Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2019-06-27

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Thu, Jun 27
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
562 head
▼ 301 vs last sale 863▲ 562 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 57▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 51▲ 33 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 and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower.Replacement cows and pairs sold steady with strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $126.00/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −83.50 against this barn's trailing median of $209.50.
Average price
$126.00
111 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$6
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.06
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1443140.4762219thin
Medium and Large 2531125.0766564
Medium and Large 3521118.3161628
One grade step is worth $22.16/cwt here — about $6 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 sale111 hd
126.00
—
AL average16 barns · 1,169 hd
126.06
−0.06
This barn, trailing median12 sales
209.50
−83.50
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

12 sales
231203174146median 209.5003/2406/1608/0409/2210/20
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $159.81, median $209.50 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,62180.521,3056thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36056.8177315
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12253.8260424
CowsLean 85-90%Average97245.5844313

Every lot

77 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2490137.50/cwt137.50–137.506742
Steers—Medium and Large 2515135.64/cwt132.50–137.5069912
Steers—Medium and Large 2576131.66/cwt130.00–132.007586
Steers—Medium and Large 2631127.12/cwt125.00–128.008027
Steers—Medium and Large 2675122.50/cwt122.50–122.508276
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220155.00/cwt155.00–155.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280136.73/cwt135.00–140.003833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318138.78/cwt137.50–140.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320125.00/cwt125.00–125.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2332132.51/cwt130.00–135.004403
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366120.53/cwt120.00–122.004414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370132.50/cwt132.50–132.504902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372126.40/cwt125.00–130.004706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419123.72/cwt121.00–126.0051817
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424116.37/cwt115.00–118.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473114.60/cwt112.50–116.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477125.33/cwt125.00–126.005983
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481120.30/cwt117.50–124.0057911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529115.66/cwt115.00–117.506126
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569112.73/cwt110.00–115.006416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3574106.72/cwt105.00–108.006134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625116.00/cwt116.00–116.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630108.98/cwt108.00–110.006874
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640105.00/cwt105.00–105.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680106.74/cwt105.00–110.007264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690112.00/cwt112.00–112.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2731105.98/cwt103.00–108.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 377597.50/cwt97.50–97.507561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325131.67/cwt130.00–135.004283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330142.35/cwt140.00–145.004705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1334152.43/cwt150.00–155.005095
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388137.52/cwt135.00–140.005349
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419133.49/cwt130.00–135.005597
Bulls—Medium and Large 3429125.99/cwt124.00–127.505404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433139.50/cwt137.50–142.506045
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467120.82/cwt120.00–122.505643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482127.21/cwt125.00–130.006139
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524126.79/cwt125.00–128.006645
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525118.23/cwt115.00–120.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528132.67/cwt130.00–135.007005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 3574115.24/cwt112.50–118.006616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578122.82/cwt120.00–125.007109
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620126.00/cwt126.00–126.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626118.90/cwt115.00–122.507446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2674114.34/cwt112.50–116.007716
Bulls—Medium and Large 3678106.65/cwt105.00–107.507233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2731107.40/cwt106.00–110.007855
Bulls—Medium and Large 3732102.33/cwt102.00–103.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007753
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13375.02/cwt74.00–76.008502
Bulls——1,72581.53/cwt80.00–83.001,4062
Bulls——2,00585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,7042
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91748.04/cwt47.00–49.004413
Cows—Lean 85-90%98844.84/cwt43.00–45.0044310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05750.00/cwt50.00–50.005295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12253.83/cwt52.00–56.0060415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20158.53/cwt58.00–59.007034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34860.00/cwt60.00–60.008092
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35358.01/cwt57.00–59.007856
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37054.87/cwt53.00–56.007527
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2930725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,7431
Bred Cows—Small 1-2970680.00/cwt680.00–680.006,5961
Bred Cows—Small 3970615.00/cwt615.00–615.005,9661
Bred Cows—Small 3970470.00/cwt470.00–470.004,5591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,247704.31/cwt665.00–750.008,7833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,410775.00/cwt775.00–775.0010,9281
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 31,013649.07/cwt625.00–675.006,5754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,223831.23/cwt775.00–900.0010,1666
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2795540.00/cwt540.00–540.004,2931
Stock Cows—Small 3815382.43/cwt360.00–400.003,1173
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 31,040550.43/cwt515.00–590.005,7245
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,068692.43/cwt650.00–745.007,3953

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.