Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 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 $162.89/cwt on 119 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −47.36 against this barn's trailing median of $210.25.

Average price

$162.89

119 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$16.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	173.04	857	46
Medium and Large 3	462	158.58	733	5thin
Medium and Large 2	524	156.34	819	68

One grade step is worth $16.69/cwt here — about $38 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 sale119 hd

162.89

—

AL average15 barns · 1,215 hd

151.98

+10.91

This barn, trailing median10 sales

210.25

−47.36

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	1,628	105.89	1,724	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,690	72.52	1,226	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	67.22	801	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	58.33	583	9thin

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 1	—	424	154.01/cwt	153.00–155.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	144.04/cwt	142.50–147.00	739	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	142.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	147.18/cwt	144.00–150.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	209.74/cwt	205.00–213.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	136.52/cwt	136.00–137.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	144.80/cwt	142.00–146.00	688	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	170.99/cwt	170.00–172.00	838	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	151.97/cwt	150.00–154.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	133.35/cwt	132.00–135.00	811	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	149.06/cwt	147.00–152.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	157.99/cwt	157.00–159.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	165.99/cwt	165.00–168.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	175.99/cwt	175.00–177.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	212.52/cwt	210.00–215.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	173.98/cwt	170.00–177.00	819	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	199.89/cwt	195.00–205.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	138.60/cwt	137.00–142.00	879	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	187.72/cwt	185.00–195.00	783	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	74.13/cwt	72.00–77.00	955	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	69.47/cwt	66.00–71.00	849	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	58.33/cwt	57.00–60.00	583	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	72.52/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,226	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	61.68/cwt	60.00–65.00	687	7
Bulls	—	—	1,521	105.56/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,606	8
Bulls	—	—	1,841	110.70/cwt	109.00–114.00	2,038	4
Bulls	—	—	1,630	97.62/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,591	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	—	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	133.48/cwt	132.00–136.00	909	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	131.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	822	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	154.48/cwt	152.00–157.00	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	539	155.04/cwt	150.00–156.00	836	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.80/cwt	138.00–142.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	195.95/cwt	192.00–200.00	727	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	165.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	166.92/cwt	162.00–167.50	800	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	132.80/cwt	127.00–135.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	125.41/cwt	125.00–126.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	136.81/cwt	134.00–140.00	722	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	175.57/cwt	170.00–180.00	744	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	864	1

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 Feb 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 800Last week 767Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 74Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 39Year ago 81

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	153.00–155.00	154.01
18	—	513	142.50–147.00	144.04
6	—	608	132.00–135.00	133.35
4	—	465	147.00–152.00	149.06
5	—	714	125.00–126.00	125.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	427	144.00–150.00	147.18
2	—	663	120.00–125.00	122.49
5	—	475	142.00–146.00	144.80
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
5	—	583	127.00–135.00	132.80
11	—	528	134.00–140.00	136.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	132.00	132.00
2	—	470	136.00–137.00	136.52
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	140.00–146.00	142.96
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
1	—	380	185.00	185.00
1	—	455	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	370	205.00–213.00	209.74
2	—	338	210.00–215.00	212.52
7	—	471	170.00–177.00	173.98
8	—	634	137.00–142.00	138.60
1	—	705	126.00	126.00
9	—	417	185.00–195.00	187.72
4	—	681	132.00–136.00	133.48
2	—	570	152.00–157.00	154.48
4	—	519	160.00–170.00	165.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	195.00–205.00	199.89
16	—	627	130.00–135.00	131.17
15	—	539	150.00–156.00	155.04
5	—	565	138.00–142.00	140.80
1	—	780	117.00	117.00
4	—	371	192.00–200.00	195.95
16	—	479	162.00–167.50	166.92
8	—	424	170.00–180.00	175.57
1	—	680	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	170.00–172.00	170.99
2	—	612	144.00	144.00
2	—	575	150.00–154.00	151.97
6	—	531	165.00–168.00	165.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	170.00	170.00
2	—	710	135.00	135.00
2	—	560	157.00–159.00	157.99
2	—	628	150.00–151.00	150.50
2	—	458	175.00–177.00	175.99

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	72.00–77.00	74.13
8	—	1,222	66.00–71.00	69.47
7	—	1,114	60.00–65.00	61.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	999	57.00–60.00	58.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,690	72.00–73.00	72.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,521	104.00–108.00	105.56
4	—	1,841	109.00–114.00	110.70
2	—	1,630	96.00–99.00	97.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	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