Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade moderate with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.66/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$106.66

117 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$260

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

$10.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.69

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	361	113.00	408	13thin
Medium and Large 2	519	106.31	552	91
Medium and Large 1	650	102.75	667	13thin

One grade step is worth $10.25/cwt here — about −$260 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 sale117 hd

106.66

—

AL average13 barns · 1,241 hd

109.35

−2.69

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	1,740	77.99	1,357	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	50.47	734	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	44.15	524	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,175	41.00	482	1thin

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 1Fancy	—	698	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,238	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	913.50/cwt	875.00–987.00	8,980	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,035	827.50/cwt	820.00–835.00	8,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	922	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	99.69/cwt	99.00–102.00	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	127.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	538	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	124.37/cwt	122.00–127.00	648	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	767	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	939	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	115.27/cwt	110.00–116.00	465	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	101.76/cwt	101.00–103.00	588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.39/cwt	122.00–127.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	551	117.99/cwt	114.00–122.00	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	99.75/cwt	99.00–100.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	41.66/cwt	40.00–43.00	464	8
Bulls	—	—	1,585	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,125	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	571	1
Bulls	—	—	1,912	82.44/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,576	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	119.34/cwt	116.00–120.00	641	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	53.06/cwt	51.00–55.00	779	9
Bulls	—	—	1,600	74.94/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,199	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	482	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	48.62/cwt	47.00–51.00	706	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	46.37/cwt	44.00–49.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	106.41/cwt	102.00–108.00	561	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	487	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	367	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	128.01/cwt	126.00–129.00	712	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	118.29/cwt	116.00–122.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	106.32/cwt	106.00–107.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	632	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	109.80/cwt	107.00–113.00	514	10

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 959Last week 674Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 70Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 47Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	103.00	103.00
7	—	676	99.00–102.00	99.69
3	—	572	106.00–107.00	106.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	403	110.00–116.00	115.27
1	—	655	96.00	96.00
9	—	578	101.00–103.00	101.76
4	—	609	99.00–100.00	99.75
33	—	527	102.00–108.00	106.41
6	—	378	116.00–122.00	118.29
11	—	706	89.50	89.50
10	—	468	107.00–113.00	109.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	316	116.00	116.00
1	—	435	108.00	108.00
1	—	540	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	112.00	112.00
1	—	485	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	108.00	108.00
2	—	418	135.00	135.00
8	—	521	122.00–127.00	124.37
5	—	469	130.00–135.00	132.43
4	—	551	114.00–122.00	117.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	102.00	102.00
10	—	422	125.00–130.00	127.58
3	—	318	140.00–144.00	142.02
7	—	471	122.00–127.00	125.39
2	—	360	135.00–140.00	137.47
6	—	537	116.00–120.00	119.34
4	—	673	99.00	99.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	112.00	112.00
3	—	487	117.00	117.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	802	115.00	115.00
41	—	776	121.00	121.00
5	—	565	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	767	113.00	113.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
7	—	713	115.00	115.00
14	—	556	126.00–129.00	128.01

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	—	1,050	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	983	875.00–987.00	913.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	820.00–835.00	827.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,113	40.00–43.00	41.66
1	—	1,355	53.00	53.00
5	—	1,271	44.00–49.00	46.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	42.00	42.00
9	—	1,468	51.00–55.00	53.06
8	—	1,452	47.00–51.00	48.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	41.00	41.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	71.00	71.00
5	—	1,912	81.00–84.00	82.44
5	—	1,600	73.00–78.00	74.94

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle