Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $148.50/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$148.50

87 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$34.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.21

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	166.21	889	24
Medium and Large 2	622	145.03	902	31
Medium and Large 1-2	734	139.25	1,022	29
Medium and Large 3	590	132.00	779	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.21/cwt here — about $110 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 sale87 hd

148.50

—

AL average14 barns · 969 hd

148.29

+0.21

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	1,805	87.60	1,581	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,415	68.49	969	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	56.62	634	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	51.20	485	4thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2	—	465	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,022	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	192.41/cwt	190.00–196.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	630	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	69.79/cwt	69.00–71.00	988	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	53.10/cwt	51.00–54.00	609	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	877	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	51.20/cwt	50.00–53.00	485	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	56.95/cwt	50.00–61.00	634	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	158.03/cwt	157.00–159.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	159.00/cwt	157.00–160.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	162.95/cwt	162.00–165.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	130.47/cwt	129.00–132.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	141.01/cwt	137.00–145.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	153.54/cwt	152.00–155.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	111.53/cwt	110.00–116.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	135.73/cwt	135.00–138.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.68/cwt	142.00–145.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	816	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	979	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	151.77/cwt	148.00–155.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	172.26/cwt	167.00–177.00	713	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	180.63/cwt	180.00–182.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	151.65/cwt	148.00–155.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	160.53/cwt	157.00–165.00	693	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	126.37/cwt	124.00–128.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	170.58/cwt	165.00–175.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.26/cwt	156.00–162.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.32/cwt	132.00–140.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	929.17/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,109	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	854.17/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,037	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,010	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,343	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	958	958.33/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	9,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	129.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	596	148.07/cwt	147.00–149.50	882	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	673	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	128.82/cwt	125.00–132.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	126.99/cwt	126.00–128.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	161.07/cwt	160.00–162.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	150.16/cwt	147.00–155.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	133.70/cwt	130.00–136.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	129.49/cwt	127.00–132.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	134.30/cwt	129.00–137.00	647	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	842	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,394	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	166.11/cwt	162.00–170.00	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	139.05/cwt	135.00–142.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	153.51/cwt	147.00–157.00	800	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	177.82/cwt	172.00–182.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	851	2
Bulls	—	—	1,828	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,590	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,392	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	181.65/cwt	178.00–185.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	988	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 Feb 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 656Last week 881Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 121Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	166.00	166.00
6	—	717	128.00–131.00	129.50
1	—	505	156.00	156.00
1	—	325	192.00	192.00
14	—	596	147.00–149.50	148.07
2	—	426	175.00	175.00
1	—	370	182.00	182.00
5	—	823	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	734	139.25	139.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	190.00–196.00	192.41
1	—	320	197.00	197.00
7	—	501	165.00	165.00
1	—	555	157.00	157.00
7	—	770	139.00	139.00
3	—	422	178.00–185.00	181.65
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	157.00–159.00	158.03
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
6	—	418	137.00–145.00	141.01
2	—	380	152.00–155.00	153.54
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
7	—	529	125.00–132.00	128.82
2	—	558	126.00–128.00	126.99
2	—	275	160.00–162.00	161.07
11	—	482	129.00–137.00	134.30
5	—	739	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	725	126.50	126.50
4	—	365	157.00–160.00	159.00
3	—	317	162.00–165.00	162.95
4	—	757	110.00–116.00	111.53
4	—	514	135.00–138.00	135.73
3	—	468	142.00–145.00	143.68
6	—	418	147.00–155.00	150.16
4	—	574	130.00–136.00	133.70
2	—	613	127.00–132.00	129.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	129.00–132.00	130.47
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	816	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
2	—	418	148.00–155.00	151.65
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	148.00–155.00	151.77
3	—	565	130.00–135.00	133.27
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
16	—	432	157.00–165.00	160.53
3	—	622	124.00–128.00	126.37
3	—	312	165.00–175.00	170.58
4	—	375	162.00–170.00	166.11
3	—	523	135.00–142.00	139.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	167.00–177.00	172.26
3	—	325	180.00–182.00	180.63
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
7	—	473	156.00–162.00	157.26
3	—	630	132.00–140.00	136.32
2	—	565	145.00	145.00
8	—	521	147.00–157.00	153.51
4	—	365	172.00–182.00	177.82
2	—	670	124.00–130.00	126.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,415	69.00–71.00	69.79
1	—	1,415	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,146	51.00–54.00	53.10
1	—	1,105	66.00	66.00
14	—	1,113	50.00–61.00	56.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	948	50.00–53.00	51.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,828	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,740	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,815	92.00	92.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,088	900.00–1,000.00	929.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,058	825.00–900.00	854.17
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	958	925.00–1,000.00	958.33
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	888	800.00–825.00	812.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Steers · 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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