Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher.Feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.74/cwt on 211 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −82.51 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$127.74

211 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$14.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	135.30	682	45
Medium and Large 2	505	128.34	649	110
Medium and Large 3	497	120.49	599	56

One grade step is worth $14.80/cwt here — about $83 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 sale211 hd

127.74

—

AL average15 barns · 1,466 hd

124.96

+2.78

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−82.51

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	1,630	81.13	1,323	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	58.34	806	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	53.75	663	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,041	43.88	457	19

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	422	125.84/cwt	125.00–128.00	531	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	389	129.99/cwt	127.50–132.50	506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.63/cwt	138.00–142.50	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	131.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	135.97/cwt	135.00–138.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	109.99/cwt	108.00–113.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	439	116.85/cwt	115.00–118.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	391	119.92/cwt	117.50–122.50	469	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	125.03/cwt	122.50–127.50	398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	128.22/cwt	127.00–130.00	541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	122.97/cwt	122.00–125.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	139.54/cwt	137.50–142.50	451	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	125.76/cwt	125.00–128.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	121.45/cwt	119.00–122.50	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	134.38/cwt	132.50–138.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	117.03/cwt	115.00–120.00	624	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	120.09/cwt	117.50–123.00	574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	114.79/cwt	112.00–117.00	666	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	127.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	473	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	110.40/cwt	108.00–112.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	95.97/cwt	94.00–98.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	124.16/cwt	120.00–126.00	530	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	132.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	438	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	42.39/cwt	40.00–45.00	448	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	49.47/cwt	49.00–50.00	488	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	57.04/cwt	55.00–58.00	791	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	60.43/cwt	60.00–61.00	830	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	53.80/cwt	52.00–55.00	657	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	603	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	59.08/cwt	58.00–60.00	798	2
Bulls	—	—	1,563	79.71/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,246	7
Bulls	—	—	1,865	86.12/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,606	2
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	822	390.17/cwt	365.00–410.00	3,207	7
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	821	576.07/cwt	515.00–635.00	4,730	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,031	548.31/cwt	480.00–610.00	5,653	5
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	765	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,231	668.84/cwt	630.00–695.00	8,233	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,305	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	9,396	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	1,020	806.68/cwt	725.00–875.00	8,228	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,539	1,047.58/cwt	950.00–1,150.00	16,122	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	131.06/cwt	130.00–132.50	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	142.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.49/cwt	127.50–130.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	146.33/cwt	145.00–148.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	137.76/cwt	135.00–142.50	532	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	118.49/cwt	115.00–122.00	746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	115.16/cwt	112.50–117.50	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	142.10/cwt	140.00–145.00	476	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.99/cwt	105.00–107.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	661	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	110.82/cwt	110.00–112.50	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	104.51/cwt	104.00–105.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	125.04/cwt	123.00–129.00	658	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	130.69/cwt	125.00–132.50	636	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.67/cwt	130.00–138.00	576	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	123.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	727	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	118.15/cwt	115.00–121.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	319	135.10/cwt	132.50–138.00	431	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	120.01/cwt	117.50–122.50	580	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	783	98.34/cwt	97.00–100.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	101.34/cwt	101.00–102.00	725	3

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 Jul 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 853Last week 562Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	422	125.00–128.00	125.84
7	—	389	127.50–132.50	129.99
3	—	623	110.00–112.50	110.82
2	—	675	104.00–105.00	104.51
6	—	590	115.00	115.00
6	—	532	115.00–121.00	118.15
6	—	319	132.50–138.00	135.10
5	—	483	117.50–122.50	120.01
3	—	783	97.00–100.00	98.34
3	—	715	101.00–102.00	101.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	130.00–132.50	131.06
7	—	438	140.00–145.00	142.22
6	—	575	127.50–130.00	128.49
5	—	670	122.50	122.50
4	—	383	145.00–148.00	146.33
2	—	343	150.00–152.50	151.24
11	—	481	135.00–140.00	137.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	386	135.00–142.50	137.76
8	—	630	115.00–122.00	118.49
6	—	673	112.50–117.50	115.16
6	—	335	140.00–145.00	142.10
2	—	775	105.00–107.00	105.99
27	—	526	123.00–129.00	125.04
22	—	487	125.00–132.50	130.69
18	—	428	130.00–138.00	134.67
11	—	588	120.00–125.00	123.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	138.00–142.50	140.63
3	—	578	130.00–135.00	131.71
2	—	440	145.00	145.00
21	—	695	125.00	125.00
6	—	623	127.00	127.00
4	—	765	122.50	122.50
4	—	533	135.00–138.00	135.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	135.00–136.00	135.34
2	—	523	142.00–145.00	143.51
1	—	585	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	710	102.00	102.00
13	—	533	115.00–120.00	117.03
12	—	478	117.50–123.00	120.09
10	—	580	112.00–117.00	114.79
10	—	372	125.00–130.00	127.20
8	—	626	108.00–112.00	110.40
2	—	678	105.00–106.00	105.51
23	—	427	120.00–126.00	124.16
14	—	329	130.00–135.00	132.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	108.00–113.00	109.99
7	—	484	110.00–115.00	112.49
7	—	439	115.00–118.00	116.85
7	—	391	117.50–122.50	119.92
5	—	318	122.50–127.50	125.03
3	—	728	94.00–98.00	95.97
2	—	790	90.00–91.00	90.50
2	—	560	105.00	105.00
1	—	675	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	127.00–130.00	128.22
5	—	530	122.00–125.00	122.97
5	—	323	137.50–142.50	139.54
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
9	—	483	125.00–128.00	125.76
8	—	586	119.00–122.50	121.45
7	—	376	132.50–138.00	134.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	665	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,056	40.00–45.00	42.39
4	—	986	49.00–50.00	49.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,386	55.00–58.00	57.04
5	—	1,374	60.00–61.00	60.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,222	52.00–55.00	53.80
3	—	1,205	50.00	50.00
2	—	1,350	58.00–60.00	59.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,563	78.00–83.00	79.71
2	—	1,865	84.00–89.00	86.12

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	7	—	822	365.00–410.00	390.17
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	821	515.00–635.00	576.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,031	480.00–610.00	548.31
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,231	630.00–695.00	668.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	720.00	720.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,020	725.00–875.00	806.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,539	950.00–1,150.00	1,047.58

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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