Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on heavyweight feeders, however unweaned feeders sold with very light demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.17/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$144.17

136 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$543

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

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.16

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	736	152.00	1,119	58
Medium and Large 1	479	142.50	683	54
Medium and Large 2	468	129.40	605	22
Medium and Large 3	463	124.50	576	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $543 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 sale136 hd

144.17

—

AL average16 barns · 1,349 hd

134.00

+10.16

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	1,588	90.69	1,440	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	65.36	961	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	63.01	796	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	56.60	621	12

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	621	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	850	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	164.65/cwt	164.00–167.50	866	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	173.04/cwt	167.00–178.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	179.78/cwt	177.50–181.00	741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	510	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.68/cwt	142.00–144.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	153.37/cwt	150.00–157.00	739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	153.36/cwt	150.00–157.50	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	163.50/cwt	160.00–167.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	140.57/cwt	139.00–141.00	661	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	726	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	139.73/cwt	135.00–142.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	485	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	736	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,119	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	125.33/cwt	124.00–127.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	126.66/cwt	124.00–130.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	619	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	145.51/cwt	144.00–147.00	709	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	155.02/cwt	150.00–158.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	764	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	63.44/cwt	61.00–66.00	896	6
Bulls	—	—	1,788	96.13/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,719	4
Bulls	—	—	1,527	84.02/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,283	3
Bulls	—	—	1,499	90.44/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,356	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	67.42/cwt	67.00–68.00	946	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	57.73/cwt	57.00–58.00	719	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	68.06/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,055	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	56.60/cwt	55.00–59.00	621	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	62.96/cwt	60.00–66.00	771	17

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 Oct 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 916Last week 987Year ago 817

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 77Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 42Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	192.00	192.00
25	—	526	164.00–167.50	164.65
7	—	461	167.00–178.00	173.04
6	—	412	177.50–181.00	179.78
6	—	571	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	578	147.00	147.00
2	—	515	157.00	157.00
1	—	630	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
1	—	435	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	134.00–135.00	134.33
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
2	—	638	112.00–115.00	113.48
5	—	328	148.00	148.00
3	—	467	124.00–127.00	125.33
8	—	520	120.00–125.00	122.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	403	154.00	154.00
4	—	656	128.00	128.00
10	—	512	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
4	—	644	120.00–125.00	123.78
10	—	331	154.00	154.00
14	—	470	139.00–141.00	140.57
3	—	563	129.00	129.00
1	—	505	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	736	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	142.00–144.00	142.68
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
6	—	482	150.00–157.00	153.37
5	—	390	174.00	174.00
5	—	529	150.00–157.50	153.36
4	—	429	160.00–167.00	163.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	135.00–142.00	139.73
4	—	623	124.00–130.00	126.66
8	—	487	144.00–147.00	145.51
4	—	409	150.00–158.00	155.02
5	—	577	130.00–135.00	132.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	61.00–66.00	63.44
7	—	1,550	67.00–70.00	68.06
1	—	1,250	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,403	67.00–68.00	67.42
4	—	1,246	57.00–58.00	57.73
17	—	1,225	60.00–66.00	62.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,098	55.00–59.00	56.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,788	95.00–98.00	96.13
3	—	1,527	82.00–85.00	84.02
7	—	1,499	87.00–92.00	90.44

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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Replacement Cattle

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