Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2020-09-08

Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Sep 8

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

701 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 639▲ 701 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 53▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 29▲ 55 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 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 $124.99/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$124.99

76 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$4.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.76

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	125.68	700	32
Medium and Large 2	490	124.93	612	39
Medium and Large 3	483	121.01	585	5thin

One grade step is worth $4.67/cwt here — about $116 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 sale76 hd

124.99

—

AL average8 barns · 1,035 hd

116.23

+8.76

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	—	High	1,750	90.03	1,576	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	65.68	961	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	56.83	691	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	52.54	545	5thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	676	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	542	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	705	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	697	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	836	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	956	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	761	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	883	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	997	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,017	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	134.65/cwt	134.00–136.00	487	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	565	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	129.54/cwt	128.00–132.00	548	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	131.01/cwt	130.00–132.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	124.81/cwt	124.00–125.00	599	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	127.68/cwt	127.00–129.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	123.46/cwt	121.00–125.00	648	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	120.20/cwt	120.00–121.00	677	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	125.28/cwt	122.00–126.50	723	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	117.24/cwt	116.00–119.00	720	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	726	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	164.06/cwt	162.00–165.00	525	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	171.03/cwt	170.00–172.00	564	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	603	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	400	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	573	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	145.52/cwt	142.00–147.50	626	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	144.76/cwt	144.00–145.00	673	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	140.44/cwt	135.00–142.00	667	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	129.35/cwt	126.00–132.00	671	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	710	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	123.46/cwt	120.00–127.00	711	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	117.67/cwt	115.00–120.00	726	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	85.58/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,207	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,513	1
Bulls	—	—	2,115	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	2,009	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	52.54/cwt	51.00–55.00	545	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	53.05/cwt	52.00–54.00	556	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	57.27/cwt	55.00–60.00	723	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	800	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	63.49/cwt	63.00–64.00	862	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	66.77/cwt	66.00–68.00	1,012	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,915	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	962.50/cwt	950.00–975.00	11,069	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,440	1

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 Sep 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 701Last week 639Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
13	—	423	128.00–132.00	129.54
9	—	525	121.00–125.00	123.46
5	—	563	120.00–121.00	120.20
5	—	480	124.00–125.00	124.81
3	—	626	116.00	116.00
3	—	362	134.00–136.00	134.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	577	122.00–126.50	125.28
4	—	614	116.00–119.00	117.24
3	—	508	127.00–129.00	127.68
2	—	458	130.00–132.00	131.01
2	—	408	137.00–140.00	138.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	125.00–127.00	126.03
1	—	560	115.00	115.00
1	—	525	118.00	118.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
8	—	519	126.00–132.00	129.35
7	—	475	135.00–142.00	140.44
3	—	650	109.00	109.00
3	—	617	115.00–120.00	117.67
11	—	430	142.00–147.50	145.52
2	—	378	159.00–160.00	159.49
15	—	576	120.00–127.00	123.46
3	—	320	162.00–165.00	164.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	590	118.00	118.00
1	—	500	124.00	124.00
2	—	418	136.00–138.00	136.99
1	—	480	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	135.00	135.00
4	—	465	144.00–145.00	144.76
2	—	368	165.00	165.00
1	—	400	152.00	152.00
2	—	330	170.00–172.00	171.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	697	120.00	120.00
5	—	761	116.00	116.00
5	—	997	102.00	102.00
8	—	458	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	711	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,115	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,410	85.00–86.00	85.58
1	—	1,700	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,048	52.00–54.00	53.05
11	—	1,263	55.00–60.00	57.27
2	—	1,290	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	63.00–64.00	63.49
4	—	1,516	66.00–68.00	66.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,038	51.00–55.00	52.54

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	2	—	1,210	1,150.00	1,150.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	950.00–975.00	962.50

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.