Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.52/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$142.52

111 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$760

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$207

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

$3.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.21

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	425	145.85	620	7thin
Medium and Large 2	507	142.37	722	57
Medium and Large 1	581	142.21	827	47

One grade step is worth $3.64/cwt here — about −$207 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 sale111 hd

142.52

—

AL average14 barns · 1,484 hd

144.73

−2.21

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	1,584	109.70	1,737	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,606	78.69	1,264	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	78.23	1,018	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,104	63.85	705	9thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1Fancy	—	508	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	132.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	873	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	158.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	145.48/cwt	145.00–146.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.55/cwt	155.00–158.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	154.96/cwt	150.00–156.00	655	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	160.01/cwt	158.00–162.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	145.15/cwt	142.00–148.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	137.99/cwt	136.00–139.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	136.36/cwt	135.00–138.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	133.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	812	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	654	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	831	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	128.15/cwt	128.00–130.00	809	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	162.37/cwt	162.00–165.00	544	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	153.99/cwt	152.00–156.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	127.51/cwt	126.00–129.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	173.07/cwt	170.00–176.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	165.40/cwt	165.00–166.00	946	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	170.07/cwt	160.00–177.50	808	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	130.73/cwt	128.00–134.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	354	196.61/cwt	195.00–200.00	696	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	205.05/cwt	202.00–207.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	139.56/cwt	134.00–141.00	867	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	132.43/cwt	129.00–136.00	967	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	78.69/cwt	76.00–81.00	1,264	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	73.01/cwt	71.00–75.00	884	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	63.85/cwt	62.00–67.00	705	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	85.51/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,182	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	79.80/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,078	10
Bulls	—	—	1,490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,669	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	108.93/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,759	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,042.65/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	—	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,012.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,025.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	862.50/cwt	825.00–900.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,280.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	—	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,206.25/cwt	1,200.00–1,225.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	155.71/cwt	152.00–157.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	196.34/cwt	195.00–197.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	147.51/cwt	147.00–148.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	157.68/cwt	157.00–159.00	762	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	161.82/cwt	159.00–166.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	179.46/cwt	177.00–186.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	172.34/cwt	170.00–175.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	729	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.99/cwt	172.00–177.00	809	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	147.25/cwt	140.00–148.00	788	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	121.32/cwt	120.00–124.00	941	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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 767Year ago 781

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 39Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 25Year ago 52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	508	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	131.00–135.00	132.00
2	—	470	155.00–158.00	156.55
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
3	—	427	158.00–162.00	160.01
5	—	578	136.00–139.00	137.99
3	—	618	135.00–138.00	136.36
2	—	718	126.00–129.00	127.51
15	—	535	140.00–148.00	147.25
6	—	776	120.00–124.00	121.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	157.00–160.00	158.46
11	—	423	150.00–156.00	154.96
6	—	464	142.00–148.00	145.15
5	—	571	130.00–135.00	133.40
5	—	654	127.00	127.00
13	—	631	128.00–130.00	128.15
8	—	335	162.00–165.00	162.37
7	—	534	135.00–138.00	136.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
2	—	420	145.00–146.00	145.48
1	—	465	138.00	138.00
3	—	382	152.00–156.00	153.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	187.00	187.00
4	—	812	132.00	132.00
1	—	655	152.00	152.00
2	—	513	170.00–176.00	173.07
10	—	572	165.00–166.00	165.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	174.00	174.00
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	475	160.00–177.50	170.07
4	—	665	128.00–134.00	130.73
21	—	621	134.00–141.00	139.56
4	—	529	152.00–157.00	155.71
3	—	330	195.00–197.00	196.34
2	—	573	147.00–148.00	147.51
1	—	710	122.00	122.00
6	—	431	170.00–175.00	172.34
1	—	380	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	354	195.00–200.00	196.61
5	—	334	202.00–207.00	205.05
2	—	730	129.00–136.00	132.43
6	—	529	159.00–166.00	161.82
2	—	670	138.00–142.00	140.01
2	—	575	152.00	152.00
6	—	411	177.00–186.00	179.46
7	—	465	172.00–177.00	173.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	157.00–159.00	157.68
1	—	435	165.00	165.00
1	—	510	146.00	146.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,606	76.00–81.00	78.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,211	71.00–75.00	73.01
5	—	1,382	83.00–89.00	85.51
10	—	1,351	76.00–82.00	79.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,104	62.00–67.00	63.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	112.00	112.00
3	—	1,615	107.00–110.00	108.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	—	925.00–1,100.00	1,042.65
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,012.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	825.00–900.00	862.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,280.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,200.00–1,225.00	1,206.25

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

Replacement Cattle