Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.24/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$138.24

124 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$813

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$0.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.55

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	562	138.24	777	50
Medium and Large 1	606	138.23	838	74

One grade step is worth $0.00/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale124 hd

138.24

—

AL average14 barns · 648 hd

135.68

+2.55

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	1,694	92.94	1,574	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,509	68.75	1,038	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,223	67.92	831	48

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	130.32/cwt	126.00–132.00	545	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.66/cwt	142.00–150.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	140.02/cwt	133.00–142.00	787	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	745	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	152.73/cwt	150.50–156.00	706	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	130.23/cwt	130.00–132.00	615	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	122.67/cwt	121.00–125.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	156.53/cwt	155.00–158.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	130.15/cwt	130.00–132.00	692	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	146.58/cwt	143.00–150.00	676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	127.16/cwt	125.00–128.00	833	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.67/cwt	134.00–138.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.99/cwt	124.00–127.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	138.97/cwt	138.00–140.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	146.63/cwt	146.50–147.00	749	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	129.75/cwt	128.00–132.00	676	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,694	92.94/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,574	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	61.84/cwt	60.00–63.00	720	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	72.29/cwt	70.00–75.00	938	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	66.50/cwt	64.00–69.00	793	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	65.57/cwt	64.00–67.00	970	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	125.76/cwt	122.00–128.00	584	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	164.38/cwt	162.00–167.00	603	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	74.19/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	674	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,178.57/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,287.50/cwt	1,275.00–1,325.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	139.48/cwt	139.00–140.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.76/cwt	138.00–142.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	153.87/cwt	152.00–155.00	668	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.26/cwt	122.00–124.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	872	51
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.98/cwt	114.00–116.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	1

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 698Year ago 701

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 85Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 117Last week 35Year ago 67

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
7	—	424	142.00–150.00	146.66
2	—	378	155.00–158.00	156.53
13	—	532	130.00–132.00	130.15
4	—	470	138.00–142.00	140.76
4	—	675	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	133.00	133.00
5	—	461	143.00–150.00	146.58
3	—	528	134.00–138.00	135.67
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
5	—	367	162.00–167.00	164.38
8	—	434	152.00–155.00	153.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	139.00–140.00	139.48
1	—	470	132.00	132.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
1	—	520	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	418	126.00–132.00	130.32
4	—	464	122.00–128.00	125.76
3	—	562	118.00–122.00	120.00
1	—	675	108.00	108.00
4	—	523	122.00–124.00	123.26
2	—	610	114.00–116.00	114.98
1	—	355	136.00	136.00
2	—	313	140.00–147.00	143.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	472	130.00–132.00	130.23
3	—	602	121.00–125.00	122.67
2	—	670	114.00–116.00	115.02
3	—	575	124.00–127.00	125.99
2	—	413	138.00–140.00	138.97
35	—	521	128.00–132.00	129.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
2	—	403	124.00–125.00	124.50
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
2	—	525	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	562	133.00–142.00	140.02
6	—	462	150.50–156.00	152.73
2	—	410	158.00–160.00	159.01
1	—	520	146.00	146.00
6	—	655	125.00–128.00	127.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	595	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	511	146.50–147.00	146.63
51	—	648	134.50	134.50
1	—	565	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,480	64.00–67.00	65.57
3	—	1,563	71.00–77.00	74.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	60.00–63.00	61.84
15	—	1,298	70.00–75.00	72.29
29	—	1,192	64.00–69.00	66.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,694	90.00–95.00	92.94

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
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	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,178.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,287.50

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle