Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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 $145.86/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$145.86

143 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$12.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	149.26	767	68
Medium and Large 2	485	143.49	696	67
Medium and Large 3	466	136.89	637	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.37/cwt here — about $130 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 sale143 hd

145.86

—

AL average11 barns · 1,134 hd

144.86

+1.00

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	1,716	91.77	1,574	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	66.48	839	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,840	64.00	1,178	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	60.00	694	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,225	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	163.37/cwt	160.00–164.00	616	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	139.26/cwt	135.00–142.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	158.25/cwt	157.00–160.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	122.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	121.25/cwt	120.00–122.50	798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	153.46/cwt	150.00–157.00	730	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	143.02/cwt	142.00–145.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	135.67/cwt	135.00–137.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	921	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	144.66/cwt	140.00–149.00	694	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	152.51/cwt	147.00–155.00	644	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	929	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	962	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	155.67/cwt	155.00–157.00	873	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.59/cwt	145.00–147.00	761	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	139.33/cwt	135.00–141.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	174.77/cwt	172.00–180.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	183.41/cwt	180.00–190.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	190.51/cwt	190.00–192.00	720	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.17/cwt	155.00–165.00	822	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	125.66/cwt	125.00–127.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.25/cwt	150.00–157.00	863	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	66.47/cwt	64.00–70.00	844	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	62.40/cwt	61.00–63.00	771	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	74.67/cwt	73.00–77.00	975	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	60.00/cwt	58.00–61.00	694	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,178	1
Bulls	—	—	1,911	94.44/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,805	4
Bulls	—	—	1,455	88.20/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	885	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	148.38/cwt	142.00–152.00	786	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	171.54/cwt	168.00–175.00	731	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	141.77/cwt	138.00–147.00	817	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	165.07/cwt	160.00–167.00	771	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	413	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	129.52/cwt	127.00–132.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	145.51/cwt	144.00–147.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	156.03/cwt	155.00–157.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	129.28/cwt	125.00–132.00	737	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 992Last week 1,020Year ago 936

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 137Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 55Year ago 74

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	127.00	127.00
15	—	377	160.00–164.00	163.37
4	—	409	157.00–160.00	158.25
2	—	620	130.00–132.00	130.98
13	—	476	150.00–157.00	153.46
10	—	523	145.00–147.00	145.59
6	—	572	135.00–141.00	139.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	135.00–142.00	139.26
2	—	623	120.00–125.00	122.59
4	—	658	120.00–122.50	121.25
24	—	480	140.00–149.00	144.66
19	—	422	147.00–155.00	152.51
4	—	375	155.00–157.00	156.03
6	—	570	125.00–132.00	129.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	142.00–145.00	143.02
3	—	472	135.00–137.00	135.67
2	—	535	127.00–132.00	129.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	658	140.00	140.00
5	—	575	146.00	146.00
2	—	722	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	167.00	167.00
3	—	626	146.00	146.00
3	—	561	155.00–157.00	155.67
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	147.50	147.50
4	—	611	152.00	152.00
3	—	576	167.00	167.00
1	—	435	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	462	172.00–180.00	174.77
5	—	422	180.00–190.00	183.41
4	—	378	190.00–192.00	190.51
10	—	520	155.00–165.00	158.17
3	—	710	125.00–127.00	125.66
8	—	563	150.00–157.00	153.25
5	—	681	130.00	130.00
2	—	778	120.00–125.00	122.52
2	—	603	144.00–147.00	145.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	134.00	134.00
17	—	530	142.00–152.00	148.38
14	—	426	168.00–175.00	171.54
6	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	185.00	185.00
9	—	576	138.00–147.00	141.77
15	—	467	160.00–167.00	165.07
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	138.00	138.00
2	—	485	157.00	157.00
2	—	413	160.00–165.00	162.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,269	64.00–70.00	66.47
8	—	1,235	61.00–63.00	62.40
4	—	1,306	73.00–77.00	74.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,156	58.00–61.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	64.00	64.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,911	92.00–96.00	94.44
3	—	1,455	86.00–91.00	88.20

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,225.00	1,225.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Slaughter Cattle

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