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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Thu, Jun 20

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

863 head

▼ 229 vs last sale 1,092▲ 863 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 135▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 31▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market:Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $127.78/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$127.78

244 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$19.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.91

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	680	132.50	901	76
Medium and Large 2	636	128.22	816	139
Medium and Large 3	691	113.29	783	29

One grade step is worth $19.21/cwt here — about $118 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 sale244 hd

127.78

—

AL average10 barns · 1,013 hd

133.69

−5.91

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	1,832	79.82	1,462	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,294	58.01	751	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	54.51	637	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	46.00	473	10

Every lot

84 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	542	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	134.15/cwt	134.00–135.00	633	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	589	130.94/cwt	130.00–131.50	771	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	680	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	901	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	118.80/cwt	118.00–119.00	843	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	790	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	822	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	362	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	293	146.26/cwt	145.00–147.50	429	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	140.83/cwt	140.00–142.50	451	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	320	125.81/cwt	125.00–127.50	403	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	133.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	441	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	368	121.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	446	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	128.43/cwt	125.00–132.50	500	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	123.18/cwt	121.00–125.00	525	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	130.11/cwt	128.00–132.50	557	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	117.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	508	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	445	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	612	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	477	114.34/cwt	112.50–116.00	545	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	118.86/cwt	117.50–122.50	569	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	109.49/cwt	107.50–112.50	562	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	118.28/cwt	113.00–120.00	620	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	571	104.09/cwt	102.00–106.00	594	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	113.88/cwt	110.00–115.00	668	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	109.26/cwt	108.00–111.00	685	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	101.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	641	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	104.37/cwt	102.00–107.50	706	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	676	97.91/cwt	96.00–100.00	662	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	722	92.31/cwt	90.00–95.00	666	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	101.14/cwt	98.00–105.00	736	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Replacement	765	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	784	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	273	168.74/cwt	167.50–170.00	461	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	455	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	148.59/cwt	145.00–152.50	481	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	137.38/cwt	135.00–140.00	446	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	151.26/cwt	150.00–152.50	557	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.50	499	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	387	142.76/cwt	140.00–147.50	552	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	143.50/cwt	142.50–145.00	603	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	421	126.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	533	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	136.43/cwt	132.50–140.00	581	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	472	122.21/cwt	120.00–125.00	577	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	136.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	651	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	130.26/cwt	127.50–133.00	632	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	124.07/cwt	122.00–127.50	646	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	116.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	622	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	568	111.90/cwt	110.00–114.00	636	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	572	119.58/cwt	118.00–122.50	684	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	106.92/cwt	105.00–110.00	663	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	116.97/cwt	115.00–119.00	743	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	743	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	773	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,812	81.43/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,476	6
Bulls	—	—	1,890	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,418	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	48.34/cwt	48.00–49.00	487	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	466	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	50.78/cwt	50.00–52.00	579	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,172	55.21/cwt	53.00–58.00	647	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	732	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,258	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	654	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,283	61.53/cwt	60.00–63.00	789	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	57.31/cwt	57.00–58.00	764	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	753	345.23/cwt	315.00–380.00	2,600	2
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	884	600.57/cwt	500.00–645.00	5,309	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,090	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	5,614	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	723.33/cwt	700.00–770.00	8,174	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,033	828.71/cwt	820.00–845.00	8,561	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,055	743.53/cwt	670.00–815.00	7,844	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,718	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,195	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	7,708	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	1,208	575.80/cwt	475.00–615.00	6,956	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,401	754.40/cwt	705.00–780.00	10,569	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	1,102	699.32/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,707	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,432	1,018.99/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	14,592	10

This sale against other markets

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

Thu Jun 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 863Last week 1,092Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	315.00–380.00	345.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	884	500.00–645.00	600.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	515.00	515.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,130	700.00–770.00	723.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,208	475.00–615.00	575.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	670.00–815.00	743.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,033	820.00–845.00	828.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,195	645.00	645.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,401	705.00–780.00	754.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	860.00	860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,102	650.00–750.00	699.32

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,432	900.00–1,150.00	1,018.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	470	126.00	126.00
6	—	640	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	125.00–127.50	125.81
3	—	630	100.00–105.00	101.67
3	—	722	90.00–95.00	92.31
4	—	513	107.50–112.50	109.49
5	—	368	120.00–124.00	121.31
8	—	432	115.00–120.00	117.59
7	—	477	112.50–116.00	114.34
5	—	676	96.00–100.00	97.91
5	—	571	102.00–106.00	104.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	479	117.50–122.50	118.86
14	—	329	130.00–138.00	133.98
20	—	587	110.00–115.00	113.88
23	—	524	113.00–120.00	118.28
4	—	293	145.00–147.50	146.26
4	—	676	102.00–107.50	104.37
6	—	728	98.00–105.00	101.14
7	—	426	121.00–125.00	123.18
8	—	627	108.00–111.00	109.26
11	—	389	125.00–132.50	128.43
1	—	235	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	102.50	102.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
2	—	230	155.00–160.00	157.39
6	—	428	128.00–132.50	130.11
3	—	320	140.00–142.50	140.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	175.00	175.00
6	—	572	118.00–122.50	119.58
6	—	521	122.00–127.50	124.07
4	—	635	115.00–119.00	116.97
2	—	743	103.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	280	160.00–165.00	162.50
15	—	426	132.50–140.00	136.43
12	—	485	127.50–133.00	130.26
8	—	387	140.00–147.50	142.76
7	—	324	145.00–152.50	148.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	135.00–140.00	136.72
5	—	420	142.50–145.00	143.50
4	—	368	150.00–152.50	151.26
2	—	340	155.00	155.00
2	—	273	167.50–170.00	168.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	135.00–140.00	137.38
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
9	—	472	120.00–125.00	122.21
9	—	421	125.00–130.00	126.66
6	—	533	115.00–120.00	116.67
5	—	568	110.00–114.00	111.90
4	—	620	105.00–110.00	106.92
4	—	380	130.00–132.50	131.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	589	130.00–131.50	130.94
31	—	545	139.00	139.00
24	—	730	122.00	122.00
10	—	770	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	710	118.00–119.00	118.80
7	—	472	134.00–135.00	134.15
2	—	540	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	790	104.00	104.00
7	—	380	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	680	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,036	45.00	45.00
3	—	1,008	48.00–49.00	48.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,283	60.00–63.00	61.53
3	—	1,333	57.00–58.00	57.31
2	—	1,258	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,172	53.00–58.00	55.21
5	—	1,141	50.00–52.00	50.78
2	—	1,220	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,812	80.00–84.00	81.43
2	—	1,890	75.00	75.00

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.