Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with a high yielding boning cow up to 91.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.96/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$171.96

184 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$194

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

$22.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.22

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	442	186.58	825	45
Medium and Large 1	592	173.50	1,028	51
Medium and Large 1-2	623	163.59	1,019	88

One grade step is worth $22.99/cwt here — about −$194 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 sale184 hd

171.96

—

AL average10 barns · 1,295 hd

171.74

+0.22

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	1,791	104.54	1,873	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,208	79.35	958	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	76.04	1,118	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	69.90	728	4thin

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)	—	$1,026	4thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	877	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	152.00/cwt	148.00–156.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	146.45/cwt	144.00–149.00	917	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	157.56/cwt	154.00–160.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	158.42/cwt	154.00–160.00	738	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	140.36/cwt	135.00–143.00	1,033	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	165.49/cwt	165.00–166.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	150.49/cwt	150.00–151.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	799	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	143.06/cwt	141.00–146.00	825	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	163.55/cwt	160.00–166.00	680	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	148.78/cwt	146.00–152.00	780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	174.93/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,039	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	838	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,013	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,007	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	215.85/cwt	215.00–220.00	840	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	165.37/cwt	158.00–169.00	931	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	146.36/cwt	144.00–150.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	179.56/cwt	176.00–182.00	842	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	169.12/cwt	167.00–176.00	891	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	155.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	973	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	69.90/cwt	68.00–73.00	728	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	76.24/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,118	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,124	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	73.72/cwt	71.00–75.00	835	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	87.71/cwt	87.00–89.00	1,027	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	79.37/cwt	76.00–83.00	990	23
Bulls	—	—	1,785	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,731	1
Bulls	—	—	1,960	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	2,215	1
Bulls	—	—	1,737	104.24/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,811	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,026.25/head	1,000.00–1,035.00	1,026	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	157.98/cwt	156.00–160.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	186.41/cwt	180.00–192.00	796	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	187.65/cwt	185.00–190.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	205.97/cwt	202.00–210.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	198.57/cwt	194.00–204.00	850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	159.11/cwt	156.00–162.00	839	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	200.05/cwt	195.00–205.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	177.33/cwt	177.00–178.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	153.65/cwt	152.00–157.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	134.30/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	170.53/cwt	165.00–172.50	813	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	143.94/cwt	140.00–148.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	138.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	679	2

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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,059Last week 859Year ago 754

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 113Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 44Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	557	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	148.00–156.00	152.00
9	—	626	144.00–149.00	146.45
5	—	514	154.00–160.00	157.56
6	—	736	135.00–143.00	140.36
3	—	782	130.00–138.00	134.30
2	—	685	143.00–144.00	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	154.00–160.00	158.42
2	—	365	165.00–166.00	165.49
2	—	633	137.00–140.00	138.53
17	—	577	141.00–146.00	143.06
11	—	416	160.00–166.00	163.55
10	—	524	146.00–152.00	148.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	140.00–145.00	142.50
2	—	470	150.00–151.00	150.49
3	—	575	135.00–140.00	138.36
2	—	435	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	170.00	170.00
2	—	335	219.00	219.00
10	—	423	189.00	189.00
28	—	463	181.00	181.00
4	—	378	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	594	172.00–175.00	174.93
1	—	720	155.00	155.00
8	—	618	163.00	163.00
3	—	460	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	695	154.50	154.50
80	—	616	164.50	164.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	389	215.00–220.00	215.85
15	—	563	158.00–169.00	165.37
3	—	673	144.00–150.00	146.36
7	—	469	176.00–182.00	179.56
12	—	527	167.00–176.00	169.12
10	—	624	150.00–160.00	155.99
2	—	773	144.00	144.00
6	—	428	194.00–204.00	198.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	130.00	130.00
7	—	427	180.00–192.00	186.41
2	—	338	202.00–210.00	205.97
9	—	527	156.00–162.00	159.11
3	—	370	195.00–205.00	200.05
13	—	477	165.00–172.50	170.53
2	—	728	138.00	138.00
2	—	595	157.00	157.00
2	—	620	140.00–148.00	143.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	150.00–152.00	150.99
2	—	465	156.00–160.00	157.98
2	—	373	185.00–190.00	187.65
6	—	437	177.00–178.00	177.33
3	—	570	152.00–157.00	153.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	68.00–73.00	69.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,466	71.00–79.00	76.24
1	—	1,540	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,132	71.00–75.00	73.72
6	—	1,171	87.00–89.00	87.71
23	—	1,247	76.00–83.00	79.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	97.00	97.00
1	—	1,960	113.00	113.00
3	—	1,737	103.00–106.00	104.24

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	—	—	1,000.00–1,035.00	1,026.25

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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Steers · 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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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