Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with high dressing breakers up to 109.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 100.00 per head lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.71/cwt on 419 head.

Average price

$211.71

419 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$15.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.92

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	213.88	1,097	80
Medium and Large 1-2	711	213.75	1,520	230
Medium and Large 2	505	206.09	1,041	105
Medium and Large 3	488	198.25	966	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.63/cwt here — about $130 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 sale419 hd

211.71

—

AL average16 barns · 2,069 hd

210.78

+0.92

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	—	High	1,635	113.02	1,848	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	93.97	1,393	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	92.28	1,126	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	89.00	868	1thin

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)	—	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,200	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	4thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	—	362	228.61/cwt	225.00–230.00	828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	205.54/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,089	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	616	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	195.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,132	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	214.12/cwt	210.00–217.50	889	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	213.75/cwt	213.75–213.75	1,520	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	208.90/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,166	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	218.99/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,038	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	223.60/cwt	220.00–228.00	923	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	212.32/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	181.64/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	188.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,184	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	251.36/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	209.33/cwt	207.00–212.00	992	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	250.19/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,043	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	219.23/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,353	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	234.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,123	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	231.62/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,355	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	233.51/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,207	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	88.32/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,106	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	868	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	98.02/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,510	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	91.95/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,336	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,448	100.96/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,462	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	92.49/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,078	23
Bulls	—	—	1,798	121.44/cwt	120.00–123.00	2,183	2
Bulls	—	—	1,662	113.61/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,888	6
Bulls	—	—	1,514	107.93/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,634	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,200.00/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	216.71/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,229	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	202.56/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,203	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	233.47/cwt	232.00–235.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	222.25/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,162	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	351	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	255.82/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,207	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	266.96/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,111	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	3

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 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,194Last week 1,008Year ago 1,020

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 129Year ago 137

Replacement CattleReceipts 81Last week 75Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	362	225.00–230.00	228.61
25	—	530	200.00–213.00	205.54
13	—	578	190.00–200.00	195.88
26	—	415	210.00–217.50	214.12
3	—	680	180.00–185.00	181.64
7	—	628	185.00–190.00	188.55
13	—	474	207.00–212.00	209.33
3	—	730	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	202.00	202.00
41	—	558	207.00–210.00	208.90
18	—	474	215.00–222.00	218.99
10	—	413	220.00–228.00	223.60
8	—	512	210.00–215.00	212.32
2	—	363	232.00–235.00	233.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
230	—	711	213.75	213.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	205.00	205.00
1	—	405	208.00	208.00
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
1	—	520	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	250.00–252.00	251.36
2	—	455	265.00	265.00
4	—	603	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
1	—	515	215.00	215.00
1	—	470	228.00	228.00
2	—	573	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	417	240.00–255.00	250.19
12	—	478	230.00–240.00	234.91
2	—	722	190.00	190.00
16	—	567	215.00–222.00	216.71
2	—	670	200.00–205.00	202.56
9	—	523	220.00–225.00	222.25
3	—	351	262.50	262.50
1	—	620	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	617	215.00–222.00	219.23
13	—	585	228.00–235.00	231.62
16	—	517	230.00–240.00	233.51
21	—	472	245.00–265.00	255.82
15	—	416	260.00–280.00	266.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,252	86.00–89.00	88.32
4	—	1,448	97.00–107.00	100.96
23	—	1,166	90.00–96.00	92.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	89.00	89.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	97.00–99.00	98.02
6	—	1,453	90.00–95.00	91.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	120.00–123.00	121.44
6	—	1,662	112.00–115.00	113.61
4	—	1,514	106.00–110.00	107.93

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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