Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.73/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$129.73

73 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$9.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	132.40	681	38
Medium and Large 2	500	127.22	636	32
Medium and Large 3	472	122.67	579	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.73/cwt here — about $103 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 sale73 hd

129.73

—

AL average16 barns · 1,724 hd

123.54

+6.20

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	1,796	93.92	1,686	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	73.05	1,041	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	68.63	819	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	60.47	652	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	131.04/cwt	130.00–132.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	149.23/cwt	146.00–152.00	627	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	157.02/cwt	156.00–158.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	133.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.18/cwt	122.00–128.00	656	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	156.58/cwt	155.00–158.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.52/cwt	118.00–123.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	127.68/cwt	125.00–133.00	739	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.48/cwt	145.00–148.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	162.03/cwt	160.00–164.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	136.82/cwt	134.00–138.00	629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	138.31/cwt	137.00–140.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.52/cwt	136.00–139.00	719	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	69.45/cwt	67.00–72.00	850	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	60.47/cwt	60.00–61.00	652	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	77.06/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,083	3
Bulls	—	—	2,039	99.50/cwt	98.00–101.00	2,029	4
Bulls	—	—	1,615	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,429	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	91.63/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,533	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,067.86/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	—	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	—	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	945.00/cwt	925.00–975.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	71.33/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,023	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	63.36/cwt	61.00–66.00	689	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	76.28/cwt	75.00–78.00	956	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	140.48/cwt	138.00–141.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	121.69/cwt	118.00–124.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	129.29/cwt	127.00–132.00	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	117.34/cwt	115.00–119.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	142.52/cwt	142.00–144.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	111.50/cwt	111.00–112.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	136.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	121.64/cwt	118.00–136.00	757	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	129.75/cwt	127.00–131.00	673	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 684Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 98Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 67Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
2	—	513	133.00–134.00	133.51
1	—	305	150.00	150.00
18	—	579	125.00–133.00	127.68
2	—	353	146.00	146.00
11	—	460	134.00–138.00	136.82
3	—	417	137.00–140.00	138.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	130.00–132.00	131.04
12	—	520	122.00–128.00	126.18
3	—	565	118.00–124.00	121.69
10	—	473	127.00–132.00	129.29
3	—	618	115.00–119.00	117.34
2	—	305	140.00–145.00	142.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	122.00	122.00
1	—	525	118.00	118.00
1	—	405	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	420	146.00–152.00	149.23
2	—	375	155.00–158.00	156.58
1	—	565	123.00	123.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
2	—	710	111.00–112.00	111.50
4	—	471	135.00–140.00	136.95
8	—	622	118.00–136.00	121.64
4	—	519	127.00–131.00	129.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	156.00–158.00	157.02
3	—	555	130.00–135.00	133.01
2	—	703	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	660	118.00–123.00	120.52
2	—	470	145.00–148.00	146.48
2	—	360	160.00–164.00	162.03
1	—	760	113.00	113.00
1	—	325	170.00	170.00
2	—	523	136.00–139.00	137.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	142.00	142.00
1	—	540	124.00	124.00
1	—	455	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	569	138.00–141.00	140.48
4	—	525	142.00–144.00	142.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,224	67.00–72.00	69.45
10	—	1,087	61.00–66.00	63.36
4	—	1,253	75.00–78.00	76.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,078	60.00–61.00	60.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,405	76.00–78.00	77.06
7	—	1,434	69.00–73.00	71.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,039	98.00–101.00	99.50
2	—	1,615	88.00–89.00	88.50
5	—	1,673	90.00–93.00	91.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	925.00–975.00	945.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,067.86

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