Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder heifers under 500lbs. sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder heifers over 500lbs. sold steady to 2.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 75.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.66/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$124.66

206 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$632

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$34

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

$20.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	137.79	615	41
Medium and Large 2	533	123.06	656	118
Medium and Large 3	495	117.24	581	47

One grade step is worth $20.55/cwt here — about $34 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 sale206 hd

124.66

—

AL average10 barns · 965 hd

124.04

+0.62

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	1,708	78.35	1,338	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	56.70	813	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	53.86	612	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	46.41	459	14

Every lot, as filed

84 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 3	—	780	96.66/cwt	95.00–98.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	112.44/cwt	110.00–114.00	754	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	132.97/cwt	128.00–136.00	574	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	135.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	512	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	117.66/cwt	115.00–122.00	687	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	120.72/cwt	118.00–124.00	642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	107.18/cwt	105.00–108.00	770	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	141.52/cwt	139.00–145.00	467	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	126.19/cwt	122.50–130.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.05/cwt	112.50–118.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	144.76/cwt	142.50–150.00	547	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	138.23/cwt	137.50–140.00	605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	128.27/cwt	127.50–130.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	133.84/cwt	132.00–136.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	149.96/cwt	147.50–152.50	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	431	133.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	573	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	119.50/cwt	117.50–122.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	607	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	113.75/cwt	112.50–115.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	140.12/cwt	138.00–142.50	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	147.11/cwt	145.00–152.50	550	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	144.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	622	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	128.83/cwt	125.00–134.00	676	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	136.84/cwt	134.00–140.00	658	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	156.05/cwt	152.50–160.00	526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.07/cwt	117.50–122.50	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	123.34/cwt	121.00–125.00	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	116.25/cwt	115.00–117.50	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	163.76/cwt	162.50–165.00	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	153.99/cwt	150.00–158.00	656	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	157.83/cwt	155.00–160.00	604	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	138.77/cwt	137.50–140.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	146.07/cwt	145.00–148.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.50	837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	163.11/cwt	162.50–165.00	551	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	44.41/cwt	42.00–45.00	435	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	49.07/cwt	48.00–50.00	491	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	56.19/cwt	55.00–58.00	822	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	51.37/cwt	50.00–52.00	659	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	65.99/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,045	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	53.34/cwt	52.00–55.00	585	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	58.14/cwt	57.00–60.00	692	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	50.22/cwt	50.00–51.00	602	4
Bulls	—	—	1,814	79.84/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,448	5
Bulls	—	—	1,443	74.61/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,077	2
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	900	530.89/cwt	520.00–555.00	4,778	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	551.67/cwt	540.00–575.00	5,737	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	805.61/cwt	755.00–855.00	10,231	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	885	465.11/cwt	455.00–475.00	4,116	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	1,040	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	5,356	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	933	627.88/cwt	610.00–650.00	5,858	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,064	657.05/cwt	600.00–740.00	6,991	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,315	821.52/cwt	750.00–880.00	10,803	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	934.10/cwt	875.00–1,010.00	11,265	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,079.14/cwt	1,025.00–1,140.00	14,169	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,013	662.08/cwt	575.00–725.00	6,707	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,126	1,017.41/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	11,456	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,283	814.68/cwt	750.00–900.00	10,452	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	1,319.99/cwt	1,200.00–1,375.00	18,519	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	131.60/cwt	131.00–132.50	825	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	138.17/cwt	137.00–140.00	721	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	641	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	164.21/cwt	162.50–165.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	919	120.62/cwt	120.00–120.75	1,108	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	931	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	165.98/cwt	165.00–168.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	118.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	112.64/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	132.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	440	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	128.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	106.37/cwt	105.00–108.00	668	4

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 736Last week 679Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 131Last week 47Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	95.00–98.00	96.66
2	—	710	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
11	—	483	115.00–120.00	118.62
8	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.64
6	—	425	120.00–125.00	122.48
6	—	333	130.00–135.00	132.24
5	—	373	125.00–130.00	128.08
4	—	628	105.00–108.00	106.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	671	110.00–114.00	112.44
15	—	432	128.00–136.00	132.97
15	—	377	135.00–140.00	135.72
11	—	584	115.00–122.00	117.66
11	—	532	118.00–124.00	120.72
10	—	718	105.00–108.00	107.18
10	—	330	139.00–145.00	141.52
9	—	479	122.50–130.00	126.19
8	—	623	112.50–118.00	115.05
2	—	275	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	378	142.50–150.00	144.76
10	—	438	137.50–140.00	138.23
7	—	526	127.50–130.00	128.27
7	—	484	132.00–136.00	133.84
4	—	328	147.50–152.50	149.96
2	—	690	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	130.00–135.00	133.00
5	—	521	117.50–122.00	119.50
5	—	476	125.00–130.00	127.55
4	—	640	112.50–115.00	113.75
4	—	371	138.00–142.50	140.12
2	—	320	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	374	145.00–152.50	147.11
13	—	429	140.00–148.00	144.98
11	—	525	125.00–134.00	128.83
9	—	481	134.00–140.00	136.84
7	—	337	152.50–160.00	156.05
6	—	623	117.50–122.50	120.07
6	—	585	121.00–125.00	123.34
4	—	678	115.00–117.50	116.25
3	—	738	110.00–112.00	110.66
2	—	278	162.50–165.00	163.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	150.00–158.00	153.99
8	—	383	155.00–160.00	157.83
6	—	570	131.00	131.00
5	—	527	137.50–140.00	138.77
5	—	481	145.00–148.00	146.07
4	—	690	120.00–122.50	121.24
4	—	338	162.50–165.00	163.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	605	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	595	135.00	135.00
10	—	627	131.00–132.50	131.60
10	—	522	137.00–140.00	138.17
7	—	420	152.50	152.50
3	—	390	160.00	160.00
3	—	332	162.50–165.00	164.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	919	120.00–120.75	120.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	695	134.00	134.00
7	—	620	137.50	137.50
4	—	575	141.50	141.50
4	—	380	165.00–168.00	165.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	979	42.00–45.00	44.41
6	—	1,000	48.00–50.00	49.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,463	55.00–58.00	56.19
3	—	1,283	50.00–52.00	51.37
2	—	1,583	65.00–67.00	65.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,097	52.00–55.00	53.34
5	—	1,191	57.00–60.00	58.14
4	—	1,199	50.00–51.00	50.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,814	77.00–82.00	79.84
2	—	1,443	74.00–75.00	74.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	520.00–555.00	530.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,040	540.00–575.00	551.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,270	755.00–855.00	805.61
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	455.00–475.00	465.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	515.00	515.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	933	610.00–650.00	627.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,064	600.00–740.00	657.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,315	750.00–880.00	821.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,206	875.00–1,010.00	934.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,313	1,025.00–1,140.00	1,079.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,013	575.00–725.00	662.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,126	900.00–1,100.00	1,017.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,283	750.00–900.00	814.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,403	1,200.00–1,375.00	1,319.99

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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