Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 119.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 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 $219.98/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$219.98

161 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$26

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

$23.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	221.66	1,205	100
Medium and Large 2	510	217.86	1,112	59
Medium and Large 3	620	198.50	1,231	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.16/cwt here — about −$26 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 sale161 hd

219.98

—

AL average11 barns · 1,544 hd

218.35

+1.63

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	1,794	123.89	2,222	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,456	104.44	1,521	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	101.52	1,195	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	93.45	1,021	10

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)	—	$1,572	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,333	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,517	3thin

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 2	—	378	237.62/cwt	235.00–240.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	196.63/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	235.90/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,010	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	229.97/cwt	227.00–232.50	1,088	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	209.38/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	217.79/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,231	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,277	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	296.82/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	210.58/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,217	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	195.63/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,293	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,246	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	591	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,580	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	289.02/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,254	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	233.44/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,300	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	259.09/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,218	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	201.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	222.45/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,279	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	99.63/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,405	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	112.69/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,493	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	104.37/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,593	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	109.05/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,472	6
Bulls	—	—	1,940	130.71/cwt	129.00–132.00	2,536	3
Bulls	—	—	1,740	124.58/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,168	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	96.24/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,099	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	102.90/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,176	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	93.45/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,021	10
Bulls	—	—	1,756	120.01/cwt	118.00–122.00	2,107	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,333.33/head	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,333	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,571.67/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,572	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,516.67/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	209.26/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,295	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	223.03/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,247	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	220.06/cwt	218.00–222.00	1,133	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	262.16/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,119	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	252.43/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,055	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	268.21/cwt	265.00–270.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	225.09/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,173	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	693	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,455	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	274.48/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,167	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	234.56/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,248	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	241.73/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	244.63/cwt	242.00–245.00	905	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	226.32/cwt	220.00–230.00	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	217.83/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,144	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	222.93/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,050	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	245.38/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,185	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	474	233.73/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,387	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 Jul 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 961Year ago 695

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 125Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 35Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	378	235.00–240.00	237.62
3	—	628	195.00–200.00	196.63
2	—	665	192.00	192.00
14	—	578	205.00–212.50	210.58
8	—	419	220.00–230.00	226.32
14	—	525	215.00–220.00	217.83
14	—	471	220.00–225.00	222.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	187.00	187.00
1	—	545	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	232.00–240.00	235.90
24	—	473	227.00–232.50	229.97
5	—	610	207.00–210.00	209.38
16	—	565	215.00–220.00	217.79
8	—	661	195.00–200.00	195.63
13	—	521	222.00–227.00	225.09
8	—	370	242.00–245.00	244.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	693	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	295.00	295.00
1	—	605	220.00	220.00
2	—	495	270.00	270.00
1	—	785	205.00	205.00
10	—	519	240.00	240.00
6	—	591	232.50	232.50
2	—	696	226.00	226.00
10	—	434	280.00–290.00	289.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	505	250.00	250.00
4	—	414	290.00–299.00	296.82
2	—	480	280.00	280.00
17	—	718	220.00	220.00
1	—	360	310.00	310.00
3	—	566	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	305.00	305.00
3	—	465	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	557	232.00–240.00	233.44
6	—	470	255.00–265.00	259.09
2	—	365	280.00	280.00
5	—	665	200.00–205.00	201.98
4	—	611	220.00–230.00	222.45
10	—	425	270.00–280.00	274.48
4	—	516	240.00–245.00	241.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	200.00–212.00	209.26
5	—	559	220.00–225.00	223.03
10	—	427	260.00–265.00	262.16
3	—	368	265.00–270.00	268.21
19	—	532	225.00–237.50	234.56
14	—	483	240.00–250.00	245.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	218.00–222.00	220.06
4	—	418	250.00–255.00	252.43
4	—	474	230.00–235.00	233.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,410	99.00–101.00	99.63
3	—	1,325	111.00–116.00	112.69
9	—	1,526	102.00–107.00	104.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	107.00–113.00	109.05
13	—	1,142	94.00–99.00	96.24
17	—	1,143	100.00–106.00	102.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,093	91.00–96.00	93.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,940	129.00–132.00	130.71
4	—	1,740	122.00–127.00	124.58
6	—	1,756	118.00–122.00	120.01

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	—	—	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,333.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,571.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,516.67

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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