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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Aug 31

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Aug 17Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

742 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 627▲ 103 vs year ago 639 · +16.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 111▲ 4 vs year ago 53 · +7.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 39▼ 7 vs year ago 29 · −24.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders

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 $141.84/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$141.84

193 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

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

$15.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.88

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	710	146.49	1,041	114
Medium and Large 1	540	136.31	737	39
Medium and Large 2	509	134.40	684	35
Medium and Large 3	475	130.80	621	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.69/cwt here — about $419 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 sale193 hd

141.84

—

AL average14 barns · 1,384 hd

132.96

+8.88

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	—	High	1,770	100.39	1,777	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	74.00	1,064	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,279	67.55	864	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,280	65.00	832	1thin

Every lot

59 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	421	180.50/cwt	177.00–182.50	760	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	846	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	143.81/cwt	140.00–145.00	972	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,158	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,169	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	589	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	145.03/cwt	144.00–146.00	613	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	149.43/cwt	148.00–151.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	145.00/cwt	143.00–147.00	674	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	468	130.33/cwt	130.00–131.00	610	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	137.90/cwt	134.00–142.00	656	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	131.10/cwt	127.00–134.00	691	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	137.47/cwt	136.00–144.00	727	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	133.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	753	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	127.03/cwt	125.00–128.00	739	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	127.76/cwt	127.00–130.00	793	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,005	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	851	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,065	68
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	174.64/cwt	172.00–177.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	175.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	744	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	165.13/cwt	162.00–167.00	715	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	455	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	669	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	166.48/cwt	162.00–170.00	787	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	155.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	738	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	147.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	773	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	155.54/cwt	152.00–162.00	817	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	554	151.25/cwt	148.00–154.00	838	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	133.95/cwt	132.00–136.00	770	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	141.51/cwt	137.00–146.00	825	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	138.80/cwt	137.00–140.00	851	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	841	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	661	134.20/cwt	132.00–138.00	887	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	666	126.66/cwt	123.00–130.00	844	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	863	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,036	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	97.26/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	102.73/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,919	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	64.13/cwt	62.00–65.00	785	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	832	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	68.50/cwt	67.00–71.00	882	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	73.09/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,038	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,064	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	—	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	—	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 Aug 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 742Last week 627Year ago 639

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 111Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 39Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
12	—	476	134.00–142.00	137.90
2	—	395	148.00–150.00	149.00
11	—	527	127.00–134.00	131.10
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
5	—	582	125.00–128.00	127.03
3	—	423	144.00–146.00	145.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	138.00	138.00
3	—	468	130.00–131.00	130.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	127.00–130.00	127.76
2	—	425	148.00–151.00	149.43
5	—	465	143.00–147.00	145.00
18	—	529	136.00–144.00	137.47
8	—	564	130.00–137.00	133.46
1	—	715	119.00	119.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	722	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	693	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	172.00	172.00
12	—	522	162.00	162.00
19	—	906	129.00	129.00
4	—	421	177.00–182.50	180.50
5	—	842	137.50	137.50
10	—	676	140.00–145.00	143.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	142.00	142.00
2	—	475	165.00	165.00
1	—	440	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	554	148.00–154.00	151.25
18	—	525	152.00–162.00	155.54
5	—	661	132.00–138.00	134.20
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
5	—	473	162.00–170.00	166.48
3	—	863	120.00	120.00
9	—	423	170.00–180.00	175.93
2	—	380	180.00	180.00
5	—	613	137.00–140.00	138.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	162.00–167.00	165.13
14	—	476	150.00–160.00	155.08
8	—	666	123.00–130.00	126.66
3	—	372	172.00–177.00	174.64
2	—	625	134.00–135.00	134.51
13	—	583	137.00–146.00	141.51
4	—	523	145.00–150.00	147.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	147.00	147.00
2	—	575	132.00–136.00	133.95
1	—	355	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,288	67.00–71.00	68.50
2	—	1,420	72.00–74.00	73.09
8	—	1,224	62.00–65.00	64.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,868	101.00–104.00	102.73
3	—	1,640	96.00–99.00	97.26

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	—	—	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	800.00–875.00	837.50

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.