Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 101.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 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 $179.73/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$179.73

195 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$6.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

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	574	183.50	1,053	87
Medium and Large 3	393	183.50	720	2thin
Medium and Large 1	574	176.61	1,013	60
Medium and Large 2	493	176.51	870	46

One grade step is worth $6.99/cwt here — about $184 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 sale195 hd

179.73

—

AL average16 barns · 1,753 hd

177.68

+2.05

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	1,630	111.18	1,812	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	90.55	1,142	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,631	90.14	1,470	4thin

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)	—	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	520	172.80/cwt	170.00–175.00	899	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	175.60/cwt	170.00–180.00	841	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	185.12/cwt	183.00–187.00	879	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	180.59/cwt	176.00–185.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	187.97/cwt	184.00–192.50	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	156.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	202.23/cwt	200.00–207.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,053	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	194.32/cwt	190.00–197.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,269	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,249	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	198.51/cwt	195.00–205.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	169.35/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,040	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	182.30/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	206.82/cwt	202.00–212.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	195.60/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,150	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	220.43/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,060	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	176.34/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	206.02/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	246.36/cwt	245.00–252.00	931	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	210.51/cwt	207.00–217.00	960	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	196.20/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,036	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	173.44/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,143	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	182.37/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	405	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	962	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	88.19/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,436	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	95.31/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,227	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	88.76/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,111	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,574	1
Bulls	—	—	1,552	107.01/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,661	3
Bulls	—	—	1,708	115.34/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,970	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	220.05/cwt	215.00–225.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	163.35/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	222.22/cwt	215.00–225.00	942	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	177.33/cwt	174.00–179.00	990	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	209.70/cwt	200.00–212.50	916	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	184.18/cwt	180.00–187.00	972	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	680	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	166.64/cwt	162.00–171.00	952	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	195.68/cwt	190.00–200.00	912	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	233.49/cwt	232.00–235.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	164.01/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,079	2

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 796Year ago 767

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 104Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 44Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	170.00–175.00	172.80
11	—	479	170.00–180.00	175.60
1	—	775	142.00	142.00
8	—	424	184.00–192.50	187.97
3	—	615	155.00–160.00	156.67
4	—	329	200.00–207.00	202.23
3	—	358	190.00–197.00	194.32
10	—	571	162.00–171.00	166.64
1	—	685	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	721	155.00	155.00
9	—	475	183.00–187.00	185.12
6	—	518	176.00–185.00	180.59
3	—	332	215.00	215.00
2	—	778	154.00–155.00	154.50
7	—	847	147.50	147.50
4	—	416	195.00–205.00	198.51
8	—	614	167.00–170.00	169.35
3	—	375	202.00–212.00	206.82
12	—	558	174.00–179.00	177.33
2	—	658	163.00–165.00	164.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	574	183.50	183.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	187.00	187.00
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	245.00	245.00
4	—	721	176.00	176.00
1	—	560	207.00	207.00
1	—	780	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	181.00–185.00	182.30
1	—	735	170.00	170.00
4	—	588	190.00–197.50	195.60
9	—	481	219.00–225.00	220.43
3	—	673	175.00–177.00	176.34
2	—	508	202.00–210.00	206.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	378	245.00–252.00	246.36
8	—	456	207.00–217.00	210.51
5	—	528	192.00–200.00	196.20
5	—	659	167.00–180.00	173.44
3	—	608	177.00–185.00	182.37
7	—	424	215.00–225.00	222.22
1	—	330	255.00	255.00
2	—	570	185.00–190.00	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	215.00–225.00	220.05
3	—	627	160.00–165.00	163.35
1	—	730	156.00	156.00
1	—	665	160.00	160.00
12	—	437	200.00–212.50	209.70
7	—	528	180.00–187.00	184.18
9	—	466	190.00–200.00	195.68
2	—	580	170.00–175.00	172.56
2	—	323	232.00–235.00	233.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	190.00	190.00
1	—	575	165.00	165.00
2	—	458	180.00–185.00	182.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	86.00–91.00	88.19
1	—	1,640	96.00	96.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	95.00–96.00	95.31
8	—	1,252	86.00–92.00	88.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	105.00–110.00	107.01
3	—	1,708	114.00–117.00	115.34

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
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)	1	—	—	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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