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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Mar 16

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Mar 9Mar 16Mar 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

803 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 781▲ 682 vs year ago 121 · +563.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 63▲ 20 vs year ago 27 · +74.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 52▼ 45 vs year ago 73 · −61.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.76/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$128.76

211 head · 783 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$150

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

$14.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.91

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	618	141.50	875	12thin
Medium and Large 2	610	136.36	832	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	804	127.50	1,025	188

One grade step is worth $14.00/cwt here — about −$150 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 sale211 hd

128.76

—

AL average15 barns · 1,229 hd

140.67

−11.91

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	1,555	77.30	1,202	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	58.76	703	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	978	54.02	528	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	54.00	775	1thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	802	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	140.66/cwt	140.00–142.00	727	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	792	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	662	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	887	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	906	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	804	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,025	188
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	143.17/cwt	143.00–144.00	474	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	141.02/cwt	140.00–142.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	136.99/cwt	134.00–139.00	529	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	130.46/cwt	128.00–133.00	540	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	136.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	568	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	125.52/cwt	125.00–126.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	130.23/cwt	129.00–132.00	611	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	126.59/cwt	126.00–128.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	573	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	124.88/cwt	122.00–127.00	633	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	130.33/cwt	128.00–131.00	674	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	696	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	118.60/cwt	117.00–120.00	686	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	729	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	820	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	747	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	887	46
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	183.71/cwt	182.00–184.00	593	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	172.39/cwt	170.00–175.00	557	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	563	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	547	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	171.39/cwt	170.00–177.00	626	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	619	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	165.96/cwt	162.00–170.00	690	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	145.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	439	157.03/cwt	155.00–161.00	689	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	628	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	157.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	725	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	146.98/cwt	142.00–152.00	692	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	144.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	135.85/cwt	132.00–138.00	717	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	131.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	126.30/cwt	124.00–131.00	782	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	121.05/cwt	118.00–124.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	74.95/cwt	73.00–77.00	1,164	2
Bulls	—	—	1,560	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,279	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	54.02/cwt	53.00–55.00	528	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	588	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	61.97/cwt	60.00–66.00	725	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	57.50/cwt	54.00–60.00	699	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	775	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	—	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 Mar 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 803Last week 781Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 63Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 52Year ago 73

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to firm. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	461	155.00–160.00	157.28
5	—	416	162.00–170.00	165.96
7	—	323	182.00–184.00	183.71
4	—	520	142.00–145.00	144.00
4	—	619	124.00–131.00	126.30
16	—	365	170.00–177.00	171.39
2	—	725	114.00	114.00
2	—	665	118.00–124.00	121.05
1	—	560	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	132.00–138.00	135.85
4	—	439	155.00–161.00	157.03
3	—	323	170.00–175.00	172.39
2	—	375	165.00	165.00
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
3	—	563	130.00–134.00	131.35
2	—	605	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
14	—	471	142.00–152.00	146.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	154.00	154.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
3	—	425	140.00–150.00	145.08
1	—	630	112.00	112.00
1	—	455	138.00	138.00
1	—	335	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	126.00–128.00	126.59
6	—	386	134.00–139.00	136.99
11	—	331	143.00–144.00	143.17
9	—	414	128.00–133.00	130.46
5	—	578	117.00–120.00	118.60
9	—	507	122.00–127.00	124.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
4	—	469	129.00–132.00	130.23
6	—	517	128.00–131.00	130.33
4	—	416	135.00–140.00	136.47
3	—	618	117.00–119.00	118.01
3	—	557	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	154.00	154.00
2	—	378	140.00–142.00	141.02
1	—	700	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	659	124.50	124.50
46	—	747	118.75	118.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	132.00	132.00
2	—	430	125.00–126.00	125.52
1	—	470	122.00	122.00
1	—	505	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	804	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	175.00	175.00
9	—	662	134.00	134.00
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
5	—	681	133.00	133.00
3	—	517	140.00–142.00	140.66
2	—	570	138.00–140.00	138.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	52.00	52.00
8	—	1,170	60.00–66.00	61.97
15	—	1,216	54.00–60.00	57.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	978	53.00–55.00	54.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	73.00–77.00	74.95
1	—	1,560	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	850.00	850.00

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.