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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jun 1

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← May 25Jun 1Jun 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

572 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 557▼ 333 vs year ago 905 · −36.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 88▲ 16 vs year ago 35 · +45.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 110▼ 10 vs year ago 32 · −31.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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 $122.39/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$122.39

146 head · 870 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$155

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

$3.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.60

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	761	124.90	951	39
Medium and Large 1-2	910	121.48	1,105	107

One grade step is worth $3.42/cwt here — about −$155 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 sale146 hd

122.39

—

AL average10 barns · 592 hd

133.00

−10.60

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	1,669	91.21	1,522	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,571	68.62	1,078	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	67.63	820	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	933	60.00	560	2thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	142.19/cwt	142.00–143.00	826	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	123.56/cwt	123.00–125.00	914	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	121.48/cwt	120.50–122.25	1,105	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	921	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,096	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	137.28/cwt	136.00–140.00	511	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	133.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	551	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	127.68/cwt	127.00–128.00	536	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	579	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	128.27/cwt	126.00–130.00	611	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	509	125.73/cwt	122.00–128.00	640	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	509	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	626	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	121.57/cwt	118.00–124.00	693	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	128.02/cwt	127.00–130.00	736	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	124.23/cwt	123.00–127.00	763	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	115.63/cwt	111.00–118.00	734	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	17
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	358	156.49/cwt	155.00–158.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	359	162.58/cwt	160.00–165.00	584	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	390	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	573	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	647	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	148.19/cwt	145.00–152.00	634	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	133.48/cwt	132.00–134.00	614	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	466	140.24/cwt	138.00–143.00	654	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	469	147.20/cwt	144.00–148.00	690	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	510	138.67/cwt	136.00–140.00	707	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	131.51/cwt	130.00–134.00	697	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	126.01/cwt	125.00–127.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	128.99/cwt	128.00–130.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	120.34/cwt	118.00–123.00	738	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	129.01/cwt	128.00–130.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,162	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	92.28/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,647	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	560	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	61.74/cwt	60.00–64.00	711	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	67.96/cwt	65.00–71.00	823	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,277	72.58/cwt	72.00–75.00	927	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	941	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,588	69.39/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,102	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	—	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	—	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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 557Year ago 905

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 88Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 110Year ago 32

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	126.00–130.00	128.27
6	—	372	136.00–140.00	137.28
4	—	509	122.00–128.00	125.73
5	—	413	130.00–135.00	133.45
3	—	635	111.00–118.00	115.63
7	—	570	118.00–124.00	121.57
1	—	300	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	509	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	127.00–130.00	128.02
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
17	—	740	112.00	112.00
5	—	614	123.00–127.00	124.23
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
1	—	400	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	118.00	118.00
3	—	420	127.00–128.00	127.68
3	—	467	124.00	124.00
1	—	380	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	165.00	165.00
7	—	466	138.00–143.00	140.24
6	—	613	118.00–123.00	120.34
2	—	358	155.00–158.00	156.49
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
2	—	560	128.00–130.00	128.99
4	—	530	130.00–134.00	131.51
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
4	—	428	145.00–152.00	148.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	144.00–148.00	147.20
5	—	359	160.00–165.00	162.58
1	—	415	156.00	156.00
1	—	570	136.00	136.00
2	—	640	128.00–130.00	129.01
3	—	510	136.00–140.00	138.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	142.00	142.00
2	—	533	125.00–127.00	126.01
4	—	460	132.00–134.00	133.48
1	—	390	147.00	147.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	581	142.00–143.00	142.19
25	—	740	123.00–125.00	123.56
9	—	921	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	910	120.50–122.25	121.48

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,588	67.00–72.00	69.39
1	—	1,470	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,277	72.00–75.00	72.58
5	—	1,152	60.00–64.00	61.74
14	—	1,211	65.00–71.00	67.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,785	90.00–95.00	92.28

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 · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,300.00	1,300.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00

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.