Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Lightweight feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, heavyweight feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.15/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$252.15

167 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$359

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

$29.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.36

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	266.58	1,465	51
Medium and Large 2	535	254.10	1,361	58
Medium and Large 1-2	768	237.50	1,824	58

One grade step is worth $29.08/cwt here — about −$359 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 sale167 hd

252.15

—

AL average13 barns · 877 hd

247.79

+4.36

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	1,654	121.87	2,016	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	103.00	1,241	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,345	102.42	1,378	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	95.58	1,050	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,525	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,350	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1Fancy	—	670	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	203.54/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,170	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,193	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,518	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	218.36/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,026	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	210.57/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,133	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	243.48/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,824	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	197.92/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	219.83/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,143	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	226.18/cwt	220.00–230.00	982	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	272.36/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,329	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	241.80/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,359	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	300.68/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,284	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	292.90/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	226.20/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,050	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	241.03/cwt	240.00–242.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	270.86/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	247.19/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,528	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	234.58/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,440	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	288.30/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	276.63/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,170	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	221.32/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,270	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	235.14/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,352	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	239.48/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,219	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	272.49/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,297	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	97.14/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,326	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	97.32/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,122	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	109.69/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,379	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	95.58/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,050	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	103.11/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,248	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,550	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	103.20/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,347	6
Bulls	—	—	1,950	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,574	1
Bulls	—	—	1,726	123.40/cwt	121.00–125.00	2,130	5
Bulls	—	—	1,435	115.94/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,664	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,490.00/head	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,490	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	260.04/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,243	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	224.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,174	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	211.69/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	294.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,271	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	235.30/cwt	232.00–237.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	233.13/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	209.08/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,294	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	402	262.65/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	586	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,348	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	219.26/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,272	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,367	1

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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 706Last week 848Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 152Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 61Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	209.00	209.00
1	—	630	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	200.00–207.00	203.54
20	—	470	215.00–225.00	218.36
1	—	660	185.00	185.00
24	—	538	207.00–215.00	210.57
5	—	616	195.00–200.00	197.92
12	—	434	220.00–230.00	226.18
4	—	375	232.00–237.00	235.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	250.00	250.00
26	—	520	219.00–225.00	219.83
10	—	464	225.00–230.00	226.20
2	—	368	240.00–242.00	241.03
6	—	431	230.00–237.00	233.13
8	—	619	205.00–212.00	209.08
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
9	—	580	210.00–222.50	219.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	586	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	280.00	280.00
2	—	538	242.00–245.00	243.48
19	—	488	265.00–275.00	272.36
20	—	562	240.00–242.00	241.80
1	—	395	305.00	305.00
12	—	614	230.00–235.00	234.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	593	256.00	256.00
7	—	427	295.00–305.00	300.68
5	—	459	285.00–300.00	292.90
2	—	385	315.00	315.00
5	—	513	265.00–275.00	270.86
17	—	618	240.00–254.00	247.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	768	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	285.00–295.00	288.30
12	—	423	270.00–285.00	276.63
7	—	574	217.00–225.00	221.32
7	—	478	255.00–265.00	260.04
9	—	524	220.00–230.00	224.03
4	—	715	190.00	190.00
3	—	625	210.00–215.00	211.69
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	575	230.00–242.00	235.14
7	—	509	237.00–245.00	239.48
8	—	476	270.00–280.00	272.49
7	—	431	290.00–300.00	294.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	250.00	250.00
1	—	580	215.00	215.00
3	—	402	258.00–265.00	262.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	95.00–99.00	97.14
2	—	1,435	108.00	108.00
6	—	1,305	99.00–105.00	103.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,153	94.00–99.00	97.32
9	—	1,257	107.00–114.00	109.69
20	—	1,210	100.00–106.00	103.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,099	95.00–97.00	95.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	132.00	132.00
5	—	1,726	121.00–125.00	123.40
3	—	1,435	114.00–119.00	115.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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