Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, however a lower undertone was noted. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold 60.00 to 75.00 per head higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.61/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$218.61

269 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$505

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

$34.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.94

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	229.14	1,222	135
Medium and Large 2	488	220.82	1,077	68
Medium and Large 3	455	213.50	971	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	889	194.23	1,727	64

One grade step is worth $34.90/cwt here — about −$505 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 sale269 hd

218.61

—

AL average15 barns · 2,052 hd

217.68

+0.94

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	1,761	122.84	2,163	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,486	107.92	1,603	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	102.88	1,235	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	96.47	941	2thin

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)	—	$1,660	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,452	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,813	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,453	8

Every lot, as filed

55 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 2	—	433	234.09/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,014	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	238.36/cwt	235.00–240.00	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	198.18/cwt	192.00–202.50	1,199	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,560	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	247.33/cwt	245.00–250.00	918	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	241.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	205.48/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,186	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	223.75/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,054	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,256	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,362	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	213.24/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,105	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	219.30/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,317	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	547	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,296	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	746	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	968	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,502	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,329	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	228.29/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,283	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	252.52/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,179	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	205.99/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	262.86/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,107	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	109.18/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,324	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	103.43/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,250	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	97.93/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,152	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	106.32/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,536	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,403	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,622	113.59/cwt	112.00–116.00	1,842	5
Bulls	—	—	1,845	125.98/cwt	125.00–127.00	2,324	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	118.14/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,932	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	96.47/cwt	96.00–97.00	941	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,453.13/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,453	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,452.00/head	1,405.00–1,480.00	1,452	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,660.00/head	1,600.00–1,740.00	1,660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	234.83/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,120	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	245.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,044	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	237.17/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,233	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	208.28/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,281	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	235.78/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,127	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	195.25/cwt	195.25–195.25	1,732	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	222.02/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,350	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	213.44/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,338	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	223.44/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,178	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	221.67/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,170	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,145	2

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,113Last week 0Year ago 746

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 0Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 0Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	433	225.00–242.00	234.09
6	—	362	235.00–240.00	238.36
5	—	605	192.00–202.50	198.18
9	—	577	202.00–210.00	205.48
17	—	471	220.00–227.00	223.75
13	—	518	210.00–217.50	213.24
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	207.00	207.00
1	—	405	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	245.00–250.00	247.33
5	—	408	240.00–245.00	241.99
3	—	568	218.00–220.00	219.30
37	—	477	230.00–242.00	234.83
13	—	627	205.00–215.00	213.44
14	—	527	222.00–227.00	223.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	580	227.00	227.00
12	—	547	237.00	237.00
22	—	608	220.00–225.00	222.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	887	195.25	195.25
4	—	923	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	664	235.00	235.00
10	—	474	265.00	265.00
21	—	516	264.00	264.00
11	—	336	288.00	288.00
2	—	432	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	746	238.00	238.00
8	—	655	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	639	235.00	235.00
5	—	521	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	562	220.00–235.00	228.29
18	—	467	245.00–260.00	252.52
2	—	630	215.00–220.00	217.52
2	—	670	205.00–207.00	205.99
5	—	421	260.00–265.00	262.86
9	—	520	230.00–245.00	237.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	210.00–215.00	213.31
14	—	426	240.00–250.00	245.09
3	—	615	205.00–210.00	208.28
13	—	478	230.00–240.00	235.78
7	—	528	218.00–225.00	221.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,213	107.00–112.00	109.18
25	—	1,209	100.00–106.00	103.43
13	—	1,176	95.00–99.00	97.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,445	103.00–109.00	106.32
1	—	1,375	102.00	102.00
5	—	1,622	112.00–116.00	113.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	96.00–97.00	96.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,845	125.00–127.00	125.98
2	—	1,635	117.00–119.00	118.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,453.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	—	1,405.00–1,480.00	1,452.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,740.00	1,660.00

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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