Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker, high dressing bulls sold up to 120.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with 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 $143.97/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$143.97

104 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$11.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	150.45	782	22
Medium and Large 2	534	142.45	761	77
Medium and Large 3	505	138.80	701	5thin

One grade step is worth $11.65/cwt here — about $81 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 sale104 hd

143.97

—

AL average15 barns · 1,638 hd

145.09

−1.12

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	1,625	103.58	1,683	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	78.45	1,190	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	77.71	956	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	69.55	775	5thin

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)	—	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	155.20/cwt	154.00–156.00	723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.80/cwt	150.00–152.00	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	145.57/cwt	140.00–148.00	753	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	149.99/cwt	148.00–152.00	717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	125.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	827	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	171.72/cwt	167.00–174.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	129.72/cwt	127.00–132.00	798	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	138.84/cwt	137.00–142.00	808	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	165.66/cwt	165.00–166.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	146.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	977	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	145.98/cwt	145.00–147.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	183.66/cwt	177.00–188.00	773	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	155.00/cwt	154.00–156.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	127.34/cwt	127.00–129.00	907	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	166.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	860	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	77.67/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,192	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	72.54/cwt	72.00–73.00	845	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	84.34/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,093	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	76.08/cwt	74.00–79.00	925	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,184	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	110.46/cwt	109.00–112.00	2,021	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	69.55/cwt	67.00–72.00	775	5
Bulls	—	—	1,505	99.05/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,491	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	103.51/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,656	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	137.84/cwt	135.00–142.00	849	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	158.30/cwt	152.00–162.00	833	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	189.90/cwt	185.00–195.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	170.12/cwt	157.00–175.00	745	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	164.16/cwt	160.00–168.00	768	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	204.48/cwt	202.00–207.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	162.22/cwt	160.00–165.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	154.82/cwt	152.00–157.50	647	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	146.20/cwt	145.00–147.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	879	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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 746Last week 873Year ago 1,008

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 147Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 25Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
5	—	466	154.00–156.00	155.20
5	—	535	150.00–152.00	150.80
2	—	658	130.00–135.00	132.51
4	—	419	160.00–165.00	162.22
5	—	564	145.00–147.00	146.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	122.00	122.00
1	—	400	146.00	146.00
1	—	500	138.00	138.00
2	—	495	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	160.00–165.00	162.52
21	—	517	140.00–148.00	145.57
10	—	478	148.00–152.00	149.99
8	—	659	120.00–128.00	125.50
10	—	615	127.00–132.00	129.72
15	—	582	137.00–142.00	138.84
11	—	418	152.00–157.50	154.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	151.00	151.00
2	—	355	200.00	200.00
3	—	460	167.00–174.00	171.72
3	—	585	160.00	160.00
3	—	518	165.00–166.00	165.66
9	—	667	145.00–150.00	146.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	670	158.00	158.00
4	—	415	187.50	187.50
1	—	760	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	118.00–120.00	118.98
11	—	616	135.00–142.00	137.84
10	—	526	152.00–162.00	158.30
2	—	378	185.00–195.00	189.90
15	—	438	157.00–175.00	170.12
9	—	468	160.00–168.00	164.16
1	—	730	121.00	121.00
5	—	564	145.00–150.00	147.59
2	—	658	132.00–135.00	133.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	145.00–147.00	145.98
10	—	421	177.00–188.00	183.66
2	—	555	154.00–156.00	155.00
6	—	712	127.00–129.00	127.34
5	—	516	165.00–170.00	166.57
2	—	363	202.00–207.00	204.48
6	—	459	170.00–172.00	170.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	160.00–165.00	162.52
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
1	—	485	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,535	77.00–79.00	77.67
2	—	1,480	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	72.00–73.00	72.54
5	—	1,296	81.00–86.00	84.34
14	—	1,216	74.00–79.00	76.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,115	67.00–72.00	69.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,830	109.00–112.00	110.46
3	—	1,505	98.00–100.00	99.05
2	—	1,600	103.00–104.00	103.51

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)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

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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