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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Nov 12

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,112 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 1,185▲ 1,112 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 97▲ 113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 133▲ 78 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 mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with 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 $113.77/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$113.77

160 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$7.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.23

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	114.62	678	84
Medium and Large 2	523	113.75	595	65
Medium and Large 3	501	107.46	539	11thin

One grade step is worth $7.16/cwt here — about $139 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 sale160 hd

113.77

—

AL average16 barns · 1,942 hd

110.54

+3.23

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	1,873	68.34	1,280	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	42.52	537	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	38.04	426	4thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	150.99/cwt	150.00–152.00	631	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	145.98/cwt	144.00–148.00	664	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	491	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	658	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	598	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	771	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	601	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	817	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	919	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	128.73/cwt	127.00–131.00	536	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	510	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	499	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	122.41/cwt	120.00–125.00	579	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	114.67/cwt	112.00–117.00	544	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	113.01/cwt	110.00–118.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	117.80/cwt	115.00–122.00	609	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	114.39/cwt	110.00–115.00	609	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	110.60/cwt	104.00–112.00	614	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	114.51/cwt	112.00–118.00	638	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	564	98.01/cwt	92.00–100.00	553	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	111.53/cwt	109.00–115.00	702	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	108.59/cwt	105.00–111.00	741	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	684	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	787	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	665	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	364	142.91/cwt	140.00–146.00	520	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	367	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	551	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	375	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	145.42/cwt	142.00–150.00	615	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	137.84/cwt	130.00–147.00	590	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	137.60/cwt	134.00–144.00	651	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	130.74/cwt	125.00–132.00	629	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	133.79/cwt	130.00–136.00	697	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	121.39/cwt	117.00–125.00	634	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	124.24/cwt	120.00–127.00	702	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	114.04/cwt	113.00–115.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	116.52/cwt	112.00–121.00	722	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	627	109.64/cwt	108.00–111.00	687	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	657	103.33/cwt	102.00–104.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	101.99/cwt	101.00–103.00	729	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,685	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,045	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	69.61/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,330	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	420	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	558	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	38.04/cwt	36.00–40.00	426	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	42.35/cwt	39.00–45.00	542	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	700.00/cwt	670.00–730.00	6,825	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,025	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,033	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,748	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	980.00/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	11,270	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	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

Tue Nov 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,112Last week 1,185Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 97Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 133Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	96.00	96.00
2	—	473	120.00–125.00	122.41
3	—	715	106.00	106.00
4	—	416	127.00–131.00	128.73
4	—	629	109.00–115.00	111.53
10	—	517	115.00–122.00	117.80
12	—	682	105.00–111.00	108.59
33	—	557	112.00–118.00	114.51
1	—	355	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	684	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	132.00	132.00
1	—	600	103.00	103.00
1	—	715	93.00	93.00
7	—	419	120.00–125.00	121.69
27	—	532	110.00–115.00	114.39
21	—	555	104.00–112.00	110.60
7	—	474	112.00–117.00	114.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	564	92.00–100.00	98.01
3	—	475	110.00–118.00	113.01
3	—	430	115.00–117.00	116.00
1	—	545	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	125.00–132.00	130.74
9	—	428	130.00–147.00	137.84
5	—	522	117.00–125.00	121.39
5	—	364	140.00–146.00	142.91
3	—	657	102.00–104.00	103.33
3	—	627	108.00–111.00	109.64
2	—	570	113.00–115.00	114.04
1	—	220	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	132.00	132.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	103.00	103.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	134.00–144.00	137.60
11	—	423	142.00–150.00	145.42
9	—	521	130.00–136.00	133.79
4	—	620	112.00–121.00	116.52
4	—	565	120.00–127.00	124.24
3	—	367	150.00	150.00
2	—	715	101.00–103.00	101.99
2	—	670	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	598	129.00	129.00
3	—	601	136.00	136.00
2	—	455	144.00–148.00	145.98
2	—	418	150.00–152.00	150.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	600	126.00	126.00
6	—	491	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	729	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,025	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	700.00–800.00	750.00

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	—	1,150	900.00–1,060.00	980.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	975	670.00–730.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,910	69.00–70.00	69.61
1	—	1,685	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,120	36.00–40.00	38.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,279	39.00–45.00	42.35
1	—	1,115	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,105	38.00	38.00

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.