Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower with high dressing boning cows up to 101.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.20/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$216.20

150 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,207

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$32.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.67

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	586	229.50	1,345	84
Medium and Large 1	535	203.16	1,086	26
Medium and Large 3	438	197.50	864	2thin
Medium and Large 2	520	196.69	1,023	38

One grade step is worth $32.81/cwt here — about $322 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 sale150 hd

216.20

—

AL average13 barns · 1,334 hd

206.53

+9.67

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	1,838	112.99	2,076	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	92.06	1,323	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	90.83	1,124	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,263	84.33	1,065	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)	—	$1,430	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	2thin

Every lot, as filed

48 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	—	468	222.95/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,043	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	200.99/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	192.34/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,202	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	186.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	204.30/cwt	200.00–205.00	993	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	194.21/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,035	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	212.98/cwt	210.00–215.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,345	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	207.53/cwt	205.00–210.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	182.84/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	230.40/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,325	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	233.40/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,249	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,539	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	471	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	231.19/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,100	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	187.48/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	217.72/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,237	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	911	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	225.49/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,141	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	204.77/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	186.01/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	208.46/cwt	206.00–210.00	986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,247	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	231.80/cwt	230.00–235.00	997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	198.39/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,127	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	210.27/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,098	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	656	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,214	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,430.00/head	1,430.00–1,430.00	1,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,807	113.32/cwt	111.00–115.00	2,048	3
Bulls	—	—	2,048	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,417	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	1,798	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,052	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,474	91.93/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,355	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,377	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,263	84.33/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,065	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	91.40/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,146	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	96.14/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,286	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	86.39/cwt	84.00–88.00	988	12

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 950Last week 784Year ago 916

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 188Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 38Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	215.00–225.00	222.95
4	—	635	185.00–195.00	187.48
5	—	430	230.00–235.00	231.80
5	—	568	195.00–202.00	198.39
7	—	522	205.00–217.00	210.27
7	—	656	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	476	230.00–235.00	231.19
10	—	568	210.00–222.50	217.72
7	—	372	245.00	245.00
4	—	506	220.00–230.00	225.49
1	—	615	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	210.00	210.00
1	—	435	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	200.00–202.00	200.99
3	—	625	190.00–195.00	192.34
4	—	413	210.00–215.00	212.98
4	—	526	202.00–207.00	204.77
2	—	655	185.00–187.00	186.01
6	—	473	206.00–210.00	208.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
1	—	455	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	185.00–190.00	186.41
11	—	486	200.00–205.00	204.30
9	—	533	190.00–197.00	194.21
1	—	695	180.00	180.00
7	—	419	205.00–210.00	207.53
5	—	624	180.00–185.00	182.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	586	229.50	229.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	220.00	220.00
13	—	575	225.00–231.00	230.40
3	—	535	230.00–240.00	233.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	659	233.50	233.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	260.00	260.00

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	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,430.00	1,430.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,807	111.00–115.00	113.32
2	—	2,048	118.00	118.00
2	—	1,673	107.00–108.00	107.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	88.00	88.00
7	—	1,474	90.00–94.00	91.93
1	—	1,420	97.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	83.00–86.00	84.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,254	89.00–95.00	91.40
8	—	1,338	95.00–98.00	96.14
12	—	1,144	84.00–88.00	86.39

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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