Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.84/cwt on 132 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −59.00 against this barn's trailing median of $209.84.

Average price

$150.84

132 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$8.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	155.19	802	57
Medium and Large 3	456	151.02	689	7thin
Medium and Large 2	514	147.18	757	68

One grade step is worth $8.01/cwt here — about $45 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

11 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $179.76, median $209.84 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale132 hd

150.84

—

AL average15 barns · 1,436 hd

139.36

+11.48

This barn, trailing median11 sales

209.84

−59.00

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	1,663	100.14	1,665	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	74.80	1,097	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	70.96	862	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	64.38	641	5thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1	—	518	147.68/cwt	144.00–154.00	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	136.89/cwt	135.00–138.00	771	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.16/cwt	137.00–142.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	161.49/cwt	160.00–167.00	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	175.12/cwt	170.00–177.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.69/cwt	150.00–152.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	140.79/cwt	140.00–142.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	897	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	154.02/cwt	150.00–158.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	825	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	165.64/cwt	160.00–170.00	769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	135.16/cwt	133.00–137.00	847	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	145.37/cwt	144.00–148.00	704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	836	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	143.24/cwt	139.00–145.00	743	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	175.18/cwt	170.00–180.00	731	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	788	145.21/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,144	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	132.31/cwt	127.00–134.00	811	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.75/cwt	150.00–154.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	129.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Bulls	—	—	1,464	92.29/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,351	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	75.28/cwt	74.00–79.00	969	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	70.41/cwt	68.00–73.00	848	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	64.38/cwt	63.00–66.00	641	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,091	2
Bulls	—	—	1,731	105.87/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,833	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	135.03/cwt	132.00–137.00	901	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	987.50/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	65.61/cwt	64.00–67.00	742	7
Bulls	—	—	1,727	98.41/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	529	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,154.17/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	156.05/cwt	154.00–157.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	144.98/cwt	143.00–147.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	139.19/cwt	136.00–142.00	721	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	76.00/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	124.97/cwt	123.00–127.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	178.42/cwt	175.00–180.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	145.32/cwt	140.00–148.00	628	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	661	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	181.07/cwt	180.00–182.00	485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	137.25/cwt	137.00–138.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	134.32/cwt	134.00–135.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	130.50/cwt	129.00–132.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	136.36/cwt	135.00–138.00	728	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.12/cwt	135.00–139.00	858	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1

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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 799Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 143Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 26Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	518	144.00–154.00	147.68
5	—	564	140.00–142.00	140.79
9	—	464	160.00–170.00	165.64
17	—	417	170.00–180.00	175.18
2	—	725	128.00–129.00	128.50
1	—	320	185.00	185.00
3	—	667	132.00–137.00	135.03
1	—	760	124.00	124.00
9	—	630	135.00–139.00	136.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	434	160.00–167.00	161.49
7	—	375	170.00–177.00	175.12
9	—	480	150.00–158.00	154.02
16	—	613	127.00–134.00	132.31
2	—	705	121.00	121.00
9	—	518	136.00–142.00	139.19
3	—	317	175.00–180.00	178.42
2	—	268	180.00–182.00	181.07
1	—	755	124.00	124.00
4	—	565	137.00–138.00	137.25
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	154.00–157.00	156.05
2	—	485	143.00–147.00	144.98
1	—	585	132.00	132.00
1	—	355	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	563	135.00–138.00	136.89
23	—	627	133.00–137.00	135.16
10	—	484	144.00–148.00	145.37
13	—	519	139.00–145.00	143.24
5	—	431	150.00–154.00	150.75
2	—	680	128.00–132.00	129.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	137.00–142.00	140.16
2	—	358	147.00–150.00	148.49
3	—	325	150.00–152.00	150.69
2	—	635	123.00–127.00	124.97
13	—	432	140.00–148.00	145.32
4	—	578	129.00–132.00	130.50
19	—	534	135.00–138.00	136.36
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	136.00–137.00	136.50
3	—	517	130.00–131.00	130.68
2	—	370	142.00–144.00	143.00
3	—	475	134.00–135.00	134.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	172.00	172.00
1	—	665	146.00	146.00
1	—	785	139.00	139.00
1	—	730	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	897	140.00	140.00
11	—	788	142.00–147.00	145.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	169.00	169.00
10	—	543	154.00	154.00
4	—	578	148.00	148.00
4	—	618	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	89.00–94.00	92.29
7	—	1,731	102.00–107.00	105.87
5	—	1,727	95.00–101.00	98.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,287	74.00–79.00	75.28
34	—	1,204	68.00–73.00	70.41
7	—	1,131	64.00–67.00	65.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	996	63.00–66.00	64.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	73.00	73.00
3	—	1,447	75.00–77.00	76.00

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)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	975.00–1,000.00	987.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,154.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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How this sale compares

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