Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 200.00 to 250.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.52/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$133.52

120 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$6.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	136.29	729	61
Medium and Large 2	498	130.74	651	54
Medium and Large 3	457	129.80	593	5thin

One grade step is worth $6.49/cwt here — about $136 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 sale120 hd

133.52

—

AL average11 barns · 1,150 hd

131.73

+1.79

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	1,638	80.50	1,318	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,545	57.81	893	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,359	55.01	748	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	48.48	533	2thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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 2	—	571	124.52/cwt	122.00–126.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	118.82/cwt	117.00–120.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	147.47/cwt	143.00–151.00	609	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	134.51/cwt	129.00–135.00	763	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	119.36/cwt	118.00–122.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	133.39/cwt	132.00–136.00	616	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	128.82/cwt	127.00–130.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	138.78/cwt	136.00–141.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.81/cwt	170.00–177.50	808	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.73/cwt	132.00–142.00	697	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	621	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	143.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	148.40/cwt	144.00–149.00	999	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	157.92/cwt	157.50–158.00	832	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	131.48/cwt	129.00–134.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	127.98/cwt	127.00–129.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	163.59/cwt	160.00–164.00	826	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	114.03/cwt	110.00–118.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	195.51/cwt	194.00–198.00	712	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	153.52/cwt	150.00–157.50	800	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	160.02/cwt	155.00–162.00	758	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.77/cwt	140.00–142.00	809	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	130.68/cwt	129.00–133.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	171.58/cwt	165.00–177.00	752	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	575	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	837	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,465	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	54.12/cwt	50.00–58.00	724	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	48.48/cwt	48.00–49.00	533	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,870	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	954	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	989	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	58.35/cwt	58.00–59.00	833	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,419	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,016.67/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	850.00/cwt	825.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,175.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	942.50/cwt	935.00–950.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,117.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,135.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,108.33/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,325.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	155.96/cwt	155.00–157.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	170.97/cwt	167.00–177.00	798	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.20/cwt	132.00–135.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	144.43/cwt	140.00–147.50	770	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	136.21/cwt	135.00–137.00	775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	186.63/cwt	180.00–190.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	187.19/cwt	185.00–190.00	683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	178.33/cwt	175.00–180.00	580	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	129.97/cwt	129.00–132.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	141.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	955	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	188.62/cwt	187.00–190.00	622	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 936Last week 777Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 99Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 91Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	122.00–126.00	124.52
6	—	611	117.00–120.00	118.82
21	—	462	132.00–136.00	133.39
7	—	524	127.00–130.00	128.82
9	—	422	136.00–141.00	138.78
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
3	—	385	140.00–145.00	143.29
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	413	143.00–151.00	147.47
22	—	567	129.00–135.00	134.51
3	—	722	118.00–122.00	119.36
1	—	355	152.00	152.00
11	—	510	132.00–142.00	136.73
2	—	790	110.00–118.00	114.03
3	—	462	140.00–142.00	141.34
2	—	608	125.00–126.00	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	565	118.00	118.00
1	—	365	137.00	137.00
1	—	415	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	465	170.00–177.50	173.81
26	—	673	144.00–149.00	148.40
8	—	418	185.00–190.00	187.51
2	—	758	129.00–134.00	131.48
12	—	505	160.00–164.00	163.59
6	—	364	194.00–198.00	195.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	527	157.50–158.00	157.92
1	—	750	125.00	125.00
2	—	660	137.00	137.00
2	—	728	127.00–129.00	127.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	150.00–157.50	153.52
9	—	575	140.00–142.00	140.77
3	—	672	129.00–133.00	130.68
1	—	295	195.00	195.00
7	—	467	167.00–177.00	170.97
5	—	620	132.00–135.00	133.20
6	—	435	180.00–190.00	186.63
5	—	365	185.00–190.00	187.19
4	—	758	126.00	126.00
5	—	330	187.00–190.00	188.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	155.00–162.00	160.02
8	—	438	165.00–177.00	171.58
11	—	533	140.00–147.50	144.43
5	—	569	135.00–137.00	136.21
3	—	325	175.00–180.00	178.33
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
8	—	618	129.00–132.00	129.97
2	—	365	170.00–175.00	172.50
1	—	290	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	155.00–157.00	155.96
2	—	470	150.00–152.00	151.03
2	—	533	134.00–136.00	134.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,465	52.00	52.00
19	—	1,338	50.00–58.00	54.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	48.00–49.00	48.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,870	51.00	51.00
1	—	1,570	63.00	63.00
3	—	1,428	58.00–59.00	58.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,710	83.00	83.00

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)	3	—	—	900.00–1,075.00	1,016.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,175.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	825.00–875.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	935.00–950.00	942.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00–1,135.00	1,117.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,108.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,300.00

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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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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