Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.50/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$140.50

96 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$16

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

$6.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	465	142.60	663	32
Medium and Large 1	576	140.44	809	49
Medium and Large 3	475	136.20	647	15thin

One grade step is worth $6.40/cwt here — about $16 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 sale96 hd

140.50

—

AL average15 barns · 1,616 hd

141.70

−1.20

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	94.90	1,554	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	69.68	856	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,469	67.75	995	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	58.58	651	4thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	412	148.86/cwt	147.00–152.00	613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.32/cwt	125.00–135.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	136.30/cwt	135.00–139.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	119.48/cwt	117.00–122.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	151.59/cwt	147.00–155.00	688	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	152.14/cwt	150.00–155.00	540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	964	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	134.63/cwt	132.00–136.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	159.00/cwt	157.00–160.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	142.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	144.44/cwt	140.00–148.00	754	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	143.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	177.39/cwt	175.00–179.00	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	831	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,102	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	966	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	145.04/cwt	142.00–148.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	173.61/cwt	170.00–177.00	740	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	164.14/cwt	160.00–170.00	865	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	195.44/cwt	190.00–202.00	727	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	134.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.83/cwt	172.00–177.00	822	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	66.75/cwt	65.00–68.00	802	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	58.58/cwt	57.00–60.00	651	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	73.51/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,164	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	65.44/cwt	63.00–69.00	932	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	662	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	74.20/cwt	73.00–75.00	959	6
Bulls	—	—	1,482	88.62/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,313	3
Bulls	—	—	1,830	104.17/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,906	2
Bulls	—	—	1,665	95.00/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,582	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	135.56/cwt	132.00–139.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	185.41/cwt	180.00–190.00	769	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	206.05/cwt	205.00–207.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	174.38/cwt	172.00–177.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	154.03/cwt	150.00–157.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	156.16/cwt	151.00–160.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	186.63/cwt	185.00–187.50	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	118.97/cwt	117.00–120.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.23/cwt	138.00–142.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	899	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	164.75/cwt	160.00–167.00	776	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	144.41/cwt	140.00–148.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	131.82/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 767Last week 245Year ago 501

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 52Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 7Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	412	147.00–152.00	148.86
3	—	522	135.00–139.00	136.30
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
2	—	670	117.00–122.00	119.48
8	—	355	150.00–155.00	152.14
4	—	481	140.00–145.00	142.24
2	—	318	157.00–160.00	158.51
6	—	577	130.00–135.00	131.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	665	125.00–135.00	129.32
5	—	454	147.00–155.00	151.59
3	—	610	132.00–136.00	134.63
1	—	410	157.00	157.00
3	—	375	157.00–160.00	159.00
13	—	522	140.00–148.00	144.44
4	—	568	138.00–142.00	140.23
6	—	731	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	137.00	137.00
2	—	568	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
6	—	429	140.00–145.00	143.68
3	—	613	117.00–120.00	118.97
2	—	300	152.00–155.00	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	137.00	137.00
4	—	627	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	171.00	171.00
4	—	831	138.00	138.00
9	—	765	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	148.00	148.00
2	—	717	134.00	134.00
2	—	520	172.00	172.00
2	—	420	190.00	190.00
1	—	570	160.00	160.00
6	—	475	175.00–179.00	177.39
5	—	615	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	156.00	156.00
1	—	375	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	142.00–148.00	145.04
11	—	527	160.00–170.00	164.14
8	—	372	190.00–202.00	195.44
3	—	673	130.00–137.00	134.71
11	—	473	172.00–177.00	173.83
11	—	415	180.00–190.00	185.41
2	—	328	205.00–207.00	206.05
4	—	574	151.00–160.00	156.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	426	170.00–177.00	173.61
2	—	635	132.00–139.00	135.56
6	—	518	150.00–157.00	154.03
6	—	365	185.00–187.50	186.63
7	—	471	160.00–167.00	164.75
5	—	569	140.00–148.00	144.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
1	—	425	165.00	165.00
1	—	645	127.00	127.00
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
2	—	378	172.00–177.00	174.38
1	—	585	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,201	65.00–68.00	66.75
1	—	1,050	63.00	63.00
6	—	1,292	73.00–75.00	74.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	57.00–60.00	58.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	73.00–74.00	73.51
5	—	1,424	63.00–69.00	65.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	87.00–90.00	88.62
2	—	1,830	103.00–105.00	104.17
3	—	1,665	93.00–98.00	95.00

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)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,110.00	1,110.00

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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