Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $233.40/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$233.40

228 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

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

$30.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.94

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	598	246.50	1,474	80
Medium and Large 1	541	227.70	1,231	74
Medium and Large 2	485	225.20	1,092	72
Medium and Large 3	488	216.00	1,053	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.50/cwt here — about $421 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 sale228 hd

233.40

—

AL average12 barns · 1,543 hd

222.46

+10.94

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	1,728	128.01	2,212	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,450	112.51	1,631	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	110.47	1,374	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	104.99	1,185	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,409	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,783	3thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	727	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	208.47/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	234.82/cwt	230.00–239.00	989	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	241.37/cwt	240.00–245.00	920	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	206.01/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	238.73/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,124	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	214.97/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	246.50/cwt	246.50–246.50	1,474	80
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	283.33/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	229.97/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,198	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	242.69/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,029	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,487	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	244.26/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,683	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	213.11/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,213	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,284	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	280.03/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	291.61/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,248	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	221.53/cwt	218.00–222.50	1,358	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,163	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	274.42/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,284	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	286.15/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,228	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	230.98/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,312	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	238.58/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,229	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	105.57/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,266	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,185	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	107.54/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,511	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	120.55/cwt	120.00–121.00	1,993	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	110.97/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,520	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	110.61/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,415	12
Bulls	—	—	1,832	128.61/cwt	128.00–129.00	2,356	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	116.28/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,456	9
Bulls	—	—	1,570	121.13/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,902	2
Bulls	—	—	1,730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,318	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,409.29/head	1,305.00–1,500.00	1,409	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,783.33/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	220.74/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,260	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,240	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	463	245.66/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	228.13/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,184	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	289.05/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,149	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	220.66/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,123	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	211.08/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,288	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	281.76/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,057	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	220.63/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,244	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	227.61/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,070	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	667	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,507	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	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 Aug 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 818Last week 805Year ago 711

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 79Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 98Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	727	200.00	200.00
2	—	660	205.00–212.00	208.47
7	—	471	235.00–242.00	238.73
3	—	615	212.00–220.00	214.97
15	—	521	225.00–238.00	229.97
13	—	424	240.00–247.00	242.69
24	—	564	215.00–227.00	220.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	421	230.00–239.00	234.82
7	—	381	240.00–245.00	241.37
5	—	607	205.00–210.00	206.01
12	—	569	210.00–217.00	213.11
1	—	680	200.00	200.00
14	—	509	215.00–222.50	220.66
14	—	470	220.00–230.00	227.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	598	246.50	246.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	225.00	225.00
1	—	555	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	226.00	226.00
1	—	560	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	300.00	300.00
5	—	569	265.00	265.00
13	—	689	235.00–245.00	244.26
9	—	703	241.00	241.00
4	—	463	290.00	290.00
3	—	428	290.00–295.00	291.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	280.00–285.00	283.33
5	—	509	255.00	255.00
3	—	613	242.50	242.50
2	—	453	275.00–285.00	280.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	613	218.00–222.50	221.53
10	—	468	270.00–280.00	274.42
15	—	429	280.00–295.00	286.15
4	—	568	230.00–232.00	230.98
12	—	515	235.00–245.00	238.58
4	—	368	280.00–295.00	289.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	423	270.00–280.00	274.95
8	—	571	217.00–225.00	220.74
11	—	477	255.00–265.00	259.96
8	—	519	225.00–232.00	228.13
11	—	610	207.00–215.00	211.08
3	—	375	280.00–285.00	281.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	220.00	220.00
3	—	463	245.00–247.00	245.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,199	103.00–107.00	105.57
12	—	1,279	108.00–113.00	110.61
9	—	1,252	114.00–120.00	116.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,129	104.00–106.00	104.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	107.00–108.00	107.54
2	—	1,653	120.00–121.00	120.55
4	—	1,370	109.00–112.00	110.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,832	128.00–129.00	128.61
2	—	1,570	119.00–123.00	121.13
2	—	1,730	134.00	134.00

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)	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	—	1,305.00–1,500.00	1,409.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,783.33

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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Slaughter Cattle

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