Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-24

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 steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.91/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$143.91

252 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$853

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

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

$4.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	485	145.34	705	79
Medium and Large 1-2	686	144.17	989	107
Medium and Large 1	578	141.87	820	61
Medium and Large 3	474	140.40	665	5thin

One grade step is worth $4.94/cwt here — about $40 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 sale252 hd

143.91

—

AL average16 barns · 1,553 hd

138.89

+5.02

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	1,727	109.36	1,888	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,478	83.03	1,227	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,243	78.83	980	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	71.83	720	3thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	143.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	869	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	127.32/cwt	126.00–128.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	154.25/cwt	152.00–156.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	136.64/cwt	132.00–140.00	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	900	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	143.20/cwt	142.00–146.00	835	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	155.61/cwt	153.00–157.00	612	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	141.41/cwt	138.00–144.00	751	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	802	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,025	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	133.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	146.31/cwt	142.00–147.00	688	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	163.25/cwt	161.00–167.00	854	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	156.57/cwt	156.00–157.00	986	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	124.67/cwt	122.00–127.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	144.17/cwt	140.50–145.75	989	107
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	160.99/cwt	158.00–165.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	164.39/cwt	160.00–166.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	126.47/cwt	124.00–129.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	168.66/cwt	168.00–170.00	779	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,147	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	71.83/cwt	70.00–75.00	720	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	85.76/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,234	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	80.60/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,219	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	74.33/cwt	73.00–76.00	827	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	79.60/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,011	10
Bulls	—	—	1,953	118.07/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,626	110.05/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,789	4
Bulls	—	—	1,710	102.63/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,755	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	831.25/cwt	800.00–850.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,081.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	—	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	—	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	175.34/cwt	175.00–176.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	154.48/cwt	154.00–155.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	161.97/cwt	160.00–164.00	753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	143.29/cwt	140.00–146.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	179.52/cwt	178.00–180.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	132.37/cwt	130.00–135.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	152.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	810	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	137.67/cwt	137.00–139.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	171.98/cwt	170.00–174.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.42/cwt	152.00–155.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	129.34/cwt	129.00–130.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	147.44/cwt	146.00–150.00	758	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 May 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 866Last week 698Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 100Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 109Year ago 110

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 steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
4	—	606	140.00–145.00	143.46
3	—	513	158.00–165.00	160.99
2	—	370	178.00	178.00
1	—	300	192.00	192.00
4	—	715	124.00–129.00	126.47
3	—	462	168.00–170.00	168.66
3	—	670	130.00–135.00	132.37
2	—	563	154.00–156.00	155.01
3	—	407	170.00–174.00	171.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	160.00–166.00	164.39
3	—	382	175.00–176.00	175.34
2	—	665	125.00	125.00
2	—	630	135.00–137.00	136.02
7	—	465	160.00–164.00	161.97
3	—	575	140.00–146.00	143.29
2	—	295	185.00	185.00
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
4	—	315	178.00–180.00	179.52
17	—	532	150.00–155.00	152.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	167.00	167.00
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
2	—	468	154.00–155.00	154.48
1	—	525	142.00	142.00
2	—	415	158.00	158.00
3	—	588	137.00–139.00	137.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	122.00	122.00
10	—	583	142.00–146.00	143.20
2	—	355	164.00	164.00
6	—	626	130.00–135.00	133.68
2	—	413	160.00–162.00	161.03
3	—	732	122.00–127.00	124.67
7	—	470	152.00–155.00	152.42
3	—	663	129.00–130.00	129.34
14	—	514	146.00–150.00	147.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
2	—	410	146.00	146.00
2	—	530	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	126.00–128.00	127.32
5	—	414	152.00–156.00	154.25
9	—	574	132.00–140.00	136.64
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
13	—	393	153.00–157.00	155.61
13	—	531	138.00–144.00	141.41
35	—	470	142.00–147.00	146.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	667	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	686	140.50–145.75	144.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	802	126.00	126.00
4	—	592	150.00	150.00
1	—	755	134.00	134.00
25	—	523	161.00–167.00	163.25
1	—	730	139.00	139.00
2	—	612	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	657	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	630	156.00–157.00	156.57
5	—	721	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	84.00	84.00
4	—	1,113	73.00–76.00	74.33
10	—	1,270	77.00–82.00	79.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	70.00–75.00	71.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,439	84.00–89.00	85.76
9	—	1,513	77.00–82.00	80.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,953	116.00–120.00	118.07
4	—	1,626	107.00–113.00	110.05
3	—	1,710	100.00–105.00	102.63

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)	2	—	—	900.00–925.00	912.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,081.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–850.00	831.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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