Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.94/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$146.94

186 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$363

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

$26.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	153.94	868	58
Medium and Large 2	521	151.34	788	81
Medium and Large 3	484	148.57	718	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	964	127.60	1,230	40

One grade step is worth $26.34/cwt here — about −$363 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 sale186 hd

146.94

—

AL average15 barns · 2,242 hd

148.61

−1.67

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	1,589	108.55	1,725	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,257	77.68	976	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	76.02	1,127	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	70.95	779	10

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)	—	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	—	420	164.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	690	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	618	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	148.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	792	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	161.93/cwt	159.00–166.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	134.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	895	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	156.10/cwt	154.00–160.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	170.16/cwt	165.00–174.00	830	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	153.80/cwt	150.00–155.00	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	173.79/cwt	172.00–175.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,102	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	142.66/cwt	142.00–144.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	139.33/cwt	137.00–144.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	164.37/cwt	164.00–167.00	966	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	174.72/cwt	172.50–177.00	930	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	156.34/cwt	155.00–157.50	714	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	159.26/cwt	159.00–160.00	991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,157	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,076	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	168.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	136.29/cwt	132.00–138.00	841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	987	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	178.18/cwt	175.00–180.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	148.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	999	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	150.48/cwt	148.00–155.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	160.59/cwt	157.00–164.00	931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	210.83/cwt	205.00–217.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	179.79/cwt	175.00–185.00	823	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	188.52/cwt	186.00–197.00	801	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	72.73/cwt	71.00–75.00	882	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	70.95/cwt	69.00–73.00	779	10
Bulls	—	—	1,707	114.47/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,954	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	77.01/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,204	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	77.79/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,007	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	84.11/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,058	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	72.91/cwt	70.00–74.00	844	10
Bulls	—	—	2,150	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	2,193	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	107.30/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,597	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.00/cwt	162.00–168.00	863	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	181.78/cwt	175.00–185.00	789	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	199.75/cwt	195.00–202.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	143.59/cwt	142.00–147.00	889	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	157.35/cwt	155.00–160.00	837	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	964	127.60/cwt	127.60–127.60	1,230	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	725	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	170.19/cwt	168.00–172.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	147.78/cwt	142.00–149.00	854	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	352	169.00/cwt	167.00–170.00	595	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	154.41/cwt	150.00–156.00	869	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	687	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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 1,059Year ago 950

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 137Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 28Year ago 67

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	420	160.00–170.00	164.40
9	—	533	145.00–150.00	148.56
8	—	668	130.00–137.00	134.01
15	—	457	155.00–157.50	156.34
7	—	617	132.00–138.00	136.29
23	—	578	142.00–149.00	147.78
6	—	352	167.00–170.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	155.00	155.00
2	—	670	148.00	148.00
3	—	725	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	159.00–166.00	161.93
6	—	519	154.00–160.00	156.10
5	—	357	172.00–175.00	173.79
3	—	668	142.00–144.00	142.66
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
4	—	711	137.00–144.00	139.33
8	—	619	142.00–147.00	143.59
4	—	423	168.00–172.00	170.19
13	—	563	150.00–156.00	154.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
2	—	475	152.00	152.00
2	—	500	140.00	140.00
2	—	435	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	964	127.60	127.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
3	—	438	165.00–170.00	168.38
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	488	165.00–174.00	170.16
4	—	578	150.00–155.00	153.80
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
14	—	434	175.00–185.00	181.78
3	—	368	195.00–202.00	199.75
21	—	532	155.00–160.00	157.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	673	145.00–150.00	148.45
6	—	629	148.00–155.00	150.48
5	—	580	157.00–164.00	160.59
4	—	365	205.00–217.00	210.83
10	—	458	175.00–185.00	179.79
18	—	425	186.00–197.00	188.52
23	—	523	162.00–168.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	730	151.00	151.00
4	—	653	156.00	156.00
13	—	588	164.00–167.00	164.37
9	—	532	172.50–177.00	174.72
4	—	622	159.00–160.00	159.26
5	—	471	175.00–180.00	178.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	207.50	207.50
7	—	515	175.00	175.00
2	—	470	190.00	190.00
2	—	358	215.00	215.00
7	—	701	165.00	165.00
1	—	750	160.00	160.00
6	—	660	163.00	163.00
6	—	577	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	71.00–75.00	72.73
10	—	1,563	74.00–80.00	77.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,098	69.00–73.00	70.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,294	75.00–81.00	77.79
7	—	1,258	82.00–87.00	84.11
10	—	1,158	70.00–74.00	72.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,707	112.00–118.00	114.47
1	—	2,150	102.00	102.00
9	—	1,488	105.00–111.00	107.30

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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Reporter comment USDA

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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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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