Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeder cattle. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.11/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$151.11

231 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$27.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.19

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	683	163.75	1,118	88
Medium and Large 2	470	144.89	681	83
Medium and Large 1	563	141.58	797	55
Medium and Large 3	470	136.57	642	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.18/cwt here — about $477 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 sale231 hd

151.11

—

AL average14 barns · 1,786 hd

141.92

+9.19

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	—	Average	1,758	97.58	1,715	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	83.00	1,129	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,196	79.06	946	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	69.57	738	11

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 2	—	566	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	144.34/cwt	140.00–146.00	684	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	140.58/cwt	138.00–144.00	804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	150.29/cwt	150.00–152.00	681	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	155.43/cwt	155.00–157.00	598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	140.33/cwt	136.00–142.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	189.01/cwt	188.00–190.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	877	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,118	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	146.32/cwt	145.00–147.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	172.15/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,150	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	166.42/cwt	164.00–167.00	1,207	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	176.02/cwt	175.00–180.00	848	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	162.15/cwt	160.00–163.00	927	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	166.38/cwt	162.00–170.00	769	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	191.06/cwt	187.00–195.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	140.97/cwt	140.00–142.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	183.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	865	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	69.57/cwt	68.00–73.00	738	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,129	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	78.81/cwt	76.00–82.00	925	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	73.68/cwt	71.00–75.00	838	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	84.36/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,091	9
Bulls	—	—	1,698	100.65/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,709	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	94.51/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	123.16/cwt	121.00–124.00	894	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	158.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	169.68/cwt	165.00–175.00	721	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	188.34/cwt	185.00–192.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	136.95/cwt	135.00–139.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	183.89/cwt	180.00–187.00	776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	181.98/cwt	180.00–185.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	155.29/cwt	152.00–157.00	803	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	741	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	978	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	128.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	158.89/cwt	156.00–160.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	150.51/cwt	147.00–152.50	628	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	651	132.83/cwt	132.00–133.00	865	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	145.97/cwt	144.00–148.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	575	1

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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 979Last week 746Year ago 827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 82Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	130.00–135.00	133.32
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
45	—	474	140.00–146.00	144.34
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
9	—	385	155.00–157.00	155.43
7	—	526	136.00–142.00	140.33
14	—	417	147.00–152.50	150.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	572	138.00–144.00	140.58
14	—	453	150.00–152.00	150.29
3	—	532	145.00–147.00	146.32
6	—	610	128.00–130.00	128.66
8	—	412	156.00–160.00	158.89
5	—	656	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	136.00	136.00
10	—	741	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	683	163.75	163.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	135.00–139.00	136.95
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	188.00–190.00	189.01
6	—	633	164.00	164.00
26	—	486	180.50	180.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	668	172.00–173.00	172.15
10	—	725	164.00–167.00	166.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	482	175.00–180.00	176.02
1	—	410	185.00	185.00
4	—	341	202.50	202.50
2	—	533	171.00	171.00
7	—	572	160.00–163.00	162.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	462	162.00–170.00	166.38
2	—	625	140.00–142.00	140.97
7	—	726	121.00–124.00	123.16
12	—	425	165.00–175.00	169.68
2	—	325	185.00–192.00	188.34
5	—	368	180.00–185.00	181.98
14	—	517	152.00–157.00	155.29
6	—	651	132.00–133.00	132.83
5	—	563	144.00–148.00	145.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	187.00–195.00	191.06
1	—	620	145.00	145.00
2	—	505	160.00–162.00	161.00
3	—	472	180.00–185.00	183.32
1	—	345	195.00	195.00
3	—	422	180.00–187.00	183.89
4	—	560	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	155.00–156.00	155.50
4	—	531	145.00–150.00	147.51
3	—	415	158.00–160.00	158.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,061	68.00–73.00	69.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,174	76.00–82.00	78.81
8	—	1,138	71.00–75.00	73.68
9	—	1,293	83.00–87.00	84.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	99.00–102.00	100.65
2	—	1,818	94.00–95.00	94.51

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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