.00–145.00	141.54
1	—	670	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	991	45.00–48.00	45.62
5	—	939	42.00–44.00	43.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	48.00–50.00	49.50
1	—	1,600	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	51.00–53.00	52.31
6	—	1,053	45.00–49.00	47.29
1	—	1,105	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,914	72.00–75.00	73.69
2	—	1,540	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,710	78.00	78.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	864	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,120.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,483	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,142.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,561	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,333.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,300	800.00–925.00	863.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,304	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,240.21
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	801	350.00–420.00	392.48
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	515.00	515.00
Stock Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,008	480.00–620.00	548.77
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	465.00	465.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	640.00	640.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	675.00–740.00	710.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,415	945.00–985.00	965.99

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.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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