Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.17/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$138.17

107 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$8.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.25

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	141.23	693	70
Medium and Large 2	508	132.39	672	34
Medium and Large 3	442	132.36	585	3thin

One grade step is worth $8.87/cwt here — about $108 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 sale107 hd

138.17

—

AL average15 barns · 1,894 hd

132.92

+5.25

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	1,538	83.56	1,286	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	58.63	724	31

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	152.23/cwt	147.00–153.00	852	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	177.76/cwt	170.00–182.50	811	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	178.98/cwt	177.00–182.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	158.19/cwt	155.00–162.00	835	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	189.31/cwt	185.00–192.00	697	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	849	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	825	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	167.56/cwt	162.00–168.00	906	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	125.73/cwt	125.00–127.00	722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.23/cwt	127.00–133.00	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	146.63/cwt	144.00–150.00	617	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.87/cwt	133.00–138.00	639	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	140.26/cwt	138.00–142.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	136.80/cwt	134.00–140.00	703	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	135.31/cwt	131.00–136.00	758	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	133.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	144.56/cwt	139.00–146.00	688	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	51.92/cwt	50.00–54.00	624	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	64.79/cwt	62.00–68.00	846	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	59.10/cwt	55.00–61.00	725	20
Bulls	—	—	1,415	76.86/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,088	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,679	2
Bulls	—	—	1,443	81.74/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,180	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	825.00–925.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	—	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	853.57/cwt	825.00–875.00	—	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,008.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/cwt	1,425.00–1,450.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,258.33/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	182.97/cwt	182.00–185.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	163.73/cwt	157.00–167.00	786	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	178.34/cwt	175.00–182.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	171.53/cwt	167.00–175.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	138.38/cwt	137.00–145.00	841	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	146.15/cwt	142.00–150.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	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 Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 842Last week 1,052Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 109Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	560	147.00–153.00	152.23
15	—	456	170.00–182.50	177.76
4	—	420	177.00–182.00	178.98
9	—	528	155.00–162.00	158.19
10	—	368	185.00–192.00	189.31
8	—	608	137.00–145.00	138.38
2	—	712	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	118.00	118.00
1	—	620	132.00	132.00
3	—	340	182.00–185.00	182.97
12	—	480	157.00–167.00	163.73
3	—	378	175.00–182.00	178.34
6	—	413	167.00–175.00	171.53
5	—	532	142.00–150.00	146.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	485	152.00	152.00
1	—	515	138.00	138.00
1	—	430	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
2	—	705	119.00	119.00
4	—	574	125.00–127.00	125.73
9	—	525	127.00–133.00	130.23
6	—	470	133.00–138.00	135.87
8	—	427	138.00–142.00	140.26
2	—	358	145.00–147.00	145.99
2	—	608	120.00–122.00	121.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	421	144.00–150.00	146.63
10	—	514	134.00–140.00	136.80
18	—	560	131.00–136.00	135.31
22	—	476	139.00–146.00	144.56
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
3	—	356	152.50	152.50
1	—	655	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	130.00	130.00
2	—	425	132.00–135.00	133.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	555	153.00	153.00
10	—	465	175.00–180.00	177.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	541	162.00–168.00	167.56
1	—	555	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,201	50.00–54.00	51.92
5	—	1,306	62.00–68.00	64.79
20	—	1,226	55.00–61.00	59.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,415	75.00–78.00	76.86
2	—	1,805	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,443	80.00–83.00	81.74

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	—	—	825.00–925.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,008.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	—	825.00–875.00	853.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,258.33

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

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