Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.91/cwt on 79 head.

Average price

$132.91

79 head · 711 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

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

$15.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.06

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	145.50	800	2thin
Medium and Large 1	708	134.15	950	48
Medium and Large 1-2	727	130.00	945	29

One grade step is worth $15.50/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale79 hd

132.91

—

AL average15 barns · 1,052 hd

141.97

−9.06

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	1,745	86.46	1,509	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	63.60	938	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	62.70	778	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	60.35	582	3thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	63.80/cwt	62.00–67.00	819	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	59.72/cwt	56.00–63.00	671	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	63.60/cwt	62.00–65.00	938	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	60.35/cwt	59.00–61.00	582	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	86.46/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.34/cwt	157.00–158.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	919	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	136.03/cwt	134.00–138.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	133.04/cwt	130.00–136.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	118.89/cwt	118.00–119.00	744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	494	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	701	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	163.55/cwt	160.00–167.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	135.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	709	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	153.96/cwt	151.00–156.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	135.17/cwt	132.00–138.00	551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	875.00–925.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	862	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	147.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	137.50/cwt	136.00–140.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	122.08/cwt	118.00–125.00	638	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	945	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	126.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	145.77/cwt	142.00–150.00	703	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.67/cwt	118.00–124.00	748	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 602Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 64Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 51Year ago 82

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,283	62.00–67.00	63.80
7	—	1,124	56.00–63.00	59.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,475	62.00–65.00	63.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	59.00–61.00	60.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,745	85.00–88.00	86.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
3	—	523	140.00–142.00	140.66
6	—	418	157.00–158.00	157.34
2	—	458	152.00–155.00	153.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	160.00–167.00	163.55
3	—	525	130.00–139.00	135.02
5	—	423	151.00–156.00	153.96
7	—	574	124.00–128.00	126.01
22	—	482	142.00–150.00	145.77
3	—	615	118.00–124.00	121.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	158.00	158.00
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
5	—	413	145.00–150.00	147.33
4	—	476	136.00–140.00	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	117.00	117.00
4	—	711	112.00	112.00
2	—	463	134.00–138.00	136.03
2	—	508	130.00–136.00	133.04
9	—	626	118.00–119.00	118.89
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	755	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	494	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	132.00–138.00	135.17
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
6	—	473	125.00–130.00	128.00
1	—	590	116.00	116.00
11	—	523	118.00–125.00	122.08
2	—	370	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	122.00	122.00
2	—	418	127.00–130.00	128.46
1	—	525	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	128.00	128.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
13	—	611	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	750	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	160.00	160.00
1	—	635	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	727	130.00	130.00

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)	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)	5	—	—	875.00–925.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle