Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $146.82/cwt on 127 head.

Average price

$146.82

127 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$171

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

$5.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	479	150.61	722	30
Medium and Large 1	518	148.99	772	13thin
Medium and Large 3	451	146.56	661	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	616	145.00	893	77

One grade step is worth $5.61/cwt here — about −$171 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 sale127 hd

146.82

—

AL average16 barns · 1,586 hd

146.63

+0.19

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	1,632	101.05	1,649	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	77.27	976	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	77.01	1,136	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	66.57	716	4thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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 1	—	558	159.97/cwt	158.00–162.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	178.53/cwt	177.00–180.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	186.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	712	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	163.79/cwt	160.00–167.00	850	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	172.58/cwt	170.00–178.00	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	139.00/cwt	138.00–140.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	135.33/cwt	132.00–137.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	893	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	148.98/cwt	147.00–150.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	156.43/cwt	155.00–158.00	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	146.71/cwt	144.00–148.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	152.19/cwt	150.00–155.00	720	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	164.73/cwt	160.00–167.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	164.00/cwt	162.00–166.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	152.70/cwt	150.00–156.00	788	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	145.24/cwt	142.00–150.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	172.01/cwt	170.00–174.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	154.16/cwt	150.00–157.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	200.75/cwt	195.00–205.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	857.50/cwt	800.00–905.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	—	1
Bulls	—	—	1,475	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,608	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	97.08/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,660	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	76.15/cwt	73.00–79.00	924	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,387	83.48/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,158	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	70.68/cwt	68.00–72.00	864	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,060	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	763	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	77.18/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,206	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	66.57/cwt	65.00–69.00	716	4

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 478Last week 867Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 87Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 48Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	158.00–162.00	159.97
2	—	408	177.00–180.00	178.53
5	—	519	160.00–167.00	163.79
8	—	478	170.00–178.00	172.58
1	—	760	126.00	126.00
3	—	367	195.00–205.00	200.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	381	180.00–190.00	186.96
4	—	485	160.00–167.00	164.73
4	—	566	142.00–150.00	145.24
5	—	428	170.00–174.00	172.01
5	—	520	150.00–157.00	154.16
1	—	690	132.00	132.00
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	144.00–145.00	144.51
1	—	560	138.00	138.00
2	—	420	162.00–166.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	138.00–140.00	139.00
1	—	325	162.00	162.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
7	—	426	155.00–158.00	156.43
7	—	517	144.00–148.00	146.71
12	—	473	150.00–155.00	152.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
2	—	475	145.00	145.00
4	—	420	147.00–150.00	148.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
3	—	600	132.00–137.00	135.33
4	—	409	160.00–162.00	161.01
1	—	585	146.00	146.00
4	—	516	150.00–156.00	152.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	616	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	219.00	219.00
1	—	680	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	172.00	172.00
1	—	605	144.00	144.00
1	—	780	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–905.00	857.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	935.00	935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	109.00	109.00
2	—	1,710	96.00–98.00	97.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,213	73.00–79.00	76.15
5	—	1,387	81.00–85.00	83.48
3	—	1,222	68.00–72.00	70.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,562	74.00–79.00	77.18
1	—	1,365	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	65.00–69.00	66.57

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

Replacement Cattle

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