Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2019-05-30

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Thu, May 30
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
736 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 679▲ 736 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 57▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 47▲ 131 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 3.00 higher.Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder heifers under 500lbs. sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher.Feeder heifers over 500lbs. sold steady to 2.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold per head 50.00 to 75.00 higher 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 $124.66/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$124.66
206 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$632
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$34
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$20.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.62
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1446137.7961541
Medium and Large 2533123.06656118
Medium and Large 3495117.2458147
One grade step is worth $20.55/cwt here — about $34 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 sale206 hd
124.66
—
AL average10 barns · 965 hd
124.04
+0.62
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—Average1,70878.351,3387thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43356.7081310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13753.8661222
CowsLean 85-90%Low98846.4145914

Every lot

84 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 2332164.21/cwt162.50–165.005453
Steers—Medium and Large 1380165.98/cwt165.00–168.006314
Steers—Medium and Large 2390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006243
Steers—Medium and Large 2420152.50/cwt152.50–152.506417
Steers—Medium and Large 2522138.17/cwt137.00–140.0072110
Steers—Medium and Large 1575141.50/cwt141.50–141.508144
Steers—Medium and Large 2595135.00/cwt135.00–135.0080317
Steers—Medium and Large 3605121.00/cwt121.00–121.0073211
Steers—Medium and Large 1620137.50/cwt137.50–137.508537
Steers—Medium and Large 2627131.60/cwt131.00–132.5082510
Steers—Medium and Large 1695134.00/cwt134.00–134.0093120
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added919120.62/cwt120.00–120.751,10865
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328149.96/cwt147.50–152.504924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330141.52/cwt139.00–145.0046710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333132.24/cwt130.00–135.004406
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373128.08/cwt125.00–130.004785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377135.72/cwt135.00–140.0051215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378144.76/cwt142.50–150.0054711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425122.48/cwt120.00–125.005216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432132.97/cwt128.00–136.0057415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438138.23/cwt137.50–140.0060510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479126.19/cwt122.50–130.006049
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483118.62/cwt115.00–120.0057311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484133.84/cwt132.00–136.006487
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518112.64/cwt110.00–115.005838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526128.27/cwt127.50–130.006757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532120.72/cwt118.00–124.0064211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584117.66/cwt115.00–122.0068711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623115.05/cwt112.50–118.007178
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628106.37/cwt105.00–108.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671112.44/cwt110.00–114.0075427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 3710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718107.18/cwt105.00–108.0077010
Heifers—Medium and Large 378096.66/cwt95.00–98.007543
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278163.76/cwt162.50–165.004552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2337156.05/cwt152.50–160.005267
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338163.11/cwt162.50–165.005514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3371140.12/cwt138.00–142.505204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374147.11/cwt145.00–152.5055022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383157.83/cwt155.00–160.006048
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426153.99/cwt150.00–158.0065610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429144.98/cwt140.00–148.0062213
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431133.00/cwt130.00–135.005738
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476127.55/cwt125.00–130.006075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481146.07/cwt145.00–148.007035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481136.84/cwt134.00–140.006589
Bulls—Medium and Large 3521119.50/cwt117.50–122.006235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525128.83/cwt125.00–134.0067611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527138.77/cwt137.50–140.007315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570131.00/cwt131.00–131.007476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585123.34/cwt121.00–125.007226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623120.07/cwt117.50–122.507486
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640113.75/cwt112.50–115.007284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678116.25/cwt115.00–117.507884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690121.24/cwt120.00–122.508374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2738110.66/cwt110.00–112.008173
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44374.61/cwt74.00–75.001,0772
Bulls——1,81479.84/cwt77.00–82.001,4485
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97944.41/cwt42.00–45.004358
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00049.07/cwt48.00–50.004916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09753.34/cwt52.00–55.0058513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19158.14/cwt57.00–60.006925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19950.22/cwt50.00–51.006024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28351.37/cwt50.00–52.006593
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46356.19/cwt55.00–58.008225
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58365.99/cwt65.00–67.001,0452
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2900530.89/cwt520.00–555.004,7783
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,040551.67/cwt540.00–575.005,7373
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270805.61/cwt755.00–855.0010,2315
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3885465.11/cwt455.00–475.004,1162
Bred Cows—Small 1-2933627.88/cwt610.00–650.005,8584
Bred Cows—Small 31,040515.00/cwt515.00–515.005,3561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,064657.05/cwt600.00–740.006,9917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,206934.10/cwt875.00–1,010.0011,26512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3131,079.14/cwt1,025.00–1,140.0014,1693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,315821.52/cwt750.00–880.0010,80311
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 31,013662.08/cwt575.00–725.006,70722
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,1261,017.41/cwt900.00–1,100.0011,45610
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,283814.68/cwt750.00–900.0010,45220
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4031,319.99/cwt1,200.00–1,375.0018,51912

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.