Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 150.00 to 200.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.51/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$122.51

122 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$3.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	124.04	740	66
Medium and Large 3	466	120.98	564	4thin
Medium and Large 2	577	120.68	696	52

One grade step is worth $3.36/cwt here — about $44 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 sale122 hd

122.51

—

AL average11 barns · 1,027 hd

121.23

+1.28

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	1,929	94.77	1,828	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	68.50	1,054	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	62.42	770	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	56.57	613	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,018	965.00/cwt	935.00–1,000.00	9,824	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,275	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	20,719	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225	1,387.50/cwt	1,325.00–1,450.00	16,997	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	69.01/cwt	68.00–71.00	912	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	57.15/cwt	55.00–59.00	638	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	62.88/cwt	60.00–68.00	786	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	66.83/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,008	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	70.17/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,101	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	56.57/cwt	54.00–59.00	613	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.61/cwt	120.00–122.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.81/cwt	136.00–140.00	729	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	2
Bulls	—	—	2,070	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,882	97.36/cwt	97.00–98.00	1,832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.84/cwt	133.00–141.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	799	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.84/cwt	126.00–134.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	123.45/cwt	122.00–125.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	113.16/cwt	110.00–114.00	776	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	120.41/cwt	120.00–124.00	763	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	106.56/cwt	106.00–107.00	817	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	137.34/cwt	137.00–138.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	129.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	143.54/cwt	142.00–145.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	123.73/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.52/cwt	113.00–118.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	112.67/cwt	112.00–113.00	820	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,220	1,225.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,275.00	14,945	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	130.21/cwt	127.00–134.00	559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	126.76/cwt	126.00–128.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	664	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	810	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	120.69/cwt	118.00–122.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	124.54/cwt	123.00–126.00	712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,145.71/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	13,130	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	990	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	145.99/cwt	145.00–148.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	127.52/cwt	122.00–130.00	935	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.07/cwt	132.00–141.50	882	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	150.50/cwt	150.00–152.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	145.77/cwt	142.00–150.00	618	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	176.50/cwt	176.00–177.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	179.02/cwt	177.00–180.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	153.25/cwt	151.00–156.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	126.20/cwt	124.00–128.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	145.88/cwt	144.00–150.00	702	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,193	1,087.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	12,974	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,188	1,217.50/cwt	1,210.00–1,225.00	14,464	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 Jul 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 771Last week 669Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 121Last week 99Year ago 0

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)	3	—	1,018	935.00–1,000.00	965.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,387.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,210.00–1,225.00	1,217.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,146	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,145.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,220	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,322	68.00–71.00	69.01
6	—	1,116	55.00–59.00	57.15
26	—	1,250	60.00–68.00	62.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	65.00–68.00	66.83
6	—	1,569	69.00–71.00	70.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	54.00–59.00	56.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,070	87.00	87.00
3	—	1,882	97.00–98.00	97.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	120.00–122.00	120.61
6	—	480	133.00–141.00	137.84
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
6	—	523	126.00–134.00	128.84
2	—	355	155.00	155.00
8	—	424	142.00–150.00	145.77
4	—	250	176.00–177.00	176.50
4	—	680	117.00–119.00	118.00
5	—	558	124.00–128.00	126.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	525	136.00–140.00	138.81
1	—	660	123.00	123.00
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
3	—	322	177.00–180.00	179.02
1	—	275	182.00	182.00
4	—	429	151.00–156.00	153.25
1	—	370	162.00	162.00
11	—	481	144.00–150.00	145.88
1	—	560	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	140.00	140.00
6	—	799	102.00	102.00
1	—	490	132.00	132.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	122.00–125.00	123.45
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	686	110.00–114.00	113.16
9	—	767	106.00–107.00	106.56
1	—	730	108.00	108.00
10	—	468	125.00–130.00	129.20
2	—	380	142.00–145.00	143.54
11	—	516	120.00–125.00	123.73
2	—	630	113.00–118.00	115.52
4	—	429	127.00–134.00	130.21
6	—	577	118.00–122.00	120.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	634	120.00–124.00	120.41
2	—	370	147.00	147.00
3	—	425	137.00–138.00	137.34
3	—	465	130.00–132.00	130.66
3	—	728	112.00–113.00	112.67
4	—	516	126.00–128.00	126.76
11	—	572	123.00–126.00	124.54
1	—	315	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	664	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	145.00–148.00	145.99
16	—	733	122.00–130.00	127.52
22	—	625	132.00–141.50	141.07
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
1	—	490	157.00	157.00
2	—	557	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
3	—	528	144.00	144.00
4	—	476	150.00–152.00	150.50

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

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How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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