Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with light demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.03/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$117.03

98 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$10.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	119.66	648	47
Medium and Large 2	477	115.55	551	44
Medium and Large 3	490	108.71	533	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.94/cwt here — about $116 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 sale98 hd

117.03

—

AL average15 barns · 2,095 hd

118.53

−1.50

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	1,560	85.65	1,336	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	57.73	722	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,507	57.39	865	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,049	52.04	546	5thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	644	125.58/cwt	124.00–128.00	809	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	110.03/cwt	108.00–112.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	114.92/cwt	114.00–118.00	656	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	125.79/cwt	120.00–130.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	122.57/cwt	122.00–125.00	461	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	52.04/cwt	50.00–54.00	546	5
Bulls	—	—	1,544	85.24/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,316	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	64.35/cwt	63.00–66.00	846	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	54.31/cwt	52.00–56.00	647	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	58.97/cwt	57.00–62.00	755	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	53.60/cwt	52.00–55.00	817	2
Bulls	—	—	1,521	91.60/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,393	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	58.91/cwt	58.00–61.00	884	5
Bulls	—	—	1,618	80.20/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	129.46/cwt	127.00–132.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	120.00/cwt	119.00–122.00	667	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	130.49/cwt	127.00–135.00	615	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	135.78/cwt	132.00–139.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	926	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	113.93/cwt	110.00–116.00	587	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	113.58/cwt	113.00–118.00	705	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	137.30/cwt	137.00–140.00	670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	115.59/cwt	113.00–119.00	531	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	905.00/cwt	905.00–905.00	9,503	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	10,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	123.55/cwt	122.00–125.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	130.77/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,016	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	130.39/cwt	130.00–132.00	469	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	763	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	120.46/cwt	119.00–122.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	118.79/cwt	117.00–120.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	135.41/cwt	135.00–137.00	585	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 Aug 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 747Last week 738Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 17Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	644	124.00–128.00	125.58
3	—	578	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	691	134.00	134.00
10	—	711	133.00	133.00
41	—	777	123.00–134.00	130.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
4	—	481	110.00	110.00
1	—	400	113.00	113.00
1	—	540	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	108.00–112.00	110.03
5	—	376	122.00–125.00	122.57
16	—	515	110.00–116.00	113.93
18	—	459	113.00–119.00	115.59
1	—	610	107.00	107.00
2	—	428	119.00–122.00	120.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	571	114.00–118.00	114.92
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
2	—	413	122.00–125.00	123.55
5	—	360	130.00–132.00	130.39
5	—	519	117.00–120.00	118.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	610	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	641	117.00	117.00
8	—	553	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	125.00	125.00
4	—	425	127.00–132.00	129.46
1	—	530	117.00	117.00
1	—	565	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	120.00–130.00	125.79
6	—	556	119.00–122.00	120.00
10	—	471	127.00–135.00	130.49
12	—	621	113.00–118.00	113.58
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
5	—	432	135.00–137.00	135.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
2	—	615	120.00–125.00	122.50
4	—	509	132.00–139.00	135.78
10	—	488	137.00–140.00	137.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,049	50.00–54.00	52.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,315	63.00–66.00	64.35
12	—	1,192	52.00–56.00	54.31
17	—	1,280	57.00–62.00	58.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	52.00–55.00	53.60
5	—	1,500	58.00–61.00	58.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,544	83.00–87.00	85.24
4	—	1,521	89.00–93.00	91.60
4	—	1,618	79.00–82.00	80.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	905.00	905.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	920.00	920.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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