Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $111.13/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$111.13

183 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$24

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

$6.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	116.10	646	41
Medium and Large 3	474	116.01	550	5thin
Medium and Large 2	568	109.47	622	137

One grade step is worth $6.63/cwt here — about $24 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 sale183 hd

111.13

—

AL average13 barns · 1,103 hd

112.76

−1.63

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	55.43	812	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	51.69	598	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	50.00	573	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1	—	504	120.51/cwt	120.00–122.00	607	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,025	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,431	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,772	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,010.00/cwt	960.00–1,060.00	10,332	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	850.00/cwt	800.00–925.00	8,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	113.16/cwt	113.00–113.50	799	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	559	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	693	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	707	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	512	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	98.23/cwt	98.00–98.50	659	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.77/cwt	114.00–120.00	611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	111.97/cwt	111.00–114.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	115.90/cwt	115.00–116.00	640	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	121.26/cwt	120.00–122.00	575	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	103.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	125.74/cwt	125.00–128.00	599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	133.72/cwt	132.00–137.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.97/cwt	160.00–162.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	144.53/cwt	143.00–152.00	624	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	130.70/cwt	130.00–132.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	138.19/cwt	136.00–142.00	597	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	130.67/cwt	127.00–134.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	127.89/cwt	125.00–130.00	651	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	13,800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,300	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	113.35/cwt	107.00–123.00	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	137.83/cwt	136.00–140.00	642	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	117.32/cwt	115.00–125.00	680	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	154.33/cwt	152.00–157.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.70/cwt	122.00–129.00	543	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	135.78/cwt	134.00–137.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	522	108.70/cwt	108.00–109.00	567	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	136.28/cwt	130.00–139.50	707	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	114.71/cwt	113.00–115.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	798	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	573	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	51.93/cwt	50.00–54.00	601	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	53.65/cwt	51.00–57.00	751	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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 563Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 82Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	120.00–122.00	120.51
2	—	712	92.50	92.50
10	—	552	115.00–116.00	115.90
2	—	820	85.00	85.00
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
12	—	476	125.00–128.00	125.74
3	—	422	132.00–137.00	133.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	693	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	110.00–112.00	111.01
1	—	390	127.00	127.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	671	98.00–98.50	98.23
5	—	523	114.00–120.00	116.77
3	—	574	111.00–114.00	111.97
16	—	474	120.00–122.00	121.26
4	—	613	100.00–105.00	103.49
21	—	425	122.00–129.00	127.70
5	—	362	134.00–137.00	135.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	522	108.00–109.00	108.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	706	113.00–113.50	113.16
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
18	—	519	130.00–139.50	136.28
22	—	695	114.75	114.75
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	108.00	108.00
7	—	765	113.00–115.00	114.71
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	160.00–162.00	160.97
9	—	432	136.00–142.00	138.19
5	—	464	127.00–134.00	130.67
1	—	650	106.00	106.00
9	—	509	125.00–130.00	127.89
6	—	623	107.00–123.00	113.35
2	—	273	170.00–172.00	171.03
16	—	580	115.00–125.00	117.32
7	—	367	152.00–157.00	154.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	432	143.00–152.00	144.53
3	—	517	130.00–132.00	130.70
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
1	—	290	177.00	177.00
3	—	705	108.00	108.00
2	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
13	—	466	136.00–140.00	137.83
2	—	368	160.00–165.00	162.45
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	120.00	120.00

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	—	1,025	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	785.00	785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,023	960.00–1,060.00	1,010.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	800.00–925.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	49.00	49.00
11	—	1,158	50.00–54.00	51.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,595	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,400	51.00–57.00	53.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	50.00	50.00

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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Cullman Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle