Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher, Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 100.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.26/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$120.26

81 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$4.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	120.90	656	51
Medium and Large 2	499	119.52	597	27
Medium and Large 3	455	115.98	528	3thin

One grade step is worth $4.92/cwt here — about $128 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 sale81 hd

120.26

—

AL average8 barns · 480 hd

119.13

+1.13

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	1,821	77.24	1,407	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	52.00	692	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,167	48.99	572	12

Every lot, as filed

42 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 2	—	628	109.41/cwt	105.00–114.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	141.82/cwt	137.00–145.00	604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.35/cwt	114.00–123.00	690	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	404	156.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	155.55/cwt	152.00–158.00	495	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Bulls	—	—	1,821	77.24/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	131.33/cwt	130.00–132.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	124.49/cwt	122.00–128.00	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	128.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.66/cwt	120.00–127.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	123.35/cwt	120.00–126.00	639	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	116.56/cwt	115.00–121.00	660	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	128.11/cwt	125.00–130.00	551	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	129.85/cwt	127.00–132.00	613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	112.75/cwt	107.00–116.00	711	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	115.45/cwt	113.00–118.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	111.39/cwt	107.00–114.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	118.97/cwt	118.00–120.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	101.21/cwt	100.00–105.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	134.00/cwt	131.00–138.00	571	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	102.99/cwt	102.00–105.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,153	775.00/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,936	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	748	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,325	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	50.41/cwt	48.00–52.00	599	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	778	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,093	762.50/cwt	750.00–775.00	8,334	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	45.25/cwt	45.00–46.00	486	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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 149Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 37Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 60Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher, Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 100.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	105.00–114.00	109.41
5	—	426	137.00–145.00	141.82
8	—	573	114.00–123.00	120.35
7	—	318	152.00–158.00	155.55
6	—	462	125.00–130.00	128.66
9	—	526	120.00–127.00	124.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	158.00	158.00
5	—	462	135.00–140.00	137.38
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
4	—	404	155.00–160.00	156.74
1	—	310	162.00	162.00
3	—	500	130.00–132.00	131.33
6	—	562	122.00–128.00	124.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	120.00–126.00	123.35
9	—	566	115.00–121.00	116.56
7	—	472	127.00–132.00	129.85
15	—	631	107.00–116.00	112.75
4	—	682	100.00–105.00	101.21
13	—	426	131.00–138.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
3	—	477	120.00–124.00	121.97
12	—	430	125.00–130.00	128.11
2	—	535	113.00–118.00	115.45
5	—	576	107.00–114.00	111.39
1	—	675	97.00	97.00
3	—	623	102.00–105.00	102.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	118.00–120.00	118.97
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
4	—	622	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,821	76.00–78.00	77.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	54.00	54.00
7	—	1,189	48.00–52.00	50.41
4	—	1,073	45.00–46.00	45.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	52.00	52.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	750.00–800.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	750.00–775.00	762.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	750.00	750.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle