Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2019-11-19

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Nov 19
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,252 head
▲ 140 vs last sale 1,112▲ 1,252 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 113▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 78▲ 123 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 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good 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 $115.72/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$115.72
214 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$6.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.52
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565118.34668126
Medium and Large 3466111.9952217thin
Medium and Large 2527111.9659071
One grade step is worth $6.38/cwt here — about $78 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 sale214 hd
115.72
—
AL average14 barns · 1,967 hd
115.20
+0.52
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—Low1,73569.271,2018thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51944.8568112
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24543.7654530
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14342.034803thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added511147.00/cwt147.00–147.0075133
Steers—Medium and Large 2573139.00/cwt139.00–139.0079618
Steers—Medium and Large 2614129.20/cwt124.00–131.007938
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added638142.00/cwt142.00–142.0090625
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added705127.00/cwt127.00–127.008954
Steers—Medium and Large 1739125.00/cwt125.00–125.009249
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345138.00/cwt138.00–138.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363125.98/cwt125.00–128.004573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365132.00/cwt132.00–132.004822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3379119.75/cwt119.00–122.004545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422124.85/cwt124.00–127.005277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425119.40/cwt117.00–122.005078
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430115.00/cwt115.00–115.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1457121.33/cwt120.00–122.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2457116.00/cwt115.00–118.005305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466112.26/cwt112.00–113.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509119.00/cwt118.00–120.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515123.16/cwt122.00–125.0063446
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517109.34/cwt108.00–110.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525114.59/cwt111.00–117.0060220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full559105.00/cwt105.00–105.005878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568100.99/cwt100.00–102.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578110.03/cwt107.00–112.0063612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600117.50/cwt117.50–117.5070533
Heifers—Medium and Large 361596.00/cwt96.00–96.005901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620102.62/cwt100.00–107.006366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637110.46/cwt108.00–115.0070415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added663115.00/cwt115.00–115.007624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668105.00/cwt105.00–105.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement685109.00/cwt109.00–109.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1703101.99/cwt100.00–104.007172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement705108.00/cwt108.00–108.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 270598.00/cwt98.00–98.006911
Heifers—Medium and Large 275092.00/cwt92.00–92.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy770112.00/cwt112.00–112.008621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1777100.00/cwt100.00–100.007773
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy316144.00/cwt144.00–144.004554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320149.50/cwt145.00–154.004782
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340142.00/cwt142.00–142.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2367142.62/cwt140.00–147.005238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395136.00/cwt136.00–136.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418143.00/cwt142.00–146.005986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423136.05/cwt132.00–140.0057511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473137.26/cwt134.00–140.006498
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480128.76/cwt125.00–132.0061813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy482123.00/cwt123.00–123.005936
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517123.98/cwt120.00–126.0064114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523130.57/cwt129.00–132.006835
Bulls—Medium and Large 3529115.29/cwt115.00–117.006107
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566123.30/cwt120.00–127.0069811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581116.84/cwt113.00–119.0067913
Bulls—Medium and Large 3592110.00/cwt110.00–110.006518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621118.71/cwt115.00–120.007374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621110.25/cwt109.00–112.006854
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full646105.00/cwt105.00–105.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663104.85/cwt103.00–105.0069514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Full725106.00/cwt106.00–106.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755108.00/cwt108.00–108.008151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,70565.97/cwt64.00–68.001,1254
Bulls——1,76472.57/cwt70.00–74.001,2804
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14342.03/cwt40.00–43.004803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20641.36/cwt40.00–43.0049915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24945.81/cwt44.00–50.0057214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41942.75/cwt42.00–43.006074
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55844.89/cwt44.00–46.006997
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64553.00/cwt53.00–53.008721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,76051.00/cwt51.00–51.008981
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,002.00/cwt950.00–1,090.0010,9225
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125937.50/cwt890.00–980.0010,5474
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,125850.00/cwt800.00–900.009,5632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,138781.25/cwt750.00–830.008,8914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1881,052.50/cwt1,030.00–1,075.0012,5042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,1851,030.00/cwt1,030.00–1,030.0012,2062

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.