Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly 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 $137.29/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$137.29

137 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$11.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.18

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	138.49	711	77
Medium and Large 2	457	136.75	625	54
Medium and Large 3	478	126.84	606	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.66/cwt here — about $105 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 sale137 hd

137.29

—

AL average15 barns · 1,614 hd

132.11

+5.18

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	—	High	1,779	95.41	1,697	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	69.31	809	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	68.31	1,025	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	62.87	649	11

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1	—	528	148.97/cwt	146.00–155.00	787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	135.00/cwt	132.00–137.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	182.49/cwt	181.00–184.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	174.30/cwt	171.00–178.00	743	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.98/cwt	138.00–145.00	809	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	875	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	130.66/cwt	130.00–132.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	171.29/cwt	170.00–173.00	618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.98/cwt	172.00–176.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	161.35/cwt	160.00–167.00	736	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	179.96/cwt	175.00–185.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	173.82/cwt	170.00–177.00	734	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	155.39/cwt	154.00–156.00	590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	663	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.84/cwt	131.00–140.00	721	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	126.67/cwt	124.00–128.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	185.24/cwt	180.00–190.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	140.39/cwt	138.00–145.00	670	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	68.08/cwt	66.00–70.00	786	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	72.79/cwt	71.00–75.00	888	12
Bulls	—	—	1,742	98.69/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,719	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	62.87/cwt	60.00–65.00	649	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,051	1
Bulls	—	—	1,801	93.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	821.25/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	942.50/cwt	910.00–975.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,241.67/cwt	1,225.00–1,250.00	—	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	124.02/cwt	122.00–126.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	116.51/cwt	115.00–118.00	885	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	67.64/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,018	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	61.97/cwt	61.00–63.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.10/cwt	130.00–137.00	644	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	486	151.77/cwt	150.00–155.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.50/cwt	137.00–142.00	606	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	120.51/cwt	118.00–123.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	176.34/cwt	175.00–177.00	591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	142.01/cwt	138.00–145.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	151.57/cwt	150.00–155.00	812	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	146.61/cwt	145.00–147.00	542	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	126.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.15/cwt	144.00–154.00	625	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	663	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	694	3

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 Apr 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 631Year ago 354

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 60Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 39Year ago 31

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	146.00–155.00	148.97
4	—	608	132.00–137.00	135.00
9	—	570	138.00–145.00	141.98
15	—	456	160.00–167.00	161.35
6	—	373	175.00–185.00	179.96
11	—	422	170.00–177.00	173.82
2	—	315	180.00–190.00	185.24
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
2	—	760	115.00–118.00	116.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	130.00–132.00	130.66
4	—	361	170.00–173.00	171.29
4	—	486	150.00–155.00	151.77
3	—	335	175.00–177.00	176.34
7	—	522	138.00–145.00	142.01
3	—	640	125.00–128.00	126.99
3	—	418	165.00–167.00	165.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
1	—	530	136.00	136.00
2	—	375	160.00	160.00
1	—	495	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	148.00	148.00
10	—	426	171.00–178.00	174.30
4	—	652	134.50	134.50
37	—	536	150.00–155.00	151.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	181.00–184.00	182.49
9	—	547	160.00	160.00
3	—	605	144.00	144.00
2	—	465	172.00–176.00	173.98
1	—	550	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	112.00	112.00
3	—	552	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	119.00	119.00
3	—	380	154.00–156.00	155.39
36	—	523	131.00–140.00	137.84
3	—	610	124.00–128.00	126.67
12	—	477	138.00–145.00	140.39
1	—	730	117.00	117.00
13	—	425	144.00–154.00	147.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	128.00	128.00
1	—	640	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	142.00	142.00
1	—	435	134.00	134.00
1	—	455	127.00	127.00
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
2	—	533	118.00–123.00	120.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	122.00–126.00	124.02
11	—	480	130.00–137.00	134.10
18	—	431	137.00–142.00	140.50
10	—	370	145.00–147.00	146.61
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
7	—	518	125.00–130.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,155	66.00–70.00	68.08
12	—	1,220	71.00–75.00	72.79
3	—	1,020	61.00–63.00	61.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,032	60.00–65.00	62.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	71.00	71.00
4	—	1,505	66.00–70.00	67.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,742	96.00–100.00	98.69
5	—	1,801	90.00–95.00	93.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–850.00	821.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	910.00–975.00	942.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,241.67

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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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