Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with strong demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.00/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −84.25 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$126.00

111 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$22.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	443	140.47	622	19thin
Medium and Large 2	531	125.07	665	64
Medium and Large 3	521	118.31	616	28

One grade step is worth $22.16/cwt here — about $6 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

10 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $192.37, median $210.25 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale111 hd

126.00

—

AL average16 barns · 1,169 hd

126.06

−0.06

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−84.25

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	—	Low	1,621	80.52	1,305	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	56.81	773	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,122	53.82	604	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	972	45.58	443	13

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	—	1,133	75.02/cwt	74.00–76.00	850	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	58.01/cwt	57.00–59.00	785	6
Bulls	—	—	1,725	81.53/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,406	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	54.87/cwt	53.00–56.00	752	7
Bulls	—	—	2,005	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,704	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	48.04/cwt	47.00–49.00	441	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	58.53/cwt	58.00–59.00	703	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	44.84/cwt	43.00–45.00	443	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	529	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	53.83/cwt	52.00–56.00	604	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	827	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	120.53/cwt	120.00–122.00	441	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	123.72/cwt	121.00–126.00	518	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	106.74/cwt	105.00–110.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	125.99/cwt	124.00–127.50	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	122.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	107.40/cwt	106.00–110.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	152.43/cwt	150.00–155.00	509	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	127.12/cwt	125.00–128.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	116.37/cwt	115.00–118.00	493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	105.98/cwt	103.00–108.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.23/cwt	115.00–120.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	118.90/cwt	115.00–122.50	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	139.50/cwt	137.50–142.50	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.64/cwt	132.50–137.50	699	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	114.60/cwt	112.50–116.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	126.40/cwt	125.00–130.00	470	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	125.33/cwt	125.00–126.00	598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	574	115.24/cwt	112.50–118.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	131.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	114.34/cwt	112.50–116.00	771	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.67/cwt	130.00–135.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	106.72/cwt	105.00–108.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.50	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	120.82/cwt	120.00–122.50	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	133.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	559	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	112.73/cwt	110.00–115.00	641	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	678	106.65/cwt	105.00–107.50	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	534	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	470	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	131.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	120.30/cwt	117.50–124.00	579	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	138.78/cwt	137.50–140.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	732	102.33/cwt	102.00–103.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	127.21/cwt	125.00–130.00	613	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	126.79/cwt	125.00–128.00	664	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	970	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	5,966	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,223	831.23/cwt	775.00–900.00	10,166	6
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	970	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,559	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,013	649.07/cwt	625.00–675.00	6,575	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	692.43/cwt	650.00–745.00	7,395	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,410	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,928	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	550.43/cwt	515.00–590.00	5,724	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,247	704.31/cwt	665.00–750.00	8,783	3
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,293	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	930	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,743	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	815	382.43/cwt	360.00–400.00	3,117	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	970	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,596	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	809	2

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 Jun 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 562Last week 863Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 51Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	74.00–76.00	75.02
2	—	1,725	80.00–83.00	81.53
2	—	2,005	85.00	85.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,353	57.00–59.00	58.01
7	—	1,370	53.00–56.00	54.87
2	—	1,348	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	47.00–49.00	48.04
10	—	988	43.00–45.00	44.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,201	58.00–59.00	58.53
5	—	1,057	50.00	50.00
15	—	1,122	52.00–56.00	53.83

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	145.00	145.00
5	—	334	150.00–155.00	152.43
5	—	433	137.50–142.50	139.50
5	—	528	130.00–135.00	132.67
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	124.00–127.50	125.99
4	—	525	115.00–120.00	118.23
2	—	360	130.00	130.00
6	—	574	112.50–118.00	115.24
3	—	325	130.00–135.00	131.67
3	—	467	120.00–122.50	120.82
3	—	678	105.00–107.50	106.65
3	—	732	102.00–103.00	102.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.82
5	—	731	106.00–110.00	107.40
6	—	626	115.00–122.50	118.90
6	—	674	112.50–116.00	114.34
7	—	419	130.00–135.00	133.49
3	—	775	100.00	100.00
9	—	388	135.00–140.00	137.52
5	—	330	140.00–145.00	142.35
9	—	482	125.00–130.00	127.21
5	—	524	125.00–128.00	126.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	675	122.50	122.50
7	—	631	125.00–128.00	127.12
12	—	515	132.50–137.50	135.64
2	—	490	137.50	137.50
6	—	576	130.00–132.00	131.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	120.00–122.00	120.53
4	—	424	115.00–118.00	116.37
1	—	640	105.00	105.00
4	—	473	112.50–116.00	114.60
1	—	775	97.50	97.50
4	—	574	105.00–108.00	106.72
2	—	320	125.00	125.00
2	—	540	110.00	110.00
3	—	710	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	419	121.00–126.00	123.72
4	—	680	105.00–110.00	106.74
4	—	731	103.00–108.00	105.98
6	—	372	125.00–130.00	126.40
6	—	529	115.00–117.50	115.66
3	—	280	135.00–140.00	136.73
6	—	569	110.00–115.00	112.73
3	—	332	130.00–135.00	132.51
11	—	481	117.50–124.00	120.30
4	—	630	108.00–110.00	108.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	132.50	132.50
2	—	690	112.00	112.00
3	—	477	125.00–126.00	125.33
1	—	220	155.00	155.00
1	—	625	116.00	116.00
2	—	318	137.50–140.00	138.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	615.00	615.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	470.00	470.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,247	665.00–750.00	704.31
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	725.00	725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	680.00	680.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,223	775.00–900.00	831.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,013	625.00–675.00	649.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,068	650.00–745.00	692.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,040	515.00–590.00	550.43
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	540.00	540.00
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	815	360.00–400.00	382.43

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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