Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, high dressing boning cows sold up to 97.00and high dressing bulls sold up to 122.00. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.87/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$147.87

299 head · 647 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.85

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	698	150.17	1,049	213
Medium and Large 2	492	143.18	704	45
Medium and Large 1	560	141.82	794	35
Medium and Large 3	489	136.67	669	6thin

One grade step is worth $13.50/cwt here — about $380 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 sale299 hd

147.87

—

AL average15 barns · 1,593 hd

141.02

+6.85

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	1,737	108.65	1,888	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,624	86.89	1,411	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	83.18	1,055	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	71.12	738	7thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$835	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,267	12
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$870	3thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	71.12/cwt	69.00–74.00	738	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	91.59/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,520	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,599	86.01/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	151.01/cwt	150.00–152.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.97/cwt	155.00–157.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	163.61/cwt	162.00–167.00	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	182.60/cwt	180.00–187.50	670	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	143.15/cwt	140.00–146.00	899	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	857	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	144.66/cwt	143.00–145.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	153.33/cwt	153.00–154.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,032	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	163.02/cwt	161.00–165.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	147.01/cwt	146.00–148.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	135.00/cwt	134.00–137.00	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	148.14/cwt	144.00–151.00	690	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	810	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,029	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	151.01/cwt	150.00–155.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	128.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	786	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,337	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	78.83/cwt	77.00–82.00	984	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	91.91/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,263	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	84.55/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,066	19
Bulls	—	—	1,608	105.66/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,699	3
Bulls	—	—	2,200	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,574	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	108.97/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,852	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	870.00/head	850.00–885.00	870	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	835.00/head	820.00–850.00	835	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	149.52/cwt	148.00–154.00	794	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	143.40/cwt	140.00–145.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	137.51/cwt	137.00–138.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	173.52/cwt	170.00–177.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	150.04/cwt	148.00–152.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	165.10/cwt	160.00–167.00	710	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	187.34/cwt	185.00–190.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	175.33/cwt	172.00–179.00	745	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	137.57/cwt	137.50–138.00	836	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	176.73/cwt	172.00–180.00	587	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	666	131.63/cwt	127.00–135.00	877	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	140.34/cwt	140.00–142.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	847	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	157.46/cwt	156.00–160.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	158.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	765	6

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 Jun 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,061Last week 857Year ago 866

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 83Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 21Year ago 72

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,038	69.00–74.00	71.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,660	89.00–95.00	91.59
4	—	1,599	85.00–88.00	86.01
1	—	1,650	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,248	77.00–82.00	78.83
4	—	1,374	90.00–94.00	91.91
19	—	1,261	82.00–87.00	84.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	105.00–106.00	105.66
1	—	2,200	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,700	108.00–110.00	108.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	150.00–152.00	151.01
2	—	515	155.00–157.00	155.97
6	—	482	162.00–167.00	163.61
9	—	367	180.00–187.50	182.60
13	—	628	140.00–146.00	143.15
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
6	—	323	185.00–190.00	187.34
4	—	425	172.00–179.00	175.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	531	148.00–154.00	149.52
4	—	385	170.00–177.00	173.52
10	—	430	160.00–167.00	165.10
8	—	608	137.50–138.00	137.57
5	—	332	172.00–180.00	176.73
6	—	666	127.00–135.00	131.63
3	—	563	145.00–147.00	146.00
6	—	482	155.00–160.00	158.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	140.00–145.00	143.40
2	—	573	137.00–138.00	137.51
2	—	470	148.00–152.00	150.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	134.00	134.00
4	—	516	166.00	166.00
2	—	675	146.00–148.00	147.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	530	169.00	169.00
8	—	717	142.00	142.00
3	—	770	134.00	134.00
7	—	403	188.00	188.00
4	—	557	161.00–165.00	163.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	514	143.00–145.00	144.66
3	—	455	153.00–154.00	153.33
3	—	660	130.00	130.00
6	—	573	140.00–142.00	141.33
13	—	623	136.00	136.00
4	—	410	156.00–160.00	157.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
5	—	353	157.50	157.50
8	—	566	134.00–137.00	135.00
9	—	466	144.00–151.00	148.14
10	—	416	150.00–155.00	151.01
6	—	614	125.00–130.00	128.00
6	—	523	140.00–142.00	140.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	147.00	147.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	570	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	665	154.75	154.75
71	—	765	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	850.00–885.00	870.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	820.00–850.00	835.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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Heifers · 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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