Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $124.99/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$124.99

76 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$4.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	125.68	700	32
Medium and Large 2	490	124.93	612	39
Medium and Large 3	483	121.01	585	5thin

One grade step is worth $4.67/cwt here — about $116 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 sale76 hd

124.99

—

AL average8 barns · 1,035 hd

116.23

+8.76

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	1,750	90.03	1,576	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	65.68	961	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	56.83	691	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	52.54	545	5thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	129.54/cwt	128.00–132.00	548	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	125.28/cwt	122.00–126.50	723	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	123.46/cwt	121.00–125.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	117.24/cwt	116.00–119.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	127.68/cwt	127.00–129.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.81/cwt	124.00–125.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	129.35/cwt	126.00–132.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.44/cwt	135.00–142.00	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Bulls	—	—	2,115	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	144.76/cwt	144.00–145.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Bulls	—	—	1,410	85.58/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	117.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	726	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	145.52/cwt	142.00–147.50	626	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	123.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	711	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	164.06/cwt	162.00–165.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.00	564	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	134.65/cwt	134.00–136.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	565	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	962.50/cwt	950.00–975.00	11,069	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	53.05/cwt	52.00–54.00	556	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	57.27/cwt	55.00–60.00	723	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	63.49/cwt	63.00–64.00	862	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	66.77/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,012	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	800	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	52.54/cwt	51.00–55.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	697	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	761	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	997	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,017	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	956	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	542	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	705	6

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 639Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
13	—	423	128.00–132.00	129.54
9	—	525	121.00–125.00	123.46
5	—	563	120.00–121.00	120.20
5	—	480	124.00–125.00	124.81
3	—	626	116.00	116.00
3	—	362	134.00–136.00	134.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	577	122.00–126.50	125.28
4	—	614	116.00–119.00	117.24
3	—	508	127.00–129.00	127.68
2	—	458	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	408	137.00–140.00	138.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	125.00–127.00	126.03
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	118.00	118.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
8	—	519	126.00–132.00	129.35
7	—	475	135.00–142.00	140.44
3	—	650	109.00	109.00
3	—	617	115.00–120.00	117.67
11	—	430	142.00–147.50	145.52
2	—	378	159.00–160.00	159.49
15	—	576	120.00–127.00	123.46
3	—	320	162.00–165.00	164.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
2	—	418	136.00–138.00	136.99
1	—	480	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	135.00	135.00
4	—	465	144.00–145.00	144.76
2	—	368	165.00	165.00
1	—	400	152.00	152.00
2	—	330	170.00–172.00	171.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	697	120.00	120.00
5	—	761	116.00	116.00
5	—	997	102.00	102.00
8	—	458	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	711	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,115	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,410	85.00–86.00	85.58
1	—	1,700	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	52.00–54.00	53.05
11	—	1,263	55.00–60.00	57.27
2	—	1,290	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	63.00–64.00	63.49
4	—	1,516	66.00–68.00	66.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,038	51.00–55.00	52.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	950.00–975.00	962.50

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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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