Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.63/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −63.62 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$146.63

88 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$706

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$18.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.11

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	151.53	728	46
Medium and Large 2	484	142.40	689	37
Medium and Large 3	475	132.83	631	5thin

One grade step is worth $18.70/cwt here — about $96 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 sale88 hd

146.63

—

AL average14 barns · 1,462 hd

139.52

+7.11

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−63.62

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	1,484	74.50	1,106	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	51.00	711	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	47.93	616	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	42.47	423	2thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	10,845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	135.26/cwt	134.00–138.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	2
Bulls	—	—	1,448	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,014	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	145.67/cwt	142.00–150.00	752	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	154.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	153.49/cwt	152.00–156.00	508	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	142.76/cwt	142.00–143.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	564	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	459	126.73/cwt	126.00–129.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	122.91/cwt	118.00–126.00	664	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	132.49/cwt	130.00–136.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	810	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	42.47/cwt	42.00–43.00	423	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	47.93/cwt	46.00–52.00	616	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	172.02/cwt	170.00–174.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.96/cwt	140.00–147.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	125.43/cwt	123.00–128.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	174.47/cwt	172.00–177.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	120.48/cwt	119.00–122.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	124.03/cwt	122.00–127.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	151.43/cwt	149.00–158.00	634	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	143.58/cwt	142.00–145.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	163.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	680	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	715	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	144.44/cwt	144.00–145.00	829	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	134.87/cwt	130.00–141.00	639	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	144.99/cwt	141.00–150.00	603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	122.77/cwt	119.00–125.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	148.38/cwt	147.00–151.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	112.54/cwt	111.00–114.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	118.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	117.51/cwt	115.00–120.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,025	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	867	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	127.35/cwt	127.00–128.00	544	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

Wed Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 678Last week 647Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 82Year ago 0

No trends available

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,118	970.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,075.00	1,075.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	134.00–138.00	135.26
2	—	628	120.00	120.00
2	—	333	170.00–174.00	172.02
6	—	475	140.00–147.00	143.96
7	—	581	123.00–128.00	125.43
14	—	419	149.00–158.00	151.43
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	142.00–150.00	145.67
9	—	468	150.00–160.00	154.19
4	—	561	130.00–136.00	132.49
2	—	360	172.00–177.00	174.47
2	—	658	119.00–122.00	120.48
3	—	627	122.00–127.00	124.03
17	—	416	160.00–170.00	163.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	127.00	127.00
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
2	—	423	142.00–145.00	143.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	150.00	150.00
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
4	—	363	142.00–143.00	142.76
5	—	420	130.00–138.00	134.17
7	—	459	126.00–129.00	126.73
9	—	540	118.00–126.00	122.91
1	—	335	147.00	147.00
2	—	620	111.00–114.00	112.54
1	—	655	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	152.00–156.00	153.49
12	—	474	130.00–141.00	134.87
6	—	416	141.00–150.00	144.99
5	—	562	119.00–125.00	122.77
5	—	382	147.00–151.00	148.38
4	—	680	115.00–120.00	118.75
4	—	615	115.00–120.00	117.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	146.00	146.00
1	—	535	116.00	116.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	134.00	134.00
3	—	427	127.00–128.00	127.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	175.00	175.00
2	—	518	157.00	157.00
1	—	455	165.00	165.00
29	—	727	141.00	141.00
3	—	578	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	574	144.00–145.00	144.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,520	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	48.00	48.00
1	—	1,500	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	42.00–43.00	42.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,285	46.00–52.00	47.93

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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Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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