Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 118.00 cwt. Lightweight feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher with best demand. Heavyweight steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $266.57/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$266.57

150 head · 636 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$393

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

$55.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.82

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	307.23	1,431	18thin
Medium and Large 2	510	281.69	1,437	40
Medium and Large 1-2	724	252.05	1,824	92

One grade step is worth $55.18/cwt here — about −$393 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 sale150 hd

266.57

—

AL average15 barns · 1,424 hd

246.75

+19.82

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	1,613	121.85	1,965	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	108.67	1,532	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	103.73	1,219	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	93.25	973	3thin

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)	—	$1,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,546	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,400	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	440	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	221.20/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,146	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	218.04/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,258	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	230.98/cwt	227.00–240.00	986	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	222.63/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,013	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	214.51/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,100	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	196.99/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,257	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,576	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,619	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	327.54/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	343.67/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	238.81/cwt	237.00–242.00	993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	321.73/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	252.75/cwt	252.75–252.75	1,931	63
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,445	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	301.40/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,405	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	215.68/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	225.37/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,269	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	239.44/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,243	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	295.41/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,258	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	324.74/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,237	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	93.25/cwt	92.00–95.00	973	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,634	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,336	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	98.16/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,118	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	110.43/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,365	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	104.35/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,222	14
Bulls	—	—	1,592	116.63/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,857	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,371	1
Bulls	—	—	1,579	123.48/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,950	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,250.00/head	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,545.83/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,546	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,400	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	263.69/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,231	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	210.65/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	218.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	300.17/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	249.79/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	202.40/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,172	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	206.19/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	232.90/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,104	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,288	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	229.08/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,184	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	278.90/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,202	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	237.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	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 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 805Last week 706Year ago 755

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 85Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 36Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	222.00	222.00
1	—	470	215.00	215.00
1	—	575	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	180.00	180.00
13	—	427	227.00–240.00	230.98
25	—	455	217.00–225.00	222.63
12	—	513	210.00–217.00	214.51
5	—	638	195.00–200.00	196.99
12	—	579	200.00–210.00	202.40
5	—	357	235.00–240.00	237.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	518	220.00–225.00	221.20
5	—	577	215.00–220.00	218.04
2	—	760	187.00	187.00
6	—	416	237.00–242.00	238.81
6	—	618	205.00–210.00	206.19
10	—	474	230.00–235.00	232.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	565	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	618	255.00	255.00
10	—	669	242.00	242.00
63	—	764	252.75	252.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	320.00–335.00	327.54
4	—	363	335.00–355.00	343.67
5	—	609	245.00	245.00
3	—	457	315.00–330.00	321.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	642	225.00	225.00
2	—	378	325.00–330.00	327.45
27	—	466	290.00–305.00	301.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	215.00–217.00	215.68
8	—	563	222.00–227.00	225.37
7	—	519	235.00–245.00	239.44
6	—	473	280.00–295.00	287.50
5	—	426	292.00–300.00	295.41
5	—	381	315.00–335.00	324.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	467	260.00–275.00	263.69
3	—	635	210.00–212.00	210.65
3	—	572	215.00–220.00	218.38
4	—	373	295.00–310.00	300.17
2	—	668	205.00–207.00	206.00
15	—	517	225.00–232.50	229.08
9	—	431	270.00–285.00	278.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	245.00–255.00	249.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	92.00–95.00	93.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,260	106.00	106.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,139	95.00–101.00	98.16
7	—	1,236	109.00–113.00	110.43
14	—	1,171	102.00–108.00	104.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,592	115.00–119.00	116.63
1	—	1,810	131.00	131.00
4	—	1,579	123.00–124.00	123.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,225.00–1,275.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,545.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,375.00–1,425.00	1,400.00

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

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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