Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.85/cwt on 310 head.

Average price

$157.85

310 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$31.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.20

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	505	168.54	850	188
Medium and Large 1	577	142.49	823	49
Medium and Large 2	499	141.21	705	62
Medium and Large 3	486	137.27	667	11thin

One grade step is worth $31.27/cwt here — about $184 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 sale310 hd

157.85

—

AL average13 barns · 1,743 hd

145.64

+12.20

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	1,670	95.17	1,590	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	65.74	947	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	63.56	769	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	56.03	606	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,275	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,192	6

Every lot, as filed

58 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 2	—	525	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	879	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	783	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.48/cwt	157.00–160.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,079	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	182.00/cwt	181.00–187.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	923	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.55/cwt	140.00–147.00	689	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	138.31/cwt	137.00–141.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	152.97/cwt	149.00–155.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	195.73/cwt	192.00–200.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	148.52/cwt	147.00–150.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	172.89/cwt	170.00–180.00	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	164.17/cwt	160.00–167.00	852	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	60.02/cwt	57.00–62.00	696	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	73.73/cwt	70.00–75.00	953	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	64.25/cwt	63.00–69.00	790	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	56.03/cwt	54.00–59.00	606	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	65.74/cwt	65.00–67.00	947	3
Bulls	—	—	1,390	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,223	1
Bulls	—	—	1,853	98.22/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,820	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	631	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	155.34/cwt	155.00–157.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	163.01/cwt	162.00–164.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	133.44/cwt	130.00–136.00	751	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	688	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	3
Bulls	—	—	1,558	93.92/cwt	93.00–95.00	1,463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,275.00/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,275	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,191.67/head	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,192	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	141.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	165.00/cwt	162.00–167.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	185.81/cwt	185.00–187.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	163.36/cwt	160.00–165.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	173.71/cwt	170.00–175.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.68/cwt	140.00–142.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	133.84/cwt	132.00–135.00	906	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	184.23/cwt	180.00–187.00	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	152.41/cwt	150.00–157.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	145.34/cwt	142.00–147.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	135.85/cwt	135.00–137.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	127.80/cwt	125.00–130.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	143.22/cwt	142.00–145.00	725	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	489	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	670	9

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,020Last week 918Year ago 777

Slaughter CattleReceipts 137Last week 199Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	167.50	167.50
5	—	488	175.00	175.00
1	—	575	157.00	157.00
6	—	438	181.00–187.00	182.00
3	—	640	158.00	158.00
1	—	660	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	141.00	141.00
4	—	521	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	650	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	462	169.50	169.50
90	—	551	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	157.00–160.00	157.48
3	—	620	137.00–141.00	138.31
3	—	458	149.00–155.00	152.97
2	—	353	162.00–164.00	163.01
6	—	568	140.00–142.00	140.68
19	—	677	132.00–135.00	133.84
5	—	506	142.00–145.00	143.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	120.00–125.00	122.47
17	—	480	140.00–147.00	143.55
10	—	415	150.00–154.00	152.00
6	—	379	155.00–157.00	155.34
11	—	563	130.00–136.00	133.44
7	—	511	135.00–137.00	135.85
5	—	636	125.00–130.00	127.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	400	147.00	147.00
9	—	489	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	142.00	142.00
3	—	555	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	192.00–200.00	195.73
2	—	568	147.00–150.00	148.52
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
4	—	471	170.00–180.00	172.89
7	—	519	160.00–167.00	164.17
4	—	421	180.00–187.00	184.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	140.00–142.00	141.33
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
7	—	488	162.00–167.00	165.00
5	—	377	185.00–187.00	185.81
6	—	433	170.00–175.00	173.71
6	—	523	150.00–157.00	152.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	160.00–165.00	163.36
3	—	533	142.00–147.00	145.34
1	—	470	157.00	157.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,160	57.00–62.00	60.02
4	—	1,293	70.00–75.00	73.73
23	—	1,229	63.00–69.00	64.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,081	54.00–59.00	56.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,440	65.00–67.00	65.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	88.00	88.00
4	—	1,853	96.00–100.00	98.22
4	—	1,558	93.00–95.00	93.92

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,191.67

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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