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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Oct 19

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Oct 12Oct 19Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

817 head

▼ 193 vs last sale 1,010▼ 142 vs year ago 959 · −14.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 102▼ 13 vs year ago 83 · −15.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 23▼ 5 vs year ago 46 · −10.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 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 $141.51/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −67.99 against this barn's trailing median of $209.50.

Average price

$141.51

76 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$12.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.59

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	504	145.82	734	49
Medium and Large 3	493	136.37	672	6thin
Medium and Large 2	543	132.90	721	21

One grade step is worth $12.92/cwt here — about $13 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 sale76 hd

141.51

—

AL average15 barns · 1,423 hd

128.92

+12.59

This barn, trailing median12 sales

209.50

−67.99

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	—	Average	1,745	90.67	1,582	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	60.17	897	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	57.18	687	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	50.36	562	3thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	163.52/cwt	162.00–167.00	670	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	152.00/cwt	150.00–154.00	710	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	509	141.65/cwt	140.00–142.00	721	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	754	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,002	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,078	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	516	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	133.84/cwt	130.00–136.00	570	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	461	126.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	584	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	135.20/cwt	134.00–138.00	646	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	669	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	122.21/cwt	120.00–124.00	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	126.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	727	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	742	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	114.22/cwt	110.00–118.00	766	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	418	153.44/cwt	150.00–157.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	161.86/cwt	157.00–170.00	694	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	151.60/cwt	147.00–156.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	153.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	725	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	145.43/cwt	142.00–147.00	691	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	488	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	656	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	133.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	697	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	138.51/cwt	136.00–146.00	727	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	662	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	131.21/cwt	129.00–132.00	745	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	583	124.99/cwt	123.00–128.00	729	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	780	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	119.72/cwt	117.00–122.00	748	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,488	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,935	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,780	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	50.36/cwt	50.00–51.00	562	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	53.73/cwt	52.00–55.00	638	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	58.10/cwt	55.00–62.00	700	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	60.17/cwt	57.00–62.00	897	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 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	1,100	812.50/cwt	800.00–825.00	8,938	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 Oct 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 817Last week 1,010Year ago 959

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 102Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 23Year ago 46

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	175.00–180.00	177.45
5	—	614	125.00–129.00	127.00
8	—	471	150.00–160.00	153.96
12	—	429	157.00–170.00	161.86
9	—	568	129.00–132.00	131.21
13	—	525	136.00–146.00	138.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	117.00–122.00	119.72
5	—	523	130.00–135.00	133.21
4	—	583	123.00–128.00	124.99
5	—	475	142.00–147.00	145.43
1	—	735	112.00	112.00
2	—	418	150.00–157.00	153.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	134.00–135.00	134.51
1	—	525	126.00	126.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
2	—	435	147.00–156.00	151.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	783	128.00	128.00
6	—	509	140.00–142.00	141.65
3	—	467	150.00–154.00	152.00
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
7	—	410	162.00–167.00	163.52
4	—	563	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	735	135.00	135.00
3	—	836	129.00	129.00
1	—	500	147.00	147.00
4	—	565	145.00	145.00
1	—	460	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	412	142.50	142.50
2	—	513	130.00–131.00	130.49
4	—	671	110.00–118.00	114.22
2	—	608	120.00–124.00	122.02
5	—	478	134.00–138.00	135.20
5	—	344	150.00	150.00
13	—	577	124.00–130.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	106.00	106.00
1	—	355	135.00	135.00
12	—	426	130.00–136.00	133.84
1	—	330	144.00	144.00
2	—	560	116.00–120.00	117.98
14	—	461	125.00–130.00	126.66
5	—	527	120.00–124.00	122.21
1	—	630	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	127.00	127.00
1	—	525	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	92.00	92.00
1	—	1,750	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,550	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,115	50.00–51.00	50.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,490	57.00–62.00	60.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,205	55.00–62.00	58.10
4	—	1,188	52.00–55.00	53.73

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	—	—	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	800.00–825.00	812.50

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.