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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Mar 15

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

643 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 640▼ 160 vs year ago 803 · −19.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 66▲ 36 vs year ago 47 · +76.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 95▲ 57 vs year ago 28 · +203.6%

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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 good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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 $139.20/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$139.20

134 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$336

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

$18.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.39

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 3	413	151.00	623	2thin
Medium and Large 1	557	144.38	804	37
Medium and Large 2	510	142.45	727	41
Medium and Large 1-2	722	132.75	958	54

One grade step is worth $18.25/cwt here — about −$336 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 sale134 hd

139.20

—

AL average15 barns · 1,440 hd

144.59

−5.39

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	1,794	102.29	1,835	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,377	79.97	1,101	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	78.55	950	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,173	70.88	831	4thin

Every lot

60 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 2	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	177.96/cwt	175.00–182.00	858	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	172.50/cwt	170.00–173.00	928	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	930	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	158.64/cwt	156.00–160.00	888	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	150.50/cwt	150.00–151.00	933	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,014	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,113	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	155.33/cwt	152.00–157.00	651	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	155.48/cwt	152.00–159.00	720	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	147.07/cwt	145.00–150.00	687	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	147.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	747	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	516	140.00/cwt	138.00–142.00	722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	136.53/cwt	132.00–140.00	775	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	142.93/cwt	141.00–146.00	819	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	140.47/cwt	139.00–142.00	861	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	126.66/cwt	126.00–128.00	790	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	883	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	958	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	208.50/cwt	207.00–210.00	719	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	207.12/cwt	200.00–212.00	758	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	194.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	721	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	168.23/cwt	155.00–175.00	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	193.56/cwt	190.00–197.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	184.48/cwt	180.00–187.00	782	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	177.61/cwt	170.00–180.00	844	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	164.38/cwt	160.00–167.00	789	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	166.72/cwt	164.00–169.00	877	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	151.82/cwt	137.00–157.00	802	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	159.98/cwt	159.00–161.00	896	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	149.97/cwt	148.00–152.00	862	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	137.60/cwt	134.00–140.00	843	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	616	147.27/cwt	145.00–148.00	907	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	140.99/cwt	140.00–142.00	923	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	952	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,044	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	97.95/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,648	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	102.48/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,889	2
Bulls	—	—	1,910	108.60/cwt	108.00–109.00	2,074	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	72.06/cwt	71.00–73.00	770	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	70.88/cwt	68.00–73.00	831	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	77.59/cwt	75.00–80.00	940	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	82.81/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,051	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,341	84.68/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,136	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,387	78.42/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,088	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,044	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	—	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,325.00	—	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,237.50/cwt	1,225.00–1,250.00	—	4

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 640Year ago 803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 66Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 95Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	148.00–152.00	149.97
3	—	613	134.00–140.00	137.60
2	—	370	190.00–200.00	194.73
1	—	675	132.00	132.00
6	—	480	160.00–167.00	164.38
2	—	345	207.00–210.00	208.50
6	—	528	137.00–157.00	151.82
6	—	424	180.00–187.00	184.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	145.00–148.00	147.27
4	—	475	170.00–180.00	177.61
2	—	560	159.00–161.00	159.98
2	—	705	134.00–136.00	134.99
2	—	423	190.00–197.00	193.56
1	—	785	133.00	133.00
8	—	366	200.00–212.00	207.12
4	—	526	164.00–169.00	166.72
2	—	655	140.00–142.00	140.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	148.00	148.00
3	—	418	155.00–175.00	168.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	365	160.00	160.00
1	—	725	118.00	118.00
1	—	335	165.00	165.00
11	—	568	132.00–140.00	136.53
6	—	624	126.00–128.00	126.66
9	—	467	145.00–150.00	147.07
6	—	419	152.00–157.00	155.33
4	—	516	138.00–142.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	722	132.75	132.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	154.00	154.00
1	—	435	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	152.00–159.00	155.48
1	—	735	122.00	122.00
1	—	695	127.00	127.00
1	—	315	175.00	175.00
25	—	573	141.00–146.00	142.93
1	—	350	165.00	165.00
4	—	508	145.00–150.00	147.00
2	—	613	139.00–142.00	140.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	137.00	137.00
8	—	538	170.00–173.00	172.50
3	—	560	156.00–160.00	158.64
3	—	482	175.00–182.00	177.96
1	—	440	190.00	190.00
2	—	620	150.00–151.00	150.50
1	—	780	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	766	145.25	145.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	68.00–73.00	70.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	72.00	72.00
4	—	1,341	81.00–87.00	84.68
7	—	1,387	76.00–80.00	78.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,269	81.00–86.00	82.81
13	—	1,211	75.00–80.00	77.59
4	—	1,069	71.00–73.00	72.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,683	97.00–100.00	97.95
2	—	1,910	108.00–109.00	108.60
2	—	1,843	102.00–103.00	102.48

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	925.00	925.00

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	4	—	—	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.50

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.