Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.52/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$188.52

135 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$993

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$24.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.23

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	190.95	1,041	82
Medium and Large 2	494	186.67	922	48
Medium and Large 3	538	166.40	896	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.55/cwt here — about $145 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 sale135 hd

188.52

—

AL average15 barns · 1,551 hd

192.75

−4.23

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	1,520	110.49	1,680	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	94.70	1,146	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	91.69	894	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	91.53	1,325	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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 3	—	515	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	793	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	187.48/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	163.81/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	185.27/cwt	184.00–187.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	172.31/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	197.01/cwt	190.00–199.00	863	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	225.00/cwt	222.50–230.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	205.66/cwt	205.00–207.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	210.68/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,119	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	183.01/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	157.67/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,164	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	177.30/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,119	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	243.73/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	206.65/cwt	205.00–210.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	947	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	203.19/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,140	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	238.89/cwt	235.00–245.00	982	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	185.92/cwt	182.00–190.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	212.95/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,109	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	95.93/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,200	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	91.65/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,069	17
Bulls	—	—	1,413	110.05/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,555	6
Bulls	—	—	1,470	103.43/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,520	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	118.87/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,250	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	91.69/cwt	91.00–93.00	894	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	91.53/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,325	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	103.04/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,279	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	223.78/cwt	220.00–225.00	987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	219.60/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,039	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	267.39/cwt	265.00–270.00	872	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	259.99/cwt	255.00–265.00	972	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	537	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,069	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	402	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	200.88/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,063	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	187.21/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	180.96/cwt	177.00–185.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	191.60/cwt	190.00–200.00	906	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	236.60/cwt	205.00–250.00	871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	215.59/cwt	210.00–220.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	189.51/cwt	186.00–192.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,179	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 Mar 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 642Last week 647Year ago 618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 100Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 166Year ago 100

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	170.00	170.00
2	—	475	175.00	175.00
2	—	613	155.00–157.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	159.00	159.00
2	—	360	235.00	235.00
22	—	537	199.00	199.00
5	—	402	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	185.00–189.00	187.48
6	—	672	162.00–167.00	163.81
3	—	335	222.50–230.00	225.00
3	—	738	157.00–158.00	157.67
14	—	631	170.00–180.00	177.30
3	—	405	205.00–210.00	206.65
9	—	473	190.00–200.00	191.60
3	—	387	210.00–220.00	215.59
4	—	513	186.00–192.00	189.51
2	—	773	150.00–155.00	152.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	470	184.00–187.00	185.27
3	—	583	170.00–175.00	172.31
25	—	438	190.00–199.00	197.01
3	—	373	205.00–207.00	205.66
5	—	530	177.00–185.00	180.96
2	—	630	160.00–165.00	162.52
6	—	682	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	531	210.00–212.00	210.68
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
2	—	702	180.00	180.00
3	—	456	215.00	215.00
4	—	421	225.00	225.00
1	—	750	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	230.00	230.00
2	—	728	180.00–186.00	183.01
4	—	413	240.00–250.00	243.73
3	—	561	212.00	212.00
2	—	775	175.00–180.00	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	285.00	285.00
5	—	561	199.00–210.00	203.19
9	—	411	235.00–245.00	238.89
2	—	613	182.00–190.00	185.92
1	—	775	171.00	171.00
11	—	521	207.00–217.00	212.95
9	—	473	215.00–225.00	219.60
6	—	374	255.00–265.00	259.99
1	—	695	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	220.00–225.00	223.78
4	—	473	205.00–210.00	207.54
2	—	630	170.00	170.00
5	—	326	265.00–270.00	267.39
7	—	529	195.00–205.00	200.88
5	—	582	185.00–190.00	187.21
4	—	368	205.00–250.00	236.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	190.00	190.00
1	—	445	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,251	94.00–100.00	95.93
17	—	1,166	89.00–93.00	91.65
4	—	1,241	101.00–105.00	103.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	975	91.00–93.00	91.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	90.00–93.00	91.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	108.00–113.00	110.05
2	—	1,470	102.00–105.00	103.43
2	—	1,893	118.00–120.00	118.87

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)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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