Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady. feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. 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 $225.05/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$225.05

122 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$7.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	470	225.95	1,061	71
Medium and Large 1	538	224.13	1,207	48
Medium and Large 3	457	218.33	997	3thin

One grade step is worth $7.62/cwt here — about $64 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 sale122 hd

225.05

—

AL average13 barns · 1,660 hd

224.02

+1.03

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	1,728	125.99	2,176	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,444	107.10	1,547	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	106.95	1,293	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	95.05	944	6thin

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)	—	$1,435	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,508	3thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	306.52/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	241.23/cwt	240.00–242.50	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	241.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	216.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,121	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	225.65/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,158	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	217.88/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,244	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	223.36/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,088	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	210.67/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	283.09/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,322	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	233.92/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	232.42/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	306.45/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	228.51/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	277.75/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,161	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	242.16/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,153	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	286.67/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	255.22/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,223	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	236.72/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,359	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	102.94/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,161	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	113.75/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,232	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,664	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,532	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	108.00/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,386	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	95.05/cwt	93.00–97.00	944	6
Bulls	—	—	1,280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,536	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	2,310	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,444	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,435.00/head	1,400.00–1,470.00	1,435	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,508.33/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,508	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	273.61/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,040	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	258.00/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,112	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	225.68/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	232.16/cwt	225.00–235.00	998	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	231.30/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	232.29/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,217	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	215.55/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,364	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	760	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,649	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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 651Last week 649Year ago 990

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 91Year ago 270

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 123Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	235.00	235.00
1	—	545	205.00	205.00
1	—	465	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	240.00–242.50	241.23
1	—	320	245.00	245.00
10	—	519	210.00–220.00	216.07
20	—	487	220.00–230.00	223.36
2	—	638	205.00–207.00	206.00
3	—	560	210.00–212.00	210.67
27	—	430	225.00–235.00	232.16
2	—	665	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	410	240.00–245.00	241.49
18	—	513	222.00–230.00	225.65
11	—	571	216.00–225.00	217.88
3	—	470	230.00–232.00	231.30
9	—	633	215.00–220.00	215.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	215.00	215.00
9	—	476	235.00–245.00	242.16
7	—	380	270.00–275.00	273.61
14	—	431	252.00–265.00	258.00
1	—	670	205.00	205.00
6	—	575	222.00–230.00	225.68
9	—	524	227.00–235.00	232.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	225.00–232.00	228.51
11	—	418	270.00–285.00	277.75
3	—	355	285.00–290.00	286.67
10	—	479	250.00–260.00	255.22
5	—	574	232.00–245.00	236.72
3	—	671	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	215.00	215.00
1	—	470	230.00	230.00
1	—	545	224.00	224.00
1	—	430	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	300.00–310.00	306.52
1	—	405	295.00	295.00
3	—	512	255.00	255.00
2	—	628	231.00–237.00	233.92
3	—	482	255.00–265.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	467	270.00–290.00	283.09
1	—	570	255.00	255.00
2	—	673	230.00–235.00	232.42
3	—	413	300.00–320.00	306.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,128	100.00–104.00	102.94
3	—	1,083	113.00–115.00	113.75
15	—	1,283	105.00–110.00	108.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	104.00	104.00
8	—	1,425	105.00–110.00	107.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	993	93.00–97.00	95.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,750	132.00	132.00
2	—	1,940	125.00–127.00	125.97

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)	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,470.00	1,435.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,508.33

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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