Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.23/cwt on 302 head.

Average price

$124.23

302 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$12.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.61

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	705	127.03	896	234
Medium and Large 3	439	116.25	510	12thin
Medium and Large 2	512	114.23	585	56

One grade step is worth $12.80/cwt here — about $311 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 sale302 hd

124.23

—

AL average15 barns · 2,203 hd

113.61

+10.61

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	1,613	66.60	1,074	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,531	41.27	632	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,323	40.10	531	20

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,198	1,050.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	12,579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	671	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,230	1,190.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,250.00	14,637	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	712.50/cwt	705.00–720.00	6,719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	143.99/cwt	140.00–150.00	613	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	108.50/cwt	104.00–110.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	568	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.59/cwt	140.00–145.00	535	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	128.47/cwt	122.00–130.00	590	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	119.87/cwt	117.00–121.00	614	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	114.71/cwt	112.00–117.00	677	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	562	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	697	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	843	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,104	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	114.98/cwt	113.00–117.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	114.70/cwt	111.00–116.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	122.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	116.75/cwt	115.00–121.00	661	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	882	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	841	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	934	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	661	131.07/cwt	122.00–133.75	866	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	123.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	115.42/cwt	114.00–118.00	606	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	110.93/cwt	110.00–112.00	640	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	37.44/cwt	35.00–39.00	473	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	41.88/cwt	40.00–45.00	571	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	443	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,592	41.81/cwt	40.00–44.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	138.02/cwt	137.00–138.50	1,009	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	873	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	135.02/cwt	134.50–136.00	892	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,027	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	134.28/cwt	130.00–138.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	528	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	118.93/cwt	118.00–120.00	561	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	484	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	532	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	124.81/cwt	120.00–127.00	528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	6
Bulls	—	—	1,496	64.74/cwt	64.00–66.00	969	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	68.45/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,184	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,300	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	23,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,183.33/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	14,295	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	1,383.33/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	17,250	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	945.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,422	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	842.50/cwt	780.00–875.00	8,770	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	950	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	8,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	990	716.67/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.94/cwt	117.00–125.00	693	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	128.72/cwt	124.00–133.00	676	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	135.96/cwt	133.00–141.00	647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	114.62/cwt	112.00–118.00	703	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	109.99/cwt	107.00–111.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	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

Tue Nov 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,185Last week 633Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 40Year ago 0

Compared to last reported sale: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,198	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,208	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,183.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,247	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,383.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	1,130.00–1,250.00	1,190.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	705.00–720.00	712.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	997	900.00–1,000.00	945.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,041	780.00–875.00	842.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	890.00	890.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	990	700.00–750.00	716.67

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	671	110.00	110.00
2	—	490	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	791	131.00	131.00
11	—	585	142.00	142.00
27	—	731	137.00–138.50	138.02
28	—	619	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	661	134.50–136.00	135.02
34	—	802	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	152.00	152.00
1	—	455	144.00	144.00
4	—	560	130.00–138.00	134.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	426	140.00–150.00	143.99
14	—	573	117.00–125.00	120.94
13	—	525	124.00–133.00	128.72
9	—	476	133.00–141.00	135.96
8	—	613	112.00–118.00	114.62
6	—	658	107.00–111.00	109.99
2	—	723	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	104.00–110.00	108.50
6	—	755	90.00	90.00
8	—	423	130.00–138.00	134.18
10	—	375	140.00–145.00	142.59
14	—	459	122.00–130.00	128.47
15	—	512	117.00–121.00	119.87
22	—	590	112.00–117.00	114.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
1	—	480	118.00	118.00
6	—	423	120.00–127.00	124.81
6	—	528	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	562	124.00	124.00
66	—	843	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	128.00	128.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
2	—	620	113.00–117.00	114.98
7	—	664	111.00–116.00	114.70
15	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.64
16	—	566	115.00–121.00	116.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	882	110.00	110.00
13	—	841	111.00	111.00
99	—	661	122.00–133.75	131.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	105.00–110.00	107.49
3	—	420	120.00–125.00	123.25
12	—	525	114.00–118.00	115.42
13	—	577	110.00–112.00	110.93
14	—	472	118.00–120.00	118.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	484	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	115.00	115.00
4	—	515	110.00	110.00
5	—	370	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,263	35.00–39.00	37.44
12	—	1,363	40.00–45.00	41.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	38.00	38.00
6	—	1,592	40.00–44.00	41.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	64.00–66.00	64.74
5	—	1,730	68.00–70.00	68.45

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle