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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Sep 29

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

599 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 669▲ 599 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 62▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 50▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $131.94/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −77.56 against this barn's trailing median of $209.50.

Average price

$131.94

83 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$14.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.39

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	135.84	701	32
Medium and Large 2	486	130.80	636	44
Medium and Large 3	484	121.30	587	7thin

One grade step is worth $14.54/cwt here — about $114 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 sale83 hd

131.94

—

AL average13 barns · 1,298 hd

120.55

+11.39

This barn, trailing median12 sales

209.50

−77.56

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	—	Average	1,744	85.06	1,483	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,451	59.30	860	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	56.12	705	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	46.89	504	2thin

Every lot

56 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	725	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	833	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	668	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	785	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	134.67/cwt	134.00–136.00	488	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	132.78/cwt	129.00–134.00	544	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	125.75/cwt	122.00–127.00	528	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	117.05/cwt	115.00–119.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	126.26/cwt	124.00–128.00	595	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	119.85/cwt	118.00–122.00	564	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	119.41/cwt	119.00–121.00	605	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	117.15/cwt	114.00–118.00	620	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	658	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	113.36/cwt	111.00–115.00	660	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	114.67/cwt	113.00–117.00	717	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	642	109.13/cwt	108.00–112.00	701	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	741	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	336	157.57/cwt	157.00–160.00	529	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	549	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	157.93/cwt	157.00–160.00	592	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	149.51/cwt	147.00–152.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	135.45/cwt	132.00–142.00	573	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	126.05/cwt	125.00–127.00	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	453	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	553	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	129.68/cwt	127.00–135.00	599	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	140.94/cwt	137.00–145.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	518	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	522	127.83/cwt	124.00–129.00	667	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	134.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	708	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	129.35/cwt	129.00–133.00	722	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	118.77/cwt	118.00–120.00	691	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Full	725	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	667	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	81.92/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,339	3
Bulls	—	—	1,798	86.63/cwt	84.00–89.00	1,558	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	46.89/cwt	46.00–48.00	504	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	54.52/cwt	51.00–59.00	627	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	571	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	59.75/cwt	59.00–60.00	823	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	850	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,467	58.81/cwt	56.00–60.00	863	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	941.67/cwt	925.00–950.00	10,518	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,846	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,540	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	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 Sep 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 599Last week 669Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	140.00	140.00
3	—	541	134.00	134.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	128.00	128.00
1	—	710	124.00	124.00
1	—	600	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	529	114.00–118.00	117.15
6	—	471	118.00–122.00	119.85
3	—	362	134.00–136.00	134.67
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
5	—	420	122.00–127.00	125.75
15	—	642	108.00–112.00	109.13
3	—	582	111.00–115.00	113.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	113.00–117.00	114.67
8	—	471	124.00–128.00	126.26
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
5	—	507	119.00–121.00	119.41
4	—	558	118.00	118.00
1	—	315	145.00	145.00
2	—	668	110.00–112.00	110.99
4	—	410	129.00–134.00	132.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	113.00	113.00
2	—	425	115.00–119.00	117.05
1	—	525	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	366	150.00	150.00
7	—	423	132.00–142.00	135.45
13	—	522	124.00–129.00	127.83
7	—	462	127.00–135.00	129.68
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
5	—	582	118.00–120.00	118.77
5	—	336	157.00–160.00	157.57
1	—	620	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
2	—	425	125.00–127.00	126.05
2	—	518	118.00–120.00	119.01
2	—	453	120.00–124.00	121.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	130.00–140.00	134.65
3	—	375	157.00–160.00	157.93
14	—	558	129.00–133.00	129.35
2	—	468	137.00–145.00	140.94
2	—	423	147.00–152.00	149.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,378	59.00–60.00	59.75
4	—	1,150	51.00–59.00	54.52
1	—	1,190	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	61.00	61.00
7	—	1,467	56.00–60.00	58.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	46.00–48.00	46.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,798	84.00–89.00	86.63
3	—	1,635	81.00–83.00	81.92

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)	1	—	1,195	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	925.00–950.00	941.67

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	—	1,045	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	—	1,200	1,150.00	1,150.00

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.