Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.40/cwt on 106 head.

Average price

$134.40

106 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$7.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	135.41	782	68
Medium and Large 2	511	133.30	681	33
Medium and Large 3	488	127.98	625	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.42/cwt here — about $157 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 sale106 hd

134.40

—

AL average14 barns · 1,891 hd

133.84

+0.56

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	1,737	98.03	1,703	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	70.36	991	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	68.49	801	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	62.96	654	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	150.25/cwt	145.00–152.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	527	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	131.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	133.03/cwt	131.00–135.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	148.26/cwt	144.00–153.00	767	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	828	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	159.58/cwt	155.00–167.00	680	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	131.52/cwt	127.00–132.00	827	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	142.79/cwt	141.00–143.00	648	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	119.50/cwt	118.00–121.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	140.52/cwt	138.00–145.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	172.01/cwt	170.00–174.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	137.52/cwt	136.00–139.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	156.24/cwt	154.00–162.00	731	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	126.24/cwt	124.00–128.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	138.03/cwt	135.00–143.00	723	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	177.94/cwt	176.00–180.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	182.64/cwt	180.00–185.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	137.65/cwt	137.50–138.00	994	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	143.18/cwt	137.00–148.00	613	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	74.78/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,153	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	976	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	64.50/cwt	63.00–66.00	684	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	73.37/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,000	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	69.24/cwt	67.00–72.00	802	13
Bulls	—	—	1,823	102.76/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,873	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	62.96/cwt	61.00–64.00	654	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	64.42/cwt	64.00–65.00	775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,187.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	—	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,328.57/cwt	1,275.00–1,400.00	—	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	912.50/cwt	850.00–975.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	130.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,107.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,135.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,483.33/cwt	1,450.00–1,525.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	649	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	883	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	138.44/cwt	135.00–142.00	648	2
Bulls	—	—	1,762	99.04/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,745	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	90.70/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	168.36/cwt	165.00–170.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	172.28/cwt	170.00–177.00	555	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	136.40/cwt	135.00–139.00	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.56/cwt	137.00–145.00	606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	148.46/cwt	147.00–150.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	152.92/cwt	151.00–153.00	792	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	133.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	139.68/cwt	135.00–148.00	732	7

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 716Last week 750Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 117Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 95Year ago 50

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	145.00–152.00	150.25
5	—	570	130.00–137.00	133.95
8	—	662	125.00	125.00
8	—	426	155.00–167.00	159.58
3	—	362	165.00–170.00	168.36
3	—	322	170.00–177.00	172.28
2	—	640	130.00–134.00	132.00
1	—	770	115.00	115.00
7	—	524	135.00–148.00	139.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	124.00–127.00	125.51
2	—	663	129.00–135.00	131.99
8	—	517	144.00–153.00	148.26
5	—	577	138.00–145.00	140.52
4	—	414	170.00–174.00	172.01
2	—	623	139.00–140.00	139.49
12	—	468	154.00–162.00	156.24
2	—	360	176.00–180.00	177.94
2	—	318	180.00–185.00	182.64
1	—	785	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
2	—	468	135.00–142.00	138.44
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
2	—	423	147.00–150.00	148.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	136.00–139.00	137.52
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
4	—	618	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	722	137.50–138.00	137.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	138.00	138.00
1	—	565	144.00	144.00
25	—	518	151.00–153.00	152.92
6	—	650	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	126.00	126.00
2	—	715	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	390	146.00	146.00
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
8	—	471	135.00–139.00	136.40
8	—	431	137.00–145.00	140.56
7	—	528	130.00–135.00	133.46
3	—	565	125.00–130.00	127.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	131.00–135.00	133.03
14	—	629	127.00–132.00	131.52
14	—	454	141.00–143.00	142.79
2	—	763	114.00	114.00
2	—	735	118.00–121.00	119.50
4	—	668	124.00–128.00	126.24
10	—	524	135.00–143.00	138.03
5	—	428	137.00–148.00	143.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	670	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
2	—	468	130.00–132.00	130.96
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	425	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	649	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,542	73.00–77.00	74.78
1	—	1,415	69.00	69.00
2	—	1,203	64.00–65.00	64.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,060	63.00–66.00	64.50
7	—	1,363	73.00–75.00	73.37
13	—	1,159	67.00–72.00	69.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,038	61.00–64.00	62.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,823	101.00–105.00	102.76
3	—	1,762	98.00–100.00	99.04
3	—	1,598	88.00–94.00	90.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,187.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	—	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,328.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,483.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	850.00–975.00	912.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	1,050.00–1,135.00	1,107.50

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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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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle