Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.54/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$125.54

134 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$141

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$6.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	415	128.04	531	80
Medium and Large 3	417	121.87	508	15thin
Medium and Large 1	551	121.82	672	39

One grade step is worth $6.23/cwt here — about −$141 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 sale134 hd

125.54

—

AL average12 barns · 1,999 hd

119.18

+6.36

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	1,713	76.45	1,310	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	51.43	736	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,234	48.40	597	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	45.04	453	2thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 3	—	330	163.95/cwt	162.00–165.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	132.64/cwt	132.00–134.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	823	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.53/cwt	126.00–132.00	552	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	594	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	49.31/cwt	46.00–52.00	628	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	601	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	769	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	576	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	141.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	111.50/cwt	110.00–112.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	464	113.25/cwt	112.00–115.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	123.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	153.94/cwt	150.00–157.00	650	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	748	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	686	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	424	142.34/cwt	142.00–145.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	113.64/cwt	112.00–115.00	705	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	128.92/cwt	125.00–132.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	344	168.10/cwt	167.50–170.00	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	143.69/cwt	139.00–152.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	133.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	282	182.37/cwt	180.00–185.00	514	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	142.81/cwt	140.00–147.00	743	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	953	806.25/cwt	775.00–825.00	7,684	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,225	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	16,538	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,182.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	13,445	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,338	8
Bulls	—	—	1,745	77.54/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,353	5
Bulls	—	—	1,555	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,104	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	50.04/cwt	48.00–52.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.89/cwt	165.00–172.00	785	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	854	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	760	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,045	1,029.17/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	10,755	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,016.67/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	137.28/cwt	135.00–142.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	335	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	454	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	821	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	43.25/cwt	41.00–45.00	481	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	45.04/cwt	44.00–46.00	453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	161.63/cwt	160.00–167.00	582	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	123.22/cwt	122.00–127.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	913.64/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,968	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,050	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	119.21/cwt	117.00–120.00	569	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	114.40/cwt	113.00–117.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	423	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	167.42/cwt	162.00–170.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	112.32/cwt	111.00–114.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	136.49/cwt	135.00–138.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	521	125.80/cwt	125.00–126.00	655	5

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 Dec 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,272Last week 472Year ago 1,131

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 54Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 34Year ago 127

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	162.00–165.00	163.95
3	—	467	132.00–134.00	132.64
2	—	568	116.00–117.00	116.49
1	—	350	160.00	160.00
9	—	424	142.00–145.00	142.34
5	—	521	125.00–126.00	125.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	422	150.00–157.00	153.94
4	—	344	167.50–170.00	168.10
7	—	479	139.00–152.00	143.69
6	—	520	130.00–137.00	133.66
19	—	360	160.00–167.00	161.63
4	—	578	122.00–127.00	123.22
3	—	612	111.00–114.00	112.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	282	180.00–185.00	182.37
5	—	520	140.00–147.00	142.81
3	—	470	160.00–165.00	161.60
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
2	—	350	170.00	170.00
3	—	240	185.00	185.00
5	—	425	162.00–170.00	167.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	158.00	158.00
15	—	686	120.00	120.00
11	—	601	128.00	128.00
11	—	524	140.00–145.00	141.77
25	—	558	134.00	134.00
15	—	426	161.00	161.00
11	—	355	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	473	165.00–172.00	165.89
19	—	667	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	423	126.00–132.00	130.53
20	—	477	117.00–120.00	119.21
7	—	531	113.00–117.00	114.40
9	—	302	140.00	140.00
2	—	700	100.00	100.00
2	—	363	135.00–138.00	136.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	255	140.00	140.00
4	—	525	110.00–112.00	111.50
4	—	464	112.00–115.00	113.25
3	—	427	122.00–125.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	540	124.00	124.00
14	—	620	112.00–115.00	113.64
3	—	472	125.00–132.00	128.92
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
4	—	415	135.00–142.00	137.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	335	135.50	135.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	53.00	53.00
12	—	1,274	46.00–52.00	49.31
3	—	1,112	41.00–45.00	43.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,428	48.00–52.00	50.04
1	—	1,440	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	44.00–46.00	45.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,745	75.00–80.00	77.54
1	—	1,555	71.00	71.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	953	775.00–825.00	806.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,016.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,091	850.00–1,000.00	913.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,137	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,182.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,175	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,045	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,029.17

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle