Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 109.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $206.99/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$206.99

231 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.28

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	611	215.00	1,314	87
Medium and Large 1	501	204.55	1,024	95
Medium and Large 2	475	198.20	942	46
Medium and Large 3	497	186.67	928	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.33/cwt here — about $386 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 sale231 hd

206.99

—

AL average14 barns · 1,390 hd

203.71

+3.28

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	1,680	115.38	1,938	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	93.74	1,439	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	92.74	1,126	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	87.92	935	7thin

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)	—	$1,313	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,096	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	3thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1Fancy	—	613	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,122	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	188.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	984	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	168.76/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	162.47/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	221.91/cwt	217.00–223.00	806	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	221.52/cwt	212.00–225.00	950	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	214.43/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,409	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,314	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	235.38/cwt	225.00–237.50	869	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	200.19/cwt	195.00–204.00	941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	219.28/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,210	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	180.30/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,035	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	205.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	186.69/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,059	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,306	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	225.15/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,229	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	459	221.46/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,017	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	176.02/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	233.77/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,080	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	92.90/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,425	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,273	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	98.49/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,540	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	92.56/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,118	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	87.92/cwt	85.00–90.00	935	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	99.51/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,324	16
Bulls	—	—	1,688	111.06/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,875	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	87.79/cwt	85.00–89.00	998	20
Bulls	—	—	1,778	119.93/cwt	119.00–121.00	2,132	3
Bulls	—	—	1,626	115.26/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,874	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,312.50/head	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,313	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,096.25/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,096	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,437.50/head	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,450	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,114	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	203.98/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,095	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	165.40/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	224.63/cwt	220.00–230.00	959	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	226.37/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,152	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	194.94/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,137	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	212.80/cwt	208.00–216.00	970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	202.67/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,234	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	236.22/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,004	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	175.66/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	168.51/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	198.57/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,035	30

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 May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 901Last week 731Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 105Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 43Year ago 46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	613	183.00	183.00
3	—	515	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	185.00–190.00	188.51
4	—	643	165.00–170.00	168.76
12	—	363	217.00–223.00	221.91
1	—	655	160.00	160.00
8	—	470	195.00–204.00	200.19
7	—	574	178.00–182.00	180.30
7	—	407	200.00–210.00	205.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	190.00	190.00
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	160.00–165.00	162.47
19	—	429	212.00–225.00	221.52
13	—	369	225.00–237.50	235.38
10	—	567	185.00–187.50	186.69
5	—	456	208.00–216.00	212.80
3	—	603	175.00–177.00	175.66
2	—	658	167.00–170.00	168.51
30	—	521	195.00–200.00	198.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	611	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	262.50	262.50
7	—	657	214.00–217.00	214.43
5	—	485	245.00	245.00
10	—	563	232.00	232.00
1	—	360	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	212.00	212.00
11	—	552	218.00–220.00	219.28
13	—	546	225.00–227.00	225.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	250.00	250.00
2	—	713	175.00–177.00	176.02
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
13	—	462	230.00–235.00	233.77
2	—	563	205.00–210.00	207.47
9	—	509	225.00–235.00	226.37
13	—	609	195.00–204.00	202.67
8	—	425	235.00–240.00	236.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	459	215.00–225.00	221.46
4	—	615	180.00–190.00	185.04
1	—	340	255.00	255.00
6	—	518	210.00–220.00	215.06
5	—	733	165.00–167.00	165.40
10	—	427	220.00–230.00	224.63
11	—	583	192.50–200.00	194.94
1	—	370	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	200.00–207.00	203.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,534	90.00–96.00	92.90
1	—	1,430	89.00	89.00
4	—	1,564	98.00–99.00	98.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,208	90.00–96.00	92.56
16	—	1,331	97.00–104.00	99.51
20	—	1,137	85.00–89.00	87.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,063	85.00–90.00	87.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	110.00–112.00	111.06
3	—	1,778	119.00–121.00	119.93
6	—	1,626	113.00–117.00	115.26

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)	2	—	—	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,312.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,437.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,096.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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