Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with high dressing breakers up to 94.00 and high dressing bulls up to 121.00. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.84/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$144.84

215 head · 808 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$184

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1

$13.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	580	155.62	903	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	817	145.04	1,185	187
Medium and Large 1	762	142.57	1,086	26

One grade step is worth $13.05/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale215 hd

144.84

—

AL average9 barns · 624 hd

148.93

−4.09

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	1,825	111.97	2,044	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	87.11	1,293	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,207	82.07	990	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	70.79	699	5thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,180	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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 3	—	430	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,158	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	150.84/cwt	148.00–154.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	146.58/cwt	142.00–148.00	690	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	154.97/cwt	154.00–156.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	140.37/cwt	136.00–143.00	743	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	985	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	158.50/cwt	155.00–162.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.53/cwt	151.00–154.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	145.90/cwt	145.90–145.90	1,122	126
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	155.62/cwt	151.00–160.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	974	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,312	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	999	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	172.98/cwt	170.00–175.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	137.33/cwt	135.00–139.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	148.32/cwt	145.00–149.00	834	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	133.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	166.79/cwt	166.00–168.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	85.86/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,282	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	76.17/cwt	74.00–78.00	870	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	87.17/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,035	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	70.79/cwt	70.00–72.00	699	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	88.61/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,306	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	82.41/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,024	12
Bulls	—	—	1,583	106.88/cwt	106.00–108.00	1,692	2
Bulls	—	—	1,987	115.36/cwt	115.00–116.00	2,292	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,180.00/head	1,180.00–1,180.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	158.71/cwt	156.00–162.00	751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	137.34/cwt	135.00–142.00	798	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	178.83/cwt	175.00–180.00	601	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	141.16/cwt	140.00–144.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	161.03/cwt	160.00–162.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	353	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	173.45/cwt	170.00–174.00	708	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	164.99/cwt	164.00–166.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	145.76/cwt	140.00–149.00	748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	145.79/cwt	144.00–150.00	760	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	138.18/cwt	132.00–139.00	882	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	137.96/cwt	134.00–138.50	873	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	151.86/cwt	150.00–158.00	797	12

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 857Last week 866Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 94Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 43Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	158.00	158.00
2	—	478	150.00–152.00	151.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	170.00–175.00	172.98
5	—	424	166.00–168.00	166.79
4	—	473	156.00–162.00	158.71
17	—	581	135.00–142.00	137.34
4	—	336	175.00–180.00	178.83
4	—	513	140.00–149.00	145.76
11	—	633	134.00–138.50	137.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	135.00–139.00	137.33
6	—	562	145.00–149.00	148.32
3	—	710	130.00–135.00	133.33
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
1	—	300	185.00	185.00
7	—	618	140.00–144.00	141.16
2	—	353	182.00	182.00
11	—	408	170.00–174.00	173.45
3	—	458	164.00–166.00	164.99
12	—	525	150.00–158.00	151.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	847	136.75	136.75
1	—	760	140.00	140.00
4	—	886	128.00	128.00
12	—	657	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	769	145.90	145.90
61	—	916	143.25	143.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	151.00–160.00	155.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	148.00–154.00	150.84
10	—	471	142.00–148.00	146.58
3	—	372	154.00–156.00	154.97
18	—	529	136.00–143.00	140.37
2	—	305	155.00–162.00	158.50
2	—	623	127.00	127.00
8	—	592	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	143.00–145.00	144.01
8	—	842	117.00	117.00
2	—	475	151.00–154.00	152.53
1	—	730	128.00	128.00
8	—	680	134.00	134.00
4	—	365	163.00	163.00
2	—	413	160.00–162.00	161.03
26	—	521	144.00–150.00	145.79
20	—	638	132.00–139.00	138.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	125.00–127.00	125.66
1	—	430	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	660	147.50	147.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,493	84.00–87.00	85.86
5	—	1,474	88.00–91.00	88.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,142	74.00–78.00	76.17
5	—	1,187	86.00–90.00	87.17
12	—	1,242	79.00–85.00	82.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	988	70.00–72.00	70.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	106.00–108.00	106.88
3	—	1,987	115.00–116.00	115.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,180.00	1,180.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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