Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 97.00 cwt and high dressing bulls up to 120.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to firm, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.12/cwt on 288 head.

Average price

$165.12

288 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

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

$20.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.76

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	620	168.89	1,046	161
Medium and Large 1	552	162.14	895	87
Medium and Large 2	481	158.03	760	33
Medium and Large 3	482	148.86	718	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.03/cwt here — about $329 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 sale288 hd

165.12

—

AL average15 barns · 1,257 hd

159.36

+5.76

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	1,378	100.00	1,378	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	88.50	1,168	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	84.24	1,057	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	78.53	863	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)	—	$1,363	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,040	3thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	397	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	814	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	209.43/cwt	205.00–215.00	886	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	182.58/cwt	170.00–190.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	231.36/cwt	225.00–235.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	189.99/cwt	185.00–195.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	601	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	972	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	938	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	737	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,032	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	157.75/cwt	152.00–160.00	748	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	165.52/cwt	163.00–168.00	703	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	148.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	156.33/cwt	155.00–157.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	170.50/cwt	160.00–175.00	708	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	158.97/cwt	157.00–165.00	838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	152.65/cwt	150.00–155.00	800	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	443	182.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	164.36/cwt	162.50–167.00	932	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	688	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,139	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	195.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	829	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	216.87/cwt	210.00–220.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	199.55/cwt	195.00–205.00	974	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	175.51/cwt	170.00–180.00	920	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	160.36/cwt	155.00–165.00	917	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	801	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,040.00/head	970.00–1,135.00	1,040	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	—	1,362.50/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,363	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	78.53/cwt	77.00–80.00	863	5
Bulls	—	—	1,378	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,378	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,105	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	939	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,412	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	85.31/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,095	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	81.75/cwt	81.00–83.00	969	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 640Last week 471Year ago 800

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 73Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 46Year ago 74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	397	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	205.00–215.00	209.43
1	—	725	147.00	147.00
4	—	371	225.00–235.00	231.36
4	—	513	185.00–195.00	189.99
23	—	488	195.00–205.00	199.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	170.00–190.00	182.58
3	—	640	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
11	—	423	190.00–200.00	195.97
3	—	378	210.00–220.00	216.87
4	—	524	170.00–180.00	175.51
6	—	572	155.00–165.00	160.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	180.00–185.00	182.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	240.00	240.00
2	—	410	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	205.00	205.00
1	—	545	185.00	185.00
3	—	601	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	567	171.50	171.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
3	—	557	155.00–157.00	156.33
7	—	620	147.50	147.50
8	—	415	160.00–175.00	170.50
8	—	527	157.00–165.00	158.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	572	164.00	164.00
4	—	737	140.00	140.00
4	—	667	147.50	147.50
13	—	450	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	152.00–160.00	157.75
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
13	—	425	163.00–168.00	165.52
3	—	578	145.00–150.00	148.31
8	—	524	150.00–155.00	152.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	140.00–142.00	141.01
1	—	490	150.00	150.00
3	—	400	155.00	155.00
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	567	162.50–167.00	164.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	688	165.50	165.50

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)	3	—	—	970.00–1,135.00	1,040.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,362.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,099	77.00–80.00	78.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	85.00	85.00
1	—	1,535	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,284	84.00–87.00	85.31
3	—	1,185	81.00–83.00	81.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	100.00	100.00

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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