Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders.. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.68/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$131.68

125 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$10.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	433	138.25	598	36
Medium and Large 1	593	129.12	765	81
Medium and Large 3	439	128.00	562	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about $36 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 sale125 hd

131.68

—

AL average15 barns · 1,960 hd

133.77

−2.09

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	1,624	74.43	1,209	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	52.03	827	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	48.18	618	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	41.99	425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	483	132.50/cwt	128.00–135.00	640	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	151.41/cwt	148.00–154.00	489	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	151.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	147.34/cwt	146.00–149.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	136.50/cwt	134.00–140.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	124.55/cwt	122.00–127.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	906	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	135.16/cwt	130.00–137.00	723	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	138.56/cwt	136.00–142.00	646	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	127.35/cwt	125.00–129.00	723	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	106.34/cwt	106.00–107.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	904	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	134.19/cwt	131.00–135.00	835	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	892	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	156.18/cwt	154.00–160.00	728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	136.98/cwt	134.00–140.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	171.65/cwt	168.00–177.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	179.76/cwt	175.00–185.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	142.36/cwt	140.00–144.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	118.69/cwt	118.50–119.00	861	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	785	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	145.68/cwt	140.00–148.00	698	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	739	4
Bulls	—	—	1,681	71.79/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,207	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	128.01/cwt	125.00–132.00	799	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	164.34/cwt	162.00–168.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	135.28/cwt	132.00–137.00	690	4
Bulls	—	—	1,543	75.43/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	135.68/cwt	135.00–136.00	635	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	52.99/cwt	52.00–54.00	766	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	43.53/cwt	43.00–44.00	496	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	41.99/cwt	40.00–44.00	425	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	51.53/cwt	50.00–53.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	155.56/cwt	152.00–158.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.45/cwt	127.00–130.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	145.52/cwt	143.00–147.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	935	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	48.14/cwt	45.00–51.00	615	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	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 Jan 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 717Last week 1,089Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 67Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders.. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	483	128.00–135.00	132.50
7	—	323	148.00–154.00	151.41
6	—	370	146.00–149.00	147.34
4	—	434	134.00–140.00	136.50
2	—	535	122.00–127.00	124.55
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	114.00	114.00
1	—	670	118.00	118.00
2	—	358	150.00–153.00	151.47
17	—	535	130.00–137.00	135.16
10	—	466	136.00–142.00	138.56
6	—	568	125.00–129.00	127.35
3	—	775	106.00–107.00	106.34
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
6	—	418	143.00–147.00	145.52
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	120.00–122.00	120.66
2	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	305	144.00	144.00
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	725	118.50–119.00	118.69
9	—	613	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	610	148.50	148.50
12	—	780	135.00	135.00
32	—	561	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	591	153.00	153.00
6	—	622	131.00–135.00	134.19
1	—	410	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	154.00–160.00	156.18
4	—	571	134.00–140.00	136.98
4	—	379	168.00–177.00	171.65
4	—	318	175.00–185.00	179.76
3	—	512	140.00–144.00	142.36
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
7	—	624	125.00–132.00	128.01
6	—	419	162.00–168.00	164.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	148.00	148.00
3	—	468	135.00–136.00	135.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	479	140.00–148.00	145.68
4	—	616	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
4	—	510	132.00–137.00	135.28
4	—	428	152.00–158.00	155.56
2	—	570	127.00–130.00	128.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,681	70.00–73.00	71.79
1	—	1,640	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,543	74.00–78.00	75.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,445	52.00–54.00	52.99
2	—	1,140	43.00–44.00	43.53
9	—	1,277	45.00–51.00	48.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	40.00–44.00	41.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,571	50.00–53.00	51.53
1	—	1,700	55.00	55.00

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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