Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.33/cwt on 294 head.

Average price

$137.33

294 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$16.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.36

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	621	142.51	885	190
Medium and Large 2	488	129.34	631	50
Medium and Large 3	460	126.80	583	5thin
Medium and Large 1	594	126.51	752	49

One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $133 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 sale294 hd

137.33

—

AL average16 barns · 1,951 hd

126.97

+10.36

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	1,588	91.27	1,449	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	64.43	776	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	55.78	600	4thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1	—	578	126.74/cwt	126.00–129.00	733	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	133.00/cwt	132.00–135.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.33/cwt	122.00–123.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	121.14/cwt	118.00–123.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	140.35/cwt	137.00–142.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	753	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	853	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	140.65/cwt	140.00–141.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	132.15/cwt	129.00–134.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	901	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	158.80/cwt	155.00–160.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	148.66/cwt	148.00–150.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	155.96/cwt	155.00–156.00	813	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,053	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	811	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,091	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	143.55/cwt	142.00–145.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	134.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	765	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	150.24/cwt	148.00–152.00	723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	140.20/cwt	140.00–141.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	175.79/cwt	172.00–177.00	675	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	55.78/cwt	54.00–58.00	600	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	72.34/cwt	69.00–76.00	950	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	64.90/cwt	63.00–68.00	787	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	59.37/cwt	57.00–62.00	670	8
Bulls	—	—	1,475	83.03/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,225	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	2,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,325	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 3	—	—	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	163.53/cwt	160.00–167.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	180.68/cwt	180.00–181.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	124.51/cwt	122.00–127.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	139.15/cwt	135.00–150.00	737	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	154.53/cwt	150.00–157.00	671	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	119.32/cwt	118.00–120.00	782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	163.94/cwt	160.00–167.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	650	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	930	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	478	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	612	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	126.11/cwt	123.00–128.00	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	155.99/cwt	155.00–157.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	146.82/cwt	142.00–152.00	750	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	155.88/cwt	154.00–160.00	717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.13/cwt	134.00–138.00	585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	136.71/cwt	135.00–137.00	645	10

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,008Last week 950Year ago 669

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 156Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 67Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	578	126.00–129.00	126.74
4	—	501	132.00–135.00	133.00
3	—	620	122.00–123.00	122.33
2	—	758	110.00–114.00	111.99
15	—	723	118.00	118.00
3	—	410	140.00–141.00	140.65
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
3	—	655	118.00–120.00	119.32
10	—	472	135.00–137.00	136.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	573	118.00–123.00	121.14
4	—	377	137.00–142.00	140.35
2	—	640	116.00–118.00	117.01
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
7	—	486	129.00–134.00	132.15
9	—	527	123.00–128.00	126.11
7	—	430	134.00–138.00	136.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
2	—	455	125.00–127.00	126.00
2	—	445	130.00–132.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	534	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	650	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	478	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	134.00–136.00	135.01
4	—	473	155.00–160.00	158.80
1	—	505	152.00	152.00
3	—	562	148.00–150.00	148.66
4	—	625	137.00–140.00	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	589	153.00	153.00
22	—	521	155.00–156.00	155.96
23	—	789	133.50	133.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	811	134.50	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	142.00–145.00	143.55
1	—	565	127.00	127.00
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
2	—	388	155.00–157.00	155.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	130.00–138.00	134.62
8	—	481	148.00–152.00	150.24
2	—	623	122.00–127.00	124.51
12	—	530	135.00–150.00	139.15
7	—	434	150.00–157.00	154.53
3	—	370	160.00–167.00	163.94
1	—	715	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	123.00–125.00	123.99
5	—	560	140.00–141.00	140.20
4	—	384	172.00–177.00	175.79
4	—	433	160.00–167.00	163.53
6	—	335	180.00–181.00	180.68
11	—	511	142.00–152.00	146.82
9	—	460	154.00–160.00	155.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	54.00–58.00	55.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	69.00–76.00	72.34
19	—	1,213	63.00–68.00	64.90
8	—	1,129	57.00–62.00	59.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	82.00–84.00	83.03
1	—	1,975	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,425	93.00	93.00

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
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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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Cullman Stockyards

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