Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2019-05-23

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Thu, May 23
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
679 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 611▲ 679 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 73▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 74▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks market: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls and steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.53/cwt on 266 head.
Average price
$119.53
266 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$32
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.12
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1393140.1155121
Medium and Large 2603119.99724163
Medium and Large 3514113.3458382
One grade step is worth $26.76/cwt here — about −$32 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 sale266 hd
119.53
—
AL average16 barns · 2,194 hd
124.65
−5.12
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,64572.851,1997thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39957.248014thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15256.1964727
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04947.7050010

Every lot

89 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3511136.57/cwt134.00–137.006987
Steers—Medium and Large 3560127.00/cwt127.00–127.007114
Steers—Medium and Large 2570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007983
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610144.00/cwt144.00–144.0087812
Steers—Medium and Large 2631136.69/cwt135.00–138.008637
Steers—Medium and Large 3645125.00/cwt125.00–125.008065
Steers—Medium and Large 2668131.33/cwt131.00–132.008773
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added685139.00/cwt139.00–139.0095218
Steers—Medium and Large 3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008229
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added710137.00/cwt137.00–137.0097326
Steers—Medium and Large 2724125.21/cwt124.00–128.0090713
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added765134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0257
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2233154.47/cwt152.50–155.003605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268149.94/cwt147.50–152.504023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280155.00/cwt155.00–155.004341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318149.66/cwt148.00–152.504765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326138.52/cwt135.00–142.5045210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331125.85/cwt125.00–130.0041714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382131.75/cwt130.00–135.005038
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383124.16/cwt122.00–126.004767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389140.59/cwt140.00–142.005475
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419126.31/cwt125.00–130.0052910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421135.67/cwt134.00–138.005716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478121.88/cwt120.00–125.0058311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479130.50/cwt130.00–132.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480114.63/cwt112.50–117.0055015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527112.58/cwt110.00–115.0059311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2542118.83/cwt117.00–122.506449
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576115.35/cwt114.00–118.0066411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3581107.80/cwt105.00–110.006267
Heifers—Medium and Large 3617105.81/cwt102.00–108.0065313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628112.28/cwt111.00–115.0070518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added630123.00/cwt123.00–123.0077515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3684101.77/cwt100.00–105.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2686109.99/cwt108.00–112.007556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730106.62/cwt105.00–110.007783
Heifers—Medium and Large 3742100.67/cwt100.00–102.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2781104.10/cwt102.00–106.008135
Heifers—Medium and Large 378396.52/cwt95.00–98.007564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added784114.05/cwt113.00–116.0089449
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220185.00/cwt185.00–185.004071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2228178.68/cwt177.50–180.004072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2284161.80/cwt160.00–165.004604
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320156.23/cwt155.00–157.505002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2334150.03/cwt147.50–152.505019
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335141.42/cwt140.00–145.004745
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375141.64/cwt140.00–145.0053111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377148.64/cwt148.00–150.005603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431137.09/cwt135.00–140.005919
Bulls—Medium and Large 3436130.53/cwt127.50–132.505695
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478132.67/cwt131.00–135.006346
Bulls—Medium and Large 3484121.44/cwt120.00–125.0058811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490140.19/cwt139.00–142.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526133.22/cwt132.00–135.007014
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528116.45/cwt115.00–118.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532125.42/cwt124.00–128.006678
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571122.00/cwt120.00–125.006978
Bulls—Medium and Large 3588112.40/cwt110.00–115.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623109.06/cwt107.50–111.0067910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3683105.51/cwt105.00–106.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64472.20/cwt72.00–73.001,1875
Bulls——1,64874.49/cwt74.00–75.001,2282
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01842.53/cwt42.00–43.004332
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02047.19/cwt46.00–49.004815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09056.53/cwt55.00–58.0061613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11752.00/cwt52.00–52.005813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17259.89/cwt59.00–61.007027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24651.86/cwt50.00–53.006467
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38056.32/cwt55.00–58.007773
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45560.00/cwt60.00–60.008731
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 3846329.66/cwt300.00–365.002,7894
Stock Cows—Small 1-2880516.65/cwt500.00–525.004,5474
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,107717.32/cwt650.00–775.007,9413
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,135484.07/cwt450.00–500.005,4943
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3800425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,4001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2863592.17/cwt585.00–600.005,1102
Bred Cows—Small 1-2865700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,0551
Bred Cows—Small 3880550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,8401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,121863.38/cwt825.00–900.009,6784
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,9691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,190750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,9252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,210640.00/cwt640.00–640.007,7441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 31,065750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,9882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,5634

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.