Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with high dressing boning cows up to 115.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $220.48/cwt on 310 head.

Average price

$220.48

310 head · 654 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,441

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$662

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.11

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	735	222.50	1,635	208
Medium and Large 1	499	217.93	1,089	50
Medium and Large 2	476	215.26	1,025	50
Medium and Large 3	475	205.00	974	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $662 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 sale310 hd

220.48

—

AL average15 barns · 1,868 hd

216.37

+4.11

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	—	Average	1,805	126.29	2,280	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,481	102.69	1,521	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	99.87	1,161	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	91.72	1,001	4thin

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)	—	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,405	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	618	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	253.26/cwt	250.00–255.00	919	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	251.60/cwt	250.00–255.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	230.82/cwt	220.00–235.00	965	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,635	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	208.56/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,078	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	224.52/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,060	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	186.66/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	222.65/cwt	220.00–225.00	913	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	227.23/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,066	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	238.20/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,322	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	214.50/cwt	210.00–217.00	995	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	236.81/cwt	228.00–239.00	916	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	204.75/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,155	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,593	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,174	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,097	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	213.94/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,207	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	220.11/cwt	217.00–227.00	1,175	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	571	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,285	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	98.23/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,131	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	92.46/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,032	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	106.12/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,278	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	91.72/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,001	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	104.60/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,491	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	100.94/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,547	12
Bulls	—	—	1,642	123.48/cwt	122.00–124.00	2,028	5
Bulls	—	—	1,858	130.34/cwt	129.00–132.00	2,422	6
Bulls	—	—	2,305	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	2,674	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,405.00/head	1,325.00–1,485.00	1,405	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	212.33/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,121	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	205.89/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	198.52/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	264.61/cwt	262.00–267.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	235.25/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,005	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	243.88/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,024	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	677	188.37/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	193.84/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,204	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	243.13/cwt	240.00–245.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	197.39/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	238.25/cwt	235.00–240.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	215.23/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,108	16

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 961Last week 862Year ago 997

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 143Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 91Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	195.00	195.00
7	—	418	220.00–235.00	230.82
11	—	469	220.00–230.00	227.23
9	—	564	203.00–210.00	204.75
3	—	367	235.00–240.00	238.25
16	—	515	212.00–219.00	215.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
208	—	735	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	517	205.00–210.00	208.56
3	—	637	184.00–188.00	186.66
11	—	410	220.00–225.00	222.65
8	—	464	210.00–217.00	214.50
9	—	387	228.00–239.00	236.81
5	—	590	193.00–200.00	197.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	250.00–255.00	253.26
7	—	467	230.00–240.00	234.98
8	—	564	210.00–217.00	213.94
5	—	534	217.00–227.00	220.11
4	—	618	202.00–210.00	205.89
2	—	658	197.00–200.00	198.52
1	—	260	285.00	285.00
3	—	310	262.00–267.00	264.61
5	—	420	240.00–250.00	243.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	220.00	220.00
1	—	470	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	250.00–255.00	251.60
10	—	472	220.00–227.00	224.52
2	—	265	275.00	275.00
12	—	580	200.00–205.00	202.46
11	—	528	210.00–215.00	212.33
1	—	725	185.00	185.00
10	—	427	225.00–244.00	235.25
3	—	677	185.00–190.00	188.37
5	—	621	192.00–195.00	193.84
5	—	379	240.00–245.00	243.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	571	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	252.00	252.00
1	—	615	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	555	238.00–240.00	238.20
9	—	755	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,151	95.00–102.00	98.23
7	—	1,116	91.00–94.00	92.46
13	—	1,204	103.00–108.00	106.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,091	90.00–94.00	91.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,425	104.00–107.00	104.60
12	—	1,533	96.00–103.00	100.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,642	122.00–124.00	123.48
6	—	1,858	129.00–132.00	130.34
1	—	2,305	116.00	116.00

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)	2	—	—	1,325.00–1,485.00	1,405.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00

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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