Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $232.26/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$232.26

146 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,170

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$12.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.07

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	234.64	1,219	85
Medium and Large 2	483	229.16	1,106	59
Medium and Large 3	448	222.50	996	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.14/cwt here — about $224 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 sale146 hd

232.26

—

AL average14 barns · 1,942 hd

227.19

+5.07

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	1,443	124.12	1,791	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	110.99	1,665	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	109.49	1,416	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	104.53	1,176	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)	—	$1,849	42
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,768	17

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	253.00/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,047	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	304.36/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,150	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	276.91/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,149	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	232.72/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,333	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	217.40/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,208	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	219.71/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,283	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	928	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,720	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	270.98/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,365	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	224.61/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,175	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	240.90/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,229	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	244.81/cwt	240.00–247.00	994	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	209.02/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,281	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	292.56/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	228.19/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,091	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	236.74/cwt	230.00–240.00	992	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	275.01/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	237.55/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,102	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	221.35/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,386	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	246.01/cwt	245.00–247.00	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	240.91/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,253	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	238.75/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,051	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	213.40/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	212.83/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	232.02/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,188	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	229.66/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,350	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	243.43/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,159	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	225.34/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,293	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	235.39/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,118	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	224.91/cwt	217.00–228.00	1,406	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	265.76/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,262	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	207.97/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,404	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,931.25/head	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,931	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,016.67/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,017	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,821.53/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,822	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,717.31/head	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,717	13
Bulls	—	—	1,346	124.72/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,679	4
Bulls	—	—	1,813	134.07/cwt	131.00–137.00	2,431	2
Bulls	—	—	1,372	119.65/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,642	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,994	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	104.53/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,176	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	109.04/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,399	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,451	116.25/cwt	114.00–121.00	1,687	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	110.29/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,633	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	105.01/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,249	4

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 649Last week 818Year ago 917

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 98Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 123Last week 57Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	245.00–260.00	253.00
6	—	531	225.00–230.00	227.52
7	—	380	270.00–280.00	275.01
5	—	605	210.00–215.00	213.40
10	—	476	239.00–250.00	243.43
18	—	574	222.00–235.00	225.34
3	—	675	207.00–210.00	207.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	295.00–310.00	304.36
18	—	415	265.00–280.00	276.91
4	—	573	230.00–237.00	232.72
5	—	662	212.00–220.00	217.40
7	—	520	235.00–247.00	240.91
16	—	625	217.00–228.00	224.91
12	—	475	255.00–270.00	265.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	235.00–240.00	238.75
5	—	475	235.00–237.00	235.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	584	215.00–224.00	219.71
14	—	523	220.00–227.00	224.61
4	—	613	208.00–210.00	209.02
14	—	478	225.00–230.00	228.19
15	—	419	230.00–240.00	236.74
6	—	372	245.00–247.00	246.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	220.00	220.00
1	—	445	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	510	240.00–242.00	240.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	406	240.00–247.00	244.81
8	—	464	235.00–240.00	237.55
9	—	626	218.00–227.00	221.35
6	—	653	210.00–217.00	212.83
10	—	512	230.00–235.00	232.02
12	—	588	227.00–232.00	229.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	242.00	242.00
5	—	480	270.00–275.00	270.98
10	—	520	262.50	262.50
2	—	410	290.00–295.00	292.56
8	—	623	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	185.00	185.00
1	—	780	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	708	243.00	243.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,875.00–2,000.00	1,931.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	—	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,016.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	36	—	—	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,821.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	—	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,717.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,346	122.00–128.00	124.72
2	—	1,813	131.00–137.00	134.07
5	—	1,372	116.00–121.00	119.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	118.00	118.00
10	—	1,481	108.00–113.00	110.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,125	102.00–106.00	104.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,283	104.00–113.00	109.04
4	—	1,451	114.00–121.00	116.25
4	—	1,189	104.00–106.00	105.01

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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Replacement Cattle

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