Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $143.06/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$143.06

148 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$7.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	143.89	802	91
Medium and Large 2	490	142.23	697	52
Medium and Large 3	473	136.61	646	5thin

One grade step is worth $7.27/cwt here — about $156 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 sale148 hd

143.06

—

AL average16 barns · 1,756 hd

138.41

+4.65

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	1,399	96.88	1,356	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	76.55	1,023	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	75.23	1,063	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,053	67.48	711	2thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,010	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	416	184.05/cwt	180.00–191.00	766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	145.42/cwt	142.00–148.00	678	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	137.87/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	155.38/cwt	153.00–157.00	649	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	148.86/cwt	145.00–151.00	630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	153.33/cwt	150.00–155.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	711	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	168.12/cwt	165.00–171.00	955	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	164.23/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	161.35/cwt	160.00–162.00	508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	139.03/cwt	138.00–140.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	140.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	821	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	151.52/cwt	150.00–153.00	712	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	150.38/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,057	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	874	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	134.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	191.34/cwt	190.00–192.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	208.49/cwt	207.00–210.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	162.35/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,073	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	658	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	928	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	142.65/cwt	141.00–145.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	192.29/cwt	190.00–195.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	155.98/cwt	150.00–158.00	836	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	80.19/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,117	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	76.52/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,039	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	67.48/cwt	67.00–68.00	711	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	75.23/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,063	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	69.38/cwt	69.00–70.00	786	3
Bulls	—	—	1,204	92.50/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,114	4
Bulls	—	—	1,820	105.66/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,923	2
Bulls	—	—	1,392	96.87/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,348	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	127.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	139.44/cwt	135.00–157.00	851	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	157.58/cwt	150.00–161.00	879	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	175.13/cwt	170.00–178.00	744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	201.04/cwt	200.00–202.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	534	145.51/cwt	145.00–147.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	202.47/cwt	200.00–205.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	164.82/cwt	160.00–169.00	849	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	162.84/cwt	161.00–167.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	135.96/cwt	131.00–138.00	846	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	146.99/cwt	143.00–149.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	146.47/cwt	144.00–153.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	128.22/cwt	125.00–130.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	172.54/cwt	170.00–178.00	806	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	164.70/cwt	160.00–169.00	799	10

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 Jul 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 695Year ago 735

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 167Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 23Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	416	180.00–191.00	184.05
3	—	622	141.00–145.00	142.65
1	—	660	157.00	157.00
1	—	775	129.00	129.00
1	—	345	205.00	205.00
12	—	558	150.00–161.00	157.58
2	—	365	200.00–205.00	202.47
13	—	515	160.00–169.00	164.82
9	—	467	170.00–178.00	172.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	190.00–195.00	192.29
7	—	536	150.00–158.00	155.98
2	—	733	120.00	120.00
3	—	690	125.00–130.00	127.34
5	—	610	135.00–157.00	139.44
8	—	425	170.00–178.00	175.13
2	—	313	200.00–202.00	201.04
5	—	579	143.00–149.00	146.99
10	—	485	160.00–169.00	164.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	182.00	182.00
1	—	415	167.00	167.00
4	—	534	145.00–147.00	145.51
1	—	330	195.00	195.00
1	—	595	139.00	139.00
1	—	485	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	466	142.00–148.00	145.42
7	—	524	135.00–140.00	137.87
12	—	423	145.00–151.00	148.86
3	—	360	150.00–155.00	153.33
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
3	—	315	160.00–162.00	161.35
13	—	567	130.00–137.00	134.92
4	—	624	125.00–130.00	128.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	153.00–157.00	155.38
25	—	582	140.00–147.00	140.99
6	—	470	150.00–153.00	151.52
3	—	380	161.00–167.00	162.84
18	—	622	131.00–138.00	135.96
9	—	675	132.00	132.00
8	—	519	144.00–153.00	146.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	453	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	131.00–132.00	131.50
2	—	470	138.00–140.00	139.03
1	—	405	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	658	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	568	165.00–171.00	168.12
4	—	612	159.00–166.00	164.23
8	—	703	150.00–153.00	150.38
12	—	470	186.00	186.00
2	—	363	207.00–210.00	208.49
23	—	661	157.00–163.00	162.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	175.00	175.00
3	—	429	190.00–192.00	191.34
2	—	657	152.00	152.00
3	—	648	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	80.00–81.00	80.19
12	—	1,358	73.00–78.00	76.52
3	—	1,133	69.00–70.00	69.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	67.00–68.00	67.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	73.00–77.00	75.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,204	92.00–93.00	92.50
2	—	1,820	103.00–108.00	105.66
8	—	1,392	96.00–100.00	96.87

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,010.00	1,010.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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