Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $163.98/cwt on 82 head.

Average price

$163.98

82 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$13.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	165.82	904	54
Medium and Large 2	488	162.24	792	23
Medium and Large 3	508	152.22	773	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.59/cwt here — about $131 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 sale82 hd

163.98

—

AL average14 barns · 1,404 hd

163.29

+0.69

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	1,675	107.37	1,799	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,314	87.92	1,155	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	85.49	1,254	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	80.14	899	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,243	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$950	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,198	2thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	—	514	159.59/cwt	152.00–162.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	174.17/cwt	174.00–175.00	909	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	160.65/cwt	155.00–165.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	152.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	158.77/cwt	150.00–165.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	156.35/cwt	155.00–157.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	163.01/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	186.65/cwt	185.00–187.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	185.44/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,001	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	159.47/cwt	157.00–162.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	160.53/cwt	157.00–162.00	926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.08/cwt	162.00–170.00	869	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	174.13/cwt	172.00–180.00	717	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	188.35/cwt	185.00–190.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	176.02/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	195.00/cwt	190.00–197.50	938	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	200.37/cwt	197.00–202.00	842	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	86.32/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,223	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,340	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	82.70/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,115	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	92.81/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,253	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	86.67/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,104	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	80.14/cwt	78.00–82.00	899	6
Bulls	—	—	1,627	100.88/cwt	99.00–103.00	1,641	3
Bulls	—	—	1,748	117.11/cwt	116.00–118.00	2,047	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,197.50/head	1,120.00–1,275.00	1,198	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,242.50/head	1,185.00–1,300.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	161.01/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	176.42/cwt	162.00–185.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	565	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	166.60/cwt	160.00–172.00	868	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	179.53/cwt	175.00–185.00	826	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	167.51/cwt	165.00–170.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	146.03/cwt	145.00–147.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	1

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 Feb 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 640Year ago 488

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 45Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 33Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	152.00–162.00	159.59
3	—	480	155.00–165.00	160.65
2	—	363	175.00	175.00
6	—	566	150.00–165.00	158.77
6	—	414	165.00–170.00	167.51
1	—	605	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	174.00–175.00	174.17
7	—	673	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	150.00–154.00	152.01
2	—	710	145.00–147.00	146.01
6	—	577	157.00–162.00	160.53
11	—	523	162.00–170.00	166.08
8	—	412	172.00–180.00	174.13
2	—	613	155.00	155.00
1	—	750	140.00	140.00
3	—	390	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	155.00–157.00	156.35
2	—	568	145.00–147.00	146.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	220.00	220.00
3	—	620	175.00	175.00
1	—	505	197.00	197.00
2	—	760	157.00–162.00	159.47
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	162.00–164.00	163.01
6	—	458	185.00–187.00	186.65
12	—	540	180.00–186.00	185.44
1	—	590	177.00	177.00
1	—	635	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	418	185.00–190.00	188.35
1	—	710	144.00	144.00
1	—	615	147.00	147.00
1	—	565	165.00	165.00
1	—	375	200.00	200.00
7	—	521	160.00–172.00	166.60
6	—	460	175.00–185.00	179.53
1	—	300	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	175.00–177.00	176.02
4	—	481	190.00–197.50	195.00
3	—	373	205.00	205.00
3	—	420	197.00–202.00	200.37
2	—	655	160.00–162.00	161.01
5	—	523	162.00–185.00	176.42
4	—	601	165.00	165.00
2	—	313	210.00–215.00	212.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	170.00	170.00
2	—	410	175.00–180.00	177.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,417	85.00–89.00	86.32
1	—	1,615	83.00	83.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	81.00–84.00	82.70
5	—	1,350	91.00–95.00	92.81
7	—	1,274	85.00–89.00	86.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,122	78.00–82.00	80.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,627	99.00–103.00	100.88
2	—	1,748	116.00–118.00	117.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,120.00–1,275.00	1,197.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,185.00–1,300.00	1,242.50

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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