Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2020-03-24

Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Mar 24

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Mar 17Mar 24Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 121▲ 149 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 27▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 73▲ 60 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 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder cattle market lightly tested, however a sharply higher undertone is noted. Trade active with very good demand on Slaughter cattle and good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle 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 $149.26/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −60.24 against this barn's trailing median of $209.50.

Average price

$149.26

46 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

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

$6.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.20

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	317	155.40	492	5thin
Medium and Large 1	443	148.51	658	41

One grade step is worth $6.89/cwt here — about −$166 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 sale46 hd

149.26

—

AL average9 barns · 340 hd

128.06

+21.20

This barn, trailing median12 sales

209.50

−60.24

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	1,578	94.88	1,498	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	77.08	1,160	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	68.00	767	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	63.69	774	3thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	906	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	463	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	525	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	545	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	706	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	777	9
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	210	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	395	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	220	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	389	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	371	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	557	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	404	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	614	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,353	1
Bulls	—	—	1,590	96.06/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,527	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	64.31/cwt	61.00–66.00	680	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	69.53/cwt	68.00–70.00	818	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	63.69/cwt	63.00–65.00	774	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	946	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,499	78.59/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,178	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	73.30/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,113	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,666	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	1,016.25/cwt	975.00–1,090.00	11,026	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,128	912.50/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,293	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,150	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,183	1,041.67/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	12,323	6

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 121Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 27Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 73Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	142.00	142.00
11	—	313	148.00	148.00
9	—	610	110.00	110.00
6	—	410	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	706	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	768	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
1	—	210	188.00	188.00
22	—	404	152.00	152.00
17	—	510	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	177.00	177.00
3	—	371	150.00	150.00
1	—	250	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,176	68.00–70.00	69.53
2	—	1,245	76.00	76.00
6	—	1,058	61.00–66.00	64.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,499	78.00–79.00	78.59
2	—	1,518	71.00–76.00	73.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,215	63.00–65.00	63.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	89.00	89.00
5	—	1,590	94.00–97.00	96.06

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,085	975.00–1,090.00	1,016.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,128	850.00–950.00	912.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	6	—	1,183	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,041.67

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.