Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $221.33/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$221.33

182 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$13.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.33

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	229.37	1,196	36
Medium and Large 1-2	826	223.01	1,842	71
Medium and Large 2	543	215.89	1,173	72
Medium and Large 3	473	215.67	1,021	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.70/cwt here — about $175 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 sale182 hd

221.33

—

AL average15 barns · 1,765 hd

221.66

−0.33

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	1,887	125.60	2,369	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	107.01	1,282	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	106.83	1,595	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	95.20	952	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)	—	$1,550	2thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1	—	478	275.62/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,317	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	252.18/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,296	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	242.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	226.77/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,070	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	226.75/cwt	226.75–226.75	1,855	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	233.44/cwt	225.00–237.00	959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	215.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	198.36/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	242.40/cwt	240.00–245.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	912	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	236.40/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,113	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	214.45/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,585	81
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	297.51/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	277.98/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,184	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	225.99/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	110.68/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,697	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	95.20/cwt	92.00–98.00	952	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	100.68/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,487	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	106.06/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,550	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	107.39/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,295	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	102.41/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,197	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	116.42/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,453	6
Bulls	—	—	1,770	115.77/cwt	115.00–117.00	2,049	2
Bulls	—	—	2,100	133.34/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,800	3
Bulls	—	—	1,805	124.89/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,254	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	287.45/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	218.37/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	267.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,137	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	255.00/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,196	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	229.09/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,210	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	237.39/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,253	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	227.22/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,318	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	190.00/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,397	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	218.55/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,117	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,043	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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 808Last week 651Year ago 859

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 106Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 36Year ago 44

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	478	265.00–280.00	275.62
12	—	514	245.00–260.00	252.18
10	—	426	275.00–280.00	277.98
2	—	560	235.00	235.00
2	—	605	225.00–227.00	225.99
1	—	730	205.00	205.00
2	—	388	285.00–290.00	287.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	195.00	195.00
3	—	618	215.00–220.00	218.37
8	—	426	260.00–270.00	267.00
12	—	469	245.00–260.00	255.00
8	—	528	230.00–240.00	237.39
4	—	580	225.00–230.00	227.22
1	—	665	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	240.00	240.00
1	—	535	225.00	225.00
1	—	405	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	240.00–245.00	242.32
5	—	565	225.00	225.00
5	—	607	210.00–220.00	215.98
1	—	705	200.00	200.00
7	—	471	235.00–240.00	236.40
1	—	355	250.00	250.00
13	—	528	225.00–232.00	229.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	195.00	195.00
22	—	472	220.00–232.50	226.77
9	—	411	225.00–237.00	233.44
3	—	615	195.00–200.00	198.36
2	—	380	240.00–245.00	242.40
4	—	573	212.00–217.00	214.45
1	—	325	250.00	250.00
17	—	735	182.50–192.50	190.00
13	—	511	215.00–222.00	218.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	818	226.75	226.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	220.00	220.00
1	—	535	212.00	212.00
1	—	485	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	912	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	624	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	270.00	270.00
4	—	423	295.00–300.00	297.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,533	110.00–112.00	110.68
3	—	1,477	97.00–103.00	100.68
6	—	1,461	104.00–109.00	106.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,000	92.00–98.00	95.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,206	106.00–112.00	107.39
13	—	1,169	100.00–105.00	102.41
6	—	1,248	114.00–119.00	116.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,770	115.00–117.00	115.77
3	—	2,100	132.00–135.00	133.34
5	—	1,805	123.00–128.00	124.89

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	—	—	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550.00

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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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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