Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady with high yielding boning cows up to 90, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.32/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$159.32

174 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$8.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.48

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	556	160.18	890	6thin
Medium and Large 1	650	159.65	1,037	160
Medium and Large 3	541	152.01	823	8thin

One grade step is worth $8.17/cwt here — about $68 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 sale174 hd

159.32

—

AL average13 barns · 714 hd

156.83

+2.48

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	1,763	108.94	1,921	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	81.19	1,115	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	78.46	933	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,056	63.63	672	23

Every lot, as filed

81 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 3	—	421	151.03/cwt	148.00–152.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	148.06/cwt	147.00–151.00	768	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	143.37/cwt	140.00–146.00	751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	134.67/cwt	132.50–143.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	156.41/cwt	155.00–159.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	764	128.77/cwt	125.00–129.00	984	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	145.31/cwt	142.00–147.00	847	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	162.99/cwt	162.00–165.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	155.71/cwt	154.00–157.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	138.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	788	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,135	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	162.65/cwt	160.00–163.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.36/cwt	155.00–156.00	727	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	151.59/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,043	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	184.01/cwt	183.00–185.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	164.69/cwt	160.00–167.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	162.94/cwt	159.00–164.50	1,020	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	837	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	126.02/cwt	125.00–127.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	173.98/cwt	170.00–179.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	171.53/cwt	170.00–178.00	815	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	191.00/cwt	190.00–192.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	85.70/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,162	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	80.75/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,139	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	75.14/cwt	73.00–77.00	876	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	74.86/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,019	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	66.65/cwt	65.00–70.00	732	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	62.45/cwt	60.00–64.00	649	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	85.31/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,079	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	80.58/cwt	78.00–83.00	961	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	526	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	105.00/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,675	5
Bulls	—	—	1,475	99.59/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,469	2
Bulls	—	—	1,921	113.21/cwt	110.00–117.00	2,175	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,087.50/cwt	1,075.00–1,100.00	—	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	684.42/cwt	608.00–734.00	5,633	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,030	721.00/cwt	721.00–721.00	7,426	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,009.98/cwt	980.00–1,037.00	13,110	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,325.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,375.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,137.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	141.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	574	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	148.57/cwt	147.00–152.00	697	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	166.75/cwt	165.00–169.00	722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	153.23/cwt	150.00–156.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	601	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	871	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	155.25/cwt	150.00–159.00	807	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	143.40/cwt	140.00–147.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	154.86/cwt	150.00–157.00	751	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	182.37/cwt	180.00–187.00	750	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	184.17/cwt	182.00–187.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	255	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	163.99/cwt	160.00–167.00	761	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	145.69/cwt	140.00–147.00	849	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	384	173.81/cwt	170.00–177.00	667	5

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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 619Year ago 721

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 91Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 64Year ago 117

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	148.00–152.00	151.03
3	—	327	162.00–165.00	162.99
4	—	375	154.00–157.00	155.71
6	—	500	135.00	135.00
1	—	615	122.00	122.00
6	—	481	140.00–145.00	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	519	147.00–151.00	148.06
19	—	583	142.00–147.00	145.31
3	—	675	126.00–128.00	127.00
9	—	415	160.00–163.00	162.65
8	—	468	155.00–156.00	155.36
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	140.00–146.00	143.37
6	—	583	132.50–143.00	134.67
5	—	425	155.00–159.00	156.41
1	—	655	122.00	122.00
4	—	625	128.00–129.00	128.50
13	—	353	162.50	162.50
15	—	469	147.00–152.00	148.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	134.00	134.00
2	—	558	148.00–149.00	148.51
17	—	764	125.00–129.00	128.77
8	—	601	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	192.00	192.00
1	—	570	145.00	145.00
4	—	620	135.00–140.00	138.52
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
1	—	425	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	135.00	135.00
14	—	688	146.00–152.00	151.59
2	—	455	183.00–185.00	184.01
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
123	—	626	159.00–164.50	162.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	148.00	148.00
1	—	655	143.00	143.00
1	—	470	176.00	176.00
3	—	535	160.00–167.00	164.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	788	144.00	144.00
2	—	837	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	125.00–127.00	126.02
6	—	433	170.00–179.00	173.98
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
11	—	520	150.00–159.00	155.25
1	—	310	192.00	192.00
1	—	245	212.00	212.00
5	—	366	182.00–187.00	184.17
14	—	464	160.00–167.00	163.99
15	—	583	140.00–147.00	145.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	170.00–178.00	171.53
3	—	380	190.00–192.00	191.00
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
1	—	710	129.00	129.00
4	—	561	150.00–156.00	153.23
2	—	628	140.00–147.00	143.40
8	—	411	180.00–187.00	182.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	165.00–169.00	166.75
8	—	485	150.00–157.00	154.86
1	—	255	190.00	190.00
2	—	335	185.00	185.00
2	—	520	145.00–147.00	146.00
5	—	384	170.00–177.00	173.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,356	84.00–87.00	85.70
4	—	1,410	78.00–83.00	80.75
4	—	1,361	72.00–77.00	74.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,166	73.00–77.00	75.14
4	—	1,265	84.00–88.00	85.31
9	—	1,192	78.00–83.00	80.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,099	65.00–70.00	66.65
14	—	1,039	60.00–64.00	62.45
1	—	940	56.00	56.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,595	102.00–107.00	105.00
2	—	1,475	99.00–100.00	99.59
9	—	1,921	110.00–117.00	113.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,087.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,137.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	823	608.00–734.00	684.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,298	980.00–1,037.00	1,009.98
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	721.00	721.00

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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