Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with light 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 $122.27/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −87.98 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$122.27

81 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$14.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.73

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	127.32	671	45
Medium and Large 2	529	116.40	616	32
Medium and Large 3	506	112.50	570	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about $102 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 sale81 hd

122.27

—

AL average16 barns · 1,343 hd

117.54

+4.73

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−87.98

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	1,521	74.46	1,132	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	45.58	671	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	41.36	543	18

Every lot, as filed

48 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	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	124.78/cwt	122.00–127.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	134.15/cwt	130.00–135.00	581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	129.03/cwt	127.00–130.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	649	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,465	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	736.67/cwt	730.00–740.00	7,610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	45.58/cwt	45.00–46.00	671	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	41.36/cwt	40.00–43.00	543	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	2
Bulls	—	—	1,413	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,102	3
Bulls	—	—	1,380	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	911	1
Bulls	—	—	1,567	74.25/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,163	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	108.09/cwt	102.00–110.00	671	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	92.51/cwt	90.00–95.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	104.04/cwt	100.00–107.00	530	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	114.35/cwt	113.00–115.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	102.51/cwt	102.00–103.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	109.03/cwt	108.00–110.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	107.00/cwt	105.00–109.00	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	122.90/cwt	120.00–125.00	580	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	113.79/cwt	112.00–115.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	116.63/cwt	115.00–120.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	407	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	131.31/cwt	130.00–132.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	100.97/cwt	100.00–102.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	698	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 1,048Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 111Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 52Year 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	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	705	100.00–101.00	100.50
4	—	515	122.00–127.00	124.78
6	—	433	130.00–135.00	134.15
6	—	486	127.00–130.00	129.03
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	112.00	112.00
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	621	102.00–110.00	108.09
7	—	472	120.00–125.00	122.90
5	—	570	112.00–115.00	113.79
3	—	520	115.00–120.00	116.63
3	—	407	125.00–127.00	125.67
3	—	355	130.00–132.00	131.31
2	—	673	100.00–102.00	100.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	537	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
10	—	585	105.00–109.00	107.00
9	—	455	117.00	117.00
4	—	432	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	90.00–95.00	92.51
2	—	460	105.00	105.00
1	—	540	95.00	95.00
1	—	440	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	509	100.00–107.00	104.04
3	—	427	113.00–115.00	114.35
3	—	358	125.00	125.00
2	—	568	102.00–103.00	102.51
2	—	475	108.00–110.00	109.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	135.00	135.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	127.00	127.00

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)	1	—	1,175	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	730.00–740.00	736.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	45.00–46.00	45.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,313	40.00–43.00	41.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,380	66.00	66.00
10	—	1,567	73.00–77.00	74.25

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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