Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.60/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$143.60

118 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$10.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.23

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	146.05	734	69
Medium and Large 2	471	140.98	664	42
Medium and Large 3	450	135.28	609	7thin

One grade step is worth $10.76/cwt here — about $125 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 sale118 hd

143.60

—

AL average11 barns · 1,191 hd

142.37

+1.23

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	1,663	89.10	1,482	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	64.59	797	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	59.46	891	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	57.88	671	7thin

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)	—	$975	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$931	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$880	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$780	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,161	7

Every lot, as filed

67 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 3	—	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.23/cwt	157.00–162.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	136.05/cwt	135.00–138.00	771	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	149.56/cwt	145.00–152.50	701	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	139.60/cwt	135.00–142.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	174.28/cwt	170.00–175.00	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	128.06/cwt	125.00–131.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.03/cwt	125.00–129.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.42/cwt	142.00–150.00	621	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	948	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	134.15/cwt	130.00–137.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	172.55/cwt	170.00–175.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	164.91/cwt	162.00–167.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	177.98/cwt	177.00–180.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	749	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,168	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	182.06/cwt	180.00–187.00	845	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	148.04/cwt	145.00–152.00	905	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	183.02/cwt	180.00–187.00	796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	146.24/cwt	142.00–150.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	168.25/cwt	165.00–170.00	873	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	174.71/cwt	170.00–179.00	828	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.51/cwt	152.00–155.00	864	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	56.30/cwt	55.00–58.00	888	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	59.12/cwt	58.00–61.00	719	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	71.61/cwt	70.00–75.00	939	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	57.88/cwt	55.00–62.00	671	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	63.61/cwt	62.00–66.00	761	8
Bulls	—	—	1,910	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,853	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	60.72/cwt	60.00–62.00	891	5
Bulls	—	—	1,549	84.84/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,314	6
Bulls	—	—	1,750	92.64/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,621	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	780.00/head	750.00–800.00	780	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/head	925.00–1,050.00	975	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,135.00/head	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,135	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	880.00/head	850.00–910.00	880	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	885.00/head	825.00–925.00	885	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	156.75/cwt	155.00–160.00	835	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	393	168.35/cwt	165.00–170.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	164.53/cwt	162.00–167.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	176.76/cwt	175.00–180.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.72/cwt	137.00–145.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	174.67/cwt	172.00–177.00	728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	135.51/cwt	134.00–140.00	854	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	164.24/cwt	162.00–167.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.88/cwt	150.00–155.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	157.74/cwt	151.00–161.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	167.02/cwt	165.00–167.50	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	134.20/cwt	131.00–135.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	6

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 Nov 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 916Year ago 908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 117Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 22Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	122.00	122.00
2	—	378	145.00–147.00	146.01
1	—	470	132.00	132.00
1	—	535	126.00	126.00
2	—	403	135.00–140.00	137.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	157.00–162.00	160.23
7	—	474	135.00–142.00	139.60
3	—	570	125.00–129.00	127.03
9	—	424	142.00–150.00	146.42
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
8	—	532	130.00–137.00	134.15
4	—	611	120.00–127.00	123.50
7	—	375	150.00–155.00	153.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	567	135.00–138.00	136.05
14	—	469	145.00–152.50	149.56
2	—	678	125.00–131.00	128.06
2	—	360	160.00–162.00	161.01
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
7	—	525	137.00–145.00	141.72
7	—	426	151.00–161.00	157.74
7	—	321	165.00–167.50	167.02
5	—	609	131.00–135.00	134.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	170.00–175.00	174.28
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
13	—	564	168.00	168.00
3	—	656	160.00	160.00
6	—	427	190.00	190.00
12	—	749	156.00	156.00
9	—	464	180.00–187.00	182.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	158.00–160.00	159.00
4	—	465	170.00–175.00	172.55
5	—	516	162.00–167.00	164.91
4	—	745	140.00	140.00
3	—	422	177.00–180.00	177.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	611	145.00–152.00	148.04
6	—	435	180.00–187.00	183.02
12	—	519	165.00–170.00	168.25
10	—	474	170.00–179.00	174.71
2	—	563	152.00–155.00	153.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	580	142.00–150.00	146.24
13	—	533	155.00–160.00	156.75
3	—	365	175.00–180.00	176.76
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
3	—	417	172.00–177.00	174.67
8	—	630	134.00–140.00	135.51
5	—	475	162.00–167.00	164.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	393	165.00–170.00	168.35
2	—	430	162.00–167.00	164.53
1	—	460	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	55.00–58.00	56.30
5	—	1,467	60.00–62.00	60.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	58.00–61.00	59.12
5	—	1,311	70.00–75.00	71.61
8	—	1,196	62.00–66.00	63.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,159	55.00–62.00	57.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	97.00	97.00
6	—	1,549	83.00–87.00	84.84
5	—	1,750	89.00–94.00	92.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	750.00–800.00	780.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	850.00–910.00	880.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	925.00–1,050.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	825.00–925.00	885.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,135.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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