Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.66/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$216.66

250 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$34.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.39

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	226.27	1,074	84
Medium and Large 1-2	776	218.50	1,696	69
Medium and Large 2	529	207.52	1,097	94
Medium and Large 3	547	191.65	1,048	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.62/cwt here — about $27 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 sale250 hd

216.66

—

AL average15 barns · 1,790 hd

211.27

+5.39

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	1,742	113.96	1,985	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,303	89.48	1,166	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	86.40	1,348	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	79.35	840	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,319	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	220.28/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,020	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	214.62/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,120	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	208.50/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,101	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	242.02/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,498	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	263.38/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,219	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	206.01/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	848	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	202.00/cwt	198.00–205.00	1,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,157	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,688	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	233.45/cwt	230.00–237.00	978	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	238.74/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,327	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	861	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,808	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,342	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,532	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	251.22/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	218.55/cwt	212.00–222.00	1,250	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	238.38/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,113	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	206.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,167	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	229.88/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,186	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	209.59/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,318	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	88.72/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,381	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	84.02/cwt	83.00–86.00	970	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,456	96.18/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,400	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	79.35/cwt	78.00–82.00	840	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	83.50/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,305	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	89.30/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,169	18
Bulls	—	—	1,601	111.45/cwt	109.00–114.00	1,784	5
Bulls	—	—	1,977	118.15/cwt	115.00–120.00	2,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	216.28/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,138	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	616	196.11/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,208	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	190.99/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	951	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	230.88/cwt	225.00–240.00	970	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	194.23/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	223.12/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,051	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	195.32/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,236	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	199.37/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,126	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	221.44/cwt	215.00–225.00	952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,696	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	209.33/cwt	207.00–212.00	975	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	190.93/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,380	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

Tue Oct 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,126Last week 1,148Year ago 987

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 116Year ago 77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	605	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	190.00	190.00
2	—	535	190.00–195.00	192.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	463	215.00–225.00	220.28
6	—	522	212.00–217.00	214.62
2	—	560	205.00–207.00	206.01
13	—	335	253.00	253.00
4	—	621	198.00–205.00	202.00
12	—	419	230.00–237.00	233.45
13	—	398	239.00	239.00
4	—	655	192.00–200.00	194.23
2	—	723	187.00–195.00	190.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	528	200.00–210.00	208.50
13	—	633	190.00–196.00	195.32
8	—	565	195.00–202.00	199.37
7	—	430	215.00–225.00	221.44
10	—	466	207.00–212.00	209.33
2	—	383	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	776	218.50	218.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	265.00	265.00
2	—	458	250.00–255.00	252.54
1	—	620	220.00	220.00
33	—	556	230.00–240.00	238.74
12	—	861	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	619	235.00–242.50	242.02
3	—	463	260.00–270.00	263.38
19	—	514	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	734	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	603	254.00	254.00
1	—	470	287.00	287.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	245.00–260.00	251.22
6	—	572	212.00–222.00	218.55
6	—	467	235.00–245.00	238.38
5	—	516	225.00–235.00	229.88
5	—	629	207.00–217.00	209.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	566	200.00–210.00	206.16
8	—	526	210.00–220.00	216.28
11	—	616	192.00–200.00	196.11
2	—	658	190.00–192.00	190.99
21	—	420	225.00–240.00	230.88
2	—	365	250.00–255.00	252.57
21	—	471	220.00–230.00	223.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	215.00	215.00
1	—	525	205.00	205.00
1	—	565	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,557	85.00–93.00	88.72
4	—	1,563	82.00–85.00	83.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,154	83.00–86.00	84.02
7	—	1,456	94.00–98.00	96.18
18	—	1,309	87.00–93.00	89.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	78.00–82.00	79.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,601	109.00–114.00	111.45
3	—	1,977	115.00–120.00	118.15

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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