Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $199.53/cwt on 237 head.

Average price

$199.53

237 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$18.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.51

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	208.31	1,029	73
Medium and Large 2	502	198.48	997	48
Medium and Large 1-2	673	194.92	1,312	104
Medium and Large 3	480	190.19	914	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.12/cwt here — about $115 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 sale237 hd

199.53

—

AL average14 barns · 1,614 hd

201.04

−1.51

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	1,897	117.14	2,223	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,521	96.03	1,461	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	95.28	1,156	23

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)	—	$1,360	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,220	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,067	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,063	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$963	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,444	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,325	2thin

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 1-2	—	665	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,310	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	206.36/cwt	202.00–207.50	982	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	194.02/cwt	190.00–195.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	176.00/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	213.34/cwt	210.00–214.00	986	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	217.59/cwt	214.00–220.00	949	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	195.61/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,101	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	183.42/cwt	180.00–185.00	957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	194.40/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,007	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	209.02/cwt	205.00–212.50	884	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	241.51/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	205.69/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,061	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	183.03/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,051	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	231.02/cwt	230.00–232.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,318	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	221.61/cwt	220.00–225.00	804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,203	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,260	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	232.41/cwt	232.00–232.50	1,185	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	202.75/cwt	202.75–202.75	1,446	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	218.74/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,133	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	213.19/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,217	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,058	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	202.98/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,470	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	95.04/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,457	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	91.34/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,092	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,209	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	96.22/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,186	12
Bulls	—	—	1,895	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,407	1
Bulls	—	—	1,823	118.81/cwt	116.00–121.00	2,166	2
Bulls	—	—	1,973	110.53/cwt	110.00–111.00	2,181	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,062.50/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,063	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,066.67/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	962.50/head	950.00–975.00	963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,220.00/head	1,175.00–1,265.00	1,220	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,408.33/head	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,408	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	214.83/cwt	210.00–218.00	993	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	205.19/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,159	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	224.60/cwt	220.00–227.00	977	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	210.16/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	197.56/cwt	195.00–200.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	178.51/cwt	165.00–186.00	1,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	173.96/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	172.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,134	3

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 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 837Last week 901Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 212Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 70Year ago 109

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	665	197.00	197.00
24	—	701	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	476	202.00–207.50	206.36
4	—	640	175.00–177.00	176.00
9	—	518	190.00–197.00	194.40
9	—	423	205.00–212.50	209.02
5	—	574	180.00–185.00	183.03
3	—	363	220.00–225.00	221.61
3	—	658	170.00–175.00	172.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	235.00	235.00
28	—	462	210.00–214.00	213.34
16	—	436	214.00–220.00	217.59
5	—	563	190.00–197.00	195.61
10	—	516	200.00–210.00	205.69
2	—	368	230.00–232.00	231.02
6	—	672	165.00–186.00	178.51
3	—	720	170.00–177.00	173.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	190.00–195.00	194.02
5	—	522	180.00–185.00	183.42
2	—	420	195.00–200.00	197.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	215.00	215.00
1	—	420	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	240.00–242.50	241.51
5	—	410	252.00	252.00
6	—	510	232.00–232.50	232.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	507	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	553	217.50	217.50
3	—	810	182.00	182.00
18	—	610	206.50	206.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	713	202.75	202.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	215.00–220.00	218.74
5	—	571	210.00–217.00	213.19
3	—	418	230.00–235.00	231.65
6	—	470	220.00–230.00	225.02
2	—	605	200.00–206.00	202.98
1	—	350	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	207.00	207.00
1	—	535	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	240.00	240.00
7	—	462	210.00–218.00	214.83
5	—	565	202.00–207.00	205.19
7	—	435	220.00–227.00	224.60
6	—	522	207.00–212.00	210.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	99.00	99.00
6	—	1,533	93.00–96.00	95.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,195	88.00–93.00	91.34
3	—	1,185	101.00–103.00	101.99
12	—	1,233	94.00–100.00	96.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	127.00	127.00
2	—	1,823	116.00–121.00	118.81
2	—	1,973	110.00–111.00	110.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,062.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	950.00–975.00	962.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,360.00	1,360.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,066.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,175.00–1,265.00	1,220.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,375.00–1,475.00	1,408.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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