Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.28/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$202.28

120 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$15.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	202.56	1,045	82
Medium and Large 2	462	202.50	936	36
Medium and Large 3	473	187.00	884	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.56/cwt here — about $162 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 sale120 hd

202.28

—

AL average13 barns · 1,651 hd

203.23

−0.95

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	1,684	122.12	2,056	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	93.42	1,108	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,363	93.33	1,272	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,070	88.29	945	8thin

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)	—	$1,438	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,320	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,150	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,375	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,569	9

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	190.01/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,077	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	204.75/cwt	190.00–222.00	960	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	206.65/cwt	200.00–210.00	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	188.48/cwt	185.00–192.00	978	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,271	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	211.65/cwt	205.00–215.00	993	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	232.41/cwt	230.00–235.00	869	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	213.36/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,193	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	197.93/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,004	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,099	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	183.18/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,127	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	239.91/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,094	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	194.02/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,238	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	212.61/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	263.93/cwt	260.00–265.00	966	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	90.06/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,224	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	88.29/cwt	86.00–91.00	945	8
Bulls	—	—	1,635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,848	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	95.51/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,305	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	95.65/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,127	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	90.91/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,068	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	103.96/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,398	2
Bulls	—	—	1,803	127.55/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,300	3
Bulls	—	—	1,606	120.33/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,932	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,569.44/head	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,569	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,287.50/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,288	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,438	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	256.55/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,121	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	249.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	204.23/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,080	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	221.99/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,050	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,180	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	235.48/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,017	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	205.92/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,149	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	219.99/cwt	215.00–225.00	937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	177.51/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,008	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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 748Last week 496Year ago 361

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 106Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 101Last week 93Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	175.00	175.00
3	—	372	245.00–255.00	249.98
7	—	529	200.00–207.00	204.23
5	—	473	220.00–225.00	221.99
3	—	638	185.00	185.00
10	—	432	230.00–240.00	235.48
2	—	575	190.00–195.00	192.46
1	—	310	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	180.00–182.00	180.99
9	—	456	227.00–245.00	239.91
2	—	638	190.00–198.00	194.02
2	—	523	210.00–215.00	212.61
1	—	345	270.00	270.00
5	—	366	260.00–265.00	263.93
10	—	437	250.00–260.00	256.55
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
2	—	558	200.00–212.00	205.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	180.00	180.00
1	—	415	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	567	187.50–195.00	190.01
8	—	770	165.00	165.00
25	—	469	205.00–215.00	211.65
4	—	374	230.00–235.00	232.41
19	—	507	195.00–202.00	197.93
6	—	615	180.00–187.00	183.18
4	—	340	246.00	246.00
2	—	650	175.00–180.00	177.50
7	—	426	215.00–225.00	219.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	175.00	175.00
11	—	469	190.00–222.00	204.75
9	—	423	200.00–210.00	206.65
8	—	519	185.00–192.00	188.48
3	—	318	230.00	230.00
2	—	395	225.00	225.00
2	—	568	175.00–180.00	177.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	197.00	197.00
1	—	550	237.00	237.00
1	—	375	280.00	280.00
2	—	775	176.00	176.00
1	—	700	185.00	185.00
1	—	340	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	559	213.00–217.00	213.36
2	—	668	185.00	185.00
10	—	443	248.00	248.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,359	88.00–92.00	90.06
9	—	1,366	94.00–99.00	95.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,070	86.00–91.00	88.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,178	94.00–99.00	95.65
20	—	1,175	89.00–93.00	90.91
2	—	1,345	103.00–105.00	103.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	113.00	113.00
3	—	1,803	126.00–130.00	127.55
4	—	1,606	116.00–123.00	120.33

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,569.44
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,287.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,437.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.00
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	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00

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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