Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 119. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers lightly tested. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.92/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$148.92

83 head · 714 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$286

per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	483	166.00	801	2thin
Medium and Large 1	603	157.75	950	8thin
Medium and Large 2	588	156.33	920	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	739	147.10	1,087	70

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about −$286 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 sale83 hd

148.92

—

AL average13 barns · 699 hd

163.05

−14.13

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	1,347	97.55	1,314	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	84.42	1,110	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	75.42	858	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	64.60	648	11

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2	—	475	164.98/cwt	160.00–168.00	784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	166.34/cwt	165.00–167.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	154.22/cwt	152.00–155.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	715	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	149.66/cwt	147.00–152.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	134.53/cwt	132.00–137.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	142.39/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	147.10/cwt	147.10–147.10	1,087	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	155.87/cwt	155.00–158.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	162.26/cwt	160.00–165.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	143.39/cwt	140.00–146.00	730	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	148.49/cwt	145.00–152.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	203.50/cwt	200.00–207.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	183.93/cwt	180.00–192.00	767	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	250	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	778	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	82.40/cwt	80.00–85.00	925	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	76.94/cwt	74.00–79.00	869	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	70.26/cwt	67.00–73.00	811	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	66.09/cwt	64.00–68.00	647	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	62.00/cwt	59.00–63.00	647	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	82.85/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,110	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	87.57/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,108	3
Bulls	—	—	1,325	98.06/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,299	7
Bulls	—	—	1,500	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,090	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,448	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,251.95/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	12,832	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	971.00/cwt	971.00–971.00	11,361	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,307.69/cwt	1,225.00–1,425.00	—	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,168.75/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	—	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,425.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,525.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,650.00	—	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	180.97/cwt	180.00–182.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	177.39/cwt	175.00–185.00	676	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	194.78/cwt	192.00–197.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	173.35/cwt	170.00–177.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	163.84/cwt	160.00–167.00	855	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	159.65/cwt	157.00–162.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	145.72/cwt	142.00–150.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	126.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	307	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	172.28/cwt	170.00–175.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	119.01/cwt	116.00–122.00	837	2

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 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 643Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 83Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 85Year ago 56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	160.00–168.00	164.98
3	—	618	135.00–137.00	135.67
2	—	673	125.00–127.00	126.00
1	—	280	200.00	200.00
2	—	395	180.00–182.00	181.00
3	—	572	142.00–150.00	145.72
3	—	307	195.00	195.00
3	—	417	170.00–175.00	172.28
2	—	703	116.00–122.00	119.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	165.00–167.00	166.34
2	—	310	180.00–182.00	180.97
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
2	—	668	122.00	122.00
2	—	578	137.00	137.00
4	—	381	175.00–185.00	177.39
1	—	455	157.00	157.00
1	—	280	190.00	190.00
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
4	—	619	125.00–130.00	126.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	200.00–207.00	203.50
2	—	265	215.00	215.00
9	—	417	180.00–192.00	183.93
5	—	369	192.00–197.00	194.78
2	—	470	170.00–177.00	173.35
7	—	522	160.00–167.00	163.84
3	—	557	157.00–162.00	159.65
1	—	220	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	222.00	222.00
1	—	385	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
4	—	375	152.00–155.00	154.22
2	—	583	126.00–127.00	126.50
2	—	620	120.00–125.00	122.48
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
4	—	519	132.00–137.00	134.53
5	—	478	140.00–145.00	142.39
3	—	330	160.00–165.00	162.26
4	—	424	145.00–152.00	148.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	135.00	135.00
4	—	725	127.00	127.00
10	—	464	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	147.00–152.00	149.66
1	—	780	106.00	106.00
1	—	300	172.00	172.00
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
8	—	418	155.00–158.00	155.87
5	—	509	140.00–146.00	143.39
2	—	628	130.00	130.00
3	—	668	120.00–122.00	120.65
1	—	260	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	739	147.10	147.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	135.00	135.00
2	—	418	195.00	195.00
1	—	555	170.00	170.00
1	—	605	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	137.00	137.00
1	—	325	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	142.00	142.00
1	—	735	132.00	132.00
1	—	375	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	80.00–85.00	82.40
11	—	1,129	74.00–79.00	76.94
10	—	1,154	67.00–73.00	70.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	979	64.00–68.00	66.09
4	—	1,044	59.00–63.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,340	82.00–84.00	82.85
3	—	1,265	85.00–90.00	87.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,325	96.00–100.00	98.06
1	—	1,500	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,025	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,251.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	971.00	971.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	—	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,307.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,168.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,525.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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