Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker with high dressing boning cows up to 94.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.58/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$153.58

101 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$8.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	155.99	873	58
Medium and Large 2	491	151.20	742	33
Medium and Large 3	476	147.49	702	10thin

One grade step is worth $8.49/cwt here — about $171 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 sale101 hd

153.58

—

AL average14 barns · 1,201 hd

156.39

−2.81

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	1,641	88.86	1,458	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,733	80.00	1,386	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	76.33	867	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	69.88	831	5thin

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)	—	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$975	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$838	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,092	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$938	6

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 2	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	146.71/cwt	145.00–150.00	772	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	159.51/cwt	157.00–162.00	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	143.86/cwt	140.00–147.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	606	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	163.74/cwt	160.00–165.00	771	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	139.52/cwt	137.00–142.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	189.99/cwt	185.00–195.00	990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	506	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	166.81/cwt	160.00–168.00	966	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	156.26/cwt	152.00–162.00	816	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	156.99/cwt	155.00–159.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	171.10/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,068	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	183.57/cwt	172.00–187.50	978	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,153	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	187.19/cwt	180.00–190.00	882	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	186.19/cwt	180.00–190.00	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	211.88/cwt	205.00–215.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	156.98/cwt	155.00–159.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	170.01/cwt	167.00–177.00	966	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	196.84/cwt	195.00–205.00	931	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	70.02/cwt	67.00–72.00	775	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,189	69.88/cwt	67.00–73.00	831	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,226	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,005	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,524	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	86.44/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,279	3
Bulls	—	—	1,883	92.50/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,742	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	82.47/cwt	79.00–85.00	969	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	75.26/cwt	73.00–78.00	847	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,091.67/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,092	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	937.50/head	850.00–1,020.00	938	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	912.50/head	900.00–925.00	913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	837.50/head	825.00–850.00	838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	146.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	819	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	159.48/cwt	157.00–162.00	893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	174.66/cwt	170.00–177.00	821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	170.93/cwt	167.00–175.00	899	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	148.06/cwt	145.00–150.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	135.36/cwt	132.00–137.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	203.27/cwt	200.00–210.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	196.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	143.01/cwt	142.00–145.00	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	167.27/cwt	165.00–172.00	701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	154.39/cwt	152.00–157.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	167.38/cwt	165.00–170.00	608	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 471Last week 785Year ago 767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 122Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 85Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	122.00	122.00
8	—	526	145.00–150.00	146.71
8	—	418	157.00–162.00	159.51
3	—	625	132.00–137.00	135.36
3	—	558	142.00–145.00	143.01
7	—	466	152.00–157.00	154.39
3	—	363	165.00–170.00	167.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	350	160.00	160.00
2	—	440	152.00–155.00	153.48
2	—	475	150.00	150.00
1	—	575	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	622	140.00–147.00	143.86
4	—	471	160.00–165.00	163.74
2	—	708	134.00–135.00	134.50
2	—	670	137.00–142.00	139.52
11	—	522	152.00–162.00	156.26
6	—	558	140.00–150.00	146.85
5	—	419	165.00–172.00	167.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	152.50	152.50
3	—	506	165.00	165.00
2	—	712	140.00	140.00
13	—	579	160.00–168.00	166.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	185.00–195.00	189.99
2	—	770	140.00	140.00
13	—	624	165.00–172.00	171.10
1	—	580	180.00	180.00
1	—	430	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	135.00	135.00
1	—	665	146.00	146.00
2	—	633	155.00–159.00	156.99
10	—	533	172.00–187.50	183.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	655	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	180.00–190.00	187.19
6	—	560	157.00–162.00	159.48
8	—	526	167.00–175.00	170.93
5	—	628	145.00–150.00	148.06
3	—	393	200.00–210.00	203.27
1	—	695	135.00	135.00
10	—	424	190.00–200.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	180.00–190.00	186.19
5	—	425	205.00–215.00	211.88
2	—	630	155.00–159.00	156.98
5	—	568	167.00–177.00	170.01
16	—	473	195.00–205.00	196.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	170.00–177.00	174.66
1	—	525	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,107	67.00–72.00	70.02
5	—	1,175	79.00–85.00	82.47
11	—	1,126	73.00–78.00	75.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,189	67.00–73.00	69.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	84.00	84.00
1	—	2,005	76.00	76.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	83.00–89.00	86.44
2	—	1,883	91.00–94.00	92.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	900.00–925.00	912.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	825.00–850.00	837.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,091.67
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	850.00–1,020.00	937.50

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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