Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Boning cows sold up to 89.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.69/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$146.69

102 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$15.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.73

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	150.72	717	51
Medium and Large 2	469	143.33	672	47
Medium and Large 3	480	134.79	647	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.93/cwt here — about $69 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 sale102 hd

146.69

—

AL average13 barns · 1,310 hd

141.97

+4.73

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	1,570	104.35	1,639	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,630	76.00	1,239	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	71.96	858	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	61.48	666	3thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	290	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	137.80/cwt	135.00–140.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	141.58/cwt	140.00–143.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	126.25/cwt	125.00–127.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	145.55/cwt	142.00–147.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	134.50/cwt	133.00–136.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	141.24/cwt	140.00–144.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.02/cwt	135.00–138.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	148.15/cwt	145.00–150.00	633	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	176.77/cwt	175.00–180.00	468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	145.36/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	175.96/cwt	173.00–179.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	156.48/cwt	155.00–158.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	146.12/cwt	142.00–152.00	770	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	168.18/cwt	165.00–172.00	880	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	215.17/cwt	212.00–220.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	176.80/cwt	172.00–182.00	822	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	195.34/cwt	190.00–200.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	412	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	742	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	61.48/cwt	60.00–63.00	666	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,217	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,260	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	64.27/cwt	63.00–65.00	754	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	77.04/cwt	76.00–78.00	939	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	70.99/cwt	68.00–73.00	832	5
Bulls	—	—	1,470	96.35/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,416	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	112.07/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,911	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	104.73/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,597	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	217.48/cwt	210.00–220.00	587	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	182.95/cwt	180.00–185.00	785	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	226.52/cwt	222.00–232.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	159.33/cwt	159.00–160.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	203.11/cwt	200.00–207.00	752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	407	173.32/cwt	170.00–175.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	158.38/cwt	155.00–160.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	161.20/cwt	160.00–163.00	579	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	152.43/cwt	150.00–153.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	154.28/cwt	150.00–156.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	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 Feb 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 800Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 90Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 74Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	172.00	172.00
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
5	—	510	135.00–140.00	137.80
4	—	621	125.00–127.00	126.25
9	—	467	142.00–147.00	145.55
4	—	576	133.00–136.00	134.50
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
12	—	427	145.00–150.00	148.15
2	—	360	155.00–158.00	156.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	136.00	136.00
2	—	423	140.00–143.00	141.58
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
4	—	558	140.00–144.00	141.24
3	—	630	135.00–138.00	136.02
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
5	—	265	175.00–180.00	176.77
11	—	527	142.00–152.00	146.12
2	—	685	125.00–126.00	125.50
9	—	359	160.00–163.00	161.20
7	—	477	150.00–153.00	152.43
6	—	416	150.00–156.00	154.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	420	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	144.00–148.00	145.36
2	—	528	173.00–179.00	175.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	167.00	167.00
1	—	480	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	165.00–172.00	168.18
1	—	745	138.00	138.00
4	—	363	212.00–220.00	215.17
11	—	465	172.00–182.00	176.80
7	—	412	190.00–200.00	195.34
4	—	278	222.00–232.00	226.52
3	—	575	159.00–160.00	159.33
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
1	—	625	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	412	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	270	210.00–220.00	217.48
7	—	429	180.00–185.00	182.95
6	—	472	165.00–170.00	167.51
5	—	370	200.00–207.00	203.11
5	—	524	155.00–160.00	158.38
2	—	590	150.00–152.00	150.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
3	—	407	170.00–175.00	173.32
1	—	495	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,083	60.00–63.00	61.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,680	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	63.00–65.00	64.27
7	—	1,219	76.00–78.00	77.04
5	—	1,172	68.00–73.00	70.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	94.00–99.00	96.35
4	—	1,705	109.00–115.00	112.07
3	—	1,525	103.00–106.00	104.73

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	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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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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