Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $135.45/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$135.45

183 head · 615 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$1.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	136.01	861	98
Medium and Large 2	595	134.81	802	85

One grade step is worth $1.20/cwt here — about $59 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

135.45

—

AL average13 barns · 1,052 hd

130.67

+4.79

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	—	High	1,835	90.36	1,658	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	58.61	719	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	55.19	621	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Bulls	—	—	2,028	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	125.31/cwt	120.00–128.00	713	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	132.50/cwt	132.00–133.00	735	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	84.33/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,508	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	134.86/cwt	132.00–140.00	643	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	826	2
Bulls	—	—	1,795	92.13/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	145.78/cwt	143.00–150.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	118.29/cwt	116.00–120.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	134.67/cwt	133.00–137.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	135.34/cwt	134.00–137.00	577	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	125.82/cwt	124.00–130.00	662	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	141.05/cwt	140.00–142.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.44/cwt	124.00–129.75	600	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	650	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	120.45/cwt	118.00–122.00	636	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	114.25/cwt	113.00–115.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.86/cwt	126.00–134.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	111.36/cwt	108.00–113.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	118.97/cwt	114.00–123.00	732	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,020	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,965	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,000	1,370.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,370.00	13,700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	126.76/cwt	125.00–130.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.39/cwt	152.00–162.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	146.42/cwt	142.00–150.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.87/cwt	121.00–128.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	133.07/cwt	130.00–134.50	842	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	992	741.67/cwt	725.00–750.00	7,357	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,920	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,666	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	53.85/cwt	51.00–55.00	669	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	58.50/cwt	56.00–61.00	715	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	55.19/cwt	53.00–57.00	621	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	63.61/cwt	62.00–66.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	130.26/cwt	128.00–132.00	548	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	141.42/cwt	140.00–141.50	867	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	139.28/cwt	139.00–140.00	755	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	866	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	150.19/cwt	147.00–153.00	727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.92/cwt	155.00–156.00	738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	134.62/cwt	132.00–141.00	777	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	146.15/cwt	146.00–148.00	795	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	121.79/cwt	121.00–122.00	856	24

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 813Last week 701Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 67Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
37	—	613	140.00–141.50	141.42
3	—	665	130.00–135.00	133.27
3	—	810	118.00	118.00
6	—	909	105.00	105.00
12	—	473	155.00–156.00	155.92
12	—	544	146.00–148.00	146.15
24	—	703	121.00–122.00	121.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	633	130.00–134.50	133.07
14	—	542	139.00–140.00	139.28
1	—	420	162.00	162.00
19	—	753	115.00	115.00
9	—	350	163.00	163.00
10	—	484	147.00–153.00	150.19
10	—	577	132.00–141.00	134.62
10	—	690	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	569	120.00–128.00	125.31
1	—	275	175.00	175.00
15	—	477	132.00–140.00	134.86
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
3	—	620	116.00–120.00	118.29
4	—	526	125.00–130.00	126.76
6	—	428	142.00–150.00	146.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	132.00–133.00	132.50
2	—	680	120.00–123.00	121.51
5	—	465	143.00–150.00	145.78
6	—	506	133.00–137.00	134.67
7	—	424	152.00–162.00	155.39
1	—	325	177.00	177.00
8	—	620	121.00–128.00	122.87
1	—	360	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
3	—	488	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	426	134.00–137.00	135.34
21	—	526	124.00–130.00	125.82
2	—	375	140.00–142.00	141.05
2	—	563	120.00–121.00	120.50
4	—	654	113.00–115.00	114.25
7	—	465	126.00–134.00	130.86
7	—	615	114.00–123.00	118.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	147.00	147.00
15	—	471	124.00–129.75	127.44
37	—	528	118.00–122.00	120.45
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
3	—	615	108.00–113.00	111.36
7	—	421	128.00–132.00	130.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,028	98.00	98.00
4	—	1,788	83.00–85.00	84.33
5	—	1,795	90.00–94.00	92.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,242	51.00–55.00	53.85
10	—	1,222	56.00–61.00	58.50
5	—	1,222	62.00–66.00	63.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	53.00–57.00	55.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	1,370.00	1,370.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	992	725.00–750.00	741.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	925.00	925.00

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

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