Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $128.19/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$128.19

141 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$8.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.29

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	130.12	695	90
Medium and Large 2	500	125.08	625	47
Medium and Large 3	459	121.24	556	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.88/cwt here — about $138 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 sale141 hd

128.19

—

AL average14 barns · 1,992 hd

118.90

+9.29

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	1,575	91.08	1,435	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,426	65.52	935	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	58.31	684	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	51.49	551	7thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	143.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	692	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,973	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	66.13/cwt	65.00–68.00	933	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	51.49/cwt	50.00–53.00	551	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	64.50/cwt	64.00–65.00	953	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	55.33/cwt	55.00–56.00	612	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	59.23/cwt	57.00–61.00	675	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	734	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.67/cwt	149.00–150.00	711	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	146.16/cwt	144.00–147.00	855	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	137.67/cwt	137.00–138.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	122.65/cwt	118.00–125.00	763	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	136.33/cwt	135.00–137.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	634	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.23/cwt	120.00–122.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	741	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	126.56/cwt	125.00–128.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	479	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	135.21/cwt	135.00–136.00	552	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	157.83/cwt	155.00–159.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	137.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	784	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	91.08/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	141.37/cwt	140.00–144.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	145.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	749	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	158.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	130.63/cwt	127.00–134.00	743	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	130.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	804	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	134.74/cwt	130.00–138.00	697	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	118.50/cwt	118.00–119.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	151.48/cwt	147.00–155.00	647	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	163.04/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	134.96/cwt	134.00–136.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	149.89/cwt	148.00–152.00	715	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	124.55/cwt	122.00–126.00	658	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	571	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.28/cwt	128.00–133.00	560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	128.42/cwt	127.00–130.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	833.33/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,917	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,155	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,705	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,450	1

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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 639Last week 738Year ago 397

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 123Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 47Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
5	—	805	117.00	117.00
10	—	524	140.00	140.00
15	—	475	149.00–150.00	149.67
3	—	620	137.00–138.00	137.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	657	136.00	136.00
4	—	747	128.00	128.00
5	—	533	147.00	147.00
43	—	585	144.00–147.00	146.16
1	—	625	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	140.00–145.00	143.60
7	—	371	155.00–159.00	157.83
7	—	569	127.00–134.00	130.63
12	—	517	130.00–138.00	134.74
1	—	720	114.00	114.00
16	—	427	147.00–155.00	151.48
4	—	324	160.00–165.00	163.04
4	—	642	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	124.00–127.00	125.49
3	—	405	140.00–144.00	141.37
2	—	468	134.00–136.00	134.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	135.00–140.00	137.85
1	—	360	165.00	165.00
10	—	516	140.00–150.00	145.15
2	—	418	157.00–160.00	158.46
11	—	614	130.00–137.00	130.93
2	—	658	120.00–124.00	121.98
2	—	705	118.00–119.00	118.50
4	—	840	109.00	109.00
9	—	477	148.00–152.00	149.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	109.00	109.00
3	—	392	135.00–137.00	136.33
4	—	573	120.00–122.00	121.23
7	—	467	125.00–128.00	126.56
9	—	528	122.00–126.00	124.55
10	—	430	128.00–133.00	130.28
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	622	118.00–125.00	122.65
1	—	705	113.00	113.00
2	—	358	140.00–141.00	140.50
3	—	555	126.00	126.00
5	—	408	135.00–136.00	135.21
6	—	488	130.00	130.00
7	—	518	127.00–130.00	128.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	118.00	118.00
2	—	463	120.00–122.00	120.98
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	466	136.00	136.00
25	—	566	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	122.00	122.00
7	—	571	120.00	120.00

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)	1	—	1,045	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,070	800.00–850.00	833.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,411	65.00–68.00	66.13
2	—	1,465	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,071	50.00–53.00	51.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	64.00–65.00	64.50
6	—	1,106	55.00–56.00	55.33
6	—	1,140	57.00–61.00	59.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	88.00–93.00	91.08

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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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