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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Thu, Aug 1

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Jul 25Aug 1Aug 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

738 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 661▲ 738 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 67▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 24▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.47/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$130.47

122 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$8.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.53

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	131.35	706	72
Medium and Large 2	461	130.26	601	43
Medium and Large 3	483	122.71	592	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.64/cwt here — about $114 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 sale122 hd

130.47

—

AL average15 barns · 1,881 hd

120.94

+9.53

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	1,674	85.89	1,437	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,589	63.50	1,009	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	60.94	773	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	51.47	556	8thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	752	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	822	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	802	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	861	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	960	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	298	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	453	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	477	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	134.77/cwt	134.00–140.00	516	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	132.24/cwt	130.00–135.00	562	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	458	123.99/cwt	122.00–125.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	134.07/cwt	134.00–135.00	635	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	128.83/cwt	125.00–130.00	612	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	611	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	131.62/cwt	129.00–134.00	688	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	125.39/cwt	123.00–127.00	661	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	130.63/cwt	125.00–134.00	750	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	125.29/cwt	121.00–129.00	764	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	735	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	121.67/cwt	118.00–123.00	798	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	432	147.22/cwt	146.00–150.00	636	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	432	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	616	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	129.48/cwt	129.00–130.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	144.25/cwt	142.00–147.00	679	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	472	137.63/cwt	135.00–142.00	650	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	137.11/cwt	135.00–144.00	720	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	130.52/cwt	128.00–133.00	696	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	569	128.62/cwt	125.00–130.00	732	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	136.01/cwt	134.00–137.00	782	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	132.86/cwt	130.00–137.00	817	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	621	124.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	776	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	877	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	757	113.33/cwt	111.00–116.00	858	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	790	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	861	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,201	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	86.24/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,445	5
Bulls	—	—	1,820	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,656	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	50.68/cwt	50.00–53.00	543	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	650	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	56.50/cwt	55.00–58.00	672	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	61.95/cwt	59.00–64.00	803	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	65.73/cwt	65.00–66.00	853	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,033	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	62.66/cwt	62.00–64.00	1,001	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	861.00/cwt	810.00–912.00	9,471	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	961.50/cwt	928.00–995.00	10,701	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 Aug 1, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 738Last week 661Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 24Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	114.00	114.00
12	—	475	125.00–130.00	128.83
12	—	383	134.00–140.00	134.77
5	—	527	123.00–127.00	125.39
4	—	628	116.00–118.00	116.99
4	—	425	130.00–135.00	132.24
3	—	298	152.00	152.00
2	—	575	120.00–124.00	121.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	574	125.00–134.00	130.63
14	—	610	121.00–129.00	125.29
13	—	474	134.00–135.00	134.07
12	—	523	129.00–134.00	131.62
6	—	656	118.00–123.00	121.67
6	—	318	150.00	150.00
1	—	400	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	122.00–125.00	123.99
2	—	505	120.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	555	117.00	117.00
1	—	440	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	129.00–130.00	129.48
1	—	565	123.00	123.00
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
1	—	400	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	533	128.00–133.00	130.52
16	—	472	135.00–142.00	137.63
8	—	569	125.00–130.00	128.62
6	—	432	140.00–145.00	142.49
5	—	621	120.00–128.00	124.97
1	—	790	109.00	109.00
1	—	725	111.00	111.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	135.00–144.00	137.11
8	—	615	130.00–137.00	132.86
5	—	575	134.00–137.00	136.01
5	—	432	146.00–150.00	147.22
4	—	471	142.00–147.00	144.25
3	—	757	111.00–116.00	113.33
3	—	713	120.00–125.00	122.97
1	—	665	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	587	140.00	140.00
6	—	656	130.00–132.00	131.32
3	—	508	148.00	148.00
2	—	603	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	722	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,072	50.00–53.00	50.68
1	—	1,140	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,597	62.00–64.00	62.66
1	—	1,565	66.00	66.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,296	59.00–64.00	61.95
10	—	1,189	55.00–58.00	56.50
4	—	1,298	65.00–66.00	65.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,675	84.00–88.00	86.24
1	—	1,820	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,520	79.00	79.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	928.00–995.00	961.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	810.00–912.00	861.00

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.