Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with very 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 $141.51/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −69.16 against this barn's trailing median of $210.66.

Average price

$141.51

76 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$12.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.59

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	145.82	734	49
Medium and Large 3	493	136.37	672	6thin
Medium and Large 2	543	132.90	721	21

One grade step is worth $12.92/cwt here — about $13 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

9 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $190.96, median $210.66 across 9 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 sale76 hd

141.51

—

AL average15 barns · 1,423 hd

128.92

+12.59

This barn, trailing median9 sales

210.66

−69.16

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	1,745	90.67	1,582	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	60.17	897	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	57.18	687	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	50.36	562	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	378	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	153.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	161.86/cwt	157.00–170.00	694	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.21/cwt	129.00–132.00	745	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.51/cwt	136.00–146.00	727	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,002	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	141.65/cwt	140.00–142.00	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	163.52/cwt	162.00–167.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	133.84/cwt	130.00–136.00	570	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	114.22/cwt	110.00–118.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	135.20/cwt	134.00–138.00	646	5
Bulls	—	—	1,935	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	50.36/cwt	50.00–51.00	562	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	60.17/cwt	57.00–62.00	897	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	58.10/cwt	55.00–62.00	700	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	53.73/cwt	52.00–55.00	638	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	119.72/cwt	117.00–122.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	124.99/cwt	123.00–128.00	729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.43/cwt	142.00–147.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	151.60/cwt	147.00–156.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	126.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	727	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	153.44/cwt	150.00–157.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	126.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	584	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	122.21/cwt	120.00–124.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 817Last week 1,010Year ago 959

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 102Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 23Year ago 46

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with very 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
2	—	378	175.00–180.00	177.45
5	—	614	125.00–129.00	127.00
8	—	471	150.00–160.00	153.96
12	—	429	157.00–170.00	161.86
9	—	568	129.00–132.00	131.21
13	—	525	136.00–146.00	138.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	117.00–122.00	119.72
5	—	523	130.00–135.00	133.21
4	—	583	123.00–128.00	124.99
5	—	475	142.00–147.00	145.43
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
2	—	418	150.00–157.00	153.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	134.00–135.00	134.51
1	—	525	126.00	126.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	435	147.00–156.00	151.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	783	128.00	128.00
6	—	509	140.00–142.00	141.65
3	—	467	150.00–154.00	152.00
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
7	—	410	162.00–167.00	163.52
4	—	563	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	735	135.00	135.00
3	—	836	129.00	129.00
1	—	500	147.00	147.00
4	—	565	145.00	145.00
1	—	460	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	142.50	142.50
2	—	513	130.00–131.00	130.49
4	—	671	110.00–118.00	114.22
2	—	608	120.00–124.00	122.02
5	—	478	134.00–138.00	135.20
5	—	344	150.00	150.00
13	—	577	124.00–130.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
12	—	426	130.00–136.00	133.84
1	—	330	144.00	144.00
2	—	560	116.00–120.00	117.98
14	—	461	125.00–130.00	126.66
5	—	527	120.00–124.00	122.21
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	127.00	127.00
1	—	525	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,750	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,550	96.00	96.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	50.00–51.00	50.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,490	57.00–62.00	60.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,205	55.00–62.00	58.10
4	—	1,188	52.00–55.00	53.73

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	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	800.00–825.00	812.50

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle