Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with 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 $142.22/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −68.03 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$142.22

136 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$747

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$6.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.84

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	480	143.95	691	40
Medium and Large 1	550	141.85	780	89
Medium and Large 3	466	136.98	639	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.98/cwt here — about $52 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 sale136 hd

142.22

—

AL average14 barns · 1,481 hd

133.38

+8.84

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−68.03

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	—	Average	1,783	89.17	1,590	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	60.65	902	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	58.09	728	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,228	52.96	650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	518	125.00/cwt	122.00–127.00	648	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	163.54/cwt	162.00–165.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	156.75/cwt	155.00–157.50	582	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.06/cwt	168.00–172.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	126.97/cwt	126.00–128.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	140.40/cwt	140.00–142.00	517	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	113.49/cwt	112.00–115.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	133.89/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	137.32/cwt	134.00–143.00	658	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	920	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	133.13/cwt	130.00–137.00	574	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	738	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	692	121.42/cwt	121.00–123.00	840	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.06/cwt	134.00–140.00	776	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	127.56/cwt	124.00–128.00	781	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	120.81/cwt	118.00–122.50	877	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	52.96/cwt	52.00–54.00	650	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	60.13/cwt	58.00–63.00	744	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	60.65/cwt	58.00–63.00	902	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	55.52/cwt	54.00–57.00	696	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	64.96/cwt	64.00–66.00	890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,962	89.19/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,750	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	82.58/cwt	81.00–84.00	1,268	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	95.74/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	154.36/cwt	150.00–157.00	644	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	126.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.82/cwt	130.00–137.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	148.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	695	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	145.65/cwt	145.00–147.00	609	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	119.35/cwt	118.00–122.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	149.15/cwt	144.00–155.00	762	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	160.50/cwt	160.00–162.00	676	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	137.45/cwt	135.00–140.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	128.26/cwt	125.00–130.00	602	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	123.98/cwt	120.00–126.00	767	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	155.65/cwt	152.00–157.50	752	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	121.30/cwt	120.00–122.00	570	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 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 646Year ago 472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 73Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 34Year ago 34

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	122.00–127.00	125.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	107.00	107.00
10	—	368	140.00–142.00	140.40
2	—	620	112.00–115.00	113.49
5	—	577	115.00–120.00	117.37
16	—	431	130.00–137.00	133.13
7	—	469	125.00–130.00	128.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
2	—	430	126.00–128.00	126.97
1	—	540	117.00	117.00
1	—	555	112.00	112.00
3	—	470	120.00–122.00	121.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	130.00–135.00	133.89
23	—	479	134.00–143.00	137.32
7	—	577	126.00	126.00
9	—	619	120.00–126.00	123.98
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	162.00–165.00	163.54
2	—	325	168.00–172.00	170.06
7	—	692	121.00–123.00	121.42
24	—	570	134.00–140.00	136.06
9	—	612	124.00–128.00	127.56
8	—	726	118.00–122.50	120.81
8	—	511	144.00–155.00	149.15
8	—	421	160.00–162.00	160.50
20	—	483	152.00–157.50	155.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	155.00–157.50	156.75
9	—	417	150.00–157.00	154.36
3	—	578	125.00–130.00	126.97
2	—	335	165.00	165.00
5	—	525	130.00–137.00	133.82
12	—	469	140.00–150.00	148.24
3	—	635	118.00–122.00	119.35
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	127.00	127.00
3	—	418	145.00–147.00	145.65
2	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	623	133.00	133.00
4	—	420	165.00	165.00
7	—	518	146.00	146.00
4	—	716	122.00	122.00
14	—	476	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	692	133.00	133.00
1	—	455	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	52.00–54.00	52.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,238	58.00–63.00	60.13
18	—	1,253	54.00–57.00	55.52
2	—	1,370	64.00–66.00	64.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,487	58.00–63.00	60.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,962	86.00–92.00	89.19
2	—	1,535	81.00–84.00	82.58
2	—	1,763	93.00–98.00	95.74

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)	3	—	—	825.00	825.00

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

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction - Cullman, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle