Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 96.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.97/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$156.97

224 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$10.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.28

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	158.72	906	102
Medium and Large 2	481	156.16	751	49
Medium and Large 1-2	769	155.50	1,196	69
Medium and Large 3	489	147.76	722	4thin

One grade step is worth $10.96/cwt here — about $184 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 sale224 hd

156.97

—

AL average14 barns · 1,773 hd

148.69

+8.28

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	1,463	111.50	1,631	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,519	85.13	1,293	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	84.80	1,066	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	80.00	900	1thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,041	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$990	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$945	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$870	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,275	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 2	—	615	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	170.73/cwt	168.00–172.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	166.01/cwt	160.00–170.00	714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	141.51/cwt	140.00–143.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	176.31/cwt	175.00–180.00	658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	146.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	164.37/cwt	160.00–168.00	758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	138.51/cwt	137.00–140.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	156.21/cwt	152.00–158.00	742	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	147.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	774	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,022	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	142.54/cwt	140.00–146.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	156.12/cwt	153.00–162.00	824	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,040	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,196	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	853	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.83/cwt	164.00–172.00	873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	206.60/cwt	200.00–212.00	758	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	223.45/cwt	220.00–227.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	155.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	942	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	192.92/cwt	187.00–197.00	830	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	900	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	85.13/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,293	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	92.03/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,201	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	85.92/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,099	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	80.60/cwt	79.00–83.00	971	13
Bulls	—	—	1,675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,960	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,041.25/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,041	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	945.00/head	940.00–950.00	945	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	990.00/head	990.00–990.00	990	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	195.55/cwt	194.00–197.00	753	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	181.43/cwt	175.00–185.00	784	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	160.48/cwt	157.00–162.50	839	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	177.99/cwt	175.00–185.00	833	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	170.11/cwt	167.00–174.00	825	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	154.20/cwt	148.00–156.00	865	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	171.91/cwt	167.00–175.00	743	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	154.85/cwt	154.00–156.00	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	949	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	162.71/cwt	157.00–167.00	929	7

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 859Last week 990Year ago 742

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 270Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 66Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	152.00	152.00
11	—	385	194.00–197.00	195.55
9	—	432	175.00–185.00	181.43
1	—	295	225.00	225.00
10	—	523	157.00–162.50	160.48
1	—	705	136.00	136.00
1	—	335	205.00	205.00
11	—	485	167.00–174.00	170.11
6	—	566	154.00–156.00	154.85
2	—	650	145.00–147.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	164.00–172.00	166.83
5	—	367	200.00–212.00	206.60
2	—	330	220.00–227.00	223.45
1	—	725	144.00	144.00
16	—	606	150.00–157.00	155.43
13	—	430	187.00–197.00	192.92
1	—	790	141.00	141.00
11	—	468	175.00–185.00	177.99
7	—	571	157.00–167.00	162.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	172.00	172.00
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	168.00–172.00	170.73
14	—	430	160.00–170.00	166.01
2	—	608	137.00–140.00	138.51
15	—	475	152.00–158.00	156.21
11	—	524	145.00–150.00	147.73
4	—	580	140.00–146.00	142.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	140.00–143.00	141.51
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	425	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	373	175.00–180.00	176.31
2	—	658	140.00–143.00	141.52
2	—	605	142.00–150.00	146.00
8	—	461	160.00–168.00	164.37
12	—	528	153.00–162.00	156.12
14	—	561	148.00–156.00	154.20
13	—	432	167.00–175.00	171.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	673	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	769	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	171.00	171.00
10	—	410	190.00	190.00
3	—	340	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	594	172.00	172.00
14	—	455	187.50	187.50
3	—	523	179.00	179.00
1	—	650	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,519	84.00–86.00	85.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,305	90.00–93.00	92.03
23	—	1,279	84.00–89.00	85.92
13	—	1,205	79.00–83.00	80.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,250	106.00	106.00

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)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,041.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	870.00	870.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	990.00	990.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	940.00–950.00	945.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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