Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $115.28/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$115.28

127 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.93

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	119.42	767	68
Medium and Large 3	454	112.38	510	8thin
Medium and Large 2	558	110.23	615	51

One grade step is worth $9.19/cwt here — about $152 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 sale127 hd

115.28

—

AL average15 barns · 1,855 hd

113.35

+1.93

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	1,659	75.01	1,245	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,364	51.18	698	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,553	51.06	793	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	131.55/cwt	130.00–137.00	609	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	112.09/cwt	110.00–117.00	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	230	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	97.50/cwt	97.00–98.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	115.81/cwt	115.00–117.00	657	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	117.98/cwt	115.00–122.00	618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	132.40/cwt	125.00–140.00	577	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	124.06/cwt	120.00–135.00	586	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	108.26/cwt	105.00–109.00	672	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	124.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	119.18/cwt	113.00–120.00	658	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	113.00/cwt	108.00–114.00	716	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	759	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	934	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	113.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	103.47/cwt	100.00–106.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.04/cwt	115.00–122.00	558	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	120.14/cwt	117.00–124.00	501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	682	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	108.47/cwt	105.00–112.00	632	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	108.51/cwt	108.00–109.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	112.33/cwt	112.00–113.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	127.21/cwt	122.00–128.00	772	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,611	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	144.31/cwt	143.00–145.00	465	3
Bulls	—	—	1,205	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	856	1
Bulls	—	—	1,773	76.01/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,348	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,538	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	846	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	46.18/cwt	45.00–47.00	551	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,381	51.80/cwt	48.00–54.00	715	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	51.06/cwt	50.00–52.00	793	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 Sep 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 819Last week 675Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 72Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 53Year 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	—	410	137.00	137.00
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
2	—	505	125.00–127.00	125.99
2	—	573	118.00–120.00	119.00
8	—	463	130.00–137.00	131.55
8	—	624	110.00–117.00	112.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	162.00	162.00
1	—	250	155.00	155.00
2	—	675	103.00	103.00
2	—	708	97.00–98.00	97.50
5	—	567	115.00–117.00	115.81
6	—	524	115.00–122.00	117.98
9	—	436	125.00–140.00	132.40
11	—	472	120.00–135.00	124.06
15	—	621	105.00–109.00	108.26
3	—	322	143.00–145.00	144.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	122.00	122.00
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
1	—	500	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
2	—	408	125.00–130.00	127.48
3	—	472	123.00–127.00	124.99
15	—	552	113.00–120.00	119.18
21	—	634	108.00–114.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	759	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
2	—	520	110.00–116.00	113.06
4	—	628	100.00–106.00	103.47
6	—	473	115.00–122.00	118.04
9	—	417	117.00–124.00	120.14
13	—	682	100.00	100.00
15	—	583	105.00–112.00	108.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	108.00–109.00	108.51
3	—	412	115.00	115.00
3	—	460	112.00–113.00	112.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	843	119.00	119.00
4	—	753	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	702	116.00	116.00
16	—	607	122.00–128.00	127.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	790.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	71.00	71.00
4	—	1,773	73.00–78.00	76.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,194	45.00–47.00	46.18
20	—	1,381	48.00–54.00	51.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	50.00–52.00	51.06

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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Cullman Stockyards

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