Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.07/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$157.07

172 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$27.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.42

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	584	167.00	975	88
Medium and Large 1	553	149.64	828	31
Medium and Large 2	523	145.59	761	47
Medium and Large 3	510	139.87	714	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.13/cwt here — about $262 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 sale172 hd

157.07

—

AL average10 barns · 1,075 hd

153.65

+3.42

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	1,770	98.68	1,747	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	74.85	926	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	73.21	1,086	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	67.38	731	10

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)	—	$1,015	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$923	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$887	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$800	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	182.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,103	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,152	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	203.51/cwt	202.00–205.00	932	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	155.51/cwt	155.00–157.00	953	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	173.48/cwt	172.00–175.00	977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	191.66/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,230	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	214.84/cwt	210.00–220.00	801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	156.98/cwt	152.00–165.00	950	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	168.40/cwt	165.00–172.00	960	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	179.52/cwt	175.00–185.00	926	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	209.90/cwt	205.00–215.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	165.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	874	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	145.20/cwt	142.00–147.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	161.00/cwt	159.00–162.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	145.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	193.25/cwt	185.00–197.00	812	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	184.11/cwt	180.00–187.00	878	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	194.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	928	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	159.74/cwt	155.00–162.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	179.07/cwt	175.00–182.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,015.00/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,015	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	886.67/head	825.00–930.00	887	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	922.50/head	920.00–925.00	923	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bulls	—	—	1,555	92.10/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,432	2
Bulls	—	—	1,945	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	2,101	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,139	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	67.38/cwt	65.00–70.00	731	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	975	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	162.54/cwt	160.00–170.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	159.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	669	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.96/cwt	125.00–130.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	153.64/cwt	150.00–157.00	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.38/cwt	142.00–147.00	756	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	155.20/cwt	150.00–159.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	212.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	797	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	134.00/cwt	132.00–135.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	144.74/cwt	142.00–147.00	676	3
Bulls	—	—	1,855	99.96/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,854	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	75.21/cwt	73.00–79.00	903	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	82.17/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,120	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	69.54/cwt	68.00–71.00	931	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	69.28/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,061	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 661Last week 860Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 97Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 37Year ago 0

No trends available

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	135.00–136.00	135.34
5	—	557	142.00–147.00	145.20
7	—	466	159.00–162.00	161.00
4	—	418	160.00–170.00	162.54
4	—	523	150.00–159.00	155.20
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
3	—	663	132.00–135.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
3	—	467	142.00–147.00	144.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
9	—	418	155.00–165.00	159.93
4	—	678	120.00–125.00	122.27
4	—	625	125.00–130.00	127.96
13	—	477	150.00–157.00	153.64
10	—	520	142.00–147.00	145.38
6	—	575	135.00–140.00	138.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	584	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	512	180.00–185.00	182.56
4	—	613	155.00–157.00	155.51
2	—	563	172.00–175.00	173.48
2	—	410	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	698	158.00	158.00
4	—	707	163.00	163.00
4	—	458	202.00–205.00	203.51
3	—	533	190.00–195.00	191.66
10	—	804	153.00	153.00
2	—	413	210.00–215.00	212.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	200.00–210.00	204.97
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
6	—	373	210.00–220.00	214.84
5	—	605	152.00–165.00	156.98
7	—	570	165.00–172.00	168.40
10	—	516	175.00–185.00	179.52
17	—	476	190.00–200.00	194.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	205.00	205.00
2	—	675	134.00–135.00	134.50
3	—	330	205.00–215.00	209.90
10	—	529	160.00–170.00	165.18
5	—	629	140.00–150.00	145.94
11	—	420	185.00–197.00	193.25
10	—	477	180.00–187.00	184.11
3	—	567	155.00–162.00	159.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	155.00	155.00
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
3	—	428	175.00–182.00	179.07
1	—	465	170.00	170.00

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)	5	—	—	950.00–1,125.00	1,015.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	825.00–930.00	886.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	920.00–925.00	922.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	90.00–94.00	92.10
1	—	1,945	108.00	108.00
3	—	1,855	97.00–102.00	99.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,532	69.00–70.00	69.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,085	65.00–70.00	67.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,201	73.00–79.00	75.21
2	—	1,363	80.00–84.00	82.17
4	—	1,339	68.00–71.00	69.54

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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Replacement Cattle

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