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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Mar 17

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

121 head

▼ 552 vs last sale 673▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 58▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 98▲ 73 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 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle were too lightly tested for adequate market test, however a sharply lower undertone is noted. Replacement cattle sold 50.00 to 100.00 per head higher. Trade active with light demand on feeders.

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 $100.33/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$100.33

18 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$3.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.99

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	101.39	651	13thin
Medium and Large 2	546	97.59	533	5thin

One grade step is worth $3.80/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 sale18 hd

100.33

—

AL average13 barns · 1,109 hd

114.32

−13.99

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	—	Low	1,660	81.00	1,345	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,393	56.00	780	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,289	54.98	709	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	52.00	551	1thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	777	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	698	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	803	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	95.47/cwt	93.00–98.00	514	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	95.52/cwt	95.00–96.00	595	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	681	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	688	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	731	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	731	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	669	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	139.62/cwt	135.00–141.00	532	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	626	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,660	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,345	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	551	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	53.64/cwt	52.00–55.00	685	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	750	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	782	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	809	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,075	1,062.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	11,422	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,175.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	13,959	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,109	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,073	891.67/cwt	825.00–950.00	9,568	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,035.00/cwt	975.00–1,100.00	11,799	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,063	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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 673Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 98Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	118.00–119.00	118.49
4	—	381	135.00–141.00	139.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	480	116.00	116.00
1	—	680	92.00	92.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	632	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	698	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	116.00	116.00
2	—	623	95.00–96.00	95.52
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	760	88.00	88.00
1	—	575	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	114.00	114.00
2	—	538	93.00–98.00	95.47
1	—	645	91.00	91.00
1	—	590	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	681	101.00	101.00
3	—	731	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,277	52.00–55.00	53.64
1	—	1,325	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,315	57.00	57.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,188	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,175.00

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	4	—	1,075	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	800.00–825.00	812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	875.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,140	975.00–1,100.00	1,035.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,073	825.00–950.00	891.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

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.