Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 $126.45/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$126.45

71 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$6.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	464	127.43	591	21
Medium and Large 1	538	126.48	680	46
Medium and Large 3	468	121.00	566	4thin

One grade step is worth $6.43/cwt here — about $25 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 sale71 hd

126.45

—

AL average15 barns · 1,537 hd

124.74

+1.71

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	1,628	85.36	1,389	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	63.00	923	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	59.14	731	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,495	50.00	748	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1	—	377	165.67/cwt	165.00–167.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.56/cwt	150.00–165.00	671	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	157.43/cwt	155.00–160.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	140.99/cwt	134.00–143.00	681	5
Bulls	—	—	1,500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	131.51/cwt	130.00–132.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	150.80/cwt	145.00–157.00	648	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	91.09/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	174.80/cwt	172.00–177.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	141.01/cwt	135.00–147.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	146.64/cwt	146.00–147.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	122.43/cwt	121.00–125.00	697	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.64/cwt	128.00–134.00	559	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	135.38/cwt	135.00–137.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.28/cwt	117.00–122.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	795	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	50.91/cwt	50.00–52.00	572	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	923	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	60.48/cwt	58.00–62.00	737	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	65.68/cwt	63.00–69.00	900	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,495	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	842	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,075	742.50/cwt	700.00–785.00	7,982	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.54/cwt	127.00–132.00	676	6
Bulls	—	—	1,625	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	126.27/cwt	124.00–127.00	606	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	554	2

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 673Last week 504Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 54Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	165.00–167.00	165.67
5	—	423	150.00–165.00	158.56
2	—	450	150.00–152.00	151.00
4	—	580	130.00–132.00	131.51
1	—	670	114.00	114.00
4	—	324	172.00–177.00	174.80
5	—	514	135.00–147.00	141.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	155.00–160.00	157.43
5	—	483	134.00–143.00	140.99
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
3	—	430	145.00–157.00	150.80
2	—	607	115.00	115.00
6	—	518	127.00–132.00	130.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	138.00	138.00
3	—	322	146.00–147.00	146.64
19	—	569	121.00–125.00	122.43
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
2	—	525	125.00–128.00	126.51
5	—	428	135.00–137.00	135.38
2	—	458	130.00–134.00	131.99
4	—	685	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
6	—	425	128.00–134.00	131.64
1	—	300	142.00	142.00
4	—	535	117.00–122.00	120.28
1	—	555	118.00	118.00
8	—	480	124.00–127.00	126.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
2	—	445	124.00–125.00	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	665	130.00	130.00
5	—	713	124.00	124.00
2	—	597	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,758	90.00–92.00	91.09
2	—	1,625	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,124	50.00–52.00	50.91
5	—	1,218	58.00–62.00	60.48
4	—	1,371	63.00–69.00	65.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	50.00	50.00

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)	2	—	1,075	700.00–785.00	742.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	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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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

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Feeder Cattle

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