Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.77/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −56.47 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$153.77

111 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$10.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	158.79	819	47
Medium and Large 2	510	150.67	768	50
Medium and Large 3	470	148.00	695	14thin

One grade step is worth $10.79/cwt here — about $124 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 sale111 hd

153.77

—

AL average9 barns · 885 hd

139.86

+13.91

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−56.47

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	1,665	95.53	1,590	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	71.45	1,139	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,265	69.24	876	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	63.00	693	1thin

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 1	—	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	135.79/cwt	134.00–138.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	606	128.21/cwt	126.00–131.00	777	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	144.97/cwt	144.00–146.00	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	141.37/cwt	139.00–145.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	134.36/cwt	132.00–136.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	143.30/cwt	140.00–148.00	598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,033	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	144.80/cwt	144.00–145.00	944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	161.75/cwt	160.00–162.50	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	128.44/cwt	127.00–134.00	868	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	130.79/cwt	127.00–134.00	730	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	899	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	181.05/cwt	180.00–182.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	155.74/cwt	152.00–161.00	825	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	162.06/cwt	160.00–167.00	780	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	176.99/cwt	175.00–182.00	733	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	150.98/cwt	149.00–155.00	845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	127.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	987	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	73.10/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,131	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	70.21/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,144	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	813	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	73.79/cwt	72.00–76.00	949	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	68.17/cwt	65.00–71.00	859	13
Bulls	—	—	1,643	88.74/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,458	4
Bulls	—	—	1,693	103.94/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,760	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	96.18/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	155.20/cwt	154.00–157.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	140.59/cwt	138.00–143.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	164.95/cwt	162.00–170.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	124.97/cwt	124.00–126.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	155.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	738	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	629	133.57/cwt	130.00–137.00	840	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	145.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	136.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	136.75/cwt	136.00–137.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	173.91/cwt	170.00–177.00	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	128.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	847	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	175.64/cwt	175.00–177.00	567	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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 754Last week 742Year ago 701

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 57Year ago 70

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	123.00	123.00
3	—	470	144.00–146.00	144.97
5	—	519	139.00–145.00	141.37
2	—	435	154.00	154.00
11	—	676	127.00–134.00	128.44
4	—	553	136.00–137.00	136.75
3	—	725	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	126.00	126.00
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
1	—	485	133.00	133.00
6	—	429	134.00–138.00	135.79
1	—	610	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	606	126.00–131.00	128.21
9	—	524	132.00–136.00	134.36
3	—	417	140.00–148.00	143.30
24	—	558	127.00–134.00	130.79
10	—	477	135.00–140.00	136.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	774	133.50	133.50
10	—	652	144.00–145.00	144.80
4	—	514	160.00–162.50	161.75
1	—	550	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
11	—	671	134.00	134.00
3	—	743	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	180.00–182.00	181.05
20	—	530	152.00–161.00	155.74
9	—	481	160.00–167.00	162.06
7	—	414	175.00–182.00	176.99
6	—	560	149.00–155.00	150.98
3	—	773	125.00–131.00	127.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	476	145.00–147.00	146.00
5	—	420	154.00–157.00	155.20
1	—	640	128.00	128.00
1	—	550	134.00	134.00
1	—	540	137.00	137.00
1	—	365	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	138.00–143.00	140.59
7	—	424	162.00–170.00	164.95
2	—	723	124.00–126.00	124.97
12	—	473	150.00–160.00	155.99
9	—	629	130.00–137.00	133.57
8	—	521	140.00–150.00	145.80
4	—	369	170.00–177.00	173.91
3	—	660	125.00–130.00	128.31
3	—	323	175.00–177.00	175.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	72.00–74.00	73.10
4	—	1,630	68.00–72.00	70.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,286	72.00–76.00	73.79
13	—	1,260	65.00–71.00	68.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,643	87.00–91.00	88.74
3	—	1,693	103.00–105.00	103.94
3	—	1,665	95.00–98.00	96.18

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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