Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $169.56/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −41.10 against this barn's trailing median of $210.66.

Average price

$169.56

100 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$3.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.38

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	450	170.04	766	28
Medium and Large 1	513	169.53	869	68
Medium and Large 3	420	166.75	700	4thin

One grade step is worth $3.29/cwt here — about $65 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

9 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $190.96, median $210.66 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale100 hd

169.56

—

AL average14 barns · 798 hd

153.19

+16.38

This barn, trailing median9 sales

210.66

−41.10

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	1,793	105.21	1,886	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	81.26	988	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	69.96	754	3thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	522	139.31/cwt	135.00–142.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	137.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	548	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	855	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	140.01/cwt	139.00–141.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	152.72/cwt	150.00–158.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	144.74/cwt	140.00–148.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	158.50/cwt	155.00–162.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	159.74/cwt	157.00–162.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	183.35/cwt	177.00–183.50	1,001	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	173.34/cwt	170.00–175.00	959	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.82/cwt	140.00–146.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	195.07/cwt	192.00–202.00	718	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	158.92/cwt	155.00–162.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	255	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	148.29/cwt	144.00–152.00	925	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	167.59/cwt	163.00–172.00	888	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,010	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	88.58/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,141	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	69.96/cwt	68.00–73.00	754	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	84.68/cwt	83.00–86.00	965	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	76.54/cwt	75.00–79.00	951	6
Bulls	—	—	1,855	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,096	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,460	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	105.35/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,968	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	166.68/cwt	165.00–170.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	171.14/cwt	167.00–177.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.03/cwt	145.00–153.00	803	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	187.31/cwt	185.00–190.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	134.78/cwt	132.00–137.00	957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	165.67/cwt	165.00–167.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	174.91/cwt	172.00–177.00	831	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	185.22/cwt	180.00–187.00	787	14

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 361Last week 445Year ago 696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 96Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 69Year ago 99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	135.00–142.00	139.31
5	—	427	150.00–157.00	153.56
4	—	573	130.00–140.00	136.21
3	—	378	157.00–162.00	159.74
5	—	474	140.00–146.00	143.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	548	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	139.00–141.00	140.01
7	—	465	150.00–158.00	152.72
5	—	578	140.00–148.00	144.74
2	—	418	160.00	160.00
11	—	535	145.00–153.00	150.03
3	—	377	165.00–167.00	165.67
1	—	685	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	135.00–140.00	137.36
4	—	519	155.00–162.00	158.50
3	—	477	165.00–170.00	166.68
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
8	—	423	167.00–177.00	171.14
1	—	345	197.00	197.00
6	—	373	185.00–190.00	187.31
2	—	280	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	368	192.00–202.00	195.07
3	—	570	155.00–162.00	158.92
1	—	255	207.00	207.00
6	—	624	144.00–152.00	148.29
21	—	530	163.00–172.00	167.59
1	—	795	127.00	127.00
5	—	710	132.00–137.00	134.78
1	—	675	142.00	142.00
11	—	475	172.00–177.00	174.91
14	—	425	180.00–187.00	185.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
1	—	250	195.00	195.00
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
1	—	445	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	156.00	156.00
2	—	580	164.00–165.00	164.50
1	—	530	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	546	177.00–183.50	183.35
2	—	618	158.00–160.00	159.01
3	—	553	170.00–175.00	173.34

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	87.00–90.00	88.58
4	—	1,140	83.00–86.00	84.68
6	—	1,242	75.00–79.00	76.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	68.00–73.00	69.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,855	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,505	97.00	97.00
3	—	1,868	103.00–109.00	105.35

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)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Feeder Cattle

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