Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher with high dressing breaking cows up to 108.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $214.96/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$214.96

111 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$15.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.80

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	217.53	1,108	60
Medium and Large 2	467	212.55	992	48
Medium and Large 3	470	202.33	951	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about $157 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 sale111 hd

214.96

—

AL average13 barns · 1,286 hd

209.16

+5.80

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	1,781	117.74	2,097	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,577	96.44	1,521	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	95.87	1,210	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	87.52	873	4thin

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)	—	$1,215	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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 1	—	478	222.29/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,063	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	204.71/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,052	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	234.84/cwt	232.50–236.00	1,599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	205.25/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,143	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	216.28/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,164	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	288.04/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,175	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,513	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	248.47/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,372	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	276.16/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,301	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,096	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	492	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,402	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	234.32/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,076	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	218.98/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,154	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	201.64/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	245.13/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,076	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	210.68/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	228.24/cwt	225.00–235.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,062	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	217.80/cwt	212.00–220.00	921	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	198.03/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,156	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	209.86/cwt	207.00–212.00	991	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	208.04/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,115	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	213.53/cwt	212.00–215.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	193.28/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	224.87/cwt	220.00–230.00	938	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	201.64/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,139	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	212.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,017	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,215.00/head	1,180.00–1,250.00	1,215	2
Bulls	—	—	1,769	119.35/cwt	118.00–122.00	2,111	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	103.85/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,530	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	92.03/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,357	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	87.52/cwt	85.00–89.00	873	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	103.57/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,402	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	96.84/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,612	7
Bulls	—	—	1,885	126.04/cwt	124.00–128.00	2,376	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	114.22/cwt	112.00–116.00	2,010	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	91.48/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,107	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	96.19/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,217	17

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 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 784Last week 1,126Year ago 916

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 99Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	478	215.00–232.50	222.29
2	—	380	235.00	235.00
2	—	618	195.00–200.00	197.43
12	—	557	205.00–208.00	205.25
10	—	538	210.00–217.50	216.28
2	—	672	190.00	190.00
6	—	416	225.00–235.00	228.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	514	200.00–207.00	204.71
1	—	625	190.00	190.00
13	—	423	212.00–220.00	217.80
5	—	584	195.00–200.00	198.03
7	—	383	230.00	230.00
15	—	472	207.00–212.00	209.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	208.00	208.00
1	—	500	195.00	195.00
1	—	490	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	452	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	606	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	681	232.50–236.00	234.84
7	—	706	225.00	225.00
14	—	408	287.50–290.00	288.04
8	—	641	236.00	236.00
10	—	552	235.00–250.00	248.47
11	—	471	265.00–282.50	276.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	245.00	245.00
2	—	625	230.00	230.00
6	—	333	275.00	275.00
8	—	406	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	459	220.00–240.00	234.32
6	—	527	217.00–220.00	218.98
3	—	625	200.00–205.00	201.64
9	—	439	235.00–250.00	245.13
3	—	572	210.00–212.00	210.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	207.00	207.00
2	—	433	212.00–215.00	213.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	536	205.00–210.00	208.04
3	—	610	190.00–195.00	193.28
8	—	417	220.00–230.00	224.87
9	—	565	200.00–205.00	201.64
10	—	479	210.00–215.00	212.32

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	—	—	1,180.00–1,250.00	1,215.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,769	118.00–122.00	119.35
2	—	1,885	124.00–128.00	126.04
7	—	1,760	112.00–116.00	114.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	101.00–107.00	103.85
4	—	1,474	91.00–93.00	92.03
7	—	1,665	95.00–99.00	96.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	998	85.00–89.00	87.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,354	102.00–106.00	103.57
10	—	1,210	90.00–93.00	91.48
17	—	1,265	94.00–100.00	96.19

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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