Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $185.84/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$185.84

51 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$925

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$20.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.02

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	187.72	984	23
Medium and Large 2	468	187.13	877	24
Medium and Large 3	518	167.25	866	4thin

One grade step is worth $20.47/cwt here — about $118 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 sale51 hd

185.84

—

AL average15 barns · 1,379 hd

194.85

−9.02

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	1,778	117.90	2,096	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	92.65	1,065	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,390	90.00	1,251	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	88.00	999	1thin

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)	—	$1,263	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,154	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,133	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$993	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,483	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,300	5

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	435	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	161.00/cwt	160.00–162.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	192.08/cwt	190.00–195.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	180.24/cwt	177.00–182.00	997	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	178.98/cwt	175.00–180.00	940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	211.45/cwt	208.00–215.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	225.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	844	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	166.34/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	187.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	245.08/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	156.72/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	260.20/cwt	255.00–265.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	202.35/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	219.96/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	235.01/cwt	230.00–240.00	982	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	999	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,135	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,371	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	93.65/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,071	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	89.15/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,041	4
Bulls	—	—	1,653	116.44/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,925	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	112.43/cwt	112.00–113.00	2,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,869	121.72/cwt	119.00–125.00	2,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,175	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	992.50/head	960.00–1,025.00	993	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,262.50/head	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,133.33/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,133	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,455.00/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,455	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,300	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	187.46/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	217.98/cwt	210.00–225.00	929	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	196.29/cwt	195.00–200.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	192.24/cwt	190.00–195.00	998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	168.99/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	207.37/cwt	205.00–210.00	970	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	204.83/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,082	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 Apr 4, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 941Year ago 510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 103Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 111Last week 68Year ago 62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	182.00	182.00
2	—	568	160.00–162.00	161.00
1	—	500	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	190.00–195.00	192.08
1	—	580	170.00	170.00
1	—	315	222.00	222.00
5	—	525	175.00–180.00	178.98
2	—	360	208.00–215.00	211.45
1	—	675	155.00	155.00
1	—	630	157.00	157.00
6	—	462	180.00–190.00	187.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	177.00–182.00	180.24
2	—	518	185.00–190.00	187.42
1	—	310	230.00	230.00
3	—	375	220.00–230.00	225.13
3	—	602	162.00–170.00	166.34
2	—	410	200.00	200.00
1	—	680	162.00	162.00
3	—	718	155.00–160.00	156.72
4	—	479	195.00–200.00	196.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	210.00	210.00
1	—	470	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	230.00	230.00
4	—	458	240.00–250.00	245.08
2	—	355	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	250.00	250.00
2	—	575	185.00–190.00	187.46
1	—	670	162.00	162.00
1	—	395	230.00	230.00
5	—	426	210.00–225.00	217.98
4	—	519	190.00–195.00	192.24
3	—	607	165.00–172.00	168.99
3	—	468	205.00–210.00	207.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	250.00–255.00	252.57
2	—	318	255.00–265.00	260.20
3	—	563	200.00–205.00	202.35
3	—	455	215.00–225.00	219.96
4	—	418	230.00–240.00	235.01
2	—	528	200.00–210.00	204.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	205.00	205.00
1	—	610	162.00	162.00
1	—	545	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	88.00	88.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,490	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,144	91.00–96.00	93.65
4	—	1,168	86.00–91.00	89.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,653	115.00–117.00	116.44
2	—	1,783	112.00–113.00	112.43
4	—	1,869	119.00–125.00	121.72

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	—	—	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,262.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	960.00–1,025.00	992.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,133.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00
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	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,455.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	—	1,200.00–1,350.00	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

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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