Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower with high dressing boning cows selling up to 116.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.13/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$222.13

210 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$432

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

$28.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.32

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	229.44	1,402	125
Medium and Large 1	490	215.37	1,054	40
Medium and Large 2	485	208.17	1,009	43
Medium and Large 3	483	201.00	970	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.44/cwt here — about $432 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 sale210 hd

222.13

—

AL average12 barns · 1,661 hd

214.81

+7.32

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	1,807	121.33	2,192	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	99.15	1,346	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	98.06	1,161	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	91.61	991	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)	—	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,375	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,131	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,388	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	—	415	227.02/cwt	225.00–230.00	942	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	259.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	731	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	217.72/cwt	215.00–222.00	945	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	210.11/cwt	205.00–212.00	979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	229.44/cwt	227.50–230.50	1,402	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	212.34/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,085	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	233.88/cwt	230.00–235.00	882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	216.81/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,006	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	202.28/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,494	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	227.13/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,374	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	223.34/cwt	220.00–230.00	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	207.14/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,259	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	219.90/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,234	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,161	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	91.61/cwt	90.00–96.00	991	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	98.30/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,332	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	93.04/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,517	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,229	104.76/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,288	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	93.13/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,062	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	106.50/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,317	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	97.28/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,153	28
Bulls	—	—	1,875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,971	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,131.25/head	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,131	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,512.50/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,513	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,387.50/head	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,041	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	250.17/cwt	245.00–255.00	921	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	196.66/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,206	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	208.33/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	254.76/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,083	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	233.94/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,128	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	276.72/cwt	275.00–280.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	214.73/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,095	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	243.69/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,021	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	193.82/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	198.86/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,058	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	197.01/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,227	7

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 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 862Last week 1,031Year ago 801

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 153Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 91Last week 53Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	225.00–230.00	227.02
6	—	511	207.00–215.00	212.34
9	—	377	230.00–235.00	233.88
6	—	464	215.00–220.00	216.81
3	—	570	200.00–205.00	202.28
1	—	700	175.00	175.00
1	—	665	185.00	185.00
7	—	623	195.00–202.00	197.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	434	215.00–222.00	217.72
2	—	668	175.00–180.00	177.53
2	—	628	185.00–190.00	187.55
7	—	466	205.00–212.00	210.11
8	—	387	220.00–230.00	223.34
7	—	575	190.00–197.00	193.82
5	—	532	195.00–202.00	198.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	190.00	190.00
1	—	435	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	611	227.50–230.50	229.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	255.00–265.00	259.11
3	—	731	175.00	175.00
6	—	468	220.00–225.00	222.54
6	—	368	245.00–255.00	250.17
3	—	613	190.00–200.00	196.66
3	—	570	205.00–210.00	208.33
1	—	670	185.00	185.00
7	—	510	210.00–217.00	214.73
7	—	419	235.00–255.00	243.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	608	205.00–210.00	207.14
6	—	561	215.00–222.50	219.90
5	—	516	220.00–230.00	224.96
1	—	665	195.00	195.00
1	—	380	260.00	260.00
1	—	275	290.00	290.00
6	—	425	250.00–260.00	254.76
9	—	482	230.00–235.00	233.94
3	—	325	275.00–280.00	276.72
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	240.00	240.00
12	—	667	224.00	224.00
7	—	605	225.00–227.50	227.13
3	—	383	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	217.00	217.00
5	—	705	205.00	205.00
1	—	690	215.00	215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,082	90.00–96.00	91.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,355	96.00–101.00	98.30
2	—	1,630	92.00–94.00	93.04
4	—	1,229	103.00–107.00	104.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,140	91.00–94.00	93.13
9	—	1,237	104.00–111.00	106.50
28	—	1,185	94.00–101.00	97.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,875	123.00	123.00
1	—	1,670	118.00	118.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,131.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,387.50

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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