Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with high dressing boning up to 100.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady with a higher undertone noted. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold 130.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.97/cwt on 292 head.

Average price

$150.97

292 head · 681 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$529

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

$15.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.69

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	759	152.85	1,160	209
Medium and Large 1	497	152.14	757	38
Medium and Large 2	478	141.71	677	40
Medium and Large 3	459	137.40	631	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.45/cwt here — about $529 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 sale292 hd

150.97

—

AL average12 barns · 1,113 hd

143.28

+7.69

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	1,853	121.35	2,249	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,497	86.82	1,300	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	86.64	1,032	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	77.90	844	11

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)	—	$1,030	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$882	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1	—	658	126.02/cwt	124.00–128.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	140.00/cwt	139.00–142.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	132.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	146.82/cwt	142.00–152.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	138.02/cwt	136.00–140.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	156.49/cwt	155.00–158.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	123.34/cwt	120.00–125.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	148.80/cwt	145.00–157.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	154.33/cwt	154.00–155.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.04/cwt	142.00–146.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	152.85/cwt	152.85–152.85	1,160	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	500	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	163.95/cwt	162.00–165.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,110	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	174.39/cwt	172.00–175.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	165.26/cwt	162.00–167.00	711	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	182.54/cwt	180.00–185.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	139.00/cwt	137.00–140.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	171.34/cwt	170.00–172.00	706	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	86.76/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,024	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	77.90/cwt	75.00–80.00	844	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	82.03/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,169	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,509	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	82.28/cwt	80.00–84.00	963	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	93.55/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,159	8
Bulls	—	—	1,923	125.01/cwt	123.00–127.00	2,404	2
Bulls	—	—	1,783	117.68/cwt	116.00–120.00	2,098	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,030.00/head	960.00–1,080.00	1,030	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	881.67/head	800.00–920.00	882	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	156.63/cwt	155.00–158.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	154.73/cwt	152.00–157.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	153.48/cwt	150.00–157.00	790	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	189.38/cwt	187.00–191.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	146.01/cwt	140.00–148.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	395	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	174.18/cwt	170.00–177.00	646	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	139.46/cwt	136.00–142.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	135.14/cwt	133.00–137.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	160.69/cwt	160.00–162.00	418	3

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 801Last week 886Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 161Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	124.00–128.00	126.02
7	—	556	139.00–142.00	140.00
6	—	429	155.00–160.00	157.59
5	—	525	142.00–146.00	145.04
1	—	225	170.00	170.00
2	—	330	160.00–162.00	160.98
1	—	285	165.00	165.00
2	—	615	130.00–131.00	130.51
2	—	460	152.00–155.00	153.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	162.00	162.00
5	—	579	130.00–135.00	132.98
7	—	471	142.00–152.00	146.82
1	—	710	112.00	112.00
2	—	318	155.00–158.00	156.49
6	—	633	120.00–125.00	123.34
6	—	428	145.00–157.00	148.80
3	—	362	154.00–155.00	154.33
6	—	518	133.00–137.00	135.14
3	—	260	160.00–162.00	160.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	136.00–140.00	138.02
2	—	418	140.00–142.00	140.97
1	—	540	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
209	—	759	152.85	152.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	143.00	143.00
3	—	500	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	158.00–160.00	159.00
1	—	625	150.00	150.00
1	—	660	142.00	142.00
3	—	512	162.00–165.00	163.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	146.00	146.00
3	—	630	162.00	162.00
5	—	513	172.00–175.00	174.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	145.00–147.00	146.03
2	—	355	180.00–185.00	182.54
2	—	708	130.00–132.00	130.99
3	—	623	137.00–140.00	139.00
3	—	412	170.00–172.00	171.34
4	—	515	150.00–157.00	153.48
3	—	320	187.00–191.00	189.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	162.00–167.00	165.26
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
4	—	463	152.00–157.00	154.73
7	—	519	140.00–148.00	146.01
2	—	625	133.00	133.00
2	—	333	180.00–182.00	180.99
1	—	665	130.00	130.00
7	—	371	170.00–177.00	174.18
4	—	570	136.00–142.00	139.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	155.00–158.00	156.63
1	—	525	137.00	137.00
1	—	475	147.00	147.00
1	—	385	167.00	167.00
2	—	320	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,180	84.00–89.00	86.76
13	—	1,170	80.00–84.00	82.28
8	—	1,239	91.00–97.00	93.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,083	75.00–80.00	77.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	80.00–84.00	82.03
2	—	1,605	94.00	94.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,923	123.00–127.00	125.01
2	—	1,783	116.00–120.00	117.68

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)	8	—	—	960.00–1,080.00	1,030.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	800.00–920.00	881.67

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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