Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 106.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.90/cwt on 299 head.

Average price

$150.90

299 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$895

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$14.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.18

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	640	156.37	1,000	176
Medium and Large 1	552	144.27	796	52
Medium and Large 3	448	142.99	640	7thin
Medium and Large 2	514	142.11	730	64

One grade step is worth $14.26/cwt here — about $270 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

150.90

—

AL average16 barns · 1,800 hd

142.72

+8.18

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	1,713	115.34	1,976	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,487	92.85	1,381	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	91.25	1,078	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,087	78.14	849	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,081	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$938	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$843	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 3	—	426	145.79/cwt	145.00–147.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	125.12/cwt	120.00–127.00	831	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	138.46/cwt	134.00–142.00	792	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	141.51/cwt	139.00–143.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	169.99/cwt	168.00–172.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	982	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	147.37/cwt	145.00–150.00	688	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	117.71/cwt	116.00–121.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	153.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	163.09/cwt	160.00–165.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.44/cwt	156.00–160.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	135.54/cwt	134.00–136.00	830	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	147.68/cwt	145.00–149.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,026	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,011	77
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	147.66/cwt	147.00–149.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	161.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	175.65/cwt	175.00–177.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	131.20/cwt	130.00–132.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	133.62/cwt	132.50–137.00	1,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	169.19/cwt	168.00–170.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	178.38/cwt	171.00–182.00	571	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	185.98/cwt	185.00–187.00	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	183.21/cwt	180.00–185.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	145.26/cwt	144.00–147.00	965	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	85.88/cwt	82.00–87.00	976	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	97.28/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,219	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	90.22/cwt	87.00–94.00	1,042	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	78.14/cwt	75.00–80.00	849	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,143	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	96.81/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,424	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,522	91.51/cwt	88.00–95.00	1,393	6
Bulls	—	—	1,590	109.00/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,733	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	120.53/cwt	120.00–122.00	2,145	4
Bulls	—	—	1,751	116.11/cwt	113.00–119.00	2,033	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,041.67/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,042	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	842.50/head	800.00–900.00	843	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	937.50/head	925.00–950.00	938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	147.50/cwt	145.00–150.00	774	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	588	137.99/cwt	137.00–140.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	138.31/cwt	136.00–143.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	166.05/cwt	165.00–167.00	689	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	134.94/cwt	130.00–139.00	922	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	161.35/cwt	156.00–163.00	750	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	157.24/cwt	155.00–160.00	808	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	171.10/cwt	167.00–175.00	789	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	145.50/cwt	144.00–147.00	809	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	131.69/cwt	130.00–134.00	873	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	156.75/cwt	155.00–158.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	147.42/cwt	146.00–151.00	929	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	171.87/cwt	170.00–175.00	636	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	172.31/cwt	170.00–175.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	160.22/cwt	157.00–162.00	679	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 Jun 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 997Last week 801Year ago 625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 111Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 35Year ago 79

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	426	145.00–147.00	145.79
1	—	460	137.00	137.00
1	—	545	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	120.00–127.00	125.12
12	—	572	134.00–142.00	138.46
10	—	511	139.00–143.00	141.51
10	—	467	145.00–150.00	147.37
3	—	708	116.00–121.00	117.71
10	—	403	150.00–155.00	153.69
3	—	320	160.00–165.00	163.09
4	—	370	156.00–160.00	158.44
5	—	600	130.00–132.00	131.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	168.00–172.00	169.99
2	—	358	162.00–165.00	163.49
13	—	612	134.00–136.00	135.54
6	—	519	145.00–149.00	147.68
4	—	720	125.00–127.00	126.00
10	—	556	144.00–147.00	145.50
6	—	663	130.00–134.00	131.69
4	—	461	155.00–158.00	156.75
4	—	424	157.00–162.00	160.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	614	160.00	160.00
9	—	805	127.50	127.50
77	—	650	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	662	147.00–149.00	147.66
3	—	618	150.00–152.00	150.65
5	—	526	160.00–165.00	161.75
3	—	435	175.00–177.00	175.65
3	—	732	144.00	144.00
4	—	756	132.50–137.00	133.62
5	—	467	168.00–170.00	169.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	150.00	150.00
1	—	450	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	320	171.00–182.00	178.38
12	—	525	145.00–150.00	147.50
3	—	612	136.00–143.00	138.31
3	—	567	145.00–147.00	146.01
1	—	245	195.00	195.00
15	—	415	165.00–167.00	166.05
23	—	683	130.00–139.00	134.94
21	—	465	156.00–163.00	161.35
9	—	370	170.00–175.00	171.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	318	185.00–187.00	185.98
3	—	368	180.00–185.00	183.21
2	—	555	152.00	152.00
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
4	—	664	144.00–147.00	145.26
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
21	—	514	155.00–160.00	157.24
9	—	461	167.00–175.00	171.10
7	—	630	146.00–151.00	147.42
10	—	406	170.00–175.00	172.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	137.00–140.00	137.99
1	—	415	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,136	82.00–87.00	85.88
20	—	1,253	95.00–102.00	97.28
23	—	1,155	87.00–94.00	90.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,087	75.00–80.00	78.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,471	95.00–100.00	96.81
6	—	1,522	88.00–95.00	91.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,590	107.00–111.00	109.00
4	—	1,780	120.00–122.00	120.53
6	—	1,751	113.00–119.00	116.11

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)	3	—	—	950.00–1,100.00	1,041.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	800.00–900.00	842.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	925.00–950.00	937.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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