Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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 $131.08/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −79.17 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$131.08

94 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$101

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

$8.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	133.43	690	54
Medium and Large 2	506	128.28	649	35
Medium and Large 3	470	125.21	589	5thin

One grade step is worth $8.23/cwt here — about $101 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 sale94 hd

131.08

—

AL average9 barns · 870 hd

119.77

+11.31

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−79.17

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	—	Low	1,441	68.57	988	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	45.38	652	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	37.76	432	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	37.44	377	3thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	808.33/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,188	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	153.04/cwt	150.00–155.00	563	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	134.61/cwt	132.00–142.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	111.17/cwt	111.00–112.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	146.12/cwt	145.00–147.00	620	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	142.13/cwt	140.00–145.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	130.56/cwt	129.00–132.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	140.54/cwt	137.00–142.00	592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	783	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.97/cwt	126.00–128.00	601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	114.51/cwt	113.00–115.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	581	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	117.64/cwt	116.00–120.00	727	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	125.81/cwt	122.00–128.00	718	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	114.10/cwt	112.00–115.00	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	115.67/cwt	115.00–116.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	110.99/cwt	108.00–112.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	127.09/cwt	122.00–130.00	651	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	124.88/cwt	120.00–126.00	642	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	130.86/cwt	127.00–137.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	474	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	402	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	114.31/cwt	113.00–115.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	66.29/cwt	64.00–68.00	940	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	37.44/cwt	36.00–40.00	377	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	40.52/cwt	38.00–43.00	462	4
Bulls	—	—	1,475	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,062	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	45.38/cwt	44.00–48.00	652	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 Oct 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 674Last week 621Year ago 655

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 58Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 72Year ago 52

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,013	800.00–825.00	808.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	995	775.00	775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	150.00–155.00	153.04
6	—	522	132.00–142.00	134.61
6	—	653	111.00–112.00	111.17
9	—	424	145.00–147.00	146.12
11	—	469	140.00–145.00	142.13
3	—	618	116.00–120.00	117.64
15	—	571	122.00–128.00	125.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	137.00–142.00	140.54
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
8	—	618	112.00–115.00	114.10
11	—	512	122.00–130.00	127.09
5	—	471	127.00–137.00	130.86
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	119.00–120.00	119.51
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
2	—	420	130.00–132.00	131.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	129.00–132.00	130.56
9	—	712	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
2	—	473	126.00–128.00	126.97
6	—	583	113.00–115.00	114.51
11	—	514	120.00–126.00	124.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	120.00–124.00	121.97
1	—	620	102.00	102.00
4	—	589	108.00–112.00	110.99
7	—	422	120.00–127.00	123.62
2	—	355	132.00–135.00	133.50
3	—	515	113.00–115.00	114.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	115.00–117.00	116.03
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
1	—	415	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	130.00	130.00
6	—	687	115.00–116.00	115.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	765	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,149	35.00	35.00
4	—	1,140	38.00–43.00	40.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	36.00–40.00	37.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,437	44.00–48.00	45.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	64.00–68.00	66.29
2	—	1,475	72.00	72.00

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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Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle