Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.05/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$141.05

147 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,001

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$140

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

$14.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	147.45	839	22
Large 1-2	731	146.00	1,067	68
Medium and Large 2	738	132.68	979	57

One grade step is worth $14.77/cwt here — about −$140 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 sale147 hd

141.05

—

AL average15 barns · 1,104 hd

140.61

+0.45

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	1,769	89.09	1,576	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	63.51	993	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	61.03	756	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	56.96	567	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	522	140.11/cwt	137.00–145.00	731	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	168.01/cwt	162.00–172.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	136.67/cwt	136.00–140.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.36/cwt	128.00–132.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	138.61/cwt	137.00–140.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	123.52/cwt	122.00–125.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	125.43/cwt	123.00–128.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	731	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,067	68
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	849	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,070	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	146.99/cwt	146.00–148.00	772	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	875	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	134.85/cwt	127.00–138.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	867	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	162.61/cwt	155.00–167.50	699	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.00/cwt	144.00–152.00	709	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	123.57/cwt	120.00–127.00	761	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	56.96/cwt	56.00–58.00	567	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	61.18/cwt	55.00–64.00	756	39
Bulls	—	—	1,671	82.81/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,384	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	63.51/cwt	62.00–64.00	993	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	57.08/cwt	55.00–58.00	714	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	65.99/cwt	65.00–68.00	819	6
Bulls	—	—	1,993	99.33/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,980	3
Bulls	—	—	1,699	87.68/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,490	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	933.33/cwt	900.00–950.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,095.00/cwt	1,095.00–1,095.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	181.70/cwt	175.00–185.00	665	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	125.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	110.39/cwt	107.00–112.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.62/cwt	130.00–136.00	763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	137.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	644	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	125.48/cwt	123.00–127.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	120.86/cwt	118.00–122.00	747	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	134.83/cwt	130.00–137.00	574	11

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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 864Last week 827Year ago 621

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 75Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 92Last week 71Year ago 72

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	522	137.00–145.00	140.11
17	—	430	155.00–167.50	162.61
9	—	476	144.00–152.00	149.00
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
5	—	616	120.00–127.00	123.57
11	—	366	175.00–185.00	181.70
5	—	575	130.00–136.00	132.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	386	162.00–172.00	168.01
2	—	613	118.00–120.00	118.98
5	—	519	130.00–135.00	132.48
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
3	—	420	150.00–154.00	152.03
6	—	469	135.00–140.00	137.34
4	—	568	123.00–127.00	125.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	384	136.00–140.00	136.67
5	—	465	128.00–132.00	130.36
3	—	522	120.00–128.00	125.04
3	—	678	107.00–112.00	110.39
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
11	—	426	130.00–137.00	134.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	137.00–140.00	138.61
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
2	—	358	142.00–144.00	143.01
2	—	413	140.00–142.00	140.97
2	—	575	123.00–128.00	125.43
6	—	525	127.00–138.00	134.85
8	—	618	118.00–122.00	120.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	122.00–125.00	123.52
1	—	440	126.00	126.00
2	—	538	116.00–118.00	117.00
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	143.00	143.00
31	—	849	126.00	126.00
3	—	525	146.00–148.00	146.99
17	—	634	138.00	138.00
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	731	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	167.00	167.00
5	—	514	154.00	154.00
1	—	455	162.00	162.00
15	—	606	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	56.00–58.00	56.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,236	55.00–64.00	61.18
9	—	1,251	55.00–58.00	57.08
6	—	1,241	65.00–68.00	65.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,563	62.00–64.00	63.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,671	81.00–84.00	82.81
3	—	1,993	99.00–100.00	99.33
4	—	1,699	86.00–89.00	87.68

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	—	—	1,095.00	1,095.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–950.00	933.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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