Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $146.70/cwt on 121 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −63.13 against this barn's trailing median of $209.84.

Average price

$146.70

121 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$10.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	149.94	743	70
Medium and Large 2	491	142.55	700	46
Medium and Large 3	441	139.61	616	5thin

One grade step is worth $10.33/cwt here — about $127 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

11 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $179.76, median $209.84 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale121 hd

146.70

—

AL average15 barns · 1,477 hd

130.26

+16.45

This barn, trailing median11 sales

209.84

−63.13

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	1,719	87.29	1,501	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,510	67.00	1,012	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	59.26	767	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	59.18	850	9thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	420	143.01/cwt	142.00–144.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	154.12/cwt	150.00–157.00	640	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	142.22/cwt	135.00–148.00	730	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	179.65/cwt	177.00–182.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	162.18/cwt	160.00–165.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	159.39/cwt	150.00–162.50	736	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	126.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	136.06/cwt	132.00–138.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	766	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.55/cwt	125.00–128.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	147.17/cwt	146.00–152.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	137.60/cwt	137.00–139.00	787	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.82/cwt	124.00–127.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	137.59/cwt	134.00–138.00	594	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	137.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.96/cwt	132.00–136.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	142.20/cwt	140.00–145.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	123.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	721	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	552	139.00/cwt	137.00–140.00	767	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	121.89/cwt	115.00–126.00	748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	136.43/cwt	134.00–138.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	164.44/cwt	162.00–167.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	159.69/cwt	157.00–162.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	145.35/cwt	140.00–148.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	170.19/cwt	167.00–172.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	133.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,709	85.79/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,466	4
Bulls	—	—	1,740	90.28/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,571	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	60.48/cwt	58.00–64.00	790	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	55.43/cwt	52.00–58.00	663	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	59.18/cwt	58.00–61.00	850	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,510	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,012	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,620	65.50/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,061	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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,010Last week 864Year ago 674

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 113Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 92Year ago 47

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	142.00–144.00	143.01
12	—	567	124.00–128.00	126.01
3	—	515	132.00–138.00	136.06
8	—	488	137.00–140.00	137.48
4	—	618	120.00–125.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	125.00–128.00	126.55
1	—	545	118.00	118.00
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	410	128.00–132.00	129.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	124.00–127.00	125.82
14	—	432	134.00–138.00	137.59
4	—	473	132.00–136.00	133.96
4	—	368	140.00–145.00	142.20
12	—	586	120.00–124.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
2	—	460	135.00–138.00	136.52
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	415	150.00–157.00	154.12
9	—	614	115.00–126.00	121.89
5	—	524	134.00–138.00	136.43
2	—	318	162.00–167.00	164.44
4	—	380	157.00–162.00	159.69
6	—	483	140.00–148.00	145.35
7	—	570	130.00–135.00	133.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	120.00–121.00	120.50
18	—	513	135.00–148.00	142.22
2	—	325	177.00–182.00	179.65
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
4	—	420	160.00–165.00	162.18
22	—	462	150.00–162.50	159.39
13	—	552	137.00–140.00	139.00
2	—	735	117.00–120.00	118.51
6	—	378	167.00–172.00	170.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	766	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	164.00–165.00	164.49
2	—	750	134.00	134.00
2	—	425	170.00–175.00	172.44
1	—	615	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
5	—	513	146.00–152.00	147.17
10	—	572	137.00–139.00	137.60

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–850.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,709	85.00–87.00	85.79
2	—	1,740	89.00–92.00	90.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,307	58.00–64.00	60.48
9	—	1,196	52.00–58.00	55.43
2	—	1,620	65.00–66.00	65.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,436	58.00–61.00	59.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	67.00	67.00

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle