Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 75.00 to 120.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.95/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$127.95

204 head · 713 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$201

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

$25.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	144.56	820	49
Medium and Large 2	689	125.30	864	91
Medium and Large 1-2	858	119.00	1,021	64

One grade step is worth $25.56/cwt here — about −$201 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 sale204 hd

127.95

—

AL average13 barns · 1,082 hd

131.98

−4.02

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	1,710	95.49	1,633	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,364	63.66	869	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	61.73	971	4thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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	—	318	174.58/cwt	170.00–177.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	144.24/cwt	140.00–147.00	694	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	136.50/cwt	132.00–140.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	163.11/cwt	158.00–167.00	599	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	126.60/cwt	125.00–132.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	149.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	626	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	121.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	763	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	532	127.27/cwt	126.00–130.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	504	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	802	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	898	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	138.46/cwt	138.00–141.00	795	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	116.24/cwt	116.00–117.00	915	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	541	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	752	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,040	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	10,764	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	936.67/cwt	900.00–985.00	9,460	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,013	862.50/cwt	800.00–925.00	8,737	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	101.07/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,784	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	91.11/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,538	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	95.98/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,632	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,620	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,069	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	63.40/cwt	61.00–65.00	847	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	61.73/cwt	60.00–63.00	971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	143.54/cwt	142.00–145.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	124.34/cwt	124.00–125.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.79/cwt	129.00–130.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	114.39/cwt	114.00–116.00	773	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	112.88/cwt	109.00–113.00	810	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	149.34/cwt	149.00–150.00	466	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	145.14/cwt	142.00–146.00	534	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	137.52/cwt	135.00–142.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	120.75/cwt	118.00–122.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	111.26/cwt	108.00–112.00	752	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.98/cwt	122.00–128.00	656	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	657	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	677	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	128.45/cwt	127.00–130.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	750	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	838	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,021	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	119.03/cwt	118.00–120.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	167.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	150.93/cwt	148.00–155.00	694	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	274	184.58/cwt	182.00–192.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	147.68/cwt	144.00–152.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	128.48/cwt	127.00–132.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	863	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	180.57/cwt	177.00–185.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	491	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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 905Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	318	170.00–177.00	174.58
4	—	481	140.00–147.00	144.24
4	—	535	132.00–140.00	136.50
5	—	367	158.00–167.00	163.11
5	—	567	125.00–132.00	126.60
8	—	420	145.00–155.00	149.05
15	—	626	120.00–125.00	121.93
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
2	—	273	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
1	—	460	136.00	136.00
3	—	532	126.00–130.00	127.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	117.00	117.00
2	—	360	170.00–175.00	172.50
2	—	670	118.00–120.00	119.03
3	—	417	165.00–170.00	167.27
3	—	460	148.00–155.00	150.93
4	—	274	182.00–192.00	184.58
4	—	519	144.00–152.00	147.68
4	—	618	127.00–132.00	128.48
4	—	863	108.00	108.00
5	—	326	177.00–185.00	180.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	760	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
2	—	415	142.00–145.00	143.54
2	—	463	138.00–140.00	138.98
3	—	575	124.00–125.00	124.34
5	—	520	129.00–130.00	129.79
10	—	676	114.00–116.00	114.39
16	—	635	118.00	118.00
33	—	718	109.00–113.00	112.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	130.00–134.00	131.99
2	—	618	113.00–114.00	113.50
6	—	312	149.00–150.00	149.34
7	—	368	142.00–146.00	145.14
8	—	425	135.00–142.00	137.52
8	—	567	118.00–122.00	120.75
11	—	676	108.00–112.00	111.26
20	—	525	122.00–128.00	124.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	657	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	127.00	127.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
2	—	413	127.00–130.00	128.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	504	145.00	145.00
5	—	720	121.00	121.00
8	—	636	130.00	130.00
16	—	802	112.00	112.00
19	—	574	138.00–141.00	138.46
29	—	787	116.00–117.00	116.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	541	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	613	135.50	135.50
10	—	502	149.50	149.50
32	—	578	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	858	119.00	119.00

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	—	1,040	1,035.00	1,035.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,010	900.00–985.00	936.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	800.00–925.00	862.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	100.00–102.00	101.07
3	—	1,688	90.00–93.00	91.11
4	—	1,700	94.00–99.00	95.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	66.00	66.00
9	—	1,336	61.00–65.00	63.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	60.00–63.00	61.73

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle