Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with light to moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $122.02/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −88.64 against this barn's trailing median of $210.66.

Average price

$122.02

59 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	484	123.15	596	29
Medium and Large 1	564	122.58	692	24
Medium and Large 3	483	114.35	552	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.80/cwt here — about $44 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

9 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $190.96, median $210.66 across 9 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 sale59 hd

122.02

—

AL average16 barns · 1,423 hd

124.50

−2.48

This barn, trailing median9 sales

210.66

−88.64

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	—	High	1,720	80.91	1,392	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,695	61.00	1,034	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	55.47	672	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	50.00	530	1thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	565	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	112.25/cwt	110.00–114.00	739	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	127.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.52/cwt	117.00–118.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	126.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	529	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.24/cwt	120.00–128.00	594	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	119.05/cwt	118.00–120.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	538	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,115.00/cwt	1,115.00–1,115.00	13,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	815.00/cwt	790.00–840.00	8,517	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	882.50/cwt	820.00–945.00	9,487	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	730.00/cwt	665.00–795.00	7,483	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	76.05/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,107	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	82.46/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,487	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	49.52/cwt	48.00–50.00	565	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	59.78/cwt	58.00–63.00	778	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	54.33/cwt	52.00–57.00	638	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	1,034	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	125.75/cwt	125.00–128.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	119.50/cwt	118.00–124.00	686	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	122.73/cwt	120.00–124.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	125.49/cwt	124.00–128.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	117.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	630	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	6

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 540Last week 615Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 75Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 64Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	120.00–122.00	121.00
3	—	480	130.00–132.00	131.32
4	—	658	110.00–114.00	112.25
5	—	626	115.00–119.00	117.00
10	—	521	125.00–130.00	127.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	111.00	111.00
2	—	575	117.00–118.00	117.52
5	—	528	118.00–122.00	119.98
7	—	418	125.00–130.00	126.56
14	—	478	120.00–128.00	124.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	114.00	114.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
2	—	420	118.00–120.00	119.05
2	—	460	116.00–118.00	116.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	125.00–128.00	125.75
7	—	790	98.00	98.00
11	—	574	118.00–124.00	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	112.00	112.00
3	—	478	120.00–124.00	122.73
4	—	409	124.00–128.00	125.49
18	—	534	114.00–120.00	117.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
2	—	540	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	132.00	132.00

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 · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,115.00	1,115.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,045	790.00–840.00	815.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	820.00–945.00	882.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	665.00–795.00	730.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	86.00	86.00
2	—	1,455	75.00–77.00	76.05
3	—	1,803	81.00–83.00	82.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,141	48.00–50.00	49.52
10	—	1,301	58.00–63.00	59.78
17	—	1,175	52.00–57.00	54.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	50.00	50.00

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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