Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with moderate to 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 $153.26/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$153.26

105 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$3.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.04

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	424	155.13	658	22
Medium and Large 1	513	153.29	786	53
Medium and Large 3	404	151.84	613	30

One grade step is worth $3.29/cwt here — about $45 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 sale105 hd

153.26

—

AL average15 barns · 1,053 hd

145.22

+8.04

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	—	Low	1,780	106.11	1,889	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	85.60	1,163	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	79.54	902	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	66.90	615	21

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	155.81/cwt	152.00–160.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	165.61/cwt	165.00–167.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	141.98/cwt	139.00–145.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	164.18/cwt	164.00–167.00	734	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	163.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	521	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	149.73/cwt	146.00–152.00	635	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	159.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	575	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	148.96/cwt	147.00–150.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	157.66/cwt	157.00–160.00	722	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	146.96/cwt	145.00–149.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	611	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	144.72/cwt	144.00–147.00	854	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	194.34/cwt	190.00–200.00	731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.50/cwt	134.00–139.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	881	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	92.68/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,229	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	85.32/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,159	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	86.40/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,030	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	81.61/cwt	79.00–84.00	934	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	75.03/cwt	72.00–78.00	826	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	82.43/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,133	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	68.42/cwt	66.00–71.00	636	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	61.95/cwt	61.00–64.00	556	3
Bulls	—	—	1,638	94.25/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,544	2
Bulls	—	—	1,821	111.07/cwt	108.00–114.00	2,023	5
Bulls	—	—	1,860	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,953	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	985	787.63/cwt	775.00–800.00	7,758	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,094.00/cwt	1,094.00–1,094.00	13,456	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,216.67/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	147.85/cwt	140.00–155.00	849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	516	143.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	173.18/cwt	170.00–175.00	736	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	171.02/cwt	170.00–172.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	164.02/cwt	160.00–168.00	691	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	162.28/cwt	160.00–167.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	153.11/cwt	150.00–155.00	790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	142.33/cwt	140.00–144.00	964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	156.01/cwt	155.00–157.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	148.86/cwt	147.00–153.00	762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	145.21/cwt	142.00–148.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	198.56/cwt	197.00–200.00	526	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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 510Last week 720Year ago 683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 199Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 64Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
3	—	327	165.00–167.00	165.61
3	—	523	139.00–145.00	141.98
2	—	260	175.00	175.00
5	—	425	155.00–160.00	159.02
4	—	355	162.00	162.00
1	—	700	116.00	116.00
3	—	468	147.00–150.00	148.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
1	—	785	118.00	118.00
2	—	715	130.00–132.00	130.98
16	—	447	164.00–167.00	164.18
14	—	458	157.00–160.00	157.66
11	—	590	144.00–147.00	144.72
6	—	512	147.00–153.00	148.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	152.00–160.00	155.81
2	—	465	140.00–145.00	142.55
1	—	570	132.00	132.00
8	—	319	160.00–165.00	163.37
3	—	513	135.00	135.00
11	—	424	146.00–152.00	149.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	416	182.00	182.00
1	—	530	162.00	162.00
4	—	607	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	481	180.00	180.00
2	—	673	145.00–149.00	146.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	611	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	132.00	132.00
1	—	250	210.00	210.00
2	—	623	137.00–140.00	138.51
13	—	425	170.00–175.00	173.18
5	—	475	160.00–167.00	162.28
7	—	516	150.00–155.00	153.11
1	—	780	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	376	190.00–200.00	194.34
2	—	715	134.00–139.00	136.50
6	—	412	185.00	185.00
3	—	531	166.00	166.00
5	—	574	140.00–155.00	147.85
6	—	677	140.00–144.00	142.33
1	—	450	170.00	170.00
4	—	621	142.00–148.00	145.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	140.00–145.00	143.01
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
2	—	378	170.00–172.00	171.02
5	—	421	160.00–168.00	164.02
2	—	493	155.00–157.00	156.01
2	—	670	120.00–122.00	121.02
2	—	265	197.00–200.00	198.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,326	90.00–95.00	92.68
16	—	1,358	84.00–88.00	85.32
12	—	1,375	80.00–83.00	82.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,192	85.00–90.00	86.40
18	—	1,145	79.00–84.00	81.61
22	—	1,101	72.00–78.00	75.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	56.00	56.00
17	—	930	66.00–71.00	68.42
3	—	898	61.00–64.00	61.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	92.00–96.00	94.25
5	—	1,821	108.00–114.00	111.07
1	—	1,860	105.00	105.00

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)	2	—	985	775.00–800.00	787.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,094.00	1,094.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,216.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00

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

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How this sale compares

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