Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.17/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −59.08 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$151.17

94 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

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

$4.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	152.90	794	56
Medium and Large 2	487	148.69	723	33
Medium and Large 3	436	148.23	647	5thin

One grade step is worth $4.67/cwt here — about $147 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

10 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $190.96, median $210.25 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale94 hd

151.17

—

AL average14 barns · 1,307 hd

136.04

+15.13

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−59.08

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	1,725	96.48	1,664	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,308	70.97	928	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,277	70.22	897	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,143	64.00	732	2thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	523	149.98/cwt	145.00–153.00	784	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	143.72/cwt	140.00–145.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	126.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	147.61/cwt	146.00–150.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	142.50/cwt	142.00–143.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	153.44/cwt	150.00–155.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	136.69/cwt	136.00–138.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	137.79/cwt	134.00–140.00	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	129.03/cwt	127.00–131.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	116.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	162.43/cwt	159.00–167.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,088	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	143.86/cwt	142.00–145.00	915	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	681	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	174.51/cwt	174.00–177.00	715	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	137.18/cwt	134.00–140.00	911	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	141.02/cwt	140.00–143.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	157.72/cwt	154.00–160.00	759	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	167.68/cwt	165.00–172.00	706	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	139.35/cwt	138.00–142.00	861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	126.67/cwt	125.00–128.00	922	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	732	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	70.97/cwt	70.00–72.00	928	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	66.31/cwt	65.00–67.00	794	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	77.39/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,184	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	69.88/cwt	68.00–74.00	871	32
Bulls	—	—	1,513	91.19/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,380	6
Bulls	—	—	1,836	102.96/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,890	4
Bulls	—	—	1,863	97.46/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,816	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,116.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,150.00	—	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,055.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,075.00	—	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	131.74/cwt	128.00–134.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	162.04/cwt	160.00–164.00	692	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	174.12/cwt	170.00–177.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	177.62/cwt	175.00–180.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	148.35/cwt	144.00–152.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	139.00/cwt	135.00–142.00	713	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	751	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	135.17/cwt	135.00–136.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	151.38/cwt	150.00–154.00	639	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 Aug 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 716Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 93Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 90Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	523	145.00–153.00	149.98
5	—	664	134.00–140.00	137.18
3	—	562	140.00–143.00	141.02
11	—	481	154.00–160.00	157.72
12	—	421	165.00–172.00	167.68
6	—	618	138.00–142.00	139.35
3	—	728	125.00–128.00	126.67
2	—	368	175.00–180.00	177.62
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	128.00–134.00	131.74
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
7	—	427	160.00–164.00	162.04
3	—	322	170.00–177.00	174.12
6	—	483	144.00–152.00	148.35
2	—	578	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	355	165.00	165.00
8	—	513	135.00–142.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	157.00	157.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
3	—	422	150.00–154.00	151.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	140.00–145.00	143.72
3	—	568	125.00–130.00	126.72
3	—	365	146.00–150.00	147.61
3	—	320	150.00–155.00	153.44
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
9	—	481	134.00–140.00	137.79
5	—	520	127.00–131.00	129.03
3	—	670	115.00–118.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	142.00–143.00	142.50
3	—	417	136.00–138.00	136.69
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	122.00	122.00
3	—	628	128.00–132.00	129.99
1	—	355	157.00	157.00
2	—	460	144.00–145.00	144.51
10	—	569	132.00	132.00
6	—	513	135.00–136.00	135.17
3	—	403	150.00–154.00	152.00
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	159.00–167.00	162.43
7	—	508	156.00–158.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	800	136.00	136.00
7	—	636	142.00–145.00	143.86
6	—	410	174.00–177.00	174.51
2	—	855	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	681	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	162.00	162.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,308	70.00–72.00	70.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,197	65.00–67.00	66.31
7	—	1,530	75.00–81.00	77.39
32	—	1,247	68.00–74.00	69.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,513	89.00–94.00	91.19
4	—	1,836	101.00–105.00	102.96
6	—	1,863	95.00–100.00	97.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,035.00–1,075.00	1,055.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,116.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

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Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle