Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 82.00 cwt. and high dressing bulls up to 107.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $146.56/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$146.56

170 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$8.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	148.97	798	94
Medium and Large 2	493	144.00	710	66
Medium and Large 3	455	140.79	640	10thin

One grade step is worth $8.18/cwt here — about $158 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 sale170 hd

146.56

—

AL average12 barns · 1,302 hd

148.82

−2.26

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	—	Average	1,763	93.23	1,644	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	65.66	790	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,439	65.50	942	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	58.52	650	5thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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 1Fancy	—	628	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	873	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.69/cwt	160.00–165.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	131.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	182.49/cwt	175.00–185.00	860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	156.27/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,038	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	171.36/cwt	170.00–172.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	757	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,271	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	147.36/cwt	145.00–150.00	691	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	206.62/cwt	200.00–207.50	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,045	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	898	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	136.85/cwt	135.00–140.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	188.46/cwt	182.00–192.00	863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	166.93/cwt	162.00–170.00	865	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	204.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	782	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	138.34/cwt	135.00–140.00	909	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	143.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	888	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	62.02/cwt	61.00–63.00	883	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	67.59/cwt	65.00–70.00	979	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	63.84/cwt	61.00–66.00	748	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	67.84/cwt	65.00–71.00	843	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	58.52/cwt	55.00–60.00	650	5
Bulls	—	—	1,942	96.36/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,871	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	88.53/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	170.31/cwt	165.00–175.00	824	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	192.97/cwt	190.00–195.00	812	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	438	179.42/cwt	175.00–185.00	786	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	148.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	873	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	123.99/cwt	121.00–128.00	874	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.90/cwt	154.00–163.00	752	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.86/cwt	142.00–154.00	758	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	190.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	169.54/cwt	167.00–172.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	161.87/cwt	160.00–162.50	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	160.35/cwt	157.00–167.00	900	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.35/cwt	150.00–157.50	652	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	140.85/cwt	140.00–141.00	648	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	134.79/cwt	130.00–137.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	127.94/cwt	126.00–134.00	876	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	157.55/cwt	152.00–160.00	830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	135.77/cwt	134.00–136.00	838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	558	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	162.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	128.19/cwt	125.00–131.00	779	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	137.02/cwt	135.00–142.00	736	21

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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 992Year ago 1,052

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 117Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	628	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	160.00–165.00	162.69
3	—	372	170.00–172.00	171.36
8	—	691	130.00	130.00
7	—	578	135.00–140.00	136.85
36	—	473	154.00–163.00	158.90
11	—	520	142.00–154.00	145.86
9	—	617	134.00–136.00	135.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	570	130.00–132.00	131.68
11	—	469	145.00–150.00	147.36
18	—	420	150.00–157.50	155.35
4	—	373	160.00–165.00	162.48
6	—	608	125.00–131.00	128.19
21	—	537	135.00–142.00	137.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	145.00–147.00	145.97
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
7	—	460	140.00–141.00	140.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	757	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	188.00	188.00
8	—	471	175.00–185.00	182.49
2	—	542	170.00	170.00
6	—	774	135.00	135.00
1	—	600	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	664	147.00–157.00	156.27
2	—	508	175.00	175.00
1	—	455	190.00	190.00
6	—	836	152.00	152.00
7	—	550	170.00	170.00
9	—	406	200.00–207.50	206.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	182.00–192.00	188.46
18	—	518	162.00–170.00	166.93
5	—	383	200.00–210.00	204.13
15	—	657	135.00–140.00	138.34
15	—	618	140.00–150.00	143.67
9	—	421	190.00–195.00	192.97
29	—	561	157.00–167.00	160.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	142.00	142.00
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
2	—	433	167.00–172.00	169.54
4	—	466	160.00–162.50	161.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	165.00–175.00	170.31
9	—	438	175.00–185.00	179.42
8	—	588	145.00–152.00	148.48
7	—	705	121.00–128.00	123.99
3	—	378	185.00–195.00	190.02
5	—	627	130.00–137.00	134.79
8	—	685	126.00–134.00	127.94
11	—	527	152.00–160.00	157.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,423	61.00–63.00	62.02
5	—	1,448	65.00–70.00	67.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,171	61.00–66.00	63.84
5	—	1,243	65.00–71.00	67.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,111	55.00–60.00	58.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,942	93.00–98.00	96.36
2	—	1,495	88.00–89.00	88.53

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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