Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher with high dressing slaughter bulls up to 133.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady to firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $233.84/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 12 of 11 comparable sales and sits +24.00 against this barn's trailing median of $209.84.

Average price

$233.84

115 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$24.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.58

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	241.04	1,096	80
Medium and Large 2	482	217.60	1,049	28
Medium and Large 3	448	216.43	969	7thin

One grade step is worth $24.61/cwt here — about $127 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

11 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $179.76, median $209.84 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale115 hd

233.84

—

AL average12 barns · 671 hd

207.25

+26.58

This barn, trailing median11 sales

209.84

+24.00

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	—	High	1,710	118.27	2,023	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,326	94.70	1,256	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,144	93.04	1,064	48

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)	—	$1,267	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,107	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1	—	364	223.31/cwt	220.00–225.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	206.14/cwt	205.00–212.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	214.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	170.55/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,092	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	203.01/cwt	200.00–205.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	218.42/cwt	215.00–220.00	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	174.00/cwt	170.00–177.00	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	182.53/cwt	180.00–185.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	194.19/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	211.77/cwt	205.00–215.00	803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	501	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,015	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,288	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	209.78/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,275	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	203.47/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	212.46/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,183	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	235.85/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,120	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	848	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	215.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	259.93/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,079	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,295	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	93.84/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,236	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,269	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	93.74/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,065	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	89.39/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,006	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	100.08/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,243	5
Bulls	—	—	1,758	123.65/cwt	123.00–124.00	2,174	3
Bulls	—	—	1,721	116.31/cwt	114.00–118.00	2,002	4
Bulls	—	—	1,525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,678	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,266.67/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,267	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,104.17/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,104	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,425.00/head	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	268.92/cwt	265.00–270.00	987	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	419	227.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	951	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	238.56/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,023	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	213.36/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,026	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	196.30/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	201.73/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	256.75/cwt	250.00–260.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	936	8

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 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 496Last week 395Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 57Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 111Year ago 69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	220.00–225.00	223.31
6	—	464	205.00–212.00	206.14
5	—	416	210.00–220.00	214.90
15	—	640	165.00–171.00	170.55
1	—	665	160.00	160.00
6	—	570	170.00–177.00	174.00
6	—	520	190.00–195.00	194.19
2	—	343	225.00–227.00	226.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	200.00–205.00	203.01
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
3	—	322	215.00–220.00	218.42
8	—	379	205.00–215.00	211.77
4	—	531	180.00–185.00	182.52
8	—	480	190.00–200.00	194.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	180.00–185.00	182.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	501	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	262.50	262.50
2	—	480	230.00–235.00	232.50
2	—	575	202.00–205.00	203.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	270.00–275.00	272.50
1	—	500	225.00	225.00
5	—	592	217.50	217.50
1	—	450	245.00	245.00
27	—	608	207.00–212.00	209.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	165.00	165.00
1	—	700	152.00	152.00
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
2	—	343	250.00–255.00	252.48
7	—	429	235.00–245.00	238.56
6	—	481	210.00–215.00	213.36
4	—	568	190.00–200.00	196.30
3	—	510	200.00–205.00	201.73
3	—	380	250.00–260.00	256.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	557	205.00–215.00	212.46
47	—	475	225.00–242.50	235.85
6	—	317	267.50	267.50
3	—	510	210.00–220.00	215.02
6	—	415	255.00–265.00	259.93
10	—	367	265.00–270.00	268.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	220.00–230.00	227.00
2	—	520	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,317	92.00–96.00	93.84
1	—	1,410	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,136	92.00–98.00	93.74
15	—	1,125	87.00–91.00	89.39
5	—	1,242	99.00–101.00	100.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,758	123.00–124.00	123.65
4	—	1,721	114.00–118.00	116.31
1	—	1,525	110.00	110.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,266.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	—	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,104.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,425.00

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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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