Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold weaker. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $145.97/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −64.69 against this barn's trailing median of $210.66.

Average price

$145.97

105 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$748

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$7.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	460	148.02	681	29
Medium and Large 1	537	145.54	782	71
Medium and Large 3	458	140.20	642	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.82/cwt here — about $38 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 sale105 hd

145.97

—

AL average16 barns · 1,571 hd

131.75

+14.22

This barn, trailing median9 sales

210.66

−64.69

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	1,682	82.83	1,393	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,599	60.64	970	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,299	58.72	763	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,335	54.00	721	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	605	126.26/cwt	124.00–127.00	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	136.53/cwt	134.00–137.50	631	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	134.88/cwt	132.00–136.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.84/cwt	124.00–128.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	123.58/cwt	123.00–125.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	140.33/cwt	137.00–142.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	659	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	140.79/cwt	138.00–142.50	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	159.70/cwt	157.00–162.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	131.48/cwt	130.00–134.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	152.00/cwt	150.00–152.50	868	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	152.50/cwt	152.00–154.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	131.09/cwt	127.00–135.00	621	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	144.24/cwt	142.00–147.00	756	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	134.83/cwt	130.00–138.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	135.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	161.69/cwt	160.00–163.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	150.23/cwt	141.00–153.00	771	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,335	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	721	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	814	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,299	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	59.85/cwt	59.00–62.00	945	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	53.86/cwt	51.00–56.00	652	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	66.64/cwt	65.00–72.00	876	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	60.05/cwt	58.00–62.00	829	9
Bulls	—	—	1,420	75.04/cwt	74.00–76.00	1,066	2
Bulls	—	—	1,920	88.15/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,692	4
Bulls	—	—	1,538	80.94/cwt	78.00–84.00	1,245	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	837.50/cwt	825.00–850.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	125.54/cwt	120.00–127.00	854	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	145.66/cwt	145.00–147.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.81/cwt	126.00–132.50	804	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	165.06/cwt	163.00–167.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	155.06/cwt	150.00–157.00	665	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	146.60/cwt	142.00–150.00	704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	157.48/cwt	152.00–162.50	735	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.31/cwt	157.00–164.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	127.12/cwt	126.00–130.00	730	16

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 646Last week 817Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 70Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 41Year ago 87

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady, bulls sold weaker. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	605	124.00–127.00	126.26
5	—	462	134.00–137.50	136.53
5	—	692	123.00	123.00
2	—	503	130.00–132.00	131.00
4	—	411	138.00–142.50	140.79
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
16	—	574	126.00–130.00	127.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	112.00	112.00
5	—	487	123.00–125.00	123.58
1	—	560	117.00	117.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	117.00	117.00
8	—	427	132.00–136.00	134.88
7	—	530	124.00–128.00	125.84
4	—	368	137.00–142.00	140.33
2	—	560	120.00–122.00	120.99
7	—	474	127.00–135.00	131.09
4	—	681	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	670	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	157.00–162.00	159.70
2	—	570	137.00	137.00
4	—	614	130.00–134.00	131.48
5	—	524	142.00–147.00	144.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	150.00–152.50	152.00
4	—	515	152.00–154.00	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	735	119.00	119.00
3	—	555	134.00–138.00	135.99
3	—	422	160.00–163.00	161.69
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
22	—	513	141.00–153.00	150.23
6	—	680	120.00–127.00	125.54
13	—	615	126.00–132.50	130.81
20	—	467	152.00–162.50	157.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	130.00–138.00	134.83
2	—	575	126.00–130.00	127.97
2	—	310	163.00–167.00	165.06
10	—	429	150.00–157.00	155.06
7	—	480	142.00–150.00	146.60
2	—	375	157.00–164.00	160.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
3	—	427	145.00–147.00	145.66
1	—	545	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	52.00	52.00
1	—	1,755	74.00	74.00
6	—	1,579	59.00–62.00	59.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,210	51.00–56.00	53.86
4	—	1,315	65.00–72.00	66.64
9	—	1,380	58.00–62.00	60.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	74.00–76.00	75.04
4	—	1,920	86.00–91.00	88.15
3	—	1,538	78.00–84.00	80.94

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)	2	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50

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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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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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