Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.15/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −73.52 against this barn's trailing median of $210.66.

Average price

$137.15

66 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$19.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	143.77	718	25
Medium and Large 2	481	134.61	647	35
Medium and Large 3	491	124.34	611	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.43/cwt here — about $107 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

9 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $190.96, median $210.66 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale66 hd

137.15

—

AL average11 barns · 965 hd

123.92

+13.23

This barn, trailing median9 sales

210.66

−73.52

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	1,830	84.00	1,537	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	60.85	936	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,260	56.29	709	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	51.00	538	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 1	—	741	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	889	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	124.46/cwt	122.00–127.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	831	1
Bulls	—	—	2,170	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	127.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	140.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	715	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	134.03/cwt	133.00–135.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	116.49/cwt	113.00–117.50	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.40/cwt	150.00–157.00	645	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	125.49/cwt	124.00–127.00	581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.31/cwt	140.00–147.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	117.76/cwt	117.00–118.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	124.21/cwt	122.00–126.00	514	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	132.81/cwt	130.00–136.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	119.38/cwt	115.00–122.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	122.08/cwt	119.00–125.00	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	110.74/cwt	107.00–115.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,125.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	12,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	148.85/cwt	148.00–155.00	545	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	702	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	133.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Bulls	—	—	1,490	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,162	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	977	858.33/cwt	825.00–875.00	8,386	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	935.00/cwt	900.00–985.00	9,668	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,175	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,110	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,765	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	538	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,509	61.62/cwt	61.00–62.00	930	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	52.48/cwt	51.00–54.00	601	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	57.06/cwt	55.00–60.00	706	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	60.85/cwt	59.00–62.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	130.27/cwt	129.00–134.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.87/cwt	150.00–158.00	723	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 Sep 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 669Last week 840Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	741	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	137.00	137.00
2	—	470	150.00–158.00	153.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	123.00	123.00
2	—	478	142.00–145.00	143.49
4	—	553	129.00–134.00	130.27
5	—	605	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	645	107.00	107.00
2	—	430	133.00–135.00	134.03
2	—	463	124.00–127.00	125.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	122.00–127.00	124.46
5	—	522	125.00–130.00	127.99
5	—	615	113.00–117.50	116.49
6	—	430	140.00–147.00	144.31
8	—	366	148.00–155.00	148.85
8	—	477	130.00–140.00	133.81
1	—	690	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	113.00	113.00
4	—	509	135.00–145.00	140.53
5	—	418	150.00–157.00	154.40
5	—	574	134.00	134.00
10	—	475	145.00–150.00	147.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	117.00–118.00	117.76
5	—	414	122.00–126.00	124.21
8	—	519	115.00–122.00	119.38
12	—	469	120.00–125.00	122.98
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
2	—	682	105.00	105.00
3	—	622	107.00–115.00	110.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	124.00–125.00	124.51
6	—	416	130.00–136.00	132.81
9	—	566	119.00–125.00	122.08
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	367	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	108.00–110.00	109.00
1	—	440	117.00	117.00
2	—	470	115.00–117.00	115.97
2	—	518	110.00–112.00	110.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,170	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,490	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,509	61.00–62.00	61.62
9	—	1,146	51.00–54.00	52.48
10	—	1,238	55.00–60.00	57.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,538	59.00–62.00	60.85

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	4	—	1,088	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	977	825.00–875.00	858.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,034	900.00–985.00	935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	900.00	900.00

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.

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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