Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.62/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$130.62

128 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$8.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.47

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	132.57	636	29
Medium and Large 1	603	130.27	785	95
Medium and Large 3	498	124.50	619	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.07/cwt here — about $17 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 sale128 hd

130.62

—

AL average15 barns · 1,687 hd

129.15

+1.47

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	1,602	88.11	1,411	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	64.48	737	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	63.00	958	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	58.05	600	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	58.05/cwt	56.00–60.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	138.17/cwt	135.00–140.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	129.34/cwt	126.00–133.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	840	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.17/cwt	128.00–135.00	751	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	135.70/cwt	134.00–139.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	164.88/cwt	160.00–167.00	777	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.95/cwt	177.00–180.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	136.68/cwt	136.00–137.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,065	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	897	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	125.39/cwt	124.00–126.00	786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	865	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	142.74/cwt	142.00–145.00	749	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	127.73/cwt	125.00–133.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	805	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	64.77/cwt	62.00–68.00	743	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	59.81/cwt	59.00–61.00	619	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	70.31/cwt	69.00–72.00	909	3
Bulls	—	—	1,548	85.36/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,321	6
Bulls	—	—	1,848	93.53/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,728	2
Bulls	—	—	1,573	89.05/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,401	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	958	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,608.33/cwt	1,550.00–1,675.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	173.53/cwt	172.00–175.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	180.98/cwt	180.00–182.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	127.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	614	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	163.53/cwt	160.00–167.00	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	154.46/cwt	150.00–158.00	729	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	172.74/cwt	172.00–175.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	147.35/cwt	140.00–151.00	617	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	125.35/cwt	123.00–127.00	702	6

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 403Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 56Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with very good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	56.00–60.00	58.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,147	62.00–68.00	64.77
5	—	1,035	59.00–61.00	59.81
3	—	1,293	69.00–72.00	70.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,548	84.00–87.00	85.36
2	—	1,848	93.00–94.00	93.53
6	—	1,573	87.00–91.00	89.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	127.00	127.00
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
2	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.46
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	135.00–140.00	138.17
2	—	378	172.00–175.00	173.53
2	—	613	125.00–130.00	127.45
6	—	428	160.00–167.00	163.53
5	—	472	150.00–158.00	154.46
2	—	575	134.00–135.00	134.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	471	160.00–167.00	164.88
4	—	375	177.00–180.00	177.95
3	—	567	136.00–137.00	136.68
4	—	525	142.00–145.00	142.74
3	—	668	125.00–133.00	127.73
3	—	610	130.00–134.00	131.99
2	—	323	180.00–182.00	180.98
8	—	419	172.00–175.00	172.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	126.00–133.00	129.34
6	—	453	134.00–137.00	135.50
7	—	416	135.00–140.00	137.55
2	—	390	140.00–142.00	141.00
6	—	560	123.00–127.00	125.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	116.00	116.00
18	—	568	128.00–135.00	132.17
6	—	511	134.00–139.00	135.70
2	—	460	138.00–140.00	138.99
8	—	627	124.00–126.00	125.39
15	—	419	140.00–151.00	147.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	651	129.00	129.00
27	—	718	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	125.00	125.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
1	—	565	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	178.00	178.00
4	—	707	132.00	132.00
17	—	866	123.00	123.00
9	—	610	147.00	147.00
1	—	560	152.00	152.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,608.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50

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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