Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with 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 $134.04/cwt on 165 head.

Average price

$134.04

165 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$19.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.31

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	678	142.50	966	78
Medium and Large 1	551	129.98	716	37
Medium and Large 2	557	123.89	691	43
Medium and Large 3	483	123.44	597	7thin

One grade step is worth $19.06/cwt here — about $369 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 sale165 hd

134.04

—

AL average16 barns · 2,024 hd

129.73

+4.31

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	1,819	96.29	1,751	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	67.64	1,050	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,237	65.36	808	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,230	62.00	763	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	—	526	125.68/cwt	122.00–128.00	661	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	148.65/cwt	146.00–152.00	700	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	135.93/cwt	135.00–140.00	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	129.35/cwt	128.00–130.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	131.42/cwt	127.00–135.00	615	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	141.03/cwt	140.00–142.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	135.87/cwt	135.00–137.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	141.26/cwt	136.00–143.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	797	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	841	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	966	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	124.08/cwt	124.00–125.00	763	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	127.82/cwt	127.00–128.00	870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	144.35/cwt	143.00–145.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	128.94/cwt	125.00–132.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	161.20/cwt	160.00–165.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	153.00/cwt	150.00–157.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	157.43/cwt	153.00–162.00	727	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,723	73.14/cwt	71.00–75.00	1,260	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	763	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	890	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	67.03/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,031	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	63.16/cwt	62.00–64.00	776	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,011	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	66.62/cwt	65.00–70.00	823	20
Bulls	—	—	1,920	96.63/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,855	3
Bulls	—	—	1,721	90.01/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,549	4
Bulls	—	—	1,848	104.31/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,928	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	883.33/cwt	850.00–950.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,200.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	957.33/cwt	900.00–1,022.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,183.33/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,087.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	169.31/cwt	168.00–170.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	504	138.06/cwt	132.00–139.00	696	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	122.68/cwt	122.00–123.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	634	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 Sep 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 754Year ago 840

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 64Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 0Year ago 18

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	122.00–128.00	125.68
3	—	625	115.00–120.00	117.69
11	—	468	127.00–135.00	131.42
6	—	419	135.00–137.00	135.87
9	—	797	105.50	105.50
6	—	564	120.00–124.00	122.00
2	—	360	138.00–140.00	138.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	124.00	124.00
3	—	423	128.00–130.00	129.35
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
2	—	535	117.00–120.00	118.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	485	135.00–140.00	135.93
1	—	360	144.00	144.00
2	—	413	140.00–142.00	141.03
12	—	615	124.00–125.00	124.08
7	—	588	129.00	129.00
2	—	650	117.00	117.00
2	—	533	130.00–132.00	130.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	678	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	146.00–152.00	148.65
4	—	564	125.00–132.00	128.94
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
4	—	426	150.00–157.00	153.00
15	—	504	132.00–139.00	138.06
2	—	638	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	425	160.00–165.00	161.20
1	—	565	137.00	137.00
5	—	462	153.00–162.00	157.43
3	—	368	168.00–170.00	169.31
2	—	505	145.00–147.00	146.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	146.00	146.00
1	—	540	128.00	128.00
2	—	463	135.00–137.00	135.99
3	—	578	122.00–123.00	122.68
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,115	107.00	107.00
4	—	619	136.00–143.00	141.26
3	—	561	148.00	148.00
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	681	127.00–128.00	127.82
3	—	510	143.00–145.00	144.35
1	—	555	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,723	71.00–75.00	73.14
1	—	1,390	64.00	64.00
12	—	1,538	66.00–69.00	67.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,229	62.00–64.00	63.16
1	—	1,385	73.00	73.00
20	—	1,235	65.00–70.00	66.62
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,920	94.00–99.00	96.63
4	—	1,721	87.00–92.00	90.01
3	—	1,848	103.00–106.00	104.31

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)	3	—	—	850.00–950.00	883.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–1,022.00	957.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,183.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.50

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle