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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Thu, Jul 18

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

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Feeder Cattle receipts

640 head

▼ 213 vs last sale 853▲ 640 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 78▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 56▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.62/cwt on 125 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −80.88 against this barn's trailing median of $209.50.

Average price

$128.62

125 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$606

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$15.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.66

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	137.63	637	25
Medium and Large 2	473	129.34	611	60
Medium and Large 3	473	121.92	577	40

One grade step is worth $15.71/cwt here — about $60 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 sale125 hd

128.62

—

AL average16 barns · 1,539 hd

124.96

+3.66

This barn, trailing median12 sales

209.50

−80.88

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

12 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $159.81, median $209.50 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,762	79.24	1,396	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,353	54.61	739	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	52.05	625	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	45.92	457	15

Every lot

51 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	747	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	321	140.32/cwt	140.00–142.50	450	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	362	129.71/cwt	127.50–130.00	470	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	146.27/cwt	145.00–148.00	551	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	137.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	526	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	423	125.34/cwt	122.50–127.50	530	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.50	603	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	133.13/cwt	130.00–137.50	575	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	468	121.27/cwt	120.00–122.50	568	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	136.41/cwt	135.00–138.00	640	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.72/cwt	125.00–132.00	607	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	118.73/cwt	117.50–120.00	615	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	131.19/cwt	130.00–134.00	681	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	125.08/cwt	123.00–127.50	654	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	129.30/cwt	128.00–132.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	589	116.24/cwt	115.00–118.00	685	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	722	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	610	112.00/cwt	110.00–113.00	683	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	616	116.86/cwt	115.00–120.00	720	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,618	73.25/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,185	3
Bulls	—	—	1,783	80.99/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,444	7
Bulls	—	—	2,045	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,738	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	817	50.30/cwt	50.00–51.00	411	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	44.83/cwt	43.00–45.00	466	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	53.57/cwt	52.00–56.00	631	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	49.20/cwt	47.00–51.00	590	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	60.01/cwt	58.00–62.00	810	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,353	54.61/cwt	53.00–55.00	739	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	758	351.23/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,662	5
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	890	574.78/cwt	515.00–610.00	5,116	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,025	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	6,099	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	8,147	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	930	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,580	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	940	548.35/cwt	510.00–580.00	5,154	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,192	700.82/cwt	675.00–725.00	8,354	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,276	808.39/cwt	770.00–830.00	10,315	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	937.19/cwt	905.00–970.00	14,854	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	948	811.28/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,691	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	1,008	1,035.00/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	10,433	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,195	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,145	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,048	2

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 Jul 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 640Last week 853Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 56Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	124.00	124.00
5	—	430	140.00	140.00
8	—	630	129.00	129.00
6	—	485	139.00	139.00
5	—	510	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	530	141.00	141.00
8	—	610	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	362	127.50–130.00	129.71
7	—	423	122.50–127.50	125.34
6	—	610	110.00–113.00	112.00
4	—	589	115.00–118.00	116.24
4	—	518	117.50–120.00	118.73
4	—	468	120.00–122.50	121.27
4	—	310	135.00	135.00
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	432	130.00–137.50	133.13
10	—	475	125.00–132.00	127.72
8	—	616	115.00–120.00	116.86
8	—	383	135.00–140.00	137.23
8	—	321	140.00–142.50	140.32
7	—	590	120.00–125.00	122.41
5	—	523	123.00–127.50	125.08
1	—	685	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	135.00–138.00	136.41
6	—	427	140.00–142.50	141.19
5	—	519	130.00–134.00	131.19
5	—	377	145.00–148.00	146.27
3	—	573	128.00–132.00	129.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,040	43.00–45.00	44.83
3	—	817	50.00–51.00	50.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,353	53.00–55.00	54.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,178	52.00–56.00	53.57
12	—	1,200	47.00–51.00	49.20
2	—	1,350	58.00–62.00	60.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,783	78.00–83.00	80.99
3	—	1,618	72.00–75.00	73.25
1	—	2,045	85.00	85.00

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	5	—	758	330.00–375.00	351.23

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	—	890	515.00–610.00	574.78

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	—	1,025	595.00	595.00

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	1	—	1,065	765.00	765.00

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)	2	—	940	510.00–580.00	548.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	600.00	600.00

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)	5	—	1,192	675.00–725.00	700.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,276	770.00–830.00	808.39

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)	2	—	1,585	905.00–970.00	937.19

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	948	800.00–825.00	811.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,008	975.00–1,100.00	1,035.00

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	4	—	1,195	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	1,225.00	1,225.00

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.