Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good 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 $120.84/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$120.84

97 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$7.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	121.13	700	72
Medium and Large 2	479	120.86	578	22
Medium and Large 3	475	114.00	542	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.13/cwt here — about $158 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 sale97 hd

120.84

—

AL average16 barns · 1,438 hd

111.25

+9.59

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	1,650	82.79	1,366	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,670	56.50	944	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	54.70	669	31

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	117.77/cwt	113.00–120.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	120.60/cwt	120.00–122.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	148.67/cwt	147.00–149.00	544	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	132.75/cwt	130.00–134.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	125.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	720	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	116.45/cwt	115.00–119.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	135.19/cwt	132.00–137.00	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.58/cwt	112.00–117.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	131.98/cwt	127.00–135.00	612	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	656	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	56.50/cwt	55.00–58.00	944	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	56.27/cwt	53.00–59.00	701	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	50.66/cwt	50.00–52.00	592	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	758	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	85.70/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,363	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	78.43/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	547	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	117.73/cwt	115.00–120.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	404	124.50/cwt	122.00–126.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,338	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	13,294	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	119.92/cwt	117.00–120.00	716	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	441	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 Aug 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 747Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 118Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	142.00	142.00
1	—	745	109.00	109.00
2	—	455	140.00–142.00	141.01
4	—	655	113.00–120.00	117.77
5	—	620	120.00–122.00	120.60
6	—	366	147.00–149.00	148.67
8	—	528	130.00–134.00	132.75
11	—	572	125.00–130.00	125.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
3	—	230	160.00	160.00
4	—	568	115.00–119.00	116.45
5	—	425	132.00–137.00	135.19
5	—	625	112.00–117.00	114.58
12	—	464	127.00–135.00	131.98
17	—	525	120.00–129.00	124.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	138.00	138.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
63	—	597	117.00–120.00	119.92
2	—	510	124.00–125.00	124.51
2	—	458	128.00–129.00	128.50
2	—	313	140.00–142.00	141.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
1	—	475	112.00	112.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	120.00–123.00	121.99
4	—	520	115.00–120.00	117.73
4	—	404	122.00–126.00	124.50
2	—	660	105.00–106.00	105.50
1	—	580	113.00	113.00
1	—	365	133.00	133.00
1	—	330	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	135.00	135.00
2	—	547	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,670	55.00–58.00	56.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,246	53.00–59.00	56.27
10	—	1,169	50.00–52.00	50.66
2	—	1,263	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	84.00–88.00	85.70
2	—	1,740	78.00–79.00	78.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,156	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00

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

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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