Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2019-08-08

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Thu, Aug 8
● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
747 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 738▲ 747 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 72▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 17▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with light demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.03/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$117.03
98 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$596
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$116
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.50
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542119.6664847
Medium and Large 2477115.5555144
Medium and Large 3490108.715337thin
One grade step is worth $10.94/cwt here — about $116 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 sale98 hd
117.03
—
AL average15 barns · 2,095 hd
118.53
−1.50
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—Average1,56085.651,33613
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25057.7372232
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50757.398657thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04952.045465thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2578132.00/cwt132.00–132.007633
Steers—Medium and Large 2644125.58/cwt124.00–128.0080933
Steers—Medium and Large 1691134.00/cwt134.00–134.0092610
Steers—Medium and Large 1711133.00/cwt133.00–133.0094610
Steers—Medium and Large 1777130.77/cwt123.00–134.001,01641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360130.39/cwt130.00–132.004695
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376122.57/cwt122.00–125.004615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400113.00/cwt113.00–113.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413123.55/cwt122.00–125.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428120.46/cwt119.00–122.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459115.59/cwt113.00–119.0053118
Heifers—Medium and Large 3481110.00/cwt110.00–110.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515113.93/cwt110.00–116.0058716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519118.79/cwt117.00–120.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540108.00/cwt108.00–108.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added553123.00/cwt123.00–123.006808
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571114.92/cwt114.00–118.0065615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573110.03/cwt108.00–112.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement610119.00/cwt119.00–119.007268
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610107.00/cwt107.00–107.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added641117.00/cwt117.00–117.007503
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400145.00/cwt145.00–145.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425129.46/cwt127.00–132.005504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432135.41/cwt135.00–137.005855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471130.49/cwt127.00–135.0061510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488137.30/cwt137.00–140.0067010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1509135.78/cwt132.00–139.006914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517125.79/cwt120.00–130.006505
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530117.00/cwt117.00–117.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2556120.00/cwt119.00–122.006676
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565112.00/cwt112.00–112.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615122.50/cwt120.00–125.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621113.58/cwt113.00–118.0070512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655112.00/cwt112.00–112.007341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52191.60/cwt89.00–93.001,3934
Bulls——1,54485.24/cwt83.00–87.001,3165
Bulls——1,61880.20/cwt79.00–82.001,2984
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04952.04/cwt50.00–54.005465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19254.31/cwt52.00–56.0064712
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28058.97/cwt57.00–62.0075517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31564.35/cwt63.00–66.008463
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50058.91/cwt58.00–61.008845
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52553.60/cwt52.00–55.008172
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,3002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050905.00/cwt905.00–905.009,5031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100920.00/cwt920.00–920.0010,1201

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.