Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.86/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$136.86

230 head · 666 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

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

$7.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.30

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	596	140.00	834	50
Medium and Large 1	667	138.78	926	102
Medium and Large 1-2	708	132.32	937	78

One grade step is worth $7.68/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale230 hd

136.86

—

AL average13 barns · 945 hd

146.15

−9.30

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	—	Average	1,613	76.50	1,234	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,645	56.36	927	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,264	53.59	678	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,182	51.05	603	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	151.84/cwt	150.00–157.00	708	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	142.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	123.19/cwt	120.00–125.00	786	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	160.55/cwt	157.00–165.00	663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	122.56/cwt	120.00–124.50	759	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	899	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	129.79/cwt	125.00–132.00	609	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	909	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	646	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	853	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	150.83/cwt	150.00–151.00	762	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	140.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	978	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	783	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	163.46/cwt	162.00–165.00	698	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	127.24/cwt	125.50–127.50	964	62
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	995	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,214	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	852.50/cwt	815.00–890.00	9,164	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,105.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,200.00	12,210	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	949	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	713	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	144.98/cwt	140.00–148.00	692	18
Bulls	—	—	1,835	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	153.06/cwt	150.00–156.00	640	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	136.28/cwt	135.00–140.00	788	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	790	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	743	14
Bulls	—	—	1,390	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,043	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	51.05/cwt	50.00–53.00	603	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	56.36/cwt	56.00–57.00	927	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	50.39/cwt	46.00–52.00	637	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	864	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	54.39/cwt	53.00–56.00	669	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	135.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	125.14/cwt	120.00–126.00	649	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	144.28/cwt	140.00–149.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	137.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	145.50/cwt	144.00–146.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	134.26/cwt	132.00–137.00	553	5

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 929Last week 717Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	600	144.00	144.00
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
14	—	752	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	152.00	152.00
1	—	480	159.00	159.00
55	—	693	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	728	120.00–130.00	124.90
12	—	646	132.00	132.00
12	—	505	150.00–151.00	150.83
6	—	578	140.00–146.00	140.96
1	—	470	156.00	156.00
6	—	427	162.00–165.00	163.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	515	152.00	152.00
62	—	758	125.50–127.50	127.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	150.00–157.00	151.84
4	—	519	140.00–145.00	142.97
1	—	365	167.00	167.00
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
11	—	413	157.00–165.00	160.55
14	—	578	135.00–140.00	136.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	638	120.00–125.00	123.19
18	—	477	140.00–148.00	144.98
5	—	418	150.00–156.00	153.06
2	—	565	127.00–130.00	128.46
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
9	—	522	130.00–138.00	135.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	127.00	127.00
1	—	485	137.00	137.00
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
14	—	790	94.00	94.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	619	120.00–124.50	122.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	115.00–116.00	115.50
9	—	469	125.00–132.00	129.79
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
22	—	519	120.00–126.00	125.14
6	—	373	144.00–146.00	145.50
5	—	412	132.00–137.00	134.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	120.00	120.00
2	—	510	128.00–130.00	129.01
1	—	665	113.00	113.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
12	—	796	113.00	113.00
6	—	416	140.00–149.00	144.28
5	—	724	116.00	116.00
5	—	459	135.00–140.00	137.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	589	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	125.00–128.00	126.50
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00

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)	1	—	995	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,075	815.00–890.00	852.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,105	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,390	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,182	50.00–53.00	51.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,645	56.00–57.00	56.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,264	46.00–52.00	50.39
2	—	1,490	58.00	58.00
13	—	1,230	53.00–56.00	54.39

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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Cullman Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle