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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Mar 9

● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

781 head

▲ 438 vs last sale 343▲ 108 vs year ago 673 · +16.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 42▲ 5 vs year ago 58 · +8.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 77▼ 46 vs year ago 98 · −46.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady with good demand.

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 $131.87/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$131.87

103 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	451	134.54	607	49
Medium and Large 1	541	129.89	702	47
Medium and Large 3	459	126.47	581	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.07/cwt here — about $26 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 sale103 hd

131.87

—

AL average16 barns · 1,823 hd

129.37

+2.50

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	1,695	82.24	1,394	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,589	55.27	878	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,224	54.47	667	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	50.00	553	1thin

Every lot

58 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	732	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	800	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	157.49/cwt	157.00–158.00	838	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	872	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	138.78/cwt	137.00–139.00	858	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	874	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	719	119.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	859	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	827	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	930	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	856	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	946	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,061	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	147.66/cwt	147.00–148.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	143.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	542	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	146.77/cwt	145.00–148.00	609	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	137.42/cwt	134.00–140.00	583	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	130.42/cwt	127.00–132.00	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	463	125.34/cwt	124.00–127.00	580	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	137.82/cwt	136.00–142.00	649	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	638	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	131.09/cwt	130.00–134.00	680	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	125.54/cwt	122.00–127.00	660	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	643	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	126.39/cwt	123.00–127.00	714	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	118.55/cwt	115.00–122.00	691	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	114.95/cwt	112.00–118.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	750	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	115.83/cwt	112.00–117.00	785	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	815	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	177.99/cwt	175.00–185.00	648	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	167.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	171.46/cwt	166.00–177.00	712	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	159.56/cwt	155.00–165.00	677	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	428	148.91/cwt	145.00–152.00	637	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	157.27/cwt	155.00–160.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	146.46/cwt	140.00–150.00	687	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	477	137.02/cwt	136.00–138.00	654	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	150.96/cwt	147.00–157.00	783	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	531	138.11/cwt	134.00–145.00	733	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	697	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	747	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	127.32/cwt	125.00–130.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	122.23/cwt	120.00–125.00	761	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,665	79.65/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,326	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,607	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	553	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	50.31/cwt	47.00–53.00	581	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,243	55.63/cwt	54.00–58.00	691	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	761	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	60.47/cwt	60.00–61.00	802	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,664	54.34/cwt	52.00–55.00	904	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,869	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,665	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,200	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,400	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 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 781Last week 343Year ago 673

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 42Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 77Year ago 98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	125.00–130.00	127.32
2	—	368	165.00–170.00	167.45
11	—	469	140.00–150.00	146.46
4	—	623	120.00–125.00	122.23
10	—	531	134.00–145.00	138.11
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
8	—	424	155.00–165.00	159.56
1	—	700	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	175.00–185.00	177.99
1	—	655	126.00	126.00
3	—	463	155.00–160.00	157.27
8	—	415	166.00–177.00	171.46
2	—	553	135.00	135.00
6	—	519	147.00–157.00	150.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	136.00–138.00	137.02
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
3	—	533	130.00–132.00	130.68
3	—	428	145.00–152.00	148.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	565	123.00–127.00	126.39
1	—	755	108.00	108.00
2	—	630	118.00–120.00	119.00
6	—	678	112.00–117.00	115.83
12	—	471	136.00–142.00	137.82
4	—	415	145.00–148.00	146.77
9	—	519	130.00–134.00	131.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	130.00–135.00	132.44
9	—	424	134.00–140.00	137.42
15	—	378	140.00–147.00	143.42
2	—	625	112.00–118.00	114.95
3	—	318	147.00–148.00	147.66
13	—	526	122.00–127.00	125.54
2	—	583	115.00–122.00	118.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	124.00–127.00	125.34
3	—	427	127.00–132.00	130.42
1	—	545	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	154.00	154.00
3	—	476	168.00	168.00
6	—	532	157.00–158.00	157.49
9	—	618	137.00–139.00	138.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	827	112.50	112.50
3	—	436	168.00	168.00
13	—	683	128.00	128.00
5	—	515	141.00	141.00
2	—	1,020	104.00	104.00
6	—	719	117.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
5	—	856	110.50	110.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,154	47.00–53.00	50.31
8	—	1,243	54.00–58.00	55.63
4	—	1,326	60.00–61.00	60.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	59.00	59.00
4	—	1,664	52.00–55.00	54.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,665	79.00–80.00	79.65
1	—	1,785	90.00	90.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	900.00–950.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	825.00	825.00

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	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.