Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $123.83/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$123.83

116 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$11.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	124.68	703	47
Medium and Large 2	481	124.35	598	62
Medium and Large 3	482	113.44	547	7thin

One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $157 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 sale116 hd

123.83

—

AL average16 barns · 1,594 hd

121.98

+1.84

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	1,922	83.24	1,600	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	56.58	693	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	54.20	815	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	51.08	511	5thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	173.01/cwt	172.00–174.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.40/cwt	152.00–153.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	139.21/cwt	138.00–142.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	119.38/cwt	117.00–122.00	637	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	136.74/cwt	136.00–137.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	758	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.36/cwt	128.00–132.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	122.99/cwt	121.00–124.00	870	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	186.42/cwt	182.00–194.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	168.17/cwt	162.00–172.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	188.94/cwt	185.00–192.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	172.96/cwt	170.00–176.00	649	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	54.20/cwt	52.00–56.00	815	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	60.67/cwt	60.00–61.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	127.41/cwt	126.00–132.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	121.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	732	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	104.55/cwt	102.00–107.00	753	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	55.56/cwt	52.00–58.00	663	12
Bulls	—	—	1,668	78.06/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,302	2
Bulls	—	—	2,035	88.55/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,802	2
Bulls	—	—	2,205	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,238	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	51.08/cwt	49.00–53.00	511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	118.54/cwt	117.00–120.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	124.55/cwt	123.00–126.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	434	146.74/cwt	145.00–148.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	107.36/cwt	105.00–110.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.09/cwt	126.00–133.00	557	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	805	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	151.69/cwt	151.00–155.00	739	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	125.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	125.92/cwt	124.00–128.00	588	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	154.11/cwt	150.00–158.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	137.83/cwt	135.00–142.00	644	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	165.05/cwt	160.00–168.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	111.29/cwt	108.00–115.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.44/cwt	125.00–130.00	730	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	135.57/cwt	134.00–137.00	557	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 Jan 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 501Last week 950Year ago 929

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 81Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 63Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	172.00–174.00	173.01
9	—	707	121.00–124.00	122.99
4	—	359	182.00–194.00	186.42
3	—	553	142.00	142.00
2	—	665	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	101.00	101.00
21	—	583	136.00–140.00	138.00
11	—	487	151.00–155.00	151.69
10	—	607	125.00–130.00	125.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	472	152.00–153.00	152.40
4	—	520	138.00–142.00	139.21
4	—	415	162.00–172.00	168.17
3	—	337	185.00–192.00	188.94
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
5	—	375	170.00–176.00	172.96
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
2	—	620	123.00–126.00	124.55
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	120.00	120.00
5	—	520	128.00–132.00	130.36
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
6	—	418	150.00–158.00	154.11
5	—	467	135.00–142.00	137.83
4	—	368	160.00–168.00	165.05
9	—	573	125.00–130.00	127.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	145.00–148.00	146.74
2	—	578	118.00–120.00	119.01
1	—	685	107.00	107.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
2	—	525	122.00–125.00	123.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	534	117.00–122.00	119.38
4	—	384	136.00–137.00	136.74
3	—	618	105.00–110.00	107.36
27	—	425	126.00–133.00	131.09
9	—	467	124.00–128.00	125.92
10	—	581	108.00–115.00	111.29
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	132.00–134.00	133.01
5	—	653	108.00	108.00
5	—	602	120.00	120.00
5	—	508	126.00–132.00	127.41
4	—	568	120.00–123.00	121.74
2	—	720	102.00–107.00	104.55
5	—	411	134.00–137.00	135.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	106.00–110.00	107.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	559	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	105.00–107.00	106.00
2	—	473	117.00–120.00	118.54
2	—	403	120.00–122.00	120.99
1	—	555	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,504	52.00–56.00	54.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,350	60.00–61.00	60.67
12	—	1,193	52.00–58.00	55.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,000	49.00–53.00	51.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,668	77.00–79.00	78.06
2	—	2,035	88.00–89.00	88.55
1	—	2,205	83.00	83.00

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
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle