Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 100. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.02/cwt on 406 head.

Average price

$168.02

406 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$23.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.90

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	593	171.07	1,014	282
Medium and Large 1	475	165.83	788	85
Medium and Large 2	471	152.93	720	21
Medium and Large 3	448	148.07	663	18thin

One grade step is worth $23.00/cwt here — about $352 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 sale406 hd

168.02

—

AL average15 barns · 1,962 hd

151.12

+16.90

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	—	Average	1,549	101.25	1,568	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,341	91.51	1,228	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	86.09	1,038	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,050	68.49	719	36

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$918	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$755	2thin

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 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	692	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,131	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	152.32/cwt	150.00–155.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	154.98/cwt	153.00–159.00	814	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	162.33/cwt	160.00–167.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	160.43/cwt	157.00–163.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	553	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	971	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	162.51/cwt	161.00–165.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	964	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	141.03/cwt	138.00–145.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	629	127.74/cwt	127.00–130.00	803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	157.23/cwt	155.00–160.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	139.68/cwt	137.00–142.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	161.23/cwt	160.00–163.00	759	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	172.85/cwt	165.00–175.00	762	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	163.64/cwt	162.50–170.00	854	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	148.06/cwt	144.00–150.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	173.23/cwt	167.00–174.00	956	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	157.17/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	162.50/cwt	162.00–163.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	183.49/cwt	182.00–186.00	888	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	157.27/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	200.34/cwt	199.00–202.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	953	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	145.27/cwt	140.00–148.00	963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	159.26/cwt	156.00–164.00	916	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	363	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	194.50/cwt	194.00–195.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	458	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	856	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	73.07/cwt	71.00–76.00	777	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	67.40/cwt	65.00–70.00	717	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	94.44/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,312	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	87.53/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,154	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	87.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,070	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	81.50/cwt	79.00–84.00	960	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	60.21/cwt	57.00–63.00	565	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,055	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	833	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	93.55/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,162	9
Bulls	—	—	1,629	102.75/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,674	5
Bulls	—	—	1,713	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,919	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	95.46/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,339	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	918.00/head	918.00–918.00	918	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	755.00/head	750.00–760.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	186.64/cwt	182.00–190.00	797	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	165.31/cwt	162.00–172.00	881	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	137.75/cwt	135.00–142.00	780	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	201.98/cwt	195.00–205.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	519	148.23/cwt	147.00–150.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	153.60/cwt	148.00–158.00	951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	157.42/cwt	154.00–160.00	812	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	235	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	124.01/cwt	121.00–129.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	149.26/cwt	146.00–153.00	837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	183.61/cwt	180.00–187.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	153.88/cwt	150.00–160.00	732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	166.53/cwt	165.00–168.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	177.53/cwt	172.00–180.00	841	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	139.36/cwt	137.00–141.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	471	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	791	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	189.50/cwt	185.00–194.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	208.33/cwt	205.00–215.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	176.78/cwt	172.00–180.00	755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	153.22/cwt	148.00–154.00	864	8

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 917Last week 711Year ago 627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 84Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 37Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	692	163.50	163.50
188	—	553	175.50	175.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	150.00–155.00	152.32
4	—	320	160.00–167.00	162.33
4	—	629	127.00–130.00	127.74
4	—	369	155.00–160.00	157.23
3	—	518	137.00–142.00	139.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
5	—	419	157.00–163.00	160.43
4	—	384	161.00–165.00	162.51
3	—	557	138.00–145.00	141.03
2	—	485	150.00–155.00	152.50
2	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
3	—	530	144.00–150.00	148.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	153.00–159.00	154.98
2	—	623	138.00–140.00	138.98
12	—	471	160.00–163.00	161.23
43	—	441	165.00–175.00	172.85
2	—	395	177.00	177.00
1	—	745	132.00	132.00
8	—	564	148.00–154.00	153.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	610	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	162.00	162.00
6	—	763	157.00–158.00	157.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	175.00	175.00
9	—	522	162.50–170.00	163.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	146.00	146.00
16	—	552	167.00–174.00	173.23
2	—	610	162.00–163.00	162.50
1	—	500	175.00	175.00
22	—	484	182.00–186.00	183.49
4	—	681	155.00–163.00	157.27
3	—	427	199.00–202.00	200.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	140.00–148.00	145.27
7	—	575	156.00–164.00	159.26
10	—	427	182.00–190.00	186.64
5	—	533	162.00–172.00	165.31
5	—	382	195.00–205.00	201.98
1	—	765	132.00	132.00
7	—	619	148.00–158.00	153.60
14	—	474	172.00–180.00	177.53
3	—	315	205.00–215.00	208.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	207.00	207.00
1	—	665	154.00	154.00
2	—	428	194.00–195.00	194.50
2	—	458	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
2	—	675	121.00–125.00	123.00
4	—	566	135.00–142.00	137.75
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
5	—	519	147.00–150.00	148.23
1	—	235	205.00	205.00
2	—	330	180.00–187.00	183.61
7	—	476	150.00–160.00	153.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	516	154.00–160.00	157.42
3	—	703	121.00–129.00	124.01
5	—	561	146.00–153.00	149.26
4	—	479	165.00–168.00	166.53
3	—	612	137.00–141.00	139.36
2	—	365	185.00–194.00	189.50
5	—	427	172.00–180.00	176.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,063	71.00–76.00	73.07
20	—	1,064	65.00–70.00	67.40
4	—	939	57.00–63.00	60.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,389	92.00–96.00	94.44
2	—	1,318	86.00–89.00	87.53
1	—	1,055	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,223	85.00–90.00	87.51
18	—	1,178	79.00–84.00	81.50
9	—	1,242	91.00–95.00	93.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,629	100.00–105.00	102.75
2	—	1,713	112.00	112.00
5	—	1,403	93.00–98.00	95.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	918.00	918.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	750.00–760.00	755.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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