Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 92 and high yielding breaking cows up to 95, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 119. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.44/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$158.44

211 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$314

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

$24.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.55

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	578	169.50	980	88
Medium and Large 1	537	152.86	821	84
Medium and Large 2	523	145.88	763	28
Medium and Large 3	460	144.64	665	11thin

One grade step is worth $24.86/cwt here — about $314 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 sale211 hd

158.44

—

AL average14 barns · 1,877 hd

145.89

+12.55

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	1,743	103.00	1,795	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	86.28	1,216	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,198	81.72	979	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	65.73	667	26

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$597	23

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	186.84/cwt	180.00–190.00	792	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	146.04/cwt	144.00–147.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	980	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	115.65/cwt	115.00–117.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	154.29/cwt	152.00–157.00	822	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	159.52/cwt	157.00–162.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	166.10/cwt	165.00–170.00	709	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	152.33/cwt	148.00–155.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	728	106.02/cwt	105.00–107.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	140.63/cwt	135.00–143.00	817	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	160.88/cwt	156.00–166.00	759	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	147.70/cwt	146.00–148.00	861	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	195.65/cwt	195.00–197.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	186.30/cwt	184.00–190.00	851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	698	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,141	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	139.87/cwt	135.00–144.00	873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	808	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	265	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	720	141.04/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,015	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	84.92/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,208	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	76.42/cwt	74.00–79.00	917	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	88.45/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,008	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	82.99/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,015	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	68.36/cwt	66.00–71.00	684	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	88.72/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,231	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	61.79/cwt	60.00–65.00	633	9
Bulls	—	—	1,965	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	2,103	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,296	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,724	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	560.35/head	507.00–616.00	560	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	701.83/head	660.00–762.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	204.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	164.57/cwt	160.00–170.00	866	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	215.51/cwt	212.00–220.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	357	173.34/cwt	170.00–175.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	138.98/cwt	135.00–143.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	144.86/cwt	140.00–150.00	762	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	133.95/cwt	130.00–137.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	134.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	222	201.69/cwt	200.00–205.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	488	158.49/cwt	157.00–160.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	153.63/cwt	152.00–157.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	165.68/cwt	165.00–167.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	137.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	153.60/cwt	150.00–157.00	886	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	176.93/cwt	172.00–182.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	793	115.99/cwt	112.00–120.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	145.01/cwt	142.00–147.00	821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	175.29/cwt	172.00–177.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	638	125.98/cwt	122.00–130.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	165.67/cwt	165.00–167.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	421	1

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 Aug 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 711Last week 766Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 129Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 35Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	122.00	122.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
2	—	728	105.00–107.00	106.02
2	—	360	160.00	160.00
3	—	313	165.00	165.00
1	—	245	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	144.00–147.00	146.04
6	—	426	157.00–162.00	159.52
4	—	478	148.00–155.00	152.33
2	—	710	110.00–115.00	112.46
1	—	785	106.00	106.00
8	—	581	135.00–143.00	140.63
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
3	—	373	165.00–167.00	165.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	578	169.50	169.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	115.00–117.00	115.65
23	—	533	152.00–157.00	154.29
8	—	427	165.00–170.00	166.10
2	—	743	120.00–130.00	125.02
1	—	350	172.00	172.00
19	—	472	156.00–166.00	160.88
17	—	583	146.00–148.00	147.70
8	—	624	135.00–144.00	139.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	157.00	157.00
2	—	445	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	424	180.00–190.00	186.84
2	—	618	145.00–147.00	146.00
2	—	373	200.00	200.00
2	—	808	125.00	125.00
2	—	323	200.00–210.00	204.65
26	—	526	160.00–170.00	164.57
3	—	270	212.00–220.00	215.51
2	—	658	135.00–143.00	138.98
2	—	723	132.00–136.00	134.02
10	—	577	150.00–157.00	153.60
5	—	475	172.00–182.00	176.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	132.00	132.00
1	—	250	205.00	205.00
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
3	—	520	152.00–157.00	153.63
3	—	483	165.00–167.00	165.68
4	—	625	135.00–138.00	137.01
2	—	793	112.00–120.00	115.99
4	—	566	142.00–147.00	145.01
3	—	433	172.00–177.00	175.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	225.00	225.00
3	—	720	139.00–144.00	141.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	357	170.00–175.00	173.34
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
2	—	273	195.00	195.00
5	—	526	140.00–150.00	144.86
3	—	560	130.00–137.00	133.95
1	—	410	167.00	167.00
3	—	222	200.00–205.00	201.69
2	—	488	157.00–160.00	158.49
2	—	638	122.00–130.00	125.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	187.00	187.00
1	—	620	152.00	152.00
1	—	300	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	172.00	172.00
2	—	315	215.00	215.00
1	—	665	155.00	155.00
3	—	420	195.00–197.00	195.65
3	—	457	184.00–190.00	186.30
5	—	579	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	698	163.50	163.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,422	84.00–86.00	84.92
5	—	1,387	87.00–90.00	88.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,200	74.00–79.00	76.42
5	—	1,140	87.00–90.00	88.45
11	—	1,223	80.00–85.00	82.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,000	66.00–71.00	68.36
1	—	1,150	59.00	59.00
9	—	1,024	60.00–65.00	61.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,965	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,350	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,690	102.00	102.00

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	17	—	—	507.00–616.00	560.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	660.00–762.00	701.83

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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