Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $144.05/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −66.61 against this barn's trailing median of $210.66.

Average price

$144.05

127 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$18.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	153.72	731	37
Medium and Large 2	488	140.88	688	78
Medium and Large 3	465	134.84	627	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.88/cwt here — about $104 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 sale127 hd

144.05

—

AL average15 barns · 1,390 hd

128.23

+15.82

This barn, trailing median9 sales

210.66

−66.61

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	1,518	76.38	1,159	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	53.94	850	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	52.69	624	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	50.66	503	3thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	—	642	112.17/cwt	111.00–117.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	154.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	645	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	165.36/cwt	162.00–169.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	112.81/cwt	112.00–116.00	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	117.94/cwt	116.00–121.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	135.98/cwt	135.00–137.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	155.82/cwt	155.00–158.00	726	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	109.82/cwt	106.00–112.00	740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	131.75/cwt	130.00–132.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	126.84/cwt	125.00–131.00	651	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	167.17/cwt	164.00–170.00	689	7
Bulls	—	—	1,571	74.41/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	117.93/cwt	117.00–119.00	914	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	113.14/cwt	110.00–116.00	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	184.45/cwt	180.00–190.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	143.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	777	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	839	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	53.26/cwt	52.00–54.00	842	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	53.47/cwt	50.00–56.00	654	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	47.22/cwt	45.00–49.00	490	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	685	4
Bulls	—	—	1,447	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,143	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,050	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,087	911.67/cwt	900.00–925.00	9,910	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	905.00/cwt	900.00–910.00	10,046	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	834.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,757	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	141.34/cwt	137.00–147.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	773	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	50.66/cwt	49.00–52.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	174.81/cwt	172.00–177.00	472	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	109.21/cwt	109.00–110.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	121.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	505	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	126.31/cwt	124.00–128.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	829	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	168.99/cwt	165.00–172.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	110.72/cwt	108.00–112.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	134.59/cwt	132.00–137.00	498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	101.33/cwt	100.00–102.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	135.08/cwt	130.00–138.00	693	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	146.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	685	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	642	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	111.60/cwt	110.00–112.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	118.89/cwt	117.00–122.00	616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	123.60/cwt	120.00–126.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	130.24/cwt	125.00–132.00	560	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	176.19/cwt	171.00–180.00	654	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	126.32/cwt	125.00–128.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	210	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	393	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 Jan 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 407Year ago 717

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 32Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	111.00–117.00	112.17
11	—	418	150.00–160.00	154.28
6	—	378	162.00–169.00	165.36
4	—	270	172.00–177.00	174.81
3	—	325	165.00–172.00	168.99
4	—	673	108.00–112.00	110.72
3	—	718	100.00–102.00	101.33
25	—	513	130.00–138.00	135.08
10	—	468	140.00–148.00	146.37
6	—	566	125.00–128.00	126.32
1	—	210	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	134.00–137.00	135.50
1	—	770	107.00	107.00
6	—	466	155.00–158.00	155.82
3	—	323	180.00	180.00
7	—	412	164.00–170.00	167.17
7	—	712	110.00–116.00	113.14
4	—	273	180.00–190.00	184.45
3	—	507	140.00–150.00	143.29
4	—	371	171.00–180.00	176.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	137.00–147.00	141.34
2	—	568	118.00–120.00	119.00
3	—	518	124.00–128.00	126.31
1	—	360	155.00	155.00
1	—	315	157.00	157.00
2	—	478	130.00–135.00	132.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	112.00–116.00	112.81
3	—	580	116.00–121.00	117.94
2	—	408	135.00–137.00	135.98
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
9	—	674	106.00–112.00	109.82
8	—	457	130.00–132.00	131.75
14	—	513	125.00–131.00	126.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	777	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	107.00	107.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
2	—	463	115.00–117.00	115.98
5	—	525	109.00–110.00	109.21
4	—	414	120.00–123.00	121.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	132.00–137.00	134.59
1	—	615	107.00	107.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
5	—	572	110.00–112.00	111.60
9	—	518	117.00–122.00	118.89
7	—	479	120.00–126.00	123.60
14	—	430	125.00–132.00	130.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	775	117.00–119.00	117.93
4	—	712	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	691	120.00	120.00
3	—	595	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,571	72.00–76.00	74.41
3	—	1,447	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,581	52.00–54.00	53.26
1	—	1,550	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,224	50.00–56.00	53.47
6	—	1,038	45.00–49.00	47.22
4	—	1,201	57.00	57.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	49.00–52.00	50.66

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,087	900.00–925.00	911.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	900.00–910.00	905.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,050	800.00–850.00	834.00

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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