Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2019-11-05

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Nov 5
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,185 head
▲ 552 vs last sale 633▲ 1,185 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 40▲ 97 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 40▲ 133 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.23/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$124.23
302 head · 659 lb average
Value per head Derived
$819
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$311
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.61
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1705127.03896234
Medium and Large 3439116.2551012thin
Medium and Large 2512114.2358556
One grade step is worth $12.80/cwt here — about $311 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 sale302 hd
124.23
—
AL average15 barns · 2,203 hd
113.61
+10.61
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—Low1,61366.601,07410
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53141.276327thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32340.1053120

Every lot

67 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 2400152.00/cwt152.00–152.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 2455144.00/cwt144.00–144.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 3490132.00/cwt132.00–132.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned528125.00/cwt125.00–125.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 2560134.28/cwt130.00–138.007524
Steers—Medium and Large 1585142.00/cwt142.00–142.0083111
Steers—Medium and Large 1619141.00/cwt141.00–141.0087328
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661135.02/cwt134.50–136.0089212
Steers—Medium and Large 3671110.00/cwt110.00–110.007382
Steers—Medium and Large 1731138.02/cwt137.00–138.501,00927
Steers—Medium and Large 1791131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2802128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,02734
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370122.00/cwt122.00–122.004515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420128.00/cwt128.00–128.005381
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420123.25/cwt120.00–125.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3453115.00/cwt115.00–115.005213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472118.93/cwt118.00–120.0056114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed484110.00/cwt110.00–110.0053212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518122.64/cwt120.00–125.0063515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525115.42/cwt114.00–118.0060612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open562124.00/cwt124.00–124.006979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566116.75/cwt115.00–121.0066116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577110.93/cwt110.00–112.0064013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608107.49/cwt105.00–110.006542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620114.98/cwt113.00–117.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added661131.07/cwt122.00–133.7586699
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664114.70/cwt111.00–116.007627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added841111.00/cwt111.00–111.0093413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open843131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,10466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added882110.00/cwt110.00–110.009705
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375142.59/cwt140.00–145.0053510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423134.18/cwt130.00–138.005688
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423124.81/cwt120.00–127.005286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426143.99/cwt140.00–150.0061317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2459128.47/cwt122.00–130.0059014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476135.96/cwt133.00–141.006479
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480118.00/cwt118.00–118.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512119.87/cwt117.00–121.0061415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525128.72/cwt124.00–133.0067613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528120.00/cwt120.00–120.006346
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573120.94/cwt117.00–125.0069314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590114.71/cwt112.00–117.0067722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613114.62/cwt112.00–118.007038
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615108.50/cwt104.00–110.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658109.99/cwt107.00–111.007246
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723100.00/cwt100.00–100.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 275590.00/cwt90.00–90.006806
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49664.74/cwt64.00–66.009695
Bulls——1,73068.45/cwt68.00–70.001,1845
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16538.00/cwt38.00–38.004431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26337.44/cwt35.00–39.004738
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36341.88/cwt40.00–45.0057112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59241.81/cwt40.00–44.006666
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1981,050.00/cwt1,025.00–1,075.0012,5798
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,183.33/cwt1,150.00–1,200.0014,2956
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2471,383.33/cwt1,300.00–1,450.0017,25018
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3001,800.00/cwt1,800.00–1,800.0023,4002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2943712.50/cwt705.00–720.006,7192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3950890.00/cwt890.00–890.008,4551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3990716.67/cwt700.00–750.007,0953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2997945.00/cwt900.00–1,000.009,4227
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,041842.50/cwt780.00–875.008,7708
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2301,190.00/cwt1,130.00–1,250.0014,6372

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.