Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.95/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$146.95

160 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$159

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

$8.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.60

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	150.52	707	74
Medium and Large 3	461	145.86	672	44
Medium and Large 1	611	141.81	866	42

One grade step is worth $8.71/cwt here — about −$159 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 sale160 hd

146.95

—

AL average15 barns · 1,370 hd

145.35

+1.60

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	1,775	112.99	2,005	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,336	88.28	1,179	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	79.14	886	94
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	64.88	650	42

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	524	143.76/cwt	142.00–147.00	753	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	147.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	138.05/cwt	135.00–140.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	574	127.84/cwt	125.00–132.00	734	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	156.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	590	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	143.89/cwt	142.00–147.00	688	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	136.00/cwt	134.00–137.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	144.43/cwt	142.00–149.00	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	156.35/cwt	155.00–160.00	650	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	151.33/cwt	148.00–153.00	713	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	139.11/cwt	135.00–142.00	886	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	183.21/cwt	183.00–187.00	911	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	193.71/cwt	190.00–194.00	786	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,079	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	165.33/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	936	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	194.74/cwt	192.00–197.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	174.99/cwt	170.00–180.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	169.62/cwt	160.00–172.00	872	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	453	178.50/cwt	175.00–182.00	809	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	74.65/cwt	71.00–77.00	817	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	86.02/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,016	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	55.94/cwt	53.00–58.00	522	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	67.95/cwt	66.00–70.00	689	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	62.17/cwt	59.00–65.00	624	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,193	81.71/cwt	80.00–83.00	975	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	92.84/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,246	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	86.08/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,178	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	80.36/cwt	78.00–83.00	896	38
Bulls	—	—	1,722	111.69/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,923	3
Bulls	—	—	1,878	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,878	2
Bulls	—	—	1,767	117.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	2,085	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	640.61/cwt	592.00–706.00	5,259	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	915	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,464	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	165.29/cwt	162.00–170.00	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	176.32/cwt	172.00–180.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	264	193.67/cwt	190.00–200.00	511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	157.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	207.58/cwt	205.00–210.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	799	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	187.59/cwt	185.00–190.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	322	187.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	126.35/cwt	122.00–129.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	156.39/cwt	155.00–159.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	652	141.14/cwt	141.00–142.00	920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	186.13/cwt	182.00–192.00	787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	165.28/cwt	162.00–167.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	171.74/cwt	170.00–175.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	176.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	402	3

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 720Last week 618Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 71Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 100Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	524	142.00–147.00	143.76
2	—	370	165.00–167.00	166.00
2	—	700	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
5	—	566	134.00–137.00	136.00
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
26	—	416	155.00–160.00	156.35
17	—	471	148.00–153.00	151.33
4	—	319	170.00–175.00	171.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	146.00–150.00	147.98
5	—	534	135.00–140.00	138.05
9	—	574	125.00–132.00	127.84
6	—	377	155.00–160.00	156.49
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
12	—	478	142.00–147.00	143.89
2	—	288	170.00–175.00	172.48
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
3	—	335	162.00–167.00	165.28
3	—	228	175.00–180.00	176.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	142.00–149.00	144.43
2	—	408	162.00–165.00	163.47
11	—	637	135.00–142.00	139.11
3	—	715	122.00–129.00	126.35
3	—	473	155.00–159.00	156.39
1	—	505	153.00	153.00
1	—	300	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	652	141.00–142.00	141.14
5	—	750	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	497	183.00–187.00	183.21
14	—	406	190.00–194.00	193.71
2	—	682	150.00	150.00
1	—	390	200.00	200.00
6	—	625	164.00–166.00	165.33
4	—	520	181.00	181.00
5	—	557	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	135.00	135.00
1	—	615	155.00	155.00
3	—	516	170.00	170.00
3	—	490	176.00	176.00
3	—	343	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	710	152.00	152.00
1	—	470	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	192.00–197.00	194.74
1	—	265	220.00	220.00
12	—	514	160.00–172.00	169.62
1	—	585	155.00	155.00
4	—	453	175.00–182.00	178.50
2	—	315	205.00–210.00	207.58
7	—	423	182.00–192.00	186.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	170.00–180.00	174.99
4	—	471	162.00–170.00	165.29
10	—	519	154.00	154.00
6	—	378	185.00–190.00	187.59
1	—	330	202.00	202.00
1	—	295	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	172.00–180.00	176.32
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
4	—	264	190.00–200.00	193.67
2	—	483	155.00–160.00	157.44
5	—	322	180.00–190.00	187.98
2	—	538	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,095	71.00–77.00	74.65
18	—	1,181	84.00–89.00	86.02
38	—	1,115	78.00–83.00	80.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	933	53.00–58.00	55.94
24	—	1,014	66.00–70.00	67.95
14	—	1,003	59.00–65.00	62.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	80.00–83.00	81.71
13	—	1,342	90.00–95.00	92.84
15	—	1,369	84.00–89.00	86.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,722	110.00–113.00	111.69
2	—	1,878	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,767	115.00–121.00	117.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	821	592.00–706.00	640.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,200.00

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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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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