Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.64/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$151.64

37 head · 692 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$215

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

$4.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	551	155.50	856	4thin
Medium and Large 1	709	151.17	1,072	33

One grade step is worth $4.33/cwt here — about −$215 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 sale37 hd

151.64

—

AL average10 barns · 340 hd

163.97

−12.33

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	1,422	92.76	1,319	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	67.66	870	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	61.50	907	2thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	138.50/cwt	137.00–140.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,175	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	203.50/cwt	200.00–207.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	151.66/cwt	150.00–155.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	151.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	799	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	174.00/cwt	170.00–177.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,255	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,092	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	811	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	70.31/cwt	70.00–71.00	979	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	681	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,008	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	811	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	98.51/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,095	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	130.44/cwt	127.00–134.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	864	3

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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 842Year ago 883

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 100Year ago 83

No trends available due to market being closed for holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	160.00	160.00
3	—	561	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
2	—	508	165.00–170.00	167.54
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
7	—	867	135.50	135.50
2	—	365	200.00–207.00	203.50
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	750	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	137.00–140.00	138.50
2	—	558	135.00–137.00	136.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	135.00–137.00	136.02
1	—	570	138.00	138.00
5	—	425	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
7	—	528	150.00–155.00	151.29
6	—	426	170.00–177.00	174.00
1	—	765	126.00	126.00
2	—	470	160.00–165.00	162.45
2	—	625	140.00–145.00	142.54
2	—	733	127.00–134.00	130.44
1	—	385	192.00	192.00
1	—	665	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	150.00–155.00	151.66
1	—	305	182.00	182.00
1	—	580	136.00	136.00
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
2	—	365	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,588	97.00–100.00	98.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	68.00	68.00
3	—	1,393	70.00–71.00	70.31
1	—	1,155	59.00	59.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,375	59.00	59.00

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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