Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.53/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −76.72 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$133.53

105 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$12.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.90

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	137.20	704	51
Medium and Large 2	508	130.69	664	48
Medium and Large 3	479	124.99	598	6thin

One grade step is worth $12.21/cwt here — about $105 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

10 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $192.37, median $210.25 across 10 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 sale105 hd

133.53

—

AL average11 barns · 1,035 hd

122.63

+10.90

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−76.72

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	2,160	74.22	1,603	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	50.07	782	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	44.96	541	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	41.93	479	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	773	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	134.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	141.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	610	12
Bulls	—	—	2,063	76.44/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,577	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	50.88/cwt	48.00–53.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	120.06/cwt	117.00–122.00	693	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.03/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	121.71/cwt	118.00–124.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	116.02/cwt	115.00–118.00	676	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	518	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	699	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	52.02/cwt	51.00–53.00	701	3
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,545	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	44.17/cwt	43.00–48.00	499	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	41.93/cwt	41.00–43.00	479	2
Bulls	—	—	1,970	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.96/cwt	124.00–127.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	121.54/cwt	121.00–122.00	806	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	128.41/cwt	126.00–130.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.98/cwt	112.00–117.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	126.29/cwt	125.00–127.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	127.78/cwt	124.00–129.00	671	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	108.02/cwt	105.00–112.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	112.01/cwt	110.00–114.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	117.38/cwt	115.00–120.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	122.67/cwt	122.00–123.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	559	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	131.32/cwt	131.00–132.00	693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	734	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	147.49/cwt	145.00–152.00	611	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	143.66/cwt	139.00–150.00	675	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	990	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,673	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	117.54/cwt	115.00–120.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	137.12/cwt	132.00–142.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	121.89/cwt	120.00–124.00	516	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 Oct 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 621Last week 599Year ago 1,048

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 85Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 40Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	120.00	120.00
20	—	663	121.00–122.00	121.54
2	—	527	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	113.00	113.00
4	—	521	118.00–124.00	121.71
3	—	583	115.00–118.00	116.02
5	—	415	126.00–130.00	128.41
7	—	466	125.00–127.00	126.29
3	—	671	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	113.00–115.00	114.01
2	—	483	115.00–120.00	117.54
2	—	423	120.00–124.00	121.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	130.00	130.00
28	—	525	124.00–129.00	127.78
3	—	623	116.00	116.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
3	—	562	122.00–123.00	122.67
8	—	425	130.00–133.00	131.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	131.00–132.00	131.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	130.00–137.00	134.79
4	—	375	150.00–155.00	153.77
12	—	431	135.00–145.00	141.47
15	—	577	117.00–122.00	120.06
4	—	518	125.00–130.00	128.03
3	—	620	112.00–117.00	114.98
2	—	673	110.00–114.00	112.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	124.00–127.00	125.96
2	—	413	130.00–132.00	131.03
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	105.00–112.00	108.02
3	—	672	115.00–120.00	117.38
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
9	—	565	125.00–135.00	129.87
10	—	414	145.00–152.00	147.49
21	—	470	139.00–150.00	143.66
4	—	515	132.00–142.00	137.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,063	76.00–77.00	76.44
1	—	1,970	72.00	72.00
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,545	72.00	72.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,570	48.00–53.00	50.88
1	—	1,520	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,234	42.00	42.00
3	—	1,348	51.00–53.00	52.02
8	—	1,129	43.00–48.00	44.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	41.00–43.00	41.93

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	—	1,100	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	800.00	800.00

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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