Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.15/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$126.15

158 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$2.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.08

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	510	126.41	645	58
Medium and Large 1	619	126.13	781	92
Medium and Large 3	473	124.41	589	8thin

One grade step is worth $2.00/cwt here — about $57 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 sale158 hd

126.15

—

AL average16 barns · 1,603 hd

125.06

+1.08

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	1,742	94.60	1,648	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,639	70.40	1,154	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	69.75	841	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	62.41	598	3thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	—	562	120.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	680	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.49/cwt	114.00–117.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	132.14/cwt	130.00–134.00	674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.54/cwt	134.00–142.00	653	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	157.48/cwt	157.00–158.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	988	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	145.91/cwt	144.00–150.00	611	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	116.66/cwt	114.00–119.00	777	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	136.58/cwt	134.00–138.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	126.87/cwt	126.00–127.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	778	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	895	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	826	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	135.80/cwt	135.00–136.00	928	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	140.92/cwt	139.00–141.75	871	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	125.76/cwt	118.00–126.50	778	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	157.07/cwt	155.00–159.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	124.99/cwt	123.00–126.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	69.93/cwt	67.00–77.00	851	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	64.30/cwt	62.00–66.00	737	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	75.76/cwt	74.00–79.00	928	8
Bulls	—	—	1,565	86.73/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,357	3
Bulls	—	—	1,861	101.30/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,885	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,644	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	923.75/cwt	900.00–935.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,062.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,287.50/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	—	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	62.41/cwt	61.00–63.00	598	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,049	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	74.49/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,181	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,692	69.14/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	135.58/cwt	134.00–137.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	119.04/cwt	117.00–120.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	881	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	123.57/cwt	121.00–128.00	644	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	131.41/cwt	128.00–133.00	631	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	149.42/cwt	147.00–154.00	620	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	124.64/cwt	122.00–126.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.18/cwt	134.00–138.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	115.35/cwt	114.00–116.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	143.75/cwt	141.00–147.00	543	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 Jun 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 866Last week 572Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 22Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	562	118.00–122.00	120.98
24	—	521	121.00–128.00	123.57
12	—	480	128.00–133.00	131.41
5	—	425	134.00–138.00	136.18
3	—	632	114.00–116.00	115.35
3	—	378	141.00–147.00	143.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	419	144.00–150.00	145.91
6	—	666	114.00–119.00	116.66
5	—	460	134.00–138.00	136.58
8	—	591	126.00–127.00	126.87
36	—	619	118.00–126.50	125.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	778	115.00	115.00
12	—	677	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	124.00	124.00
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
2	—	370	134.00–137.00	135.58
3	—	535	117.00–120.00	119.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	114.00–117.00	115.49
7	—	510	130.00–134.00	132.14
5	—	475	134.00–142.00	137.54
2	—	378	157.00–158.00	157.48
2	—	300	165.00	165.00
9	—	415	147.00–154.00	149.42
3	—	580	122.00–126.00	124.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	147.00–148.00	147.50
2	—	415	155.00–159.00	157.07
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
3	—	635	123.00–126.00	124.99
1	—	705	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	142.00	142.00
1	—	535	122.00	122.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	700	132.00	132.00
14	—	772	128.00	128.00
10	—	683	135.00–136.00	135.80
4	—	852	117.00	117.00
3	—	825	120.00	120.00
44	—	618	139.00–141.75	140.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	722	122.00	122.00
8	—	756	120.00–122.00	121.01
7	—	513	149.00	149.00
4	—	592	141.00	141.00
3	—	650	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,217	67.00–77.00	69.93
10	—	1,146	62.00–66.00	64.30
8	—	1,225	74.00–79.00	75.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	61.00–63.00	62.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,585	74.00–75.00	74.49
3	—	1,692	68.00–72.00	69.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	86.00–87.00	86.73
4	—	1,861	100.00–102.00	101.30
2	—	1,768	93.00	93.00

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)	3	—	—	800.00–875.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	900.00–935.00	923.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,025.00–1,075.00	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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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