Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to weaker. 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 $114.58/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$114.58

113 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$9.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	116.99	631	50
Medium and Large 2	490	113.02	554	59
Medium and Large 3	477	107.51	512	4thin

One grade step is worth $9.48/cwt here — about $119 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 sale113 hd

114.58

—

AL average11 barns · 1,265 hd

114.64

−0.06

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	1,664	72.62	1,208	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	44.00	466	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	43.03	532	13

Every lot, as filed

64 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	—	—	1,694	69.80/cwt	68.00–71.00	1,182	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	150.98/cwt	144.00–154.00	557	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	118.99/cwt	115.00–122.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	109.24/cwt	109.00–110.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	124.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	517	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	117.54/cwt	114.00–118.00	632	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	133.34/cwt	132.00–134.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	124.62/cwt	124.00–126.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	118.55/cwt	116.00–120.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	105.77/cwt	100.00–107.00	599	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	108.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	560	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	114.88/cwt	112.00–116.00	556	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	45.21/cwt	44.00–48.00	567	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	41.16/cwt	40.00–42.00	503	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	163.46/cwt	160.00–167.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.98/cwt	141.00–145.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	135.41/cwt	135.00–138.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	702	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	955	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	143.97/cwt	140.00–146.00	659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	134.21/cwt	132.00–135.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	690	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	510	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	922.00/cwt	910.00–930.00	8,086	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,275	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,619	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,275	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,531	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,145.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	13,076	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	993.57/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	10,552	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	975	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,013	907.50/cwt	900.00–915.00	9,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	134.48/cwt	130.00–138.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	143.99/cwt	138.00–148.00	613	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	132.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	130.24/cwt	129.00–132.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	162.20/cwt	158.00–168.00	594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	143.84/cwt	140.00–147.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	154.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	647	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	136.55/cwt	130.00–139.00	701	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	75.08/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,230	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,206	1,950.00/cwt	1,900.00–2,000.00	23,517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,256	2,325.00/cwt	2,200.00–2,500.00	29,202	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,165.91/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	13,408	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,408.33/cwt	1,375.00–1,475.00	19,125	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,141	1,033.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	11,790	18

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 Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 861Last week 1,252Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 123Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 177Last week 123Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,694	68.00–71.00	69.80
8	—	1,638	74.00–77.00	75.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,254	44.00–48.00	45.21
7	—	1,223	40.00–42.00	41.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	44.00	44.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	369	144.00–154.00	150.98
3	—	590	115.00–122.00	118.99
3	—	532	122.00–126.00	124.03
2	—	325	155.00–160.00	157.54
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
6	—	488	130.00–138.00	134.48
8	—	426	138.00–148.00	143.99
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	117.00	117.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
2	—	428	130.00–134.00	132.06
2	—	475	125.00–127.00	125.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
2	—	608	121.00–122.00	121.50
4	—	564	129.00–132.00	130.24
5	—	366	158.00–168.00	162.20
6	—	461	140.00–147.00	143.84
11	—	419	150.00–160.00	154.30
15	—	513	130.00–139.00	136.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
2	—	455	120.00–122.00	121.01
4	—	581	109.00–110.00	109.24
6	—	417	122.00–128.00	124.02
30	—	538	114.00–118.00	117.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	679	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	132.00–134.00	133.34
3	—	382	124.00–126.00	124.62
7	—	424	116.00–120.00	118.55
13	—	566	100.00–107.00	105.77
16	—	516	105.00–110.00	108.54
17	—	484	112.00–116.00	114.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	112.00	112.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
2	—	468	108.00–110.00	109.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	160.00–167.00	163.46
2	—	458	150.00	150.00
2	—	613	130.00	130.00
4	—	525	141.00–145.00	141.98
7	—	580	135.00–138.00	135.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	702	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
3	—	420	156.00	156.00
3	—	458	140.00–146.00	143.97
5	—	517	132.00–135.00	134.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	690	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	877	910.00–930.00	922.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,142	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,145.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,062	950.00–1,025.00	993.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	900.00–915.00	907.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,206	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,256	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,150	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,165.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,358	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,408.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,141	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,033.33

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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