Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $166.38/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −43.87 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$166.38

66 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$22.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	171.59	839	39
Medium and Large 2	489	161.14	787	22
Medium and Large 3	493	148.81	734	5thin

One grade step is worth $22.79/cwt here — about $105 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

10 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $192.37, median $210.25 across 10 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 sale66 hd

166.38

—

AL average14 barns · 864 hd

152.07

+14.31

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−43.87

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	—	High	1,650	99.61	1,644	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	71.00	1,211	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	69.76	852	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,095	60.73	665	3thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	570	134.07/cwt	132.00–136.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	141.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	149.49/cwt	149.00–150.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	136.27/cwt	135.00–138.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	146.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	198.58/cwt	195.00–207.00	747	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	141.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	164.75/cwt	160.00–170.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	179.82/cwt	177.00–182.00	761	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,975	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,323	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	62.55/cwt	60.00–65.00	677	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	77.03/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,019	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	69.74/cwt	67.00–72.00	861	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	60.73/cwt	59.00–63.00	665	3
Bulls	—	—	1,793	109.40/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,962	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,076	1
Bulls	—	—	1,479	91.74/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,357	4
Bulls	—	—	1,702	100.02/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,702	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	154.01/cwt	150.00–157.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	168.75/cwt	165.00–170.00	717	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	154.64/cwt	152.00–157.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	188.08/cwt	182.00–192.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	173.29/cwt	170.00–175.00	830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	150.66/cwt	150.00–152.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	124.43/cwt	122.00–127.00	837	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	143.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	139.42/cwt	137.00–142.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	164.18/cwt	162.00–167.00	791	6

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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 194Year ago 950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 22Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 63

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	132.00–136.00	134.07
3	—	617	120.00–125.00	123.31
4	—	511	135.00–138.00	136.27
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
3	—	415	145.00–150.00	146.98
1	—	335	156.00	156.00
1	—	695	119.00	119.00
4	—	476	140.00–145.00	143.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	122.00	122.00
1	—	635	132.00	132.00
1	—	445	158.00	158.00
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
4	—	561	140.00–145.00	141.29
2	—	468	149.00–150.00	149.49
2	—	673	122.00–127.00	124.43
4	—	523	142.00–150.00	143.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	148.00	148.00
1	—	450	136.00	136.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
2	—	408	140.00–142.00	141.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	165.00	165.00
1	—	555	160.00	160.00
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	170.00	170.00
1	—	450	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	207.00	207.00
9	—	376	195.00–207.00	198.58
5	—	616	140.00–147.00	141.99
5	—	530	160.00–170.00	164.75
6	—	423	177.00–182.00	179.82
1	—	745	127.00	127.00
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
8	—	479	170.00–175.00	173.29
3	—	577	150.00–152.00	150.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	195.00	195.00
4	—	425	165.00–170.00	168.75
3	—	520	152.00–157.00	154.64
3	—	382	182.00–192.00	188.08
2	—	688	125.00–126.00	125.51
2	—	568	137.00–142.00	139.42
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
6	—	482	162.00–167.00	164.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	150.00–157.00	154.01
1	—	445	157.00	157.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	67.00	67.00
1	—	1,435	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,083	60.00–65.00	62.55
4	—	1,323	73.00–79.00	77.03
11	—	1,235	67.00–72.00	69.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,095	59.00–63.00	60.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,793	107.00–112.00	109.40
4	—	1,479	90.00–94.00	91.74
5	—	1,702	97.00–103.00	100.02

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)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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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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