Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $135.64/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$135.64

108 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$10.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	142.34	942	39
Medium and Large 2	678	131.85	894	69

One grade step is worth $10.49/cwt here — about $48 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 sale108 hd

135.64

—

AL average15 barns · 748 hd

149.87

−14.23

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	1,908	84.00	1,603	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	59.20	712	12

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	836	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	646	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	944	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	166.32/cwt	165.00–167.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	688	124.65/cwt	123.00–127.00	858	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	969	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	912	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	69.05/cwt	68.00–70.00	889	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	60.58/cwt	57.00–63.00	772	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	53.89/cwt	52.00–55.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	168.39/cwt	165.00–170.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	178.03/cwt	175.00–182.00	564	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,389	2
Bulls	—	—	2,295	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	2,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	158.44/cwt	157.00–160.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	143.31/cwt	140.00–146.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	130.72/cwt	127.00–135.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	134.50/cwt	130.00–138.00	714	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	130.03/cwt	128.00–132.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	165.15/cwt	162.00–170.00	677	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.42/cwt	146.00–155.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	126.88/cwt	125.00–130.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	132.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	127.81/cwt	127.00–130.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	148.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	626	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	108.72/cwt	107.00–111.00	735	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	120.20/cwt	118.00–122.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	116.41/cwt	114.00–118.00	781	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	141.16/cwt	138.00–147.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.53/cwt	140.00–145.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	134.34/cwt	131.00–137.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	157.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	579	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,066.67/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	13,152	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	875.00/cwt	800.00–925.00	9,039	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	147.33/cwt	146.00–148.00	857	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	694	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,138	1,062.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	12,091	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	153.83/cwt	150.00–155.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	872	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	950	4

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 398Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 51Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	127.00	127.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
2	—	435	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
5	—	377	165.00–170.00	168.39
3	—	317	175.00–182.00	178.03
6	—	513	140.00–146.00	143.31
3	—	612	127.00–135.00	130.72
7	—	410	162.00–170.00	165.15
4	—	465	146.00–155.00	149.42
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	140.00–145.00	143.37
2	—	380	157.00–160.00	158.44
4	—	531	130.00–138.00	134.50
2	—	563	128.00–132.00	130.03
5	—	437	150.00–155.00	153.83
2	—	635	122.00	122.00
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	836	113.00	113.00
21	—	688	123.00–127.00	124.65
4	—	872	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	164.00	164.00
4	—	354	180.00–185.00	182.53
31	—	723	134.00	134.00
1	—	400	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	774	122.00	122.00
3	—	463	165.00–167.00	166.32
1	—	535	154.00	154.00
8	—	718	127.00	127.00
1	—	655	132.00	132.00
1	—	320	185.00	185.00
9	—	582	146.00–148.00	147.33
3	—	408	170.00	170.00
1	—	395	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	132.00–135.00	133.47
1	—	475	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	125.00–130.00	126.88
3	—	472	130.00–135.00	132.62
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
14	—	676	107.00–111.00	108.72
5	—	571	118.00–122.00	120.20
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
5	—	817	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	140.00–145.00	142.53
1	—	330	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	584	127.00–130.00	127.81
5	—	420	147.00–150.00	148.98
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
18	—	671	114.00–118.00	116.41
6	—	468	138.00–147.00	141.16
2	—	720	107.00	107.00
6	—	508	131.00–137.00	134.34
4	—	368	155.00–160.00	157.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	68.00–70.00	69.05
5	—	1,274	57.00–63.00	60.58
5	—	1,098	52.00–55.00	53.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	81.00	81.00
1	—	2,295	90.00	90.00

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)	3	—	1,233	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,066.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	800.00–925.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,138	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.50

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle