Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 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 $119.93/cwt on 180 head.

Average price

$119.93

180 head · 735 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$8.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.55

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	687	121.65	836	43
Medium and Large 1-2	816	120.40	982	108
Medium and Large 2	505	115.78	585	27
Medium and Large 3	478	113.50	542	2thin

One grade step is worth $8.15/cwt here — about $294 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 sale180 hd

119.93

—

AL average15 barns · 2,025 hd

115.38

+4.55

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	1,855	74.27	1,378	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	51.85	803	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	50.96	660	29

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	866	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,187.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	13,953	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150	1,012.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	11,644	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,062.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	12,994	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,017	915.33/cwt	885.00–976.00	9,309	3
Bulls	—	—	1,900	76.00/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,444	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	72.55/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,313	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	54.39/cwt	54.00–55.00	749	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	51.85/cwt	50.00–53.00	803	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	120.51/cwt	120.00–122.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	781	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	993	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	513	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	50.99/cwt	45.00–53.00	661	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	136.79/cwt	132.00–140.00	657	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	110.43/cwt	109.00–115.00	678	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	142.12/cwt	135.00–147.00	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	816	120.40/cwt	120.40–120.40	982	108
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	106.51/cwt	105.00–107.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	121.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	117.18/cwt	115.00–118.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	102.50/cwt	100.00–105.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	155.35/cwt	152.00–157.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	112.09/cwt	112.00–113.00	620	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	124.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	118.04/cwt	117.00–120.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	132.26/cwt	127.00–134.00	563	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	233	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,080	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	115.68/cwt	115.00–117.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	731	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	965	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	805	7

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 555Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 325Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	682	127.00	127.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
2	—	318	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	415	125.00–130.00	127.53
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
8	—	1,009	107.00	107.00
2	—	478	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	656	119.00	119.00
2	—	717	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	816	120.40	120.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	115.00–118.00	117.18
4	—	428	120.00–124.00	122.00
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
2	—	605	100.00–105.00	102.50
11	—	553	112.00–113.00	112.09
3	—	465	117.00–120.00	118.04
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	127.00	127.00
4	—	553	120.00–122.00	120.51
15	—	480	132.00–140.00	136.79
9	—	614	109.00–115.00	110.43
11	—	424	135.00–147.00	142.12
3	—	383	152.00–157.00	155.35
1	—	660	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	105.00–107.00	106.51
7	—	529	120.00–125.00	121.97
3	—	485	122.00–130.00	124.72
1	—	385	147.00	147.00
11	—	426	127.00–134.00	132.26
2	—	233	160.00	160.00
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
3	—	562	115.00–117.00	115.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	124.00	124.00
1	—	545	117.00	117.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	782	127.00	127.00
7	—	601	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	533	130.00–135.00	132.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	731	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	8	—	1,175	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,187.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,062.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,017	885.00–976.00	915.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,900	75.00–77.00	76.00
3	—	1,810	71.00–74.00	72.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,378	54.00–55.00	54.39
3	—	1,140	45.00	45.00
21	—	1,297	45.00–53.00	50.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,549	50.00–53.00	51.85

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle