Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good 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 $128.02/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −82.65 against this barn's trailing median of $210.66.

Average price

$128.02

51 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$12.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	434	132.36	575	27
Medium and Large 2	478	123.85	591	20
Medium and Large 3	444	119.50	530	4thin

One grade step is worth $12.86/cwt here — about $45 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 sale51 hd

128.02

—

AL average13 barns · 1,134 hd

112.45

+15.56

This barn, trailing median9 sales

210.66

−82.65

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	—	Low	1,811	76.34	1,383	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	52.35	638	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,255	51.00	640	1thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	130.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	134.05/cwt	134.00–135.00	547	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	115.47/cwt	114.00–117.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	106.52/cwt	105.00–108.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	123.72/cwt	120.00–125.00	574	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	118.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	128.79/cwt	125.00–132.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Bulls	—	—	1,811	76.34/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,383	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	628	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	54.80/cwt	53.00–58.00	700	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	50.45/cwt	48.00–52.00	610	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	640	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,038	1,712.50/cwt	1,550.00–1,850.00	17,776	40
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	927	1,473.08/cwt	1,325.00–1,550.00	13,655	13
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	943	1,300.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	12,259	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	983	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	105.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	112.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	96.64/cwt	95.00–100.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	103.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	115.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,561.84/cwt	1,450.00–1,675.00	16,899	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	1,725.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,800.00	21,494	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,258.33/cwt	1,250.00–1,275.00	14,999	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,221	2,028.57/cwt	2,000.00–2,050.00	24,769	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,238	1,987.50/cwt	1,950.00–2,000.00	24,605	8

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 Sep 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 397Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 325Last week 24Year 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	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	528	125.00–127.00	126.00
5	—	473	130.00–135.00	130.97
19	—	408	134.00–135.00	134.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
2	—	350	135.00–140.00	137.50
2	—	573	114.00–117.00	115.47
2	—	685	105.00–108.00	106.52
4	—	464	120.00–125.00	123.72
4	—	516	115.00–122.00	118.54
5	—	414	125.00–132.00	128.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	135.00	135.00
1	—	405	118.00	118.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	691	118.00	118.00
1	—	575	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	786	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	107.00–108.00	107.50
2	—	475	110.00	110.00
2	—	365	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	105.00–108.00	105.49
5	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.63
3	—	665	95.00–100.00	96.64
3	—	618	100.00–105.00	103.34
3	—	478	115.00–118.00	115.97
3	—	423	118.00–122.00	119.98
2	—	360	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
1	—	400	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,811	75.00–77.00	76.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	61.00	61.00
5	—	1,277	53.00–58.00	54.80
11	—	1,210	48.00–52.00	50.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	51.00	51.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,038	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,712.50
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	927	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,473.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	943	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,300.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,082	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,561.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,246	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,192	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,258.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,221	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,028.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,238	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,987.50

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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