Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with very 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 $123.29/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$123.29

99 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	492	124.37	612	61
Medium and Large 1	605	121.64	735	33
Medium and Large 3	485	121.00	587	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.38/cwt here — about $25 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 sale99 hd

123.29

—

AL average15 barns · 1,959 hd

120.39

+2.90

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	—	Average	2,138	89.73	1,919	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	59.42	865	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,242	55.55	690	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	52.02	596	8thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	610	114.66/cwt	113.00–115.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	130.53/cwt	128.00–132.00	533	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bulls	—	—	2,200	91.10/cwt	90.00–92.00	2,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	154.17/cwt	152.00–158.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.31/cwt	122.00–130.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	126.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	137.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	139.60/cwt	137.00–142.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	125.72/cwt	125.00–127.00	580	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	117.25/cwt	117.00–118.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	121.69/cwt	121.00–126.00	635	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	119.46/cwt	118.00–120.00	755	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	139.69/cwt	137.00–142.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	136.01/cwt	135.00–137.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	562	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	145.97/cwt	144.00–148.00	718	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,012	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	141.48/cwt	140.00–142.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	863	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	839	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	51.32/cwt	50.00–53.00	604	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	63.23/cwt	62.00–64.00	661	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	52.02/cwt	50.00–54.00	596	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	59.42/cwt	57.00–62.00	865	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	56.65/cwt	54.00–60.00	723	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,062.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	12,091	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,045	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	10,293	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	134.43/cwt	132.00–137.00	753	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	148.14/cwt	145.00–150.00	641	8

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 Aug 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 738Last week 687Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	113.00–115.00	114.66
9	—	408	128.00–132.00	130.53
14	—	461	125.00–127.00	125.72
25	—	522	121.00–126.00	121.69
3	—	567	120.00–123.00	120.99
4	—	366	137.00–142.00	139.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	520	128.00–130.00	129.01
4	—	674	117.00–118.00	117.25
22	—	632	118.00–120.00	119.46
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
2	—	420	135.00–137.00	136.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	125.00–126.00	125.49
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	157.00	157.00
3	—	523	130.00–135.00	132.32
3	—	575	122.00–130.00	127.31
7	—	469	135.00–140.00	137.76
8	—	433	145.00–150.00	148.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
4	—	426	152.00–158.00	154.17
4	—	619	125.00–130.00	126.77
8	—	521	137.00–142.00	139.60
1	—	395	162.00	162.00
19	—	492	144.00–148.00	145.97
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
14	—	560	132.00–137.00	134.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	123.00–125.00	124.02
2	—	413	135.00–137.00	136.03
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	736	137.50	137.50
4	—	610	140.00–142.00	141.48
1	—	550	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	682	125.00–128.00	126.50
5	—	526	142.00	142.00
2	—	583	135.00–140.00	137.55
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	839	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,200	90.00–92.00	91.10
1	—	2,015	87.00	87.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,176	50.00–53.00	51.32
2	—	1,045	62.00–64.00	63.23
36	—	1,277	54.00–60.00	56.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,145	50.00–54.00	52.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,456	57.00–62.00	59.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,023	800.00–825.00	812.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	985.00	985.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	850.00	850.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle