Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with high dressing boning cows up to 82.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.23/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$161.23

256 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$24.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.75

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	572	167.99	961	181
Medium and Large 1	538	145.69	784	36
Medium and Large 2	491	144.24	709	34
Medium and Large 3	435	143.78	626	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.21/cwt here — about $335 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 sale256 hd

161.23

—

AL average16 barns · 2,095 hd

153.48

+7.75

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	1,518	89.17	1,354	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	67.39	850	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,382	64.32	889	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	63.09	664	3thin

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)	—	$1,020	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,008	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$840	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Bulls	—	—	1,430	86.76/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,241	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,020.00/head	1,000.00–1,040.00	1,020	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	196.42/cwt	192.00–200.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	169.53/cwt	165.00–175.00	812	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	156.04/cwt	152.00–158.00	646	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	167.99/cwt	167.50–168.50	961	181
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	197.15/cwt	192.00–205.00	842	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	156.62/cwt	152.00–162.00	816	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	144.65/cwt	142.00–147.00	904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	183.98/cwt	180.00–187.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	157.17/cwt	155.00–160.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	161.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	148.44/cwt	147.00–150.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	158.31/cwt	155.00–165.00	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	150.19/cwt	142.00–157.50	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	206.62/cwt	205.00–210.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,026	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	177.31/cwt	175.00–180.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,108	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	213.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	204.62/cwt	204.00–210.00	894	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	492	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	163.61/cwt	161.00–165.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	144.77/cwt	144.00–147.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.15/cwt	134.00–138.00	848	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	147.11/cwt	145.00–150.00	693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	158.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	138.00/cwt	135.00–142.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	63.09/cwt	61.00–64.00	664	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	854	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	73.95/cwt	73.00–75.00	943	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	68.67/cwt	66.00–72.00	811	10
Bulls	—	—	1,695	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,593	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	64.87/cwt	63.00–68.00	895	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	63.69/cwt	61.00–65.00	874	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	783	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	171.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	880	22

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 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 860Last week 675Year ago 842

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 71Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 0Year ago 130

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	85.00–88.00	86.76
1	—	1,695	94.00	94.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	61.00–64.00	63.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	61.00	61.00
6	—	1,379	63.00–68.00	64.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	73.00–75.00	73.95
10	—	1,181	66.00–72.00	68.67
7	—	1,373	61.00–65.00	63.69

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	930.00	930.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,000.00–1,040.00	1,020.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	840.00	840.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,085.00	1,085.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	192.00–200.00	196.42
1	—	625	137.00	137.00
8	—	479	165.00–175.00	169.53
5	—	521	152.00–162.00	156.62
7	—	570	142.00–157.50	150.19
14	—	423	180.00–190.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	162.00	162.00
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
1	—	570	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	427	192.00–205.00	197.15
3	—	625	142.00–147.00	144.65
4	—	470	180.00–187.00	183.98
3	—	558	155.00–165.00	158.31
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
3	—	370	205.00–210.00	206.62
1	—	345	217.00	217.00
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
22	—	512	165.00–175.00	171.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	414	152.00–158.00	156.04
3	—	608	125.00–127.00	126.01
3	—	667	120.00–125.00	122.97
10	—	471	145.00–150.00	147.11
3	—	375	155.00–160.00	158.29
5	—	530	135.00–142.00	138.00
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
2	—	575	132.00–135.00	133.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	572	167.50–168.50	167.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	155.00–160.00	157.17
5	—	406	160.00–165.00	161.42
2	—	660	130.00–135.00	132.48
1	—	395	165.00	165.00
9	—	513	144.00–147.00	144.77
6	—	623	134.00–138.00	136.15
3	—	562	140.00–142.00	140.67
3	—	725	125.00–127.00	125.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	147.00–150.00	148.44
1	—	505	132.00	132.00
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	155.00	155.00
2	—	470	195.00–200.00	197.45
3	—	517	175.00–180.00	177.31
1	—	550	170.00	170.00
5	—	369	210.00–220.00	213.98
9	—	437	204.00–210.00	204.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	583	176.00	176.00
6	—	710	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	492	182.50	182.50
3	—	570	161.00–165.00	163.61

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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