Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with a high yielding boning cow up to 76.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady, Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.01/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$150.01

210 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$22.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

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	597	162.25	969	89
Medium and Large 3	433	142.25	615	4thin
Medium and Large 1	550	141.85	780	64
Medium and Large 2	496	139.90	694	53

One grade step is worth $22.35/cwt here — about $275 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 sale210 hd

150.01

—

AL average14 barns · 1,877 hd

141.61

+8.40

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	—	Low	1,765	92.88	1,639	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	63.21	746	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,510	61.69	932	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	57.17	586	11

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	478	144.81/cwt	140.00–146.00	692	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	133.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	149.55/cwt	147.00–152.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	157.83/cwt	156.00–160.00	657	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	146.61/cwt	146.00–147.00	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	129.53/cwt	127.00–132.50	731	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	969	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	186.87/cwt	185.00–187.00	871	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	155.01/cwt	152.00–157.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	142.41/cwt	138.00–146.00	728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	156.79/cwt	155.00–160.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	168.39/cwt	165.00–170.00	882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	148.42/cwt	148.00–150.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,255	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	496	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	137.00/cwt	134.00–140.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	139.94/cwt	138.00–145.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	163.06/cwt	160.00–167.00	771	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	129.41/cwt	126.00–132.00	875	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	156.49/cwt	156.00–158.00	873	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	70.04/cwt	69.00–71.00	819	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	63.59/cwt	61.00–67.00	764	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	57.17/cwt	55.00–61.00	586	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	57.59/cwt	55.00–59.00	806	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	63.06/cwt	60.00–66.00	976	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	59.23/cwt	57.00–60.00	646	9
Bulls	—	—	1,860	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,823	1
Bulls	—	—	1,742	92.50/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	171.97/cwt	167.00–175.00	808	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	180.63/cwt	177.00–185.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	171.30/cwt	167.00–174.00	738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	145.25/cwt	137.00–152.00	834	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	154.67/cwt	154.00–155.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	191.70/cwt	187.00–195.00	711	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	133.91/cwt	130.00–135.00	840	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	153.05/cwt	145.00–162.00	779	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	162.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	180.02/cwt	177.00–187.00	772	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	162.73/cwt	162.00–165.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	136.30/cwt	134.00–139.00	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	160.08/cwt	157.00–165.00	839	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	123.96/cwt	121.00–128.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	153.15/cwt	152.00–155.00	709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	143.28/cwt	142.00–145.00	808	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	875	3

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 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 918Last week 565Year ago 910

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 85Year ago 123

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	478	140.00–146.00	144.81
4	—	515	130.00–135.00	133.50
10	—	417	147.00–152.00	149.55
15	—	564	127.00–132.50	129.53
2	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
6	—	374	152.00–157.00	155.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	137.00	137.00
2	—	440	140.00–142.00	140.99
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	156.00–160.00	157.83
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
10	—	511	138.00–146.00	142.41
4	—	364	162.00–165.00	162.73
7	—	582	134.00–139.00	136.30
2	—	718	120.00–125.00	122.46
2	—	773	120.00	120.00
6	—	463	152.00–155.00	153.15
3	—	1,000	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	597	162.25	162.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	564	142.00–145.00	143.28
4	—	613	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	146.00–147.00	146.61
1	—	650	142.00	142.00
5	—	564	155.00–160.00	156.79
5	—	524	165.00–170.00	168.39
6	—	496	176.00	176.00
1	—	755	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	466	185.00–187.00	186.87
6	—	525	178.00	178.00
5	—	661	148.00–150.00	148.42
4	—	958	131.00	131.00
3	—	400	195.00	195.00
2	—	567	162.00	162.00
1	—	350	210.00	210.00
2	—	807	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
2	—	655	134.00–140.00	137.00
4	—	621	138.00–145.00	139.94
4	—	558	156.00–158.00	156.49
8	—	470	167.00–175.00	171.97
4	—	371	187.00–195.00	191.70
9	—	429	177.00–187.00	180.02
7	—	524	157.00–165.00	160.08
4	—	719	121.00–128.00	123.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	160.00–167.00	163.06
7	—	676	126.00–132.00	129.41
3	—	385	177.00–185.00	180.63
7	—	431	167.00–174.00	171.30
15	—	574	137.00–152.00	145.25
13	—	627	130.00–135.00	133.91
11	—	509	145.00–162.00	153.05
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
3	—	465	154.00–155.00	154.67
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
2	—	425	160.00–165.00	162.62

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	69.00–71.00	70.04
41	—	1,201	61.00–67.00	63.59
9	—	1,091	57.00–60.00	59.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,025	55.00–61.00	57.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,400	55.00–59.00	57.59
15	—	1,547	60.00–66.00	63.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	87.00	87.00
1	—	1,805	101.00	101.00
6	—	1,742	90.00–96.00	92.50

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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