Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with high dressing cows up to 112.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 50.00 to 100.00 per head lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.57/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$221.57

249 head · 822 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$487

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

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.42

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	576	238.75	1,375	4thin
Medium and Large 1	642	234.00	1,503	25
Medium and Large 1-2	847	219.85	1,862	220

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about −$487 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 sale249 hd

221.57

—

AL average15 barns · 1,152 hd

229.99

−8.42

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	1,635	116.00	1,897	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,556	95.62	1,488	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	95.33	1,216	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	87.80	1,001	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,387	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

44 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 1	—	608	217.35/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	239.99/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,147	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	227.95/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	232.67/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,203	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	218.81/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,153	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	260.90/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,111	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	196.22/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,109	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	219.85/cwt	219.85–219.85	1,862	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,534	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	193.78/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	224.45/cwt	220.00–227.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	224.32/cwt	220.00–227.00	960	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	214.28/cwt	210.00–217.00	928	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	201.00/cwt	200.00–202.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	209.70/cwt	207.00–212.00	971	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	216.67/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,005	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	215.94/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,229	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	204.64/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,080	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	205.75/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,165	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	206.02/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	242.60/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,012	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,073	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	212.97/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,124	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,386.67/head	1,350.00–1,435.00	1,387	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	97.88/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,282	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	102.13/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,396	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,897	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	91.47/cwt	91.00–92.00	1,416	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	87.80/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,001	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	91.93/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,130	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	97.00/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,512	6

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 Nov 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,008Last week 950Year ago 918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 140Year ago 199

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 58Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	212.00–220.00	217.35
8	—	478	235.00–245.00	239.99
3	—	570	224.00–230.00	227.95
13	—	517	230.00–235.00	232.67
10	—	426	250.00–270.00	260.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	527	215.00–225.00	218.81
9	—	569	210.00–225.00	215.94
2	—	625	205.00–207.00	206.02
7	—	417	240.00–245.00	242.60
10	—	477	220.00–230.00	224.90
1	—	350	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	215.00	215.00
1	—	525	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	565	190.00–200.00	196.22
4	—	616	190.00–195.00	193.78
5	—	368	220.00–227.00	224.45
12	—	433	210.00–217.00	214.28
11	—	463	207.00–212.00	209.70
10	—	528	200.00–207.00	204.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	195.00	195.00
1	—	415	210.00	210.00
1	—	565	185.00	185.00
1	—	455	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	428	220.00–227.00	224.32
2	—	625	200.00–202.00	201.00
6	—	464	215.00–220.00	216.67
8	—	566	202.00–210.00	205.75
7	—	528	210.00–215.00	212.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	245.00	245.00
1	—	615	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	847	219.85	219.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	260.00	260.00
22	—	667	230.00	230.00
1	—	435	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	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,350.00–1,435.00	1,386.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,310	95.00–100.00	97.88
3	—	1,367	101.00–104.00	102.13
15	—	1,229	90.00–94.00	91.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,548	91.00–92.00	91.47
6	—	1,559	95.00–100.00	97.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	86.00–90.00	87.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	116.00	116.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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