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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jul 13

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Jun 29Jul 13Jul 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

830 head

▲ 205 vs last sale 625▲ 161 vs year ago 669 · +24.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 94▼ 4 vs year ago 74 · −5.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 79▼ 82 vs year ago 99 · −82.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. 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 $146.67/cwt on 139 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −62.84 against this barn's trailing median of $209.50.

Average price

$146.67

139 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$0

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$11.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.77

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	443	152.50	676	20
Medium and Large 1	525	147.85	776	79
Medium and Large 2	518	141.63	733	31
Medium and Large 3	481	140.66	676	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about −$0 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 sale139 hd

146.67

—

AL average11 barns · 1,269 hd

136.90

+9.77

This barn, trailing median12 sales

209.50

−62.84

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	—	Low	1,823	98.68	1,798	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	72.00	1,037	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	70.03	866	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	63.53	677	2thin

Every lot

65 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 1	465	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	767	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	647	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	880	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	972	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	977	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	776	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,009	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	851	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,157	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	142.95/cwt	136.00–144.00	558	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	143.98/cwt	142.00–146.00	585	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	139.42/cwt	134.00–140.00	612	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	137.52/cwt	137.00–138.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	128.34/cwt	127.00–129.00	607	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	133.92/cwt	132.00–135.00	635	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	135.30/cwt	132.00–138.00	709	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	128.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	683	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	124.33/cwt	122.00–126.00	719	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	131.74/cwt	128.00–133.00	767	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	583	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	799	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	127.02/cwt	125.00–128.00	788	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	120.02/cwt	118.00–122.00	754	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	122.18/cwt	120.00–125.00	827	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	120.82/cwt	119.00–121.00	871	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	871	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	275	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	501	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	307	178.01/cwt	177.00–180.00	546	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	358	170.56/cwt	170.00–172.00	611	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	367	162.93/cwt	160.00–167.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	157.14/cwt	150.00–160.00	663	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	163.59/cwt	162.00–166.00	700	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	443	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	676	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	151.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	710	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	470	144.79/cwt	144.00–147.00	681	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	490	156.89/cwt	156.00–160.00	769	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	146.19/cwt	144.00–148.00	762	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	136.63/cwt	134.00–140.00	715	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	557	142.45/cwt	138.00–144.00	793	39
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	751	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	626	126.84/cwt	123.00–130.00	794	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	652	130.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	852	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	871	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,566	92.97/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,456	4
Bulls	—	—	1,973	101.60/cwt	100.00–103.00	2,005	2
Bulls	—	—	2,185	107.17/cwt	105.00–109.00	2,342	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	63.53/cwt	63.00–64.00	677	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	64.27/cwt	63.00–65.00	741	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	68.79/cwt	66.00–72.00	834	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	74.51/cwt	73.00–77.00	976	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,022	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,051	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	—	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 Jul 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 830Last week 625Year ago 669

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 94Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 79Year ago 99

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
6	—	523	134.00–140.00	136.63
3	—	367	160.00–167.00	162.93
6	—	626	123.00–130.00	126.84
1	—	290	177.00	177.00
5	—	422	150.00–160.00	157.14
5	—	469	150.00–155.00	151.47
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	750	108.00	108.00
2	—	563	132.00–135.00	133.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	490	156.00–160.00	156.89
6	—	652	130.00–134.00	130.67
2	—	738	118.00	118.00
3	—	428	162.00–166.00	163.59
3	—	307	177.00–180.00	178.01
39	—	557	138.00–144.00	142.45
7	—	358	170.00–172.00	170.56
1	—	770	113.00	113.00
5	—	521	144.00–148.00	146.19
1	—	605	134.00	134.00
1	—	275	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	443	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	144.00–147.00	144.79
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
2	—	415	147.00	147.00
1	—	530	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	582	128.00–133.00	131.74
2	—	473	137.00–138.00	137.52
4	—	406	142.00–146.00	143.98
5	—	677	120.00–125.00	122.18
2	—	822	106.00	106.00
1	—	785	114.00	114.00
19	—	524	132.00–138.00	135.30
7	—	620	125.00–128.00	127.02
11	—	721	119.00–121.00	120.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	390	136.00–144.00	142.95
22	—	439	134.00–140.00	139.42
3	—	628	118.00–122.00	120.02
11	—	474	132.00–135.00	133.92
3	—	578	122.00–126.00	124.33
1	—	795	106.00	106.00
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
7	—	531	125.00–130.00	128.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	122.00	122.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
3	—	473	127.00–129.00	128.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	647	136.00	136.00
3	—	776	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	851	136.00	136.00
1	—	465	165.00	165.00
4	—	675	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	693	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	63.00–64.00	63.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	73.00	73.00
1	—	1,480	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,153	63.00–65.00	64.27
20	—	1,213	66.00–72.00	68.79
12	—	1,310	73.00–77.00	74.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,566	90.00–95.00	92.97
2	—	2,185	105.00–109.00	107.17
2	—	1,973	100.00–103.00	101.60

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,175.00	1,175.00

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.