Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.94/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$127.94

171 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$14.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	539	132.00	711	89
Medium and Large 1	570	124.15	708	61
Medium and Large 2	482	122.76	591	17thin
Medium and Large 3	459	117.25	538	4thin

One grade step is worth $14.75/cwt here — about $174 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 sale171 hd

127.94

—

AL average16 barns · 1,471 hd

122.27

+5.67

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	1,965	74.43	1,463	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,595	57.68	920	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	53.88	645	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	51.50	504	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.66/cwt	119.00–122.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	143.53/cwt	140.00–148.00	604	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	106.55/cwt	104.00–109.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	127.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	711	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	128.86/cwt	128.00–134.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	132.98/cwt	132.00–137.00	694	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	715	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	121.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.53/cwt	117.00–124.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	51.50/cwt	51.00–52.00	504	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	60.55/cwt	60.00–61.00	966	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	55.88/cwt	53.00–59.00	891	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	571	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	55.26/cwt	52.00–59.00	659	5
Bulls	—	—	1,965	74.43/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	136.23/cwt	135.00–138.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	113.32/cwt	112.00–114.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	122.06/cwt	120.00–124.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	112.45/cwt	110.00–115.00	644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	116.03/cwt	115.00–118.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	136.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	649	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	161.40/cwt	160.00–166.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	127.06/cwt	125.00–129.00	531	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 Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 883Year ago 1,089

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 83Year ago 67

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with 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$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	127.00	127.00
1	—	460	142.00	142.00
3	—	661	112.00–114.00	113.32
2	—	515	132.00	132.00
2	—	358	160.00–162.00	161.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	119.00–122.00	120.66
9	—	421	140.00–148.00	143.53
2	—	668	104.00–109.00	106.55
2	—	608	110.00	110.00
6	—	516	125.00–130.00	127.66
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
5	—	476	135.00–140.00	136.39
4	—	333	160.00–166.00	161.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	157.00	157.00
1	—	485	130.00	130.00
2	—	575	117.00	117.00
2	—	515	120.00–124.00	122.06
2	—	435	135.00–138.00	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	539	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	128.00–134.00	128.86
18	—	522	132.00–137.00	132.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	109.00	109.00
12	—	622	115.00	115.00
6	—	518	120.00–126.00	121.63
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
7	—	782	106.00	106.00
2	—	560	117.00–124.00	120.53
1	—	480	130.00	130.00
4	—	430	135.00–138.00	136.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	145.00–147.00	146.03
6	—	573	110.00–115.00	112.45
3	—	527	115.00–118.00	116.03
2	—	385	135.00	135.00
2	—	458	123.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	418	125.00–129.00	127.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	104.00	104.00
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	134.00	134.00
8	—	724	120.00	120.00
5	—	657	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
2	—	540	136.00	136.00
1	—	700	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	51.00–52.00	51.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,596	60.00–61.00	60.55
8	—	1,594	53.00–59.00	55.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	47.00	47.00
5	—	1,193	52.00–59.00	55.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,965	74.00–75.00	74.43

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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