Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.84/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$141.84

193 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$15.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.88

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	710	146.49	1,041	114
Medium and Large 1	540	136.31	737	39
Medium and Large 2	509	134.40	684	35
Medium and Large 3	475	130.80	621	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.69/cwt here — about $419 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 sale193 hd

141.84

—

AL average14 barns · 1,384 hd

132.96

+8.88

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	1,770	100.39	1,777	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	74.00	1,064	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	67.55	864	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,280	65.00	832	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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	—	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	127.76/cwt	127.00–130.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,065	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	149.43/cwt	148.00–151.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	145.00/cwt	143.00–147.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	137.47/cwt	136.00–144.00	727	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	137.90/cwt	134.00–142.00	656	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	131.10/cwt	127.00–134.00	691	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	846	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,005	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,169	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	180.50/cwt	177.00–182.50	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	127.03/cwt	125.00–128.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	143.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	972	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	554	151.25/cwt	148.00–154.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	165.13/cwt	162.00–167.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	155.54/cwt	152.00–162.00	817	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	134.20/cwt	132.00–138.00	887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.48/cwt	162.00–170.00	787	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	68.50/cwt	67.00–71.00	882	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	832	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,064	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	73.09/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	64.13/cwt	62.00–65.00	785	8
Bulls	—	—	1,868	102.73/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,919	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	97.26/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,595	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	155.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	738	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	126.66/cwt	123.00–130.00	844	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	863	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	744	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	174.64/cwt	172.00–177.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	133.95/cwt	132.00–136.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	138.80/cwt	137.00–140.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	133.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	753	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	141.51/cwt	137.00–146.00	825	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	147.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	145.03/cwt	144.00–146.00	613	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 Aug 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 627Year ago 639

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 111Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 39Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
12	—	476	134.00–142.00	137.90
2	—	395	148.00–150.00	149.00
11	—	527	127.00–134.00	131.10
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
5	—	582	125.00–128.00	127.03
3	—	423	144.00–146.00	145.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	138.00	138.00
3	—	468	130.00–131.00	130.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	127.00–130.00	127.76
2	—	425	148.00–151.00	149.43
5	—	465	143.00–147.00	145.00
18	—	529	136.00–144.00	137.47
8	—	564	130.00–137.00	133.46
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	722	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	693	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	172.00	172.00
12	—	522	162.00	162.00
19	—	906	129.00	129.00
4	—	421	177.00–182.50	180.50
5	—	842	137.50	137.50
10	—	676	140.00–145.00	143.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	142.00	142.00
2	—	475	165.00	165.00
1	—	440	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	148.00–154.00	151.25
18	—	525	152.00–162.00	155.54
5	—	661	132.00–138.00	134.20
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
5	—	473	162.00–170.00	166.48
3	—	863	120.00	120.00
9	—	423	170.00–180.00	175.93
2	—	380	180.00	180.00
5	—	613	137.00–140.00	138.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	162.00–167.00	165.13
14	—	476	150.00–160.00	155.08
8	—	666	123.00–130.00	126.66
3	—	372	172.00–177.00	174.64
2	—	625	134.00–135.00	134.51
13	—	583	137.00–146.00	141.51
4	—	523	145.00–150.00	147.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	147.00	147.00
2	—	575	132.00–136.00	133.95
1	—	355	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,288	67.00–71.00	68.50
2	—	1,420	72.00–74.00	73.09
8	—	1,224	62.00–65.00	64.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	74.00	74.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,868	101.00–104.00	102.73
3	—	1,640	96.00–99.00	97.26

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50

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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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