Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.27/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$148.27

130 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$0.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	671	148.55	996	74
Medium and Large 2	592	147.90	875	56

One grade step is worth $0.65/cwt here — about $122 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 sale130 hd

148.27

—

AL average16 barns · 1,439 hd

148.21

+0.05

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	1,658	98.40	1,632	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	75.00	1,170	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	71.08	855	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	61.77	610	6thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 2	—	431	154.31/cwt	150.00–157.00	665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	273	180.94/cwt	180.00–182.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	150.28/cwt	150.00–151.00	860	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	595	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	857	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	540	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	128.66/cwt	124.00–133.00	803	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.85/cwt	145.00–154.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	144.13/cwt	144.00–145.00	954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	155.14/cwt	155.00–156.00	813	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	141.26/cwt	137.00–144.00	800	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	596	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	828	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	126.45/cwt	123.00–128.00	790	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	118.66/cwt	117.00–120.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.74/cwt	123.00–125.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	153.95/cwt	152.00–157.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	123.56/cwt	121.00–124.00	808	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	116.25/cwt	116.00–117.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	135.23/cwt	134.00–137.00	688	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	151.50/cwt	148.00–155.00	970	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	77.04/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,000	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	71.50/cwt	69.00–75.00	854	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	65.70/cwt	63.00–68.00	756	8
Bulls	—	—	1,940	104.48/cwt	104.00–105.00	2,027	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	96.81/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,423	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	576	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	789	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,170	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,077.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,080.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	145.88/cwt	142.00–150.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	135.10/cwt	130.00–137.00	643	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	138.63/cwt	135.00–143.00	713	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	61.77/cwt	60.00–65.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	133.97/cwt	132.00–135.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	139.67/cwt	137.00–141.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	125.75/cwt	120.00–130.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	124.02/cwt	122.00–126.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	139.72/cwt	137.00–142.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	118.75/cwt	117.00–120.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	134.65/cwt	130.00–137.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.97/cwt	130.00–132.00	753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	146.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	710	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	131.06/cwt	127.00–132.00	683	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	697	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 Jul 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 735Last week 830Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 17Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	431	150.00–157.00	154.31
1	—	380	165.00	165.00
2	—	273	180.00–182.00	180.94
11	—	625	123.00–128.00	126.45
3	—	682	117.00–120.00	118.66
13	—	514	135.00–143.00	138.63
2	—	575	130.00–132.00	130.97
14	—	484	145.00–150.00	146.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	145.00–154.00	149.85
14	—	566	137.00–144.00	141.26
4	—	668	123.00–125.00	123.74
2	—	710	118.00–120.00	119.01
4	—	465	152.00–157.00	153.95
2	—	423	160.00–162.00	161.02
2	—	635	131.00–132.00	131.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	147.00	147.00
1	—	630	118.00	118.00
4	—	476	137.00–142.00	139.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	572	150.00–151.00	150.28
8	—	662	144.00–145.00	144.13
7	—	524	155.00–156.00	155.14
2	—	455	160.00	160.00
3	—	740	130.00–137.00	134.65
2	—	975	119.00	119.00
3	—	420	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	595	144.00	144.00
5	—	540	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	760	140.00	140.00
55	—	640	148.00–155.00	151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	624	124.00–133.00	128.66
2	—	470	138.00–140.00	138.98
2	—	413	143.00–145.00	144.01
7	—	654	121.00–124.00	123.56
4	—	714	116.00–117.00	116.25
9	—	509	134.00–137.00	135.23
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	596	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	137.00	137.00
3	—	430	132.00–135.00	133.97
1	—	455	127.00	127.00
2	—	525	122.00–126.00	124.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	142.00–150.00	145.88
24	—	476	130.00–137.00	135.10
6	—	417	137.00–141.00	139.67
2	—	670	114.00–115.00	114.51
4	—	569	120.00–130.00	125.75
3	—	373	140.00–142.00	140.68
4	—	606	117.00–120.00	118.75
13	—	521	127.00–132.00	131.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,298	76.00–81.00	77.04
17	—	1,195	69.00–75.00	71.50
8	—	1,150	63.00–68.00	65.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	988	60.00–65.00	61.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,940	104.00–105.00	104.48
3	—	1,470	94.00–99.00	96.81
1	—	1,660	91.00	91.00

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	2	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,075.00–1,080.00	1,077.50

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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Cullman Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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