Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $213.16/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$213.16

122 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$8.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.10

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	217.38	1,082	58
Medium and Large 2	483	209.34	1,012	64

One grade step is worth $8.04/cwt here — about $71 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 sale122 hd

213.16

—

AL average14 barns · 1,428 hd

211.07

+2.10

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	—	Low	1,819	112.90	2,054	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,500	92.28	1,384	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,279	91.04	1,164	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	82.91	936	6thin

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)	—	$1,242	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,123	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,450	2thin

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	607	206.34/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,252	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	253.75/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,157	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	261.44/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,129	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	212.44/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,207	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	236.72/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,115	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	217.30/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,156	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	224.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,246	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,320	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	239.50/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	198.14/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,157	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	205.98/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,153	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	226.04/cwt	225.00–227.50	832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	263.75/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,219	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	219.14/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,039	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	215.66/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,139	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	209.59/cwt	207.00–212.00	987	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	214.12/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,394	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	214.79/cwt	210.00–218.00	915	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	204.80/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,069	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	219.32/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	247.21/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,063	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	198.37/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	223.42/cwt	220.00–228.00	961	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	229.99/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,180	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,123.00/head	1,050.00–1,190.00	1,123	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,241.67/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,242	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	105.47/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,909	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,507	1
Bulls	—	—	1,743	113.79/cwt	111.00–117.00	1,983	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	86.92/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,060	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,241	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	82.91/cwt	79.00–84.00	936	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	91.58/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,175	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	96.36/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,332	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	95.33/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,459	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	92.11/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,377	11

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 Dec 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 1,016Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 124Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 37Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	205.00–207.00	206.34
16	—	456	245.00–260.00	253.75
13	—	432	255.00–270.00	261.44
3	—	555	218.00–220.00	219.32
6	—	513	225.00–235.00	229.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	210.00–215.00	212.44
11	—	471	227.00–242.00	236.72
9	—	532	215.00–220.00	217.30
12	—	430	237.00–250.00	247.21
3	—	623	195.00–200.00	198.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	555	220.00–225.00	224.53
1	—	520	235.00	235.00
6	—	614	215.00	215.00
1	—	395	280.00	280.00
3	—	467	255.00	255.00
23	—	651	210.00–215.00	214.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	237.00–242.00	239.50
4	—	462	260.00–265.00	263.75
1	—	435	285.00	285.00
1	—	365	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	584	190.00–200.00	198.14
8	—	368	225.00–227.50	226.04
12	—	471	207.00–212.00	209.59
17	—	426	210.00–218.00	214.79
11	—	522	202.00–207.00	204.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	205.00–207.00	205.98
13	—	474	217.00–222.00	219.14
29	—	528	210.00–218.00	215.66
12	—	430	220.00–228.00	223.42

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)	5	—	—	1,050.00–1,190.00	1,123.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,241.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	103.00–108.00	105.47
1	—	1,990	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,743	111.00–117.00	113.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,220	84.00–88.00	86.92
24	—	1,283	89.00–94.00	91.58
3	—	1,382	95.00–98.00	96.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,530	95.00–96.00	95.33
11	—	1,495	90.00–94.00	92.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,129	79.00–84.00	82.91

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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Replacement Cattle

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