Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower.Slaughter bulls sold steady.Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.18/cwt on 331 head.

Average price

$118.18

331 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$25.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	137.79	741	22
Medium and Large 2	545	118.04	644	245
Medium and Large 3	506	112.00	566	64

One grade step is worth $25.79/cwt here — about $174 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 sale331 hd

118.18

—

AL average16 barns · 1,891 hd

121.30

−3.11

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	1,617	79.01	1,278	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	57.26	789	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,106	53.13	588	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	43.53	440	33

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	131.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	500	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	124.98/cwt	122.50–127.50	524	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	117.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	626	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	138.31/cwt	137.50–140.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	144.99/cwt	142.50–147.50	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	96.85/cwt	95.00–100.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.28/cwt	122.00–127.50	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	103.44/cwt	100.00–106.00	754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	133.26/cwt	130.00–137.50	432	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	126.98/cwt	125.00–132.50	484	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	120.22/cwt	119.00–125.00	584	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	112.89/cwt	108.00–115.50	697	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	108.55/cwt	105.00–111.00	729	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	115.63/cwt	112.00–118.00	678	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	120.40/cwt	115.00–122.50	628	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	114.01/cwt	112.50–115.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	481	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.50	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	329	137.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	110.83/cwt	110.00–112.50	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	130.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	619	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	135.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	584	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	117.47/cwt	115.00–121.00	731	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	119.84/cwt	118.00–124.00	690	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	125.91/cwt	122.50–130.00	662	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	142.95/cwt	140.00–146.00	540	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	147.03/cwt	145.00–150.00	482	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	148.17/cwt	147.50–150.00	557	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	154.23/cwt	152.50–157.50	514	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	138.39/cwt	138.00–140.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	142.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.02/cwt	124.00–126.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	58.47/cwt	55.00–60.00	797	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	45.18/cwt	45.00–48.00	480	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	41.28/cwt	40.00–43.00	388	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	52.31/cwt	51.00–54.00	714	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	902	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	53.75/cwt	52.00–56.00	614	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	50.24/cwt	50.00–51.00	548	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	58.57/cwt	57.00–60.00	598	5
Bulls	—	—	1,602	81.53/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,306	10
Bulls	—	—	1,603	73.15/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,173	6
Bulls	—	—	1,850	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,647	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	780	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,992	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	543.87/cwt	500.00–580.00	5,656	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	682.61/cwt	655.00–735.00	7,399	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	780	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,822	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,157	737.15/cwt	695.00–760.00	8,529	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,330	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	10,374	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	907.67/cwt	900.00–915.00	11,101	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,065	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,029	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,320	819.55/cwt	775.00–925.00	10,818	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	129.19/cwt	129.00–130.00	683	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	130.40/cwt	129.00–132.00	794	59
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.61/cwt	134.00–136.00	700	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	126.35/cwt	124.00–128.50	845	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	873	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	114.51/cwt	112.50–115.00	547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	121.95/cwt	120.00–122.50	444	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	431	116.96/cwt	115.00–120.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	634	103.02/cwt	100.00–106.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	111.25/cwt	110.00–114.00	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	125.16/cwt	122.50–127.50	414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	572	106.80/cwt	105.00–110.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	768	91.39/cwt	90.00–93.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	98.66/cwt	98.00–100.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	723	94.49/cwt	94.00–95.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	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 1,092Last week 798Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 69Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	380	130.00–135.00	131.58
8	—	419	122.50–127.50	124.98
11	—	534	115.00–120.00	117.28
5	—	575	112.50–115.00	114.01
5	—	481	120.00–122.50	121.02
5	—	329	135.00–140.00	137.02
3	—	635	110.00–112.50	110.83
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	476	125.00–135.00	130.10
16	—	431	130.00–140.00	135.40
13	—	622	115.00–121.00	117.47
13	—	576	118.00–124.00	119.84
13	—	526	122.50–130.00	125.91
12	—	378	140.00–146.00	142.95
12	—	328	145.00–150.00	147.03
3	—	710	110.00	110.00
2	—	685	115.00	115.00
2	—	295	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	376	147.50–150.00	148.17
7	—	333	152.50–157.50	154.23
5	—	488	138.00–140.00	138.39
4	—	435	142.00–145.00	142.98
2	—	620	124.00–126.00	125.02
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	157.50	157.50
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
3	—	380	137.50–140.00	138.31
5	—	337	142.50–147.50	144.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	710	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	150.00	150.00
2	—	290	145.00	145.00
4	—	788	95.00–100.00	96.85
8	—	423	122.00–127.50	124.28
8	—	729	100.00–106.00	103.44
14	—	324	130.00–137.50	133.26
22	—	381	125.00–132.50	126.98
23	—	486	119.00–125.00	120.22
28	—	617	108.00–115.50	112.89
30	—	672	105.00–111.00	108.55
47	—	586	112.00–118.00	115.63
51	—	522	115.00–122.50	120.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	120.00	120.00
4	—	755	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	478	112.50–115.00	114.51
9	—	364	120.00–122.50	121.95
8	—	431	115.00–120.00	116.96
7	—	634	100.00–106.00	103.02
7	—	528	110.00–114.00	111.25
7	—	331	122.50–127.50	125.16
5	—	572	105.00–110.00	106.80
4	—	768	90.00–93.00	91.39
3	—	693	98.00–100.00	98.66
2	—	723	94.00–95.00	94.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	529	129.00–130.00	129.19
6	—	730	118.00	118.00
3	—	570	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	609	129.00–132.00	130.40
24	—	520	134.00–136.00	134.61
17	—	669	124.00–128.50	126.35
16	—	785	116.00	116.00
13	—	710	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	167.50	167.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,363	55.00–60.00	58.47
7	—	1,364	51.00–54.00	52.31
4	—	1,455	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,062	45.00–48.00	45.18
14	—	941	40.00–43.00	41.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,142	52.00–56.00	53.75
13	—	1,091	50.00–51.00	50.24
5	—	1,021	57.00–60.00	58.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,602	79.00–84.00	81.53
6	—	1,603	72.00–77.00	73.15
1	—	1,850	89.00	89.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	640.00	640.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,040	500.00–580.00	543.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,084	655.00–735.00	682.61
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	490.00	490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,157	695.00–760.00	737.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	780.00	780.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	900.00–915.00	907.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,320	775.00–925.00	819.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	975.00	975.00

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.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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