Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 $118.12/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −92.13 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$118.12

119 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$12.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	126.35	618	43
Medium and Large 3	445	117.50	523	2thin
Medium and Large 2	561	113.35	636	74

One grade step is worth $12.99/cwt here — about −$18 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

10 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $192.37, median $210.25 across 10 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 sale119 hd

118.12

—

AL average13 barns · 1,213 hd

116.51

+1.61

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−92.13

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	1,800	68.00	1,224	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	50.04	747	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,272	42.71	543	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	41.00	447	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 2	—	606	108.12/cwt	102.00–110.00	655	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	125.00/cwt	122.00–127.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	109.27/cwt	107.00–112.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	129.97/cwt	127.00–132.00	619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	132.00/cwt	130.00–133.00	569	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	100.68/cwt	100.00–102.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.86/cwt	118.00–125.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	115.28/cwt	115.00–117.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	115.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	654	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	121.03/cwt	120.00–122.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	111.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	114.64/cwt	114.00–115.00	614	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	107.07/cwt	105.00–108.00	706	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	116.46/cwt	115.00–118.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	108.87/cwt	107.00–110.00	633	8
Bulls	—	—	1,800	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,224	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	40.26/cwt	40.00–41.00	486	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	44.04/cwt	42.00–47.00	576	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	50.04/cwt	49.00–51.00	747	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	108.81/cwt	108.00–112.00	569	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	123.08/cwt	121.00–127.00	785	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	949	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	119.12/cwt	117.00–120.00	731	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	722.50/cwt	700.00–745.00	7,044	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	913	650.00/cwt	645.00–655.00	5,935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	117.99/cwt	117.00–119.00	664	3

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 Oct 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,048Last week 752Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 64Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	606	102.00–110.00	108.12
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	395	127.00	127.00
3	—	663	100.00–102.00	100.68
6	—	423	125.00–127.00	126.00
6	—	478	118.00–125.00	121.86
7	—	534	115.00–117.00	115.28
18	—	569	110.00–116.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	135.00	135.00
4	—	508	122.00–127.00	125.00
4	—	636	112.00	112.00
4	—	663	107.00–112.00	109.27
7	—	476	127.00–132.00	129.97
17	—	431	130.00–133.00	132.00
3	—	563	117.00–119.00	117.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	102.00	102.00
1	—	700	96.00	96.00
2	—	413	120.00–122.00	121.03
2	—	465	117.00–118.00	117.51
6	—	553	110.00–112.00	111.67
20	—	536	114.00–115.00	114.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	763	105.00	105.00
16	—	659	105.00–108.00	107.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	95.00	95.00
2	—	360	125.00–127.00	125.99
2	—	425	115.00–118.00	116.46
3	—	472	113.00–115.00	113.98
8	—	581	107.00–110.00	108.87
10	—	523	108.00–112.00	108.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	112.00	112.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	102.00	102.00
1	—	550	97.00	97.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	638	121.00–127.00	123.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	778	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	486	134.00	134.00
10	—	614	117.00–120.00	119.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,800	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,206	40.00–41.00	40.26
22	—	1,308	42.00–47.00	44.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	49.00–51.00	50.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	41.00	41.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	700.00–745.00	722.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	913	645.00–655.00	650.00

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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Cullman Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Feeder Cattle

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