Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady tom weaker. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.14/cwt on 89 head.

Average price

$129.14

89 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$65

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

$26.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	151.60	797	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	133.70	744	23
Medium and Large 2	687	125.58	862	61

One grade step is worth $26.02/cwt here — about −$65 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 sale89 hd

129.14

—

AL average15 barns · 1,004 hd

139.95

−10.81

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	2,180	94.00	2,049	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	63.64	759	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,615	61.00	985	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	58.00	586	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	152.50/cwt	152.00–154.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	823	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	303	182.02/cwt	180.00–184.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	176.50/cwt	175.00–178.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	133.72/cwt	131.00–138.00	707	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	147.39/cwt	142.00–152.00	765	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,158	1,112.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	12,883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	139.18/cwt	136.00–142.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	169.78/cwt	164.00–175.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	156.26/cwt	153.00–159.00	747	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	586	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	985	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	65.51/cwt	63.00–68.00	778	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	59.68/cwt	59.00–61.00	717	8
Bulls	—	—	2,180	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,049	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,237.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	14,479	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,058	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,861	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,018	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,671	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	975.00/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	10,462	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,375.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	18,906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	616	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	795	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	135.50/cwt	132.00–138.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	128.60/cwt	127.00–130.00	558	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	132.55/cwt	122.00–143.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	128.03/cwt	127.00–129.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	135.01/cwt	132.00–139.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	122.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	502	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	693	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	147.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	128.25/cwt	126.00–130.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	144.86/cwt	142.00–148.00	692	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	158.20/cwt	155.00–162.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	131.69/cwt	128.00–135.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	112.25/cwt	112.00–114.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	126.20/cwt	124.00–129.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	140.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	121.96/cwt	121.00–123.00	874	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.75/cwt	115.00–116.00	764	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	7

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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	148.00	148.00
4	—	517	152.00–154.00	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	616	129.00	129.00
12	—	502	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	145.00	145.00
1	—	460	157.00	157.00
1	—	440	167.00	167.00
3	—	532	145.00–150.00	147.33
45	—	717	121.00–123.00	121.96
7	—	665	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	167.00	167.00
1	—	660	118.00	118.00
4	—	528	132.00–138.00	135.50
6	—	478	142.00–148.00	144.86
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
1	—	330	172.00	172.00
8	—	424	155.00–162.00	158.20
3	—	567	128.00–135.00	131.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	180.00–184.00	182.02
2	—	663	121.00–125.00	122.98
2	—	375	175.00–178.00	176.50
12	—	519	142.00–152.00	147.39
6	—	568	136.00–142.00	139.18
6	—	414	164.00–175.00	169.78
3	—	478	153.00–159.00	156.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	122.00–143.00	132.55
2	—	525	127.00–129.00	128.03
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
1	—	425	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	748	110.00	110.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
4	—	529	131.00–138.00	133.72
2	—	358	146.00–150.00	148.01
6	—	469	135.00–140.00	137.47
3	—	410	140.00–143.00	140.98
12	—	660	115.00–116.00	115.75
4	—	558	127.00–130.00	128.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
3	—	418	132.00–139.00	135.01
4	—	576	120.00–126.00	122.05
4	—	479	126.00–130.00	128.25
8	—	608	112.00–114.00	112.25
5	—	531	124.00–129.00	126.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	434	127.00–130.00	128.60
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,158	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,112.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,170	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,237.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,375	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	800.00–875.00	837.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	925.00–1,025.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	61.00	61.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,188	63.00–68.00	65.51
8	—	1,201	59.00–61.00	59.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,180	94.00	94.00

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle