Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 100.00 to 150.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.38/cwt on 143 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −75.87 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$134.38

143 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$15

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

$13.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.75

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	145.80	630	21
Medium and Large 3	436	133.78	583	9thin
Medium and Large 2	488	132.31	645	113

One grade step is worth $13.49/cwt here — about −$15 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

10 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $192.37, median $210.25 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale143 hd

134.38

—

AL average11 barns · 613 hd

123.63

+10.75

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−75.87

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	1,804	86.51	1,561	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	58.00	858	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,147	56.04	643	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	51.26	516	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	315	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	107.87/cwt	105.00–109.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.02/cwt	138.00–142.00	530	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	125.78/cwt	122.00–128.00	664	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	742	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	114.89/cwt	114.00–120.00	611	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	138.97/cwt	137.00–142.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	106.32/cwt	102.00–110.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	125.38/cwt	122.00–128.00	604	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,181.25/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	12,261	16
Bulls	—	—	1,618	83.51/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	169.97/cwt	165.00–175.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	130.87/cwt	130.00–132.00	660	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	156.33/cwt	156.00–157.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	462	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	582	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,045	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,279	2
Bulls	—	—	2,195	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	582	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	141.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	604	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	146.66/cwt	145.00–148.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	1,010.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	11,110	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	125.82/cwt	122.00–126.50	659	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	131.86/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	58.90/cwt	57.00–62.00	713	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	858	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	975.00/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	9,887	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	780	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	53.18/cwt	52.00–55.00	576	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	51.26/cwt	50.00–52.00	516	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,035	918.75/cwt	825.00–975.00	9,509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	771	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	783.33/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,225	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	133.61/cwt	132.00–136.00	724	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	162.84/cwt	160.00–164.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	351	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	569	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 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 354Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	144.00	144.00
7	—	634	105.00–109.00	107.87
11	—	376	138.00–142.00	141.02
5	—	742	98.00	98.00
9	—	532	114.00–120.00	114.89
1	—	550	112.00	112.00
8	—	482	122.00–128.00	125.38
21	—	422	130.00–135.00	131.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	103.00	103.00
4	—	470	130.00–132.00	130.97
20	—	528	122.00–128.00	125.78
1	—	360	147.00	147.00
3	—	410	137.00–142.00	138.97
4	—	663	102.00–110.00	106.32
2	—	608	110.00–112.00	110.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	177.00	177.00
3	—	308	165.00–175.00	169.97
8	—	504	130.00–132.00	130.87
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
3	—	417	145.00–148.00	146.66
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
4	—	351	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	130.00–132.00	130.99
6	—	369	156.00–157.00	156.33
26	—	426	135.00–145.00	141.90
2	—	628	107.00–110.00	108.49
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
70	—	524	122.00–126.50	125.82
5	—	331	160.00–164.00	162.84
1	—	690	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	126.00	126.00
7	—	428	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	125.00	125.00
22	—	598	129.00	129.00
10	—	542	132.00–136.00	133.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,038	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,181.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,014	925.00–1,025.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,035	825.00–975.00	918.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	700.00–850.00	783.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	83.00–84.00	83.51
1	—	2,195	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,785	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,210	57.00–62.00	58.90
7	—	1,084	52.00–55.00	53.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	50.00–52.00	51.26

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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