Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.20/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$131.20

130 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$247

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.55

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	619	134.50	833	55
Medium and Large 1	537	131.06	704	32
Medium and Large 2	503	127.45	641	35
Medium and Large 3	467	125.48	585	8thin

One grade step is worth $9.02/cwt here — about $247 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 sale130 hd

131.20

—

AL average15 barns · 2,021 hd

127.65

+3.55

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	1,581	78.21	1,237	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,269	58.38	741	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	55.00	787	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	48.00	463	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	418	142.63/cwt	140.00–145.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	137.08/cwt	135.00–139.00	584	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	121.75/cwt	120.00–123.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	126.75/cwt	126.00–128.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	114.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	129.61/cwt	129.00–132.00	686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	833	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	527	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	738	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	135.75/cwt	134.00–138.00	622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	129.96/cwt	128.00–132.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	160.90/cwt	157.00–162.50	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	902	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	115.54/cwt	114.00–117.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	124.51/cwt	122.00–126.00	654	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	178.96/cwt	175.00–185.00	578	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	164.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	694	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	787	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	54.38/cwt	51.00–56.00	635	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	806	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	60.21/cwt	57.00–63.00	812	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	463	1
Bulls	—	—	1,295	73.61/cwt	72.00–75.00	953	3
Bulls	—	—	2,010	85.11/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,711	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	143.96/cwt	143.00–145.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	147.18/cwt	145.00–150.00	698	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	123.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	160.70/cwt	160.00–162.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	130.46/cwt	126.00–137.00	742	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	135.24/cwt	132.00–137.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	144.74/cwt	140.00–146.00	756	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	129.07/cwt	126.00–132.00	600	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	169.50/cwt	167.00–172.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.21/cwt	150.00–157.00	652	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	158.00/cwt	152.00–162.00	744	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	603	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	784	4

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 Nov 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 910Last week 908Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	140.00–145.00	142.63
2	—	620	122.00–125.00	123.49
4	—	558	126.00–128.00	126.75
2	—	710	112.00–117.00	114.50
8	—	529	129.00–132.00	129.61
4	—	458	134.00–138.00	135.75
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	135.00–139.00	137.08
4	—	581	120.00–123.00	121.75
2	—	675	110.00–112.00	111.01
2	—	618	114.00–117.00	115.54
8	—	525	122.00–126.00	124.51
10	—	465	126.00–132.00	129.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	122.00–125.00	123.48
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
4	—	413	128.00–132.00	129.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	619	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	140.00	140.00
4	—	603	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	131.00	131.00
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
2	—	581	142.00	142.00
7	—	461	157.00–162.50	160.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	582	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	130.00–132.00	130.68
3	—	323	175.00–185.00	178.96
1	—	560	138.00	138.00
23	—	423	160.00–170.00	164.11
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
11	—	522	140.00–146.00	144.74
2	—	365	167.00–172.00	169.50
11	—	471	152.00–162.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	138.00–140.00	138.98
2	—	428	143.00–145.00	143.96
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	145.00–150.00	147.18
3	—	623	120.00–125.00	123.40
3	—	358	160.00–162.00	160.70
1	—	685	113.00	113.00
8	—	569	126.00–137.00	130.46
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
5	—	527	132.00–137.00	135.24
2	—	335	165.00–170.00	167.57
6	—	423	150.00–157.00	154.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,168	51.00–56.00	54.38
1	—	1,185	68.00	68.00
10	—	1,348	57.00–63.00	60.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	72.00–75.00	73.61
2	—	2,010	83.00–88.00	85.11

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	—	—	800.00–900.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

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

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

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle