Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.39/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$212.39

163 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$15.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.09

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	214.74	1,125	103
Medium and Large 2	494	209.38	1,034	54
Medium and Large 3	496	199.17	989	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.58/cwt here — about $136 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 sale163 hd

212.39

—

AL average14 barns · 1,783 hd

217.48

−5.09

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	1,777	119.98	2,132	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	105.14	1,244	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	105.08	1,384	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	96.10	1,010	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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,205	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,192	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)	—	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,525	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	556	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,276	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	990	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	217.10/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,127	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	205.22/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,157	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	222.71/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,047	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	229.71/cwt	227.50–232.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	221.83/cwt	220.00–225.00	943	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	571	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,285	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	205.49/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,066	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	230.38/cwt	228.00–232.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,519	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,433	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,334	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,753	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,410	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,368	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	589	208.25/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,227	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	254.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,094	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	231.36/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,226	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	604	214.07/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,293	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	651	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,250	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	106.80/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,350	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	106.33/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,278	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	101.36/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,156	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	96.10/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,010	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	102.13/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,372	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	111.97/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,489	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	114.09/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,392	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	117.91/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,987	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	122.75/cwt	120.00–124.00	2,332	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,191.67/head	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,192	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,205.00/head	1,205.00–1,205.00	1,205	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	239.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,015	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	232.45/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,097	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	977	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	194.99/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	241.23/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,117	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	536	213.19/cwt	213.00–215.00	1,143	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	222.37/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,154	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	220.38/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,263	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	194.76/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,124	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	189.27/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,173	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	293.27/cwt	290.00–295.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	279.90/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,030	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 Jun 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,031Last week 805Year ago 886

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 150Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 39Year ago 35

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	556	185.00	185.00
2	—	430	215.00–217.00	216.00
1	—	450	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	210.00–215.00	212.52
5	—	372	227.50–232.00	229.71
14	—	425	220.00–225.00	221.83
9	—	519	200.00–210.00	205.49
9	—	577	194.00–200.00	194.76
7	—	620	180.00–195.00	189.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	519	215.00–221.00	217.10
29	—	564	204.00–207.00	205.22
11	—	470	220.00–225.00	222.71
1	—	730	175.00	175.00
5	—	413	228.00–232.00	230.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	529	240.00–242.50	241.25
2	—	365	285.00	285.00
23	—	582	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	571	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	887	184.00	184.00
10	—	752	202.00	202.00
18	—	615	233.00	233.00
11	—	556	240.00	240.00
5	—	1,019	172.00	172.00
1	—	505	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	638	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	300.00	300.00
4	—	429	250.00–260.00	254.90
32	—	530	230.00–237.00	231.36
17	—	604	205.00–219.00	214.07
10	—	651	192.00	192.00
4	—	463	240.00–245.00	241.23
8	—	573	215.00–222.50	220.38
3	—	313	290.00–295.00	293.27
2	—	368	275.00–285.00	279.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	207.00–210.00	208.25
3	—	672	180.00–190.00	184.93
1	—	755	155.00	155.00
1	—	270	295.00	295.00
14	—	423	235.00–245.00	239.97
8	—	472	225.00–235.00	232.45
7	—	376	255.00–265.00	259.96
3	—	640	190.00–200.00	194.99
8	—	519	220.00–227.00	222.37
2	—	320	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	230.00	230.00
10	—	536	213.00–215.00	213.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	105.00–109.00	106.80
7	—	1,343	100.00–103.00	102.13
2	—	1,330	111.00–113.00	111.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,202	104.00–110.00	106.33
12	—	1,140	97.00–103.00	101.36
2	—	1,220	112.00–116.00	114.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,051	94.00–99.00	96.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,685	117.00–119.00	117.91
3	—	1,900	120.00–124.00	122.75

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	—	—	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,191.67
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)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,205.00	1,205.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,300.00	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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How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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