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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jul 14

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Jun 2Jul 14Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

669 head

▼ 549 vs last sale 1,218▲ 29 vs year ago 640 · +4.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 0▼ 30 vs year ago 104 · −28.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 0▲ 60 vs year ago 39 · +153.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available. Trade active with very good demand on feeders.

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 $134.14/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −75.36 against this barn's trailing median of $209.50.

Average price

$134.14

109 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$4.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.98

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	135.99	743	53
Medium and Large 2	520	132.46	689	50
Medium and Large 3	457	131.82	602	6thin

One grade step is worth $4.16/cwt here — about $141 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 sale109 hd

134.14

—

AL average10 barns · 1,100 hd

125.16

+8.98

This barn, trailing median12 sales

209.50

−75.36

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	1,721	88.82	1,529	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	53.69	666	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,246	52.26	651	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	48.50	517	2thin

Every lot

59 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	537	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	773	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	791	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	139.60/cwt	137.00–140.00	782	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	830	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	920	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	575	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	130.58/cwt	129.00–133.00	546	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	127.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	546	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	127.40/cwt	124.00–129.00	604	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	475	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	575	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	123.29/cwt	122.00–124.00	635	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	125.46/cwt	122.00–128.00	711	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	681	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	113.02/cwt	110.00–116.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	121.47/cwt	119.00–123.00	743	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	111.52/cwt	107.00–112.50	756	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	250	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	415	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	509	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	327	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	530	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	407	152.09/cwt	150.00–152.50	619	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	145.23/cwt	142.00–147.00	619	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	136.29/cwt	135.00–138.00	582	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	134.64/cwt	132.00–138.00	631	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	131.03/cwt	130.00–132.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	143.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	686	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	716	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	132.45/cwt	125.00–136.00	689	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	138.33/cwt	129.00–140.00	768	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	124.48/cwt	120.00–128.00	721	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	115.66/cwt	115.00–117.00	721	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	125.73/cwt	124.00–128.00	790	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	118.19/cwt	117.00–119.00	782	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	114.32/cwt	113.00–115.00	768	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	736	111.04/cwt	108.00–112.00	817	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	110.65/cwt	109.00–112.00	841	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,697	83.60/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,419	3
Bulls	—	—	1,745	94.04/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,641	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	48.50/cwt	48.00–49.00	517	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	47.49/cwt	47.00–48.00	565	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	53.69/cwt	52.00–55.00	666	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	52.88/cwt	50.00–56.00	656	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	57.80/cwt	57.00–59.00	806	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	1,308.33/cwt	1,275.00–1,350.00	13,437	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,050	1,825.00/cwt	1,825.00–1,825.00	19,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	922	803.33/cwt	800.00–810.00	7,407	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	945	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,851	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	10,750	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	900.00/cwt	875.00–925.00	9,108	3

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 Jul 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 669Last week 1,218Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 0Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 0Year ago 39

No trends available. Trade active with very good demand on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	135.00–138.00	136.29
2	—	470	130.00–132.00	131.03
1	—	520	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	132.00–138.00	134.64
9	—	426	142.00–147.00	145.23
3	—	327	162.00	162.00
11	—	520	125.00–136.00	132.45
3	—	623	115.00–117.00	115.66
8	—	579	120.00–128.00	124.48
1	—	250	166.00	166.00
4	—	736	108.00–112.00	111.04
3	—	672	113.00–115.00	114.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	477	140.00–150.00	143.73
2	—	515	138.00–140.00	139.02
4	—	628	124.00–128.00	125.73
6	—	407	150.00–152.50	152.09
3	—	760	109.00–112.00	110.65
1	—	305	167.00	167.00
13	—	555	129.00–140.00	138.33
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
8	—	662	117.00–119.00	118.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	146.00	146.00
1	—	667	138.00	138.00
4	—	610	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	537	144.00	144.00
24	—	560	137.00–140.00	139.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	114.00	114.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	475	120.00–122.00	121.02
6	—	430	125.00–128.00	127.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	500	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	572	117.00–120.00	119.01
8	—	678	107.00–112.50	111.52
10	—	515	122.00–124.00	123.29
17	—	474	124.00–129.00	127.40
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
2	—	610	110.00–116.00	113.02
5	—	418	129.00–133.00	130.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	518	125.00–128.00	126.49
6	—	612	119.00–123.00	121.47
19	—	567	122.00–128.00	125.46
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
2	—	408	140.00–142.00	140.99
2	—	465	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,697	81.00–87.00	83.60
3	—	1,745	91.00–97.00	94.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	57.00–59.00	57.80
4	—	1,189	47.00–48.00	47.49
13	—	1,240	50.00–56.00	52.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,240	52.00–55.00	53.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	48.00–49.00	48.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	6	—	1,027	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,308.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,825.00	1,825.00

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)	3	—	922	800.00–810.00	803.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	725.00	725.00

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)	3	—	1,012	875.00–925.00	900.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,075.00

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.