Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 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 $135.18/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −75.48 against this barn's trailing median of $210.66.

Average price

$135.18

94 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$18.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	147.30	681	30
Medium and Large 2	520	129.59	674	58
Medium and Large 3	458	128.66	589	6thin

One grade step is worth $18.64/cwt here — about $92 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 sale94 hd

135.18

—

AL average9 barns · 674 hd

122.85

+12.33

This barn, trailing median9 sales

210.66

−75.48

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	1,563	78.68	1,230	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	52.36	797	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	49.98	629	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	46.02	515	2thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	443	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	742	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	855.00/cwt	835.00–875.00	8,362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	119.48/cwt	118.00–121.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	142.78/cwt	140.00–147.00	615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	124.39/cwt	122.00–125.00	667	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	123.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	583	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	696	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	780	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	152.28/cwt	150.00–155.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	139.27/cwt	136.00–142.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	143.68/cwt	140.00–150.00	677	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	129.30/cwt	125.00–132.00	668	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	115.01/cwt	112.00–118.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	150.95/cwt	150.00–152.00	635	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	113.34/cwt	113.00–115.00	705	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	110.26/cwt	109.00–112.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	121.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	695	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	135.10/cwt	130.00–137.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	126.12/cwt	124.00–128.00	528	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	52.36/cwt	51.00–54.00	797	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	46.02/cwt	44.00–48.00	515	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	50.15/cwt	48.00–53.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	109.55/cwt	109.00–116.00	577	29
Bulls	—	—	1,400	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,134	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	802	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	84.54/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,327	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,194	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1

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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 723Year ago 1,185

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 93Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 87Year ago 133

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	560	130.00–135.00	132.52
3	—	528	136.00–142.00	139.27
9	—	471	140.00–150.00	143.68
11	—	421	150.00–152.00	150.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	431	140.00–147.00	142.78
3	—	696	112.00	112.00
4	—	366	150.00–155.00	152.28
7	—	517	125.00–132.00	129.30
6	—	622	113.00–115.00	113.34
18	—	571	120.00–125.00	121.76
8	—	478	130.00–137.00	135.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	125.00–127.00	125.99
1	—	415	135.00	135.00
2	—	520	118.00–122.00	119.98
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	128.00	128.00
2	—	573	118.00–121.00	119.48
2	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.49
16	—	536	122.00–125.00	124.39
1	—	680	113.00	113.00
5	—	619	112.00–118.00	115.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
2	—	360	134.00–135.00	134.51
11	—	472	120.00–125.00	123.45
4	—	566	109.00–112.00	110.26
7	—	419	124.00–128.00	126.12
29	—	527	109.00–116.00	109.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	107.00	107.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	142.00	142.00
1	—	525	149.00	149.00
1	—	620	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	145.00–146.00	145.50

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)	2	—	978	835.00–875.00	855.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,522	51.00–54.00	52.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,120	44.00–48.00	46.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,256	48.00–53.00	50.15
1	—	1,485	54.00	54.00
2	—	1,153	47.00	47.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,570	84.00–85.00	84.54
3	—	1,613	74.00	74.00

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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Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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