Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with high dressing boning cows up to 121.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $226.55/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$226.55

167 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$16.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.12

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	464	230.99	1,071	23
Medium and Large 1-2	727	228.12	1,659	96
Medium and Large 2	484	222.13	1,074	43
Medium and Large 3	476	214.00	1,019	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.99/cwt here — about $52 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 sale167 hd

226.55

—

AL average9 barns · 1,285 hd

223.43

+3.12

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	—	High	1,754	123.19	2,160	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	112.08	1,624	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	108.18	1,272	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	99.63	1,011	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)	—	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,838	4thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	578	224.42/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,297	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	213.51/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	231.70/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,226	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	245.69/cwt	245.00–247.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	210.02/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,376	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,837.50/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	232.74/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,331	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	271.97/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,159	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	253.82/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,061	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	226.71/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,394	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	239.20/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,119	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	220.34/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,133	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	228.45/cwt	224.00–235.00	962	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	229.79/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,059	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	295.99/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	208.50/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	1,647	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	244.83/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	257.78/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,212	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	214.02/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	233.18/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,010	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	222.07/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,033	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	226.67/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	203.48/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	238.96/cwt	237.00–240.00	889	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	243.46/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,281	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,629	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	218.98/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,259	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	130.46/cwt	130.00–131.00	2,427	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	109.04/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,268	26
Bulls	—	—	1,878	124.82/cwt	122.00–129.00	2,344	5
Bulls	—	—	1,545	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,816	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	102.86/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,217	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	109.98/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,543	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	115.22/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,749	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	99.63/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,011	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	115.62/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,400	7

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 Sep 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 764Last week 808Year ago 1,059

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 93Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 31Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	578	220.00–227.00	224.42
2	—	638	210.00–217.00	213.51
9	—	529	230.00–235.00	231.70
4	—	655	208.00–212.00	210.02
9	—	418	250.00–260.00	253.82
11	—	468	230.00–245.00	239.20
2	—	380	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	230.00–237.00	232.74
10	—	426	265.00–280.00	271.97
2	—	383	290.00	290.00
7	—	615	225.00–230.00	226.71
13	—	470	250.00–265.00	257.78
7	—	526	240.00–250.00	243.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	245.00–247.00	245.69
6	—	461	227.00–232.00	229.79
6	—	433	230.00–235.00	233.18
6	—	512	225.00–227.00	226.67
2	—	575	218.00–220.00	218.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	195.00	195.00
9	—	514	217.00–222.00	220.34
13	—	421	224.00–235.00	228.45
2	—	600	205.00–212.00	208.50
3	—	560	212.00–215.00	214.02
10	—	465	220.00–225.00	222.07
2	—	675	202.00–205.00	203.48
3	—	372	237.00–240.00	238.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	210.00	210.00
1	—	445	220.00	220.00
2	—	463	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	687	239.75	239.75
22	—	862	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	240.00	240.00
1	—	655	225.00	225.00
2	—	528	240.00–250.00	244.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	255.00	255.00
2	—	423	295.00–297.00	295.99
2	—	455	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,837.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,860	130.00–131.00	130.46
5	—	1,878	122.00–129.00	124.82
4	—	1,545	117.00–118.00	117.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,163	106.00–113.00	109.04
14	—	1,183	101.00–105.00	102.86
7	—	1,211	114.00–118.00	115.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,403	106.00–113.00	109.98
6	—	1,518	114.00–117.00	115.22
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	98.00–101.00	99.63

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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