Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $115.72/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$115.72

214 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$6.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	118.34	668	126
Medium and Large 3	466	111.99	522	17thin
Medium and Large 2	527	111.96	590	71

One grade step is worth $6.38/cwt here — about $78 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 sale214 hd

115.72

—

AL average14 barns · 1,967 hd

115.20

+0.52

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	1,735	69.27	1,201	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	44.85	681	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	43.76	545	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	42.03	480	3thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	—	750	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,138	781.25/cwt	750.00–830.00	8,891	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	937.50/cwt	890.00–980.00	10,547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	149.50/cwt	145.00–154.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	646	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	482	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	316	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	123.30/cwt	120.00–127.00	698	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	137.26/cwt	134.00–140.00	649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	143.00/cwt	142.00–146.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.57/cwt	129.00–132.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	118.71/cwt	115.00–120.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	592	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	651	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	529	115.29/cwt	115.00–117.00	610	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,002.00/cwt	950.00–1,090.00	10,922	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,188	1,052.50/cwt	1,030.00–1,075.00	12,504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	511	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	751	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	796	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	129.20/cwt	124.00–131.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	906	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	924	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	42.03/cwt	40.00–43.00	480	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	44.89/cwt	44.00–46.00	699	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	42.75/cwt	42.00–43.00	607	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	872	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	41.36/cwt	40.00–43.00	499	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	45.81/cwt	44.00–50.00	572	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,760	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	559	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	123.16/cwt	122.00–125.00	634	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	705	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	110.46/cwt	108.00–115.00	704	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	124.85/cwt	124.00–127.00	527	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	116.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	125.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	119.75/cwt	119.00–122.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	112.26/cwt	112.00–113.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	109.34/cwt	108.00–110.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	100.99/cwt	100.00–102.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.59/cwt	111.00–117.00	602	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	110.03/cwt	107.00–112.00	636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.40/cwt	117.00–122.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	102.62/cwt	100.00–107.00	636	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	110.25/cwt	109.00–112.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	142.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	523	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.05/cwt	132.00–140.00	575	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.76/cwt	125.00–132.00	618	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	116.84/cwt	113.00–119.00	679	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	123.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	641	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	104.85/cwt	103.00–105.00	695	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	65.97/cwt	64.00–68.00	1,125	4
Bulls	—	—	1,764	72.57/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,280	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,185	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	12,206	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,252Last week 1,112Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 113Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 78Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	92.00	92.00
1	—	705	98.00	98.00
1	—	345	138.00	138.00
5	—	457	115.00–118.00	116.00
3	—	363	125.00–128.00	125.98
2	—	670	100.00	100.00
20	—	525	111.00–117.00	114.59
12	—	578	107.00–112.00	110.03
8	—	425	117.00–122.00	119.40
6	—	620	100.00–107.00	102.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	515	122.00–125.00	123.16
33	—	600	117.50	117.50
4	—	663	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	637	108.00–115.00	110.46
7	—	422	124.00–127.00	124.85
4	—	509	118.00–120.00	119.00
3	—	777	100.00	100.00
3	—	457	120.00–122.00	121.33
2	—	703	100.00–104.00	101.99
2	—	668	105.00	105.00
2	—	565	115.00	115.00
2	—	365	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	379	119.00–122.00	119.75
4	—	466	112.00–113.00	112.26
3	—	517	108.00–110.00	109.34
2	—	568	100.00–102.00	100.99
2	—	430	115.00	115.00
1	—	615	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	145.00–154.00	149.50
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
4	—	621	109.00–112.00	110.25
8	—	367	140.00–147.00	142.62
11	—	423	132.00–140.00	136.05
13	—	480	125.00–132.00	128.76
13	—	581	113.00–119.00	116.84
14	—	517	120.00–126.00	123.98
14	—	663	103.00–105.00	104.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	646	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	123.00	123.00
4	—	316	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	566	120.00–127.00	123.30
8	—	473	134.00–140.00	137.26
6	—	418	142.00–146.00	143.00
5	—	523	129.00–132.00	130.57
4	—	621	115.00–120.00	118.71
1	—	755	108.00	108.00
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	592	110.00	110.00
7	—	529	115.00–117.00	115.29
1	—	340	142.00	142.00
1	—	395	136.00	136.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	511	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	573	139.00	139.00
8	—	614	124.00–131.00	129.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	638	142.00	142.00
4	—	705	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	739	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,138	750.00–830.00	781.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	800.00–900.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,125	890.00–980.00	937.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,090	950.00–1,090.00	1,002.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,030.00–1,075.00	1,052.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,030.00	1,030.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	40.00–43.00	42.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,558	44.00–46.00	44.89
4	—	1,419	42.00–43.00	42.75
1	—	1,645	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,206	40.00–43.00	41.36
14	—	1,249	44.00–50.00	45.81
1	—	1,760	51.00	51.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,705	64.00–68.00	65.97
4	—	1,764	70.00–74.00	72.57

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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Feeder Cattle

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