Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $156.13/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$156.13

94 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$19.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	158.59	734	67
Medium and Large 2	443	151.42	671	24
Medium and Large 3	475	139.00	660	3thin

One grade step is worth $19.59/cwt here — about $73 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 sale94 hd

156.13

—

AL average14 barns · 1,361 hd

144.33

+11.81

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	1,765	104.79	1,850	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	83.34	1,241	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,186	78.32	929	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	68.16	740	8thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	427	169.82/cwt	165.00–175.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	140.01/cwt	138.00–142.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	138.51/cwt	135.00–140.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	149.64/cwt	144.00–154.00	694	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	172.38/cwt	170.00–175.00	646	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	136.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	149.36/cwt	145.00–155.00	784	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	163.28/cwt	160.00–165.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	160.10/cwt	157.00–165.00	695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	167.17/cwt	164.00–172.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	153.18/cwt	150.00–156.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	139.01/cwt	135.00–142.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	160.69/cwt	156.00–162.00	755	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	177.62/cwt	175.00–180.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	143.34/cwt	140.00–146.00	810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	864	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	185.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	148.25/cwt	147.00–150.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	181.89/cwt	176.00–185.00	769	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	193.24/cwt	190.00–197.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	171.47/cwt	170.00–175.00	801	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	547	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	946	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	68.16/cwt	67.00–70.00	740	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,544	85.39/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,318	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	71.13/cwt	68.00–74.00	767	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	87.81/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,161	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	79.19/cwt	76.00–83.00	950	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	82.35/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,219	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	99.73/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,790	5
Bulls	—	—	1,715	107.61/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,846	5
Bulls	—	—	1,865	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	933.33/cwt	900.00–975.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	866.67/cwt	850.00–900.00	—	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	192.31/cwt	190.00–195.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	154.18/cwt	150.00–158.00	799	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	156.67/cwt	155.00–158.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	149.62/cwt	147.00–152.00	871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	162.44/cwt	160.00–166.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	186.02/cwt	185.00–187.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	157.75/cwt	155.00–162.00	905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	162.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1

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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 510Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 127Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 69Last week 62Year ago 51

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	165.00–175.00	169.82
3	—	613	138.00–142.00	140.01
4	—	366	180.00–190.00	185.80
3	—	322	190.00–195.00	192.31
6	—	518	150.00–158.00	154.18
3	—	582	147.00–152.00	149.62
5	—	462	160.00–166.00	162.44
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
1	—	245	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	147.00	147.00
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
3	—	465	155.00–158.00	156.67
2	—	355	175.00	175.00
2	—	333	185.00–187.00	186.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	135.00–140.00	138.51
4	—	624	147.00–150.00	148.25
11	—	423	176.00–185.00	181.89
5	—	372	190.00–197.00	193.24
9	—	467	170.00–175.00	171.47
4	—	574	155.00–162.00	157.75
5	—	516	160.00–165.00	162.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	547	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	130.00–135.00	132.52
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
6	—	464	144.00–154.00	149.64
3	—	378	160.00–165.00	163.28
6	—	422	150.00–156.00	153.18
3	—	538	135.00–142.00	139.01
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
2	—	268	175.00–180.00	177.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	435	147.00	147.00
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	375	170.00–175.00	172.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	627	130.00–140.00	136.64
5	—	525	145.00–155.00	149.36
3	—	330	170.00	170.00
1	—	770	122.00	122.00
8	—	385	167.00	167.00
1	—	260	185.00	185.00
8	—	434	157.00–165.00	160.10
12	—	470	156.00–162.00	160.69
8	—	565	140.00–146.00	143.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	150.00	150.00
5	—	568	164.00–172.00	167.17
2	—	742	148.00	148.00
15	—	467	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	175.00	175.00
6	—	403	180.00	180.00
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
6	—	515	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	635	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,085	67.00–70.00	68.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,544	84.00–89.00	85.39
1	—	1,125	72.00	72.00
3	—	1,480	82.00–83.00	82.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,078	68.00–74.00	71.13
3	—	1,322	85.00–90.00	87.81
17	—	1,200	76.00–83.00	79.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,795	96.00–101.00	99.73
5	—	1,715	105.00–109.00	107.61
1	—	1,865	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–975.00	933.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,085.00	1,085.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	850.00–900.00	866.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	940.00	940.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00	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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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