Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 99, high yielding breaking cows up to 97. Slaughter bulls sold steady with high yielding bulls up to 120. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.71/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$156.71

173 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$15.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.20

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	159.66	816	133
Medium and Large 2	513	148.07	760	28
Medium and Large 3	493	144.18	710	12thin

One grade step is worth $15.48/cwt here — about $106 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 sale173 hd

156.71

—

AL average16 barns · 2,025 hd

149.50

+7.20

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	1,518	107.86	1,637	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,427	88.37	1,261	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	82.55	997	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	66.47	688	75

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)	—	$1,292	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,015	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$974	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$796	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$788	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$700	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,281	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,113	4thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	579	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	213.00/cwt	212.00–215.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	152.36/cwt	150.00–154.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	133.05/cwt	129.00–135.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	142.24/cwt	140.00–147.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	138.50/cwt	135.00–142.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	145.33/cwt	143.00–148.00	712	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	133.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	165.41/cwt	164.00–169.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	173.21/cwt	171.00–180.00	632	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	148.33/cwt	144.00–153.00	854	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	175.01/cwt	171.00–177.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	164.14/cwt	160.00–167.00	767	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	147.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	951	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	162.79/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,120	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	878	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	859	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	207.71/cwt	207.00–210.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	178.89/cwt	175.00–180.00	843	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	151.98/cwt	148.00–156.00	951	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	167.74/cwt	165.00–172.00	866	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	196.15/cwt	195.00–200.00	830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	894	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	66.37/cwt	63.00–68.00	695	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	59.78/cwt	56.00–62.00	545	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	71.64/cwt	69.00–74.00	788	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	80.38/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,088	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	90.98/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,360	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	87.22/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,198	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	78.10/cwt	75.00–81.00	900	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	90.77/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,161	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	84.61/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,052	43
Bulls	—	—	2,058	111.56/cwt	109.00–114.00	2,296	2
Bulls	—	—	1,158	105.40/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,221	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	787.50/head	752.00–823.00	788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,014.50/head	920.00–1,122.00	1,015	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	795.75/head	725.00–849.00	796	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,292.00/head	1,292.00–1,292.00	1,292	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	974.00/head	974.00–974.00	974	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,112.50/head	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,113	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,337.50/head	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,338	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	155.45/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,018	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	715	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	156.32/cwt	152.00–159.00	819	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	171.96/cwt	167.00–174.00	714	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	142.04/cwt	140.00–146.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	147.99/cwt	142.00–150.00	981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	142.26/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	178.53/cwt	177.00–180.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	557	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	197.40/cwt	195.00–200.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	208.96/cwt	205.00–212.00	807	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	621	130.01/cwt	127.00–135.00	807	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 Aug 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 990Last week 917Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	155.00–160.00	157.54
3	—	345	212.00–215.00	213.00
9	—	471	175.00–180.00	178.89
6	—	626	148.00–156.00	151.98
10	—	516	165.00–172.00	167.74
5	—	423	195.00–200.00	196.15
5	—	663	142.00–150.00	147.99
4	—	720	141.00–145.00	142.26
2	—	763	121.00–125.00	123.03
14	—	386	205.00–212.00	208.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	217.00	217.00
1	—	505	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	145.00	145.00
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
3	—	557	140.00–142.00	140.66
1	—	315	195.00	195.00
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
1	—	395	185.00	185.00
4	—	621	127.00–135.00	130.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	140.00–146.00	142.04
1	—	480	170.00	170.00
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
2	—	438	177.00–180.00	178.53
5	—	371	195.00–200.00	197.40
1	—	545	154.00	154.00
1	—	555	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	150.00–154.00	152.36
5	—	621	130.00–137.00	133.40
5	—	388	164.00–169.00	165.41
2	—	668	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	336	171.00–177.00	175.01
2	—	718	117.00–120.00	118.46
6	—	527	145.00–150.00	147.00
1	—	555	137.00	137.00
1	—	415	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	129.00–135.00	133.05
1	—	445	154.00	154.00
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
3	—	490	143.00–148.00	145.33
2	—	393	155.00–160.00	157.48
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
1	—	520	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	140.00–147.00	142.24
2	—	695	135.00–142.00	138.50
1	—	770	122.00	122.00
14	—	365	171.00–180.00	173.21
21	—	576	144.00–153.00	148.33
20	—	467	160.00–167.00	164.14
31	—	524	152.00–159.00	156.32
24	—	415	167.00–174.00	171.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	655	148.00–156.00	155.45
1	—	715	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	348	210.00	210.00
3	—	408	206.00	206.00
1	—	740	140.00	140.00
1	—	765	135.00	135.00
6	—	688	162.00–167.00	162.79
30	—	462	190.00	190.00
4	—	376	207.00–210.00	207.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	598	159.00	159.00
1	—	395	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	467	184.00	184.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,047	63.00–68.00	66.37
14	—	911	56.00–62.00	59.78
19	—	1,100	69.00–74.00	71.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,354	77.00–83.00	80.38
22	—	1,495	90.00–93.00	90.98
22	—	1,373	84.00–89.00	87.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,152	75.00–81.00	78.10
13	—	1,279	89.00–95.00	90.77
43	—	1,243	82.00–88.00	84.61
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,058	109.00–114.00	111.56
3	—	1,158	104.00–108.00	105.40

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	752.00–823.00	787.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	920.00–1,122.00	1,014.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,292.00	1,292.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	725.00–849.00	795.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	974.00	974.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,337.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,112.50

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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