Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $154.84/cwt on 63 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −55.82 against this barn's trailing median of $210.66.

Average price

$154.84

63 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$17.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.15

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	160.58	771	37
Medium and Large 2	498	147.29	733	22
Medium and Large 3	470	143.28	673	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.30/cwt here — about $98 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

9 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $190.96, median $210.66 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale63 hd

154.84

—

AL average15 barns · 1,096 hd

137.69

+17.15

This barn, trailing median9 sales

210.66

−55.82

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	1,600	89.57	1,433	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	61.74	726	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	60.63	961	3thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	—	1,486	86.89/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,291	4
Bulls	—	—	1,857	96.01/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,783	3
Bulls	—	—	1,285	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,041	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	567	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	58.99/cwt	54.00–60.00	733	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	59.94/cwt	59.00–61.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	171.00/cwt	170.00–172.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	139.38/cwt	136.00–144.00	726	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	163.15/cwt	158.00–168.00	773	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	145.23/cwt	142.00–147.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	173.62/cwt	170.00–180.00	736	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	158.01/cwt	157.00–159.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	144.31/cwt	142.00–146.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.03/cwt	132.00–140.00	637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.50/cwt	116.00–119.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	176.49/cwt	176.00–177.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	165.35/cwt	162.00–168.00	690	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	153.96/cwt	150.00–157.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	129.01/cwt	127.00–130.00	652	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	63.88/cwt	62.00–67.00	737	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	140.69/cwt	140.00–142.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	143.56/cwt	142.00–145.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	122.64/cwt	121.00–125.00	625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	812	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	130.65/cwt	127.00–133.00	611	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	861.67/cwt	850.00–885.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	180.95/cwt	180.00–182.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	144.22/cwt	140.00–148.00	763	4

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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 803Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 47Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 28Year ago 60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	84.00–90.00	86.89
3	—	1,857	93.00–99.00	96.01
1	—	1,285	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	52.00	52.00
5	—	1,243	54.00–60.00	58.99
11	—	1,153	62.00–67.00	63.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	59.00–61.00	59.94
1	—	1,645	62.00	62.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	170.00–172.00	171.00
2	—	530	157.00–159.00	158.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	136.00–144.00	139.38
2	—	415	145.00–147.00	145.99
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
3	—	477	142.00–146.00	144.31
1	—	585	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	142.00–147.00	145.23
4	—	465	132.00–140.00	137.03
5	—	568	120.00–125.00	122.58
3	—	505	127.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	428	140.00–142.00	140.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	121.00–125.00	122.64
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
3	—	468	127.00–133.00	130.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	158.00–168.00	163.15
17	—	424	170.00–180.00	173.62
5	—	666	120.00–125.00	121.99
1	—	570	136.00	136.00
2	—	378	180.00–182.00	180.95
4	—	529	140.00–148.00	144.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	116.00–119.00	117.50
4	—	523	130.00–135.00	133.21
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
2	—	380	176.00–177.00	176.49
2	—	560	129.00–130.00	129.49
5	—	417	162.00–168.00	165.35
6	—	472	150.00–157.00	153.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	128.00	128.00
2	—	470	142.00–145.00	143.56
1	—	415	158.00	158.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–885.00	861.67

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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