Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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 $131.53/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$131.53

99 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$16.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	136.53	642	55
Medium and Large 2	493	126.00	621	39
Medium and Large 3	475	119.60	568	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.93/cwt here — about $73 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 sale99 hd

131.53

—

AL average16 barns · 1,228 hd

126.14

+5.39

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	1,704	84.65	1,442	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,166	64.56	753	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	63.00	1,043	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	865	55.50	480	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	474	148.53/cwt	145.00–152.00	704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.95/cwt	136.00–142.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	137.33/cwt	137.00–138.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	120.13/cwt	114.00–123.00	687	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	139.35/cwt	136.00–142.00	504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	794	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	116.25/cwt	114.00–117.00	768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	181.87/cwt	177.00–188.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	504	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	190.06/cwt	185.00–195.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	121.99/cwt	121.00–123.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	139.11/cwt	136.00–142.00	584	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	158.22/cwt	152.00–162.00	674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	121.97/cwt	118.00–125.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	134.37/cwt	134.00–135.00	660	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	153.93/cwt	150.00–156.00	499	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	55.50/cwt	55.00–56.00	480	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	65.69/cwt	63.00–69.00	755	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	57.27/cwt	54.00–59.00	637	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	71.78/cwt	70.00–73.00	953	3
Bulls	—	—	1,465	80.84/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,184	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	628	114.57/cwt	114.00–116.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	127.29/cwt	125.00–128.00	733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	169.99/cwt	167.00–172.00	711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	145.65/cwt	142.00–148.00	746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	161.99/cwt	160.00–164.00	742	3
Bulls	—	—	1,725	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	537	2
Bulls	—	—	1,935	86.35/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	128.30/cwt	125.00–132.00	743	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	131.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	135.57/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	147.53/cwt	145.00–150.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	168.79/cwt	165.00–172.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.76/cwt	122.00–130.00	585	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	138.61/cwt	136.00–140.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	123.12/cwt	120.00–126.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	173.84/cwt	170.00–178.00	553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 373Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 54Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 81Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	474	145.00–152.00	148.53
1	—	265	190.00	190.00
4	—	426	152.00–162.00	158.22
7	—	614	118.00–125.00	121.97
10	—	579	125.00–132.00	128.30
11	—	524	130.00–140.00	135.57
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
4	—	383	165.00–172.00	168.79
4	—	318	170.00–178.00	173.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	137.00–138.00	137.33
5	—	367	177.00–188.00	181.87
4	—	326	185.00–195.00	190.06
6	—	418	167.00–172.00	169.99
9	—	512	142.00–148.00	145.65
3	—	458	160.00–164.00	161.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	114.00–116.00	114.57
2	—	420	145.00–150.00	147.53
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	330	162.00	162.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
3	—	460	136.00–140.00	138.61
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	136.00–142.00	138.95
8	—	625	127.00	127.00
4	—	512	144.00	144.00
2	—	720	113.00	113.00
3	—	905	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	195.00	195.00
3	—	478	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	146.00	146.00
3	—	520	130.00	130.00
4	—	661	114.00–117.00	116.25
2	—	615	121.00–123.00	121.99
14	—	420	136.00–142.00	139.11
11	—	491	134.00–135.00	134.37
9	—	324	150.00–156.00	153.93
7	—	576	125.00–128.00	127.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	114.00–123.00	120.13
3	—	362	136.00–142.00	139.35
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
5	—	420	130.00–135.00	131.77
2	—	330	142.00	142.00
9	—	465	122.00–130.00	125.76
8	—	538	120.00–126.00	123.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	127.00	127.00
1	—	455	118.00	118.00
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	63.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	55.00–56.00	55.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,150	63.00–69.00	65.69
5	—	1,113	54.00–59.00	57.27
3	—	1,327	70.00–73.00	71.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	80.00–82.00	80.84
1	—	1,725	91.00	91.00
3	—	1,935	85.00–89.00	86.35

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)	1	—	1,175	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle