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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Oct 18

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Oct 4Oct 18Nov 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

916 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 987▲ 99 vs year ago 817 · +12.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

117 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 77▲ 47 vs year ago 70 · +67.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 42▼ 19 vs year ago 41 · −46.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on heavyweight feeders, however unweaned feeders sold with very light demand. 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 $144.17/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$144.17

136 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$846

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$543

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

$27.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.16

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	736	152.00	1,119	58
Medium and Large 1	479	142.50	683	54
Medium and Large 2	468	129.40	605	22
Medium and Large 3	463	124.50	576	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.50/cwt here — about $543 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 sale136 hd

144.17

—

AL average16 barns · 1,349 hd

134.00

+10.16

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	1,588	90.69	1,440	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	65.36	961	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	63.01	796	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	56.60	621	12

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	2thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	649	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	179.78/cwt	177.50–181.00	741	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	173.04/cwt	167.00–178.00	798	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	809	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	164.65/cwt	164.00–167.50	866	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	862	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	850	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	485	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	510	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	403	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	621	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	125.33/cwt	124.00–127.00	585	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	140.57/cwt	139.00–141.00	661	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	646	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	512	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	753	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	122.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	638	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	726	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	113.48/cwt	112.00–115.00	724	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	797	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	656	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	840	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	736	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,119	58
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	679	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	409	155.02/cwt	150.00–158.00	634	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	427	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	619	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	163.50/cwt	160.00–167.00	701	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	153.37/cwt	150.00–157.00	739	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	487	145.51/cwt	144.00–147.00	709	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	139.73/cwt	135.00–142.00	738	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	153.36/cwt	150.00–157.50	811	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	142.68/cwt	142.00–144.00	820	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	132.40/cwt	130.00–135.00	764	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	126.66/cwt	124.00–130.00	789	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,499	90.44/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,356	7
Bulls	—	—	1,527	84.02/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,283	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	96.13/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,719	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	56.60/cwt	55.00–59.00	621	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	62.96/cwt	60.00–66.00	771	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,246	57.73/cwt	57.00–58.00	719	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	725	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,403	67.42/cwt	67.00–68.00	946	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	63.44/cwt	61.00–66.00	896	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	68.06/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,055	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 916Last week 987Year ago 817

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 77Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 42Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	192.00	192.00
25	—	526	164.00–167.50	164.65
7	—	461	167.00–178.00	173.04
6	—	412	177.50–181.00	179.78
6	—	571	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	578	147.00	147.00
2	—	515	157.00	157.00
1	—	630	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	122.00	122.00
1	—	435	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	134.00–135.00	134.33
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
2	—	638	112.00–115.00	113.48
5	—	328	148.00	148.00
3	—	467	124.00–127.00	125.33
8	—	520	120.00–125.00	122.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	403	154.00	154.00
4	—	656	128.00	128.00
10	—	512	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
4	—	644	120.00–125.00	123.78
10	—	331	154.00	154.00
14	—	470	139.00–141.00	140.57
3	—	563	129.00	129.00
1	—	505	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	736	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	142.00–144.00	142.68
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
6	—	482	150.00–157.00	153.37
5	—	390	174.00	174.00
5	—	529	150.00–157.50	153.36
4	—	429	160.00–167.00	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	135.00–142.00	139.73
4	—	623	124.00–130.00	126.66
8	—	487	144.00–147.00	145.51
4	—	409	150.00–158.00	155.02
5	—	577	130.00–135.00	132.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	145.00	145.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	61.00–66.00	63.44
7	—	1,550	67.00–70.00	68.06
1	—	1,250	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,403	67.00–68.00	67.42
4	—	1,246	57.00–58.00	57.73
17	—	1,225	60.00–66.00	62.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,098	55.00–59.00	56.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,788	95.00–98.00	96.13
3	—	1,527	82.00–85.00	84.02
7	—	1,499	87.00–92.00	90.44

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.