Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $126.74/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$126.74

109 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$2.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.83

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	514	128.30	659	33
Medium and Large 1	613	126.09	773	73
Medium and Large 3	478	125.67	601	3thin

One grade step is worth $2.63/cwt here — about $58 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 sale109 hd

126.74

—

AL average16 barns · 1,896 hd

127.57

−0.83

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	—	High	1,752	77.89	1,365	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	59.90	920	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	53.35	674	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	50.00	535	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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 1	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	150.68/cwt	150.00–152.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.45/cwt	122.00–130.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	137.18/cwt	135.00–140.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	144.11/cwt	142.00–147.00	535	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,050	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	963	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	818	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	985	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,895	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	860.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,202	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,015.00/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	11,368	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	1,025.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	11,531	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	127.85/cwt	127.85–127.85	1,033	64
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,088	762.50/cwt	750.00–775.00	8,296	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,150	895.00/cwt	850.00–925.00	10,293	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	123.21/cwt	121.00–125.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	141.69/cwt	138.00–145.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	666	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	152.18/cwt	150.00–155.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	137.30/cwt	135.00–142.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	411	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	734	116.67/cwt	116.00–117.00	856	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	140.06/cwt	138.00–142.00	599	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	85.42/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,485	2
Bulls	—	—	1,814	78.71/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,428	4
Bulls	—	—	1,698	73.31/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	606	115.54/cwt	114.00–120.00	700	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	154.64/cwt	152.00–155.00	580	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	128.90/cwt	125.00–131.00	688	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	148.94/cwt	146.00–152.00	651	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,152	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	53.30/cwt	52.00–55.00	609	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	50.14/cwt	50.00–51.00	670	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	58.27/cwt	58.00–59.00	795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	141.80/cwt	141.00–145.00	584	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	132.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	691	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	535	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	56.87/cwt	55.00–59.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	139.66/cwt	137.00–141.00	652	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 881Last week 929Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 121Last week 54Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
12	—	412	141.00–145.00	141.80
10	—	520	131.00–135.00	132.95
1	—	325	155.00	155.00
6	—	467	137.00–141.00	139.66
2	—	658	115.00–117.00	116.01
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	150.00–152.00	150.68
5	—	520	122.00–130.00	125.45
5	—	417	135.00–140.00	137.18
5	—	371	142.00–147.00	144.11
7	—	470	130.00–135.00	131.74
5	—	870	94.00	94.00
2	—	570	120.00–121.00	120.49
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
1	—	420	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	734	116.00–117.00	116.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	814	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	758	127.00	127.00
4	—	610	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	808	127.85	127.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	560	121.00–125.00	123.21
4	—	471	138.00–145.00	141.69
2	—	650	113.00	113.00
11	—	606	114.00–120.00	115.54
8	—	375	152.00–155.00	154.64
19	—	534	125.00–131.00	128.90
12	—	437	146.00–152.00	148.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	423	155.00–160.00	157.44
5	—	458	150.00–155.00	152.18
3	—	522	135.00–142.00	137.30
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	411	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00	130.00
2	—	428	138.00–142.00	140.06
1	—	540	122.00	122.00
1	—	395	145.00	145.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	750.00–775.00	762.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,150	850.00–925.00	895.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,070	800.00–900.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,120	975.00–1,050.00	1,015.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,125	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	85.00–86.00	85.42
4	—	1,814	77.00–80.00	78.71
4	—	1,698	72.00–75.00	73.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,670	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,490	55.00–59.00	56.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,142	52.00–55.00	53.30
6	—	1,337	50.00–51.00	50.14
4	—	1,364	58.00–59.00	58.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	50.00	50.00

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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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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle