Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $126.50/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$126.50

190 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$470

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$3.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	806	128.00	1,032	65
Medium and Large 2	520	126.58	658	54
Medium and Large 1	730	125.11	914	66
Medium and Large 3	451	124.58	562	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.42/cwt here — about $470 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 sale190 hd

126.50

—

AL average16 barns · 1,746 hd

128.34

−1.84

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	1,774	99.37	1,763	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	70.56	860	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	70.25	1,031	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	63.19	624	4thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	74.65/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,080	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	987	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,108.33/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	520	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	95.93/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,621	2
Bulls	—	—	1,816	101.09/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,836	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	68.68/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,010	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	70.33/cwt	68.00–73.00	848	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	75.05/cwt	74.00–79.00	922	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	65.42/cwt	63.00–67.00	806	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	154.53/cwt	152.00–156.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	773	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	974	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	717	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	946	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	125.18/cwt	124.00–126.00	835	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	149.98/cwt	148.00–152.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	122.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	137.50/cwt	137.00–138.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,057	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	126.56/cwt	125.00–127.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,032	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	118.51/cwt	118.00–119.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	116.48/cwt	114.00–118.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	143.18/cwt	138.00–146.00	672	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	809	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	63.19/cwt	60.00–66.00	624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	146.98/cwt	144.00–150.00	607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	631	127.25/cwt	126.00–128.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	128.02/cwt	126.00–130.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	123.57/cwt	120.00–124.00	706	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	117.24/cwt	116.00–120.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	138.46/cwt	137.00–140.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	136.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	151.98/cwt	150.00–154.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	480	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	638	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	125.63/cwt	122.00–128.00	647	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	130.16/cwt	126.00–134.00	627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.73/cwt	134.00–138.00	573	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	358	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	594	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	159.14/cwt	159.00–160.00	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	149.32/cwt	148.00–150.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	142.47/cwt	141.00–144.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	129.27/cwt	125.00–137.00	745	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	693	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	814	2

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 717Last week 866Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 72Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	74.00–76.00	74.65
2	—	1,495	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,470	68.00–70.00	68.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,206	68.00–73.00	70.33
10	—	1,228	74.00–79.00	75.05
8	—	1,232	63.00–67.00	65.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	60.00–66.00	63.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	94.00–98.00	95.93
4	—	1,816	100.00–103.00	101.09

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)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,108.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,275.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
2	—	478	135.00	135.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
2	—	505	126.00–130.00	128.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	152.00–156.00	154.53
3	—	525	145.00–150.00	147.71
11	—	667	124.00–126.00	125.18
2	—	480	148.00–152.00	149.98
3	—	713	120.00–125.00	122.34
2	—	620	130.00–140.00	134.96
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
2	—	580	141.00–144.00	142.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	469	138.00–146.00	143.18
1	—	390	162.00	162.00
6	—	413	144.00–150.00	146.98
4	—	631	126.00–128.00	127.25
5	—	526	135.00–140.00	136.75
8	—	576	125.00–137.00	129.27
2	—	693	115.00–120.00	117.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	133.00	133.00
15	—	530	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	128.00–130.00	128.99
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
2	—	465	122.00–125.00	123.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	773	126.00	126.00
19	—	717	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	137.00–138.00	137.50
16	—	915	115.50	115.50
9	—	572	125.00–127.00	126.56
1	—	415	141.00	141.00
1	—	505	131.00	131.00
2	—	670	118.00–119.00	118.51
4	—	725	114.00–118.00	116.48
2	—	635	122.00–124.00	123.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	806	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	627	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	571	120.00–124.00	123.57
4	—	619	116.00–120.00	117.24
2	—	360	137.00–140.00	138.46
1	—	685	109.00	109.00
11	—	515	122.00–128.00	125.63
11	—	482	126.00–134.00	130.16
8	—	422	134.00–138.00	135.73
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	140.00	140.00
2	—	725	132.00–135.00	133.48
1	—	560	152.00	152.00
4	—	1,052	114.50	114.50
2	—	615	148.00	148.00
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	131.00	131.00
2	—	535	150.00–154.00	151.98
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	167.00	167.00
7	—	477	159.00–160.00	159.14
3	—	583	148.00–150.00	149.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	358	166.00	166.00

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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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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