Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $160.43/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −49.81 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$160.43

108 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$15.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	166.17	762	49
Medium and Large 2	480	156.14	750	54
Medium and Large 3	455	150.60	685	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.57/cwt here — about $77 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

10 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $192.37, median $210.25 across 10 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 sale108 hd

160.43

—

AL average15 barns · 1,062 hd

147.03

+13.40

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−49.81

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	—	High	1,688	106.86	1,804	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,446	85.61	1,238	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,227	80.58	988	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	73.93	879	4thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	—	416	173.42/cwt	170.00–177.00	721	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.47/cwt	162.00–169.00	703	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	141.40/cwt	138.00–144.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	147.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	150.69/cwt	149.00–152.00	643	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	125.91/cwt	125.00–132.00	796	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	173.64/cwt	171.00–175.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	149.45/cwt	147.00–150.00	783	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.12/cwt	150.00–157.50	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	172.26/cwt	170.00–173.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	153.20/cwt	152.00–155.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	156.44/cwt	155.00–157.00	648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	136.00/cwt	132.00–138.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	165.38/cwt	165.00–167.00	926	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	551	172.14/cwt	171.00–173.00	948	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	146.58/cwt	144.00–148.00	781	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	572	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	154.14/cwt	151.00–156.00	805	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	952	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	89.76/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,291	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	84.21/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,210	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	87.28/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,168	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	73.93/cwt	71.00–77.00	879	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,186	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	80.94/cwt	78.00–84.00	994	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	75.04/cwt	74.00–77.00	866	5
Bulls	—	—	1,653	113.98/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,884	2
Bulls	—	—	1,649	107.34/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,770	6
Bulls	—	—	1,764	102.59/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,810	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,358.33/cwt	1,300.00–1,450.00	—	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,256.25/cwt	1,200.00–1,275.00	—	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	886.33/cwt	875.00–895.00	—	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	948.13/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	—	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	841.67/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	153.58/cwt	145.00–158.00	725	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	172.34/cwt	170.00–175.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	240	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	162.70/cwt	160.00–167.00	774	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	144.47/cwt	140.00–147.00	838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	139.01/cwt	132.00–140.00	848	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	138.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	873	4

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 698Last week 572Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 78Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 46Year ago 67

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	416	170.00–177.00	173.42
5	—	309	185.00	185.00
1	—	270	195.00	195.00
10	—	522	151.00–156.00	154.14
4	—	668	142.00–143.00	142.49
4	—	565	150.00–152.00	151.00
3	—	373	180.00	180.00
7	—	476	160.00–167.00	162.70
1	—	230	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	425	162.00–169.00	165.47
9	—	533	144.00–148.00	146.58
4	—	305	180.00	180.00
9	—	472	145.00–158.00	153.58
5	—	362	170.00–175.00	172.34
1	—	280	187.00	187.00
1	—	240	195.00	195.00
1	—	665	144.00	144.00
4	—	580	140.00–147.00	144.47
10	—	610	132.00–140.00	139.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	138.00	138.00
2	—	375	165.00	165.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	138.00–144.00	141.40
14	—	476	145.00–150.00	147.69
10	—	427	149.00–152.00	150.69
18	—	632	125.00–132.00	125.91
9	—	370	150.00–157.50	155.12
3	—	580	132.00–138.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	145.00–146.00	145.50
20	—	524	147.00–150.00	149.45
4	—	468	152.00–155.00	153.20
7	—	414	155.00–157.00	156.44
3	—	610	135.00–140.00	138.36
4	—	682	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
1	—	540	134.00	134.00
2	—	465	140.00–142.00	140.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	171.00–175.00	173.64
2	—	530	165.00	165.00
2	—	410	180.00	180.00
1	—	615	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	170.00–173.00	172.26
1	—	690	150.00	150.00
8	—	560	165.00–167.00	165.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	551	171.00–173.00	172.14

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,438	87.00–92.00	89.76
8	—	1,437	79.00–86.00	84.21
1	—	1,560	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	85.00–90.00	87.28
21	—	1,228	78.00–84.00	80.94
5	—	1,154	74.00–77.00	75.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	71.00–77.00	73.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	113.00–115.00	113.98
6	—	1,649	105.00–111.00	107.34
4	—	1,764	100.00–104.00	102.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,358.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,256.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	875.00–895.00	886.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	900.00–1,025.00	948.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	800.00–875.00	841.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle