Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. 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 $121.08/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$121.08

213 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$258

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

$10.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	484	125.91	609	65
Medium and Large 1-2	800	122.50	980	69
Medium and Large 3	481	117.18	563	12thin
Medium and Large 1	749	115.65	866	67

One grade step is worth $10.26/cwt here — about −$258 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 sale213 hd

121.08

—

AL average15 barns · 1,591 hd

120.68

+0.40

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	1,658	94.28	1,563	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	69.82	1,043	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,212	68.66	832	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	61.00	610	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 3	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	143.67/cwt	140.00–148.00	616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	138.04/cwt	136.00–140.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.45/cwt	128.00–134.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	137.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	646	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	869	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,147	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	156.63/cwt	155.00–158.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	136.48/cwt	136.00–137.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.30/cwt	114.00–118.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	112.50/cwt	112.00–113.00	857	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	148.95/cwt	145.00–152.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	126.56/cwt	126.00–129.00	681	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	868	112.66/cwt	108.00–115.00	978	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	105.44/cwt	105.00–107.00	880	9
Bulls	—	—	1,628	94.89/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,545	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	68.66/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,012	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	73.70/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,150	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	63.20/cwt	60.00–65.00	725	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	76.38/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,001	6
Bulls	—	—	1,487	87.67/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,304	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,225.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,281.25/cwt	1,225.00–1,350.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	136.03/cwt	135.00–137.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	—	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	69.00/cwt	66.00–72.00	838	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	61.00/cwt	60.00–63.00	610	3
Bulls	—	—	2,020	102.08/cwt	101.00–103.00	2,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	130.82/cwt	128.00–132.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	127.46/cwt	122.00–129.00	600	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,012.50/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	127.08/cwt	125.00–129.00	483	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	131.01/cwt	129.00–132.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.95/cwt	132.00–134.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	122.66/cwt	122.00–124.00	519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	112.69/cwt	108.00–114.00	713	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	116.64/cwt	115.00–118.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	150.52/cwt	147.00–154.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	121.23/cwt	118.00–123.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	113.52/cwt	112.00–115.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	980	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	124.48/cwt	122.00–126.00	647	4

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 684Last week 509Year ago 813

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 58Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 96Year ago 43

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
2	—	428	135.00–137.00	136.03
3	—	458	129.00–132.00	131.01
4	—	520	122.00–126.00	124.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	429	140.00–148.00	143.67
4	—	518	128.00–134.00	131.45
2	—	335	150.00–152.00	151.00
16	—	470	135.00–142.00	137.43
3	—	572	120.00–122.00	121.00
3	—	623	114.00–118.00	115.30
2	—	378	147.00–154.00	150.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	136.00–140.00	138.04
3	—	410	155.00–158.00	156.63
3	—	627	120.00–121.00	120.32
2	—	575	132.00–136.00	133.98
1	—	385	160.00	160.00
5	—	464	145.00–152.00	148.95
1	—	775	107.00	107.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	632	115.00	115.00
2	—	458	130.00	130.00
2	—	368	140.00	140.00
2	—	413	136.00–137.00	136.48
8	—	762	112.00–113.00	112.50
5	—	538	126.00–129.00	126.56
9	—	835	105.00–107.00	105.44
5	—	569	120.00–125.00	122.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
5	—	414	128.00–132.00	130.82
39	—	471	122.00–129.00	127.46
2	—	373	132.00–134.00	132.95
6	—	633	108.00–114.00	112.69
3	—	570	115.00–118.00	116.64
8	—	521	118.00–123.00	121.23
1	—	240	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	868	108.00–115.00	112.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	117.00–118.00	117.51
2	—	380	125.00–129.00	127.08
3	—	423	122.00–124.00	122.66
2	—	595	108.00–110.00	109.00
2	—	513	112.00–115.00	113.52
1	—	605	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	800	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	869	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	771	128.00	128.00
1	—	555	134.00	134.00
2	—	510	143.00–145.00	144.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,628	92.00–97.00	94.89
3	—	1,487	87.00–88.00	87.67
2	—	2,020	101.00–103.00	102.08
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,474	67.00–71.00	68.66
3	—	1,560	73.00–74.00	73.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,147	60.00–65.00	63.20
6	—	1,311	74.00–80.00	76.38
24	—	1,214	66.00–72.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	60.00–63.00	61.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,281.25
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 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	1,012.50

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

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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