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Cullman Stockyards

Name: Cullman Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Mar 28

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001

← Mar 21Mar 28Apr 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

941 head

▲ 299 vs last sale 642▲ 221 vs year ago 720 · +30.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 96▼ 96 vs year ago 199 · −48.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 33▲ 4 vs year ago 64 · +6.3%

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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 $189.89/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$189.89

236 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$999

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$139

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

$26.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	199.49	945	93
Medium and Large 1-2	587	188.00	1,104	91
Medium and Large 2	519	176.39	915	46
Medium and Large 3	465	173.37	806	6thin

One grade step is worth $26.12/cwt here — about $139 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 sale236 hd

189.89

—

AL average15 barns · 1,446 hd

189.84

+0.05

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	—	Average	1,552	115.68	1,795	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	96.66	1,164	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	93.52	1,393	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,024	86.35	884	5thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$933	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,163	2thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	924	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	242.20/cwt	242.00–242.50	1,034	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,124	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,128	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	219.36/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,248	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,269	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	658	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,119	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,269	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,252	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	747	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,300	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	226.85/cwt	215.00–235.00	835	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	205.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	787	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	196.53/cwt	194.00–200.00	814	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	187.54/cwt	170.00–192.50	823	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	173.37/cwt	170.00–175.00	806	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	182.15/cwt	180.00–185.00	869	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	194.32/cwt	190.00–197.00	931	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	509	178.23/cwt	175.00–180.00	907	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	189.36/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,004	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	181.19/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,013	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	166.95/cwt	165.00–172.00	968	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,104	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	158.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	982	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	160.49/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,075	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	154.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,037	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	144.25/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,024	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	153.67/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,117	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,018	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	322	242.48/cwt	240.00–250.00	781	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	249.62/cwt	245.00–255.00	944	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	234.98/cwt	230.00–240.00	905	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	417	210.66/cwt	210.00–212.00	878	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	421	221.59/cwt	215.00–230.00	933	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	235.95/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,005	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	209.15/cwt	205.00–212.00	996	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	487	216.33/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,054	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	215.45/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,103	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	195.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,014	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	173.55/cwt	170.00–177.00	968	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	168.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,032	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	633	173.10/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,096	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,114	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	687	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,079	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,374	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,304	106.59/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,390	5
Bulls	—	—	1,589	114.48/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,819	5
Bulls	—	—	1,762	125.97/cwt	123.00–130.00	2,220	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	86.35/cwt	85.00–90.00	884	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,186	101.98/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,209	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	94.76/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,148	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	90.73/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,105	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	93.52/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,393	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	—	933.33/head	900.00–975.00	933	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	—	1,162.50/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,163	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 Mar 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 941Last week 642Year ago 720

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 96Year ago 199

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 33Year ago 64

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
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	661	192.00	192.00
4	—	511	220.00	220.00
2	—	747	174.00	174.00
1	—	495	230.00	230.00
12	—	569	212.00–220.00	219.36
3	—	330	280.00	280.00
11	—	628	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	200.00	200.00
5	—	427	242.00–242.50	242.20
1	—	545	207.00	207.00
2	—	745	168.00	168.00
2	—	658	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	134.00	134.00
3	—	673	150.00–160.00	154.02
3	—	383	200.00–210.00	205.58
2	—	620	157.00–160.00	158.46
4	—	509	175.00–180.00	178.23
6	—	580	165.00–172.00	166.95
1	—	330	215.00	215.00
4	—	710	142.00–145.00	144.25
9	—	477	180.00–185.00	182.15
13	—	439	170.00–192.50	187.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	368	215.00–235.00	226.85
16	—	530	185.00–195.00	189.36
6	—	559	175.00–185.00	181.19
5	—	414	194.00–200.00	196.53
30	—	479	190.00–197.00	194.32
3	—	727	152.00–157.00	153.67
1	—	325	235.00	235.00
5	—	670	156.00–165.00	160.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	587	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	170.00–175.00	173.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	170.00	170.00
17	—	426	235.00–245.00	235.95
5	—	378	245.00–255.00	249.62
20	—	512	205.00–220.00	215.45
19	—	633	173.00–175.00	173.10
11	—	487	214.00–225.00	216.33
1	—	785	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	215.00–230.00	221.59
14	—	520	190.00–200.00	195.08
7	—	687	157.00	157.00
8	—	322	240.00–250.00	242.48
4	—	385	230.00–240.00	234.98
7	—	476	205.00–212.00	209.15
3	—	613	165.00–170.00	168.33
2	—	558	170.00–177.00	173.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	210.00–212.00	210.66
2	—	540	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,186	100.00–106.00	101.98
3	—	1,218	90.00–91.00	90.73
13	—	1,212	92.00–99.00	94.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,024	85.00–90.00	86.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,489	93.00–94.00	93.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,589	113.00–118.00	114.48
5	—	1,304	105.00–108.00	106.59
5	—	1,762	123.00–130.00	125.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	900.00–975.00	933.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,162.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.