Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.62/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −81.63 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$128.62

125 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$15.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.66

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	137.63	637	25
Medium and Large 2	473	129.34	611	60
Medium and Large 3	473	121.92	577	40

One grade step is worth $15.71/cwt here — about $60 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 sale125 hd

128.62

—

AL average16 barns · 1,539 hd

124.96

+3.66

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−81.63

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	1,762	79.24	1,396	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,353	54.61	739	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	52.05	625	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	45.92	457	15

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	362	129.71/cwt	127.50–130.00	470	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	125.34/cwt	122.50–127.50	530	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	112.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	589	116.24/cwt	115.00–118.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	121.27/cwt	120.00–122.50	568	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	133.13/cwt	130.00–137.50	575	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.72/cwt	125.00–132.00	607	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	116.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	720	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	140.32/cwt	140.00–142.50	450	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.08/cwt	123.00–127.50	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	136.41/cwt	135.00–138.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.50	603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	131.19/cwt	130.00–134.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	146.27/cwt	145.00–148.00	551	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.30/cwt	128.00–132.00	741	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	44.83/cwt	43.00–45.00	466	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	50.30/cwt	50.00–51.00	411	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	54.61/cwt	53.00–55.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	53.57/cwt	52.00–56.00	631	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	49.20/cwt	47.00–51.00	590	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	60.01/cwt	58.00–62.00	810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	80.99/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,444	7
Bulls	—	—	1,618	73.25/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,185	3
Bulls	—	—	2,045	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,738	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	758	351.23/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,662	5
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	890	574.78/cwt	515.00–610.00	5,116	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	6,099	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	8,147	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	940	548.35/cwt	510.00–580.00	5,154	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	930	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,192	700.82/cwt	675.00–725.00	8,354	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,276	808.39/cwt	770.00–830.00	10,315	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	937.19/cwt	905.00–970.00	14,854	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	948	811.28/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,691	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,008	1,035.00/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	10,433	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,195	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,145	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	5

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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 853Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	124.00	124.00
5	—	430	140.00	140.00
8	—	630	129.00	129.00
6	—	485	139.00	139.00
5	—	510	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	141.00	141.00
8	—	610	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	362	127.50–130.00	129.71
7	—	423	122.50–127.50	125.34
6	—	610	110.00–113.00	112.00
4	—	589	115.00–118.00	116.24
4	—	518	117.50–120.00	118.73
4	—	468	120.00–122.50	121.27
4	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	432	130.00–137.50	133.13
10	—	475	125.00–132.00	127.72
8	—	616	115.00–120.00	116.86
8	—	383	135.00–140.00	137.23
8	—	321	140.00–142.50	140.32
7	—	590	120.00–125.00	122.41
5	—	523	123.00–127.50	125.08
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	135.00–138.00	136.41
6	—	427	140.00–142.50	141.19
5	—	519	130.00–134.00	131.19
5	—	377	145.00–148.00	146.27
3	—	573	128.00–132.00	129.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,040	43.00–45.00	44.83
3	—	817	50.00–51.00	50.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,353	53.00–55.00	54.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,178	52.00–56.00	53.57
12	—	1,200	47.00–51.00	49.20
2	—	1,350	58.00–62.00	60.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,783	78.00–83.00	80.99
3	—	1,618	72.00–75.00	73.25
1	—	2,045	85.00	85.00

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	5	—	758	330.00–375.00	351.23
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	890	515.00–610.00	574.78
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	595.00	595.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	765.00	765.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	510.00–580.00	548.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,192	675.00–725.00	700.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,276	770.00–830.00	808.39
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,585	905.00–970.00	937.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	948	800.00–825.00	811.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,008	975.00–1,100.00	1,035.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,195	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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