Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1..00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with 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 $136.23/cwt on 112 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −74.01 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$136.23

112 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$6.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	137.06	732	37
Medium and Large 2	490	136.27	668	69
Medium and Large 3	475	130.68	620	6thin

One grade step is worth $6.38/cwt here — about $112 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

10 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $192.37, median $210.25 across 10 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 sale112 hd

136.23

—

AL average15 barns · 981 hd

128.68

+7.56

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−74.01

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	1,695	91.42	1,549	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	69.78	990	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	67.87	806	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	855	60.00	513	1thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.01/cwt	144.00–146.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	123.36/cwt	120.00–126.00	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	129.83/cwt	127.00–131.00	562	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	115.99/cwt	115.00–117.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	162.03/cwt	160.00–164.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	138.58/cwt	134.00–142.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	552	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	130.63/cwt	129.00–134.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	127.85/cwt	125.00–137.00	664	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.69/cwt	110.00–114.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	131.18/cwt	129.00–132.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	126.04/cwt	124.00–128.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	146.26/cwt	145.00–151.00	682	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	157.39/cwt	156.00–160.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	801	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.42/cwt	155.00–157.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	869	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	574	130.32/cwt	130.00–131.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	119.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	795	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	68.98/cwt	67.00–70.00	965	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	67.48/cwt	64.00–70.00	797	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	62.98/cwt	62.00–64.00	698	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	71.67/cwt	70.00–73.00	897	8
Bulls	—	—	1,805	97.29/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,756	2
Bulls	—	—	1,585	85.54/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	430	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,091	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	—	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	870.00/cwt	850.00–885.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	123.98/cwt	120.00–127.00	574	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	—	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	556	125.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	700	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	133.62/cwt	132.00–135.00	505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	123.03/cwt	122.00–124.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	124.99/cwt	124.00–126.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	122.05/cwt	120.00–124.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	120.72/cwt	117.00–122.00	619	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	156.55/cwt	155.00–158.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	626	116.20/cwt	114.00–119.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	147.65/cwt	144.00–152.00	630	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	134.62/cwt	134.00–136.00	758	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	139.60/cwt	136.00–144.00	729	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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 721Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 96Last week 117Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	144.00–146.00	145.01
1	—	445	157.00	157.00
10	—	563	134.00–136.00	134.62
3	—	522	136.00–144.00	139.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	564	142.00	142.00
5	—	639	136.00	136.00
2	—	655	131.00	131.00
7	—	468	155.00–157.00	155.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	616	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	120.00–126.00	123.36
5	—	463	129.00–134.00	130.63
3	—	523	124.00–128.00	126.04
2	—	603	117.00–118.00	117.50
3	—	708	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	433	127.00–131.00	129.83
2	—	560	115.00–117.00	115.99
12	—	463	120.00–127.00	123.98
3	—	378	132.00–135.00	133.62
8	—	513	117.00–122.00	120.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	574	130.00–131.00	130.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	112.00	112.00
1	—	455	117.00	117.00
2	—	413	122.00–124.00	123.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	160.00–164.00	162.03
7	—	469	134.00–142.00	138.58
8	—	519	125.00–137.00	127.85
21	—	556	120.00–128.00	125.89
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
4	—	373	155.00–158.00	156.55
1	—	695	112.00	112.00
5	—	626	114.00–119.00	116.20
20	—	427	144.00–152.00	147.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	110.00–114.00	112.69
11	—	564	129.00–132.00	131.18
9	—	466	145.00–151.00	146.26
5	—	414	156.00–160.00	157.39
2	—	668	117.00–121.00	119.02
1	—	250	172.00	172.00
2	—	533	137.00–140.00	138.51
4	—	624	124.00–126.00	124.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	138.00–140.00	138.99
2	—	478	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	518	120.00–124.00	122.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,399	67.00–70.00	68.98
1	—	1,495	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,181	64.00–70.00	67.48
4	—	1,108	62.00–64.00	62.98
8	—	1,251	70.00–73.00	71.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	96.00–99.00	97.29
2	—	1,585	85.00–86.00	85.54

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	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	810.00	810.00
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	870.00
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	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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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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