Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 150.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.21/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$124.21

84 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$7.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	125.22	730	44
Medium and Large 2	517	124.53	644	32
Medium and Large 3	490	117.38	575	8thin

One grade step is worth $7.84/cwt here — about $155 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 sale84 hd

124.21

—

AL average16 barns · 1,271 hd

125.83

−1.62

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	—	High	1,744	84.07	1,466	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	60.26	766	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,660	56.73	942	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	52.28	537	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	519	139.98/cwt	136.00–142.00	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	159.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	118.57/cwt	117.00–121.00	759	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	152.53/cwt	152.00–154.00	784	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.48/cwt	125.00–131.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	140.99/cwt	137.00–145.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	132.00/cwt	128.00–135.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	752	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	52.28/cwt	50.00–54.00	537	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	159.61/cwt	155.00–166.00	747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	146.97/cwt	145.00–150.00	767	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,593	1
Bulls	—	—	1,768	85.52/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,512	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,037.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,191	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,200	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	187.40/cwt	185.00–190.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	634	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	55.31/cwt	54.00–57.00	939	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	81.12/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,395	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,128.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	12,829	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,263	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,345.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	15,723	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,237.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	14,231	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,043	943.75/cwt	900.00–975.00	9,843	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,125	1,025.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	11,531	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	63.63/cwt	61.00–67.00	860	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	57.51/cwt	54.00–60.00	694	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	608	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	133.11/cwt	128.00–135.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	115.31/cwt	114.00–117.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	145.60/cwt	142.00–150.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	135.40/cwt	130.00–136.00	827	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	138.36/cwt	137.00–139.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	119.01/cwt	117.00–122.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	131.84/cwt	127.00–135.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	176.05/cwt	175.00–177.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	741	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.38/cwt	120.00–127.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	114.38/cwt	114.00–116.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.19/cwt	129.00–132.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	148.75/cwt	148.00–149.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	734	122.14/cwt	120.00–123.00	897	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	167.27/cwt	162.00–172.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	167.51/cwt	166.00–169.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	865	3

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 Feb 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 501Year ago 881

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 47Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 40Year ago 121

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	136.00–142.00	139.98
4	—	429	155.00–165.00	159.93
2	—	733	110.00–111.00	110.49
5	—	472	142.00–150.00	145.60
5	—	564	127.00–135.00	131.84
2	—	315	175.00–177.00	176.05
10	—	662	112.00	112.00
2	—	633	115.00–118.00	116.49
2	—	375	162.00–172.00	167.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	563	137.00–145.00	140.99
3	—	602	128.00–135.00	132.00
6	—	468	155.00–166.00	159.61
6	—	522	145.00–150.00	146.97
2	—	375	185.00–190.00	187.40
1	—	330	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
3	—	485	137.00–139.00	138.36
2	—	420	145.00–147.00	146.00
1	—	595	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	640	117.00–121.00	118.57
4	—	565	125.00–131.00	127.48
2	—	463	132.00–133.00	132.51
2	—	408	138.00–140.00	138.98
2	—	708	110.00–115.00	112.49
1	—	350	146.00	146.00
1	—	345	152.00	152.00
8	—	669	114.00–116.00	114.38
5	—	520	129.00–132.00	130.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	557	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	128.00–135.00	133.11
7	—	582	117.00–122.00	119.01
5	—	474	125.00–130.00	127.60
3	—	625	112.00–115.00	112.98
2	—	353	140.00–142.00	140.99
6	—	526	120.00–127.00	124.38
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	120.00–125.00	122.58
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
3	—	532	114.00–117.00	115.31
2	—	468	118.00–120.00	118.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	514	152.00–154.00	152.53
1	—	350	194.00	194.00
1	—	345	197.00	197.00
2	—	453	166.00–169.00	167.51
3	—	650	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	611	130.00–136.00	135.40
1	—	440	168.00	168.00
4	—	515	148.00–149.00	148.75
1	—	575	146.00	146.00
10	—	734	120.00–123.00	122.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	50.00–54.00	52.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,698	54.00–57.00	55.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,351	61.00–67.00	63.63
11	—	1,206	54.00–60.00	57.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,768	85.00–86.00	85.52
3	—	1,720	80.00–83.00	81.12

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)	4	—	1,175	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,037.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,137	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,128.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,043	900.00–975.00	943.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,169	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,345.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,237.50

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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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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