Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with 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 $151.94/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$151.94

158 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$7.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	153.75	826	95
Medium and Large 2	495	149.81	742	51
Medium and Large 3	453	146.67	664	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.09/cwt here — about $161 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 sale158 hd

151.94

—

AL average12 barns · 1,405 hd

149.32

+2.62

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	1,920	107.33	2,061	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,307	76.45	999	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	75.58	955	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	62.15	677	7thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 3	—	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	135.76/cwt	134.00–139.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	149.03/cwt	145.00–152.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	194.73/cwt	190.00–197.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	154.48/cwt	152.00–157.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	144.98/cwt	142.00–147.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	149.34/cwt	145.00–152.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	134.01/cwt	132.00–135.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	147.67/cwt	142.00–150.00	759	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	151.34/cwt	150.00–155.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	171.41/cwt	170.00–172.00	559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	141.85/cwt	140.00–142.00	831	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	156.76/cwt	154.00–161.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	164.70/cwt	162.00–167.00	552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,065	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	942	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	161.50/cwt	160.00–163.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	188.04/cwt	184.00–190.00	888	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	158.37/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,001	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,016	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	160.95/cwt	155.00–167.00	842	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	149.40/cwt	146.00–154.00	926	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	191.70/cwt	190.00–195.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	157.53/cwt	155.00–160.00	879	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	62.15/cwt	61.00–63.00	677	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,307	76.45/cwt	75.00–77.00	999	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	75.82/cwt	73.00–79.00	971	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	70.20/cwt	67.00–72.00	884	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	80.26/cwt	80.00–81.00	974	4
Bulls	—	—	1,785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,964	2
Bulls	—	—	2,190	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	2,234	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	862.00/cwt	825.00–925.00	—	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	303	203.51/cwt	202.00–205.00	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	166.96/cwt	160.00–168.00	788	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	178.60/cwt	172.00–184.00	770	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	137.97/cwt	134.00–142.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	175.97/cwt	167.00–182.00	817	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	203.65/cwt	200.00–207.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	518	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	141.61/cwt	139.00–142.00	865	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	153.14/cwt	153.00–155.00	870	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	161.45/cwt	156.00–162.00	870	14

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 867Last week 488Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 63Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 48Last week 47Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	148.00	148.00
2	—	423	165.00–170.00	167.57
1	—	585	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	134.00–139.00	135.76
3	—	588	145.00–152.00	149.03
3	—	390	190.00–197.00	194.73
2	—	665	140.00	140.00
2	—	530	152.00–157.00	154.48
1	—	270	207.00	207.00
2	—	303	202.00–205.00	203.51
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
11	—	472	160.00–168.00	166.96
7	—	431	172.00–184.00	178.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	128.00	128.00
6	—	523	155.00–167.00	160.95
5	—	620	146.00–154.00	149.40
4	—	426	190.00–195.00	191.70
3	—	313	215.00	215.00
2	—	558	155.00–160.00	157.53
2	—	730	134.00–142.00	137.97
8	—	464	167.00–182.00	175.97
7	—	372	200.00–207.00	203.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	409	166.00	166.00
8	—	326	170.00–172.00	171.41
7	—	457	164.00	164.00
1	—	665	136.00	136.00
34	—	611	139.00–142.00	141.61
21	—	568	153.00–155.00	153.14
14	—	539	156.00–162.00	161.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	142.00–147.00	144.98
6	—	425	145.00–152.00	149.34
2	—	538	135.00–137.00	136.00
1	—	370	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	126.00	126.00
3	—	633	132.00–135.00	134.01
16	—	514	142.00–150.00	147.67
2	—	223	180.00	180.00
6	—	468	150.00–155.00	151.34
13	—	586	140.00–142.00	141.85
3	—	418	154.00–161.00	156.76
3	—	335	162.00–167.00	164.70
2	—	395	160.00–163.00	161.50
2	—	270	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	165.00–167.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	772	138.00	138.00
10	—	538	175.00	175.00
1	—	455	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	472	184.00–190.00	188.04
37	—	632	157.00–160.00	158.37
16	—	660	154.00	154.00
7	—	360	215.00	215.00
5	—	446	193.00	193.00
4	—	506	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,089	61.00–63.00	62.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	75.00–77.00	76.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,281	73.00–79.00	75.82
4	—	1,259	67.00–72.00	70.20
4	—	1,214	80.00–81.00	80.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	110.00	110.00
1	—	2,190	102.00	102.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	—	825.00–925.00	862.00

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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Cullman Stockyards

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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle