Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-11-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower with high dressing boning cows up to 107.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.46/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$227.46

238 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,370

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$254

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

$27.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.17

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	252.95	1,184	5thin
Medium and Large 2	509	230.47	1,172	57
Medium and Large 1-2	637	225.77	1,438	176

One grade step is worth $27.18/cwt here — about −$254 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 sale238 hd

227.46

—

AL average7 barns · 653 hd

236.64

−9.17

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	1,922	109.36	2,102	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,282	92.57	1,186	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	92.51	1,366	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	84.35	989	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)	—	$1,305	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,610	5

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 3	—	405	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	183.03/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,151	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	216.24/cwt	212.00–220.00	915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	687	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,340	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	217.15/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,049	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	223.20/cwt	220.00–226.00	929	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	178.39/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	198.22/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,138	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,279	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	206.44/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,082	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	221.63/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,201	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,515	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	243.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,012	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,370	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	196.78/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,051	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	252.95/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,184	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	218.93/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,340	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	207.57/cwt	207.00–208.00	969	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	228.21/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,063	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	222.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	930	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	208.54/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,097	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	215.00/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,150	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	203.62/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	207.95/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,151	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	241.95/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,123	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,242	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	191.99/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	202.57/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,169	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	239.84/cwt	230.00–245.00	995	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	254.70/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,080	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	954	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	193.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,233	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,631.25/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,631	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,305.00/head	1,220.00–1,390.00	1,305	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	—	2,235	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,615	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	103.47/cwt	103.00–104.00	1,679	2
Bulls	—	—	2,017	110.74/cwt	109.00–112.00	2,234	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	98.24/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,396	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	97.04/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,418	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	90.57/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,347	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,289	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	92.64/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,186	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	84.35/cwt	83.00–85.00	989	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	88.01/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,034	14

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,016Last week 1,194Year ago 992

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 112Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 81Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	206.00	206.00
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	180.00–185.00	183.03
13	—	423	212.00–220.00	216.24
2	—	727	165.00	165.00
3	—	673	175.00–180.00	178.39
8	—	574	185.00–210.00	198.22
8	—	534	192.00–200.00	196.78
7	—	467	207.00–208.00	207.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	687	195.00	195.00
4	—	615	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	483	210.00–222.00	217.15
23	—	416	220.00–226.00	223.20
6	—	524	205.00–210.00	206.44
5	—	627	190.00–195.00	191.99
19	—	577	200.00–205.00	202.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	542	221.00–225.00	221.63
3	—	568	219.00	219.00
25	—	415	240.00–250.00	243.93
17	—	612	214.00–220.00	218.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	672	225.50	225.50
94	—	606	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	250.00–255.00	252.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	466	205.00–245.00	228.21
14	—	526	195.00–215.00	208.54
5	—	575	205.00–210.00	207.95
13	—	415	230.00–245.00	239.84
1	—	360	265.00	265.00
3	—	638	190.00–195.00	193.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	418	220.00–225.00	222.49
4	—	590	195.00	195.00
1	—	535	187.00	187.00
2	—	490	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	215.00	215.00
7	—	535	205.00–225.00	215.00
3	—	622	200.00–206.00	203.62
7	—	464	235.00–250.00	241.95
11	—	424	250.00–265.00	254.70

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	4	—	—	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,631.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,525.00	1,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,220.00–1,390.00	1,305.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,235	117.00	117.00
2	—	1,623	103.00–104.00	103.47
3	—	2,017	109.00–112.00	110.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,421	95.00–102.00	98.24
24	—	1,280	90.00–96.00	92.64
14	—	1,175	86.00–89.00	88.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,461	96.00–99.00	97.04
7	—	1,487	89.00–93.00	90.57
1	—	1,465	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,172	83.00–85.00	84.35

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Replacement Cattle

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