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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Thu, Jul 25

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Jul 18Jul 25Aug 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

661 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 675▲ 661 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 104▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 39▲ 24 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 2.00 to 4.00 higher.Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder steers and bulls 4.00 to 6.00 higher.Feeder heifers 3.00 to 4.00 higher.Replacement cows and pairs steady with good demand.

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 $131.69/cwt on 222 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −77.82 against this barn's trailing median of $209.50.

Average price

$131.69

222 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$18.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.46

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	142.26	663	46
Medium and Large 2	497	131.79	654	116
Medium and Large 3	481	123.36	593	60

One grade step is worth $18.90/cwt here — about $70 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 sale222 hd

131.69

—

AL average15 barns · 1,690 hd

129.23

+2.46

This barn, trailing median12 sales

209.50

−77.82

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	—	Low	1,675	84.46	1,415	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	57.74	886	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	55.82	681	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	47.01	495	6thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	144.65/cwt	144.00–145.00	610	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	137.66/cwt	137.00–138.00	723	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	850	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	754	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	691	123.38/cwt	120.00–124.00	853	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	139.11/cwt	137.50–140.00	449	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	334	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	444	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	128.76/cwt	127.50–131.00	480	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	120.97/cwt	120.00–122.50	462	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	130.29/cwt	129.00–132.50	558	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	124.57/cwt	122.50–128.00	539	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	436	118.15/cwt	115.00–120.00	515	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	115.06/cwt	113.00–117.00	537	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	121.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	585	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	126.48/cwt	126.00–128.00	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	113.25/cwt	110.00–115.00	589	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	120.05/cwt	118.00–122.50	645	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	118.17/cwt	115.00–121.00	685	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	121.75/cwt	121.00–122.50	743	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	116.87/cwt	115.00–119.00	732	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	113.14/cwt	112.00–115.00	764	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	717	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	789	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	288	156.26/cwt	155.00–157.50	450	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	324	148.85/cwt	145.00–152.00	482	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	156.40/cwt	155.00–162.00	515	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	143.28/cwt	140.00–147.50	530	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	151.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	562	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	382	131.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	504	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	409	130.33/cwt	130.00–132.50	533	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	138.19/cwt	135.00–142.50	589	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	145.64/cwt	145.00–147.50	623	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	472	122.91/cwt	120.00–127.50	580	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	673	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	133.93/cwt	130.00–137.50	636	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	136.75/cwt	135.00–141.00	706	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	128.90/cwt	125.00–133.00	684	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	119.02/cwt	118.00–120.00	634	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	571	115.63/cwt	115.00–118.00	660	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	123.40/cwt	120.00–127.50	711	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	579	130.74/cwt	129.00–134.00	757	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	624	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.50	693	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	625	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	637	118.14/cwt	116.00–120.00	753	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	676	114.75/cwt	112.00–118.00	776	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	121.50/cwt	121.00–122.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,488	84.10/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,251	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	90.74/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,465	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	80.02/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,488	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	466	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	51.02/cwt	50.00–52.00	556	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	59.63/cwt	59.00–60.00	691	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,229	52.17/cwt	50.00–53.00	641	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	56.05/cwt	55.00–58.00	698	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	59.41/cwt	58.00–61.00	903	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	967	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	53.69/cwt	52.00–55.00	838	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 3	860	346.74/cwt	320.00–370.00	2,982	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	767.38/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,766	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,073	617.00/cwt	580.00–665.00	6,620	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,408	805.59/cwt	775.00–835.00	11,343	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	897.76/cwt	885.00–910.00	12,883	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 3	1,018	724.57/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,376	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,160	836.53/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,704	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,540	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 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 661Last week 675Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 39Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
8	—	580	115.00–121.00	118.17
6	—	626	115.00–119.00	116.87
6	—	537	118.00–122.50	120.05
3	—	717	110.00	110.00
3	—	675	112.00–115.00	113.14
2	—	775	105.00	105.00
12	—	483	120.00–125.00	121.13
11	—	373	127.50–131.00	128.76
11	—	334	130.00–136.00	133.00
10	—	433	122.50–128.00	124.57
2	—	290	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	570	124.00	124.00
5	—	428	129.00–132.50	130.29
5	—	323	137.50–140.00	139.11
4	—	489	126.00–128.00	126.48
2	—	675	120.00	120.00
2	—	610	121.00–122.50	121.75
2	—	370	135.00	135.00
1	—	795	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	108.00	108.00
2	—	310	125.00	125.00
15	—	436	115.00–120.00	118.15
13	—	467	113.00–117.00	115.06
7	—	520	110.00–115.00	113.25
5	—	382	120.00–122.50	120.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	129.00–134.00	130.74
5	—	371	150.00–155.00	151.50
4	—	428	145.00–147.50	145.64
2	—	680	121.00–122.00	121.50
2	—	625	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
11	—	329	155.00–162.00	156.40
8	—	516	135.00–141.00	136.75
7	—	475	140.00–145.00	141.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	472	120.00–127.50	122.91
15	—	409	130.00–132.50	130.33
10	—	571	115.00–118.00	115.63
8	—	533	118.00–120.00	119.02
5	—	624	110.00–112.50	111.01
5	—	382	130.00–135.00	131.94
2	—	315	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	112.00–118.00	114.75
3	—	745	110.00	110.00
2	—	288	155.00–157.50	156.26
22	—	426	135.00–142.50	138.19
16	—	576	120.00–127.50	123.40
15	—	531	125.00–133.00	128.90
11	—	637	116.00–120.00	118.14
9	—	370	140.00–147.50	143.28
9	—	324	145.00–152.00	148.85
23	—	475	130.00–137.50	133.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	670	112.50	112.50
3	—	565	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	691	120.00–124.00	123.38
7	—	645	124.00	124.00
7	—	570	134.00	134.00
3	—	525	137.00–138.00	137.66
3	—	422	144.00–145.00	144.65
2	—	765	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,520	58.00–61.00	59.41
5	—	1,561	52.00–55.00	53.69
1	—	1,535	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,245	55.00–58.00	56.05
7	—	1,229	50.00–53.00	52.17
6	—	1,158	59.00–60.00	59.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,035	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,090	50.00–52.00	51.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,860	78.00–82.00	80.02
3	—	1,615	90.00–91.00	90.74
3	—	1,488	83.00–85.00	84.10

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	—	860	320.00–370.00	346.74

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	—	1,012	750.00–800.00	767.38

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	—	1,073	580.00–665.00	617.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,408	775.00–835.00	805.59

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	—	1,435	885.00–910.00	897.76

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	—	1,018	700.00–750.00	724.57

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	—	1,160	800.00–875.00	836.53

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	—	1,295	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.