Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.87/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$131.87

103 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	451	134.54	607	49
Medium and Large 1	541	129.89	702	47
Medium and Large 3	459	126.47	581	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.07/cwt here — about $26 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 sale103 hd

131.87

—

AL average16 barns · 1,823 hd

129.37

+2.50

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	1,695	82.24	1,394	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	55.27	878	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	54.47	667	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	50.00	553	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	582	127.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	126.39/cwt	123.00–127.00	714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	137.42/cwt	134.00–140.00	583	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	146.46/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	177.99/cwt	175.00–185.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	542	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	157.49/cwt	157.00–158.00	838	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	50.31/cwt	47.00–53.00	581	8
Bulls	—	—	1,665	79.65/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,326	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	115.83/cwt	112.00–117.00	785	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	827	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	137.82/cwt	136.00–142.00	649	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	157.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	171.46/cwt	166.00–177.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	146.77/cwt	145.00–148.00	609	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	55.63/cwt	54.00–58.00	691	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	553	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,607	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,869	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	125.34/cwt	124.00–127.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	477	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	138.78/cwt	137.00–139.00	858	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	150.96/cwt	147.00–157.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	130.42/cwt	127.00–132.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.95/cwt	112.00–118.00	718	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,664	54.34/cwt	52.00–55.00	904	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	60.47/cwt	60.00–61.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	122.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	874	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	138.11/cwt	134.00–145.00	733	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	147.66/cwt	147.00–148.00	470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	125.54/cwt	122.00–127.00	660	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	148.91/cwt	145.00–152.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	119.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	159.56/cwt	155.00–165.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	118.55/cwt	115.00–122.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	131.09/cwt	130.00–134.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	856	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	946	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 Mar 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 781Last week 343Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 42Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 77Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	125.00–130.00	127.32
2	—	368	165.00–170.00	167.45
11	—	469	140.00–150.00	146.46
4	—	623	120.00–125.00	122.23
10	—	531	134.00–145.00	138.11
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
8	—	424	155.00–165.00	159.56
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	175.00–185.00	177.99
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
3	—	463	155.00–160.00	157.27
8	—	415	166.00–177.00	171.46
2	—	553	135.00	135.00
6	—	519	147.00–157.00	150.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	136.00–138.00	137.02
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
3	—	533	130.00–132.00	130.68
3	—	428	145.00–152.00	148.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	565	123.00–127.00	126.39
1	—	755	108.00	108.00
2	—	630	118.00–120.00	119.00
6	—	678	112.00–117.00	115.83
12	—	471	136.00–142.00	137.82
4	—	415	145.00–148.00	146.77
9	—	519	130.00–134.00	131.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	130.00–135.00	132.44
9	—	424	134.00–140.00	137.42
15	—	378	140.00–147.00	143.42
2	—	625	112.00–118.00	114.95
3	—	318	147.00–148.00	147.66
13	—	526	122.00–127.00	125.54
2	—	583	115.00–122.00	118.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	124.00–127.00	125.34
3	—	427	127.00–132.00	130.42
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	154.00	154.00
3	—	476	168.00	168.00
6	—	532	157.00–158.00	157.49
9	—	618	137.00–139.00	138.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	827	112.50	112.50
3	—	436	168.00	168.00
13	—	683	128.00	128.00
5	—	515	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,020	104.00	104.00
6	—	719	117.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
5	—	856	110.50	110.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,154	47.00–53.00	50.31
8	—	1,243	54.00–58.00	55.63
4	—	1,326	60.00–61.00	60.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,664	52.00–55.00	54.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	79.00–80.00	79.65
1	—	1,785	90.00	90.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	900.00–950.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00

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

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