Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2020-01-28

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jan 28
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
929 head
▲ 212 vs last sale 717▲ 929 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 49▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 0▲ 54 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 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $136.86/cwt on 230 head.
Average price
$136.86
230 head · 666 lb average
Value per head Derived
$911
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$103
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.30
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2596140.0083450
Medium and Large 1667138.78926102
Medium and Large 1-2708132.3293778
One grade step is worth $7.68/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale230 hd
136.86
—
AL average13 barns · 945 hd
146.15
−9.30
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—Average1,61376.501,2342thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64556.369273thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26453.5967821
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18251.056033thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2427163.46/cwt162.00–165.006986
Steers—Medium and Large 1445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007571
Steers—Medium and Large 2470156.00/cwt156.00–156.007331
Steers—Medium and Large 1480159.00/cwt159.00–159.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 2505150.83/cwt150.00–151.0076212
Steers—Medium and Large 1510152.00/cwt152.00–152.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515152.00/cwt152.00–152.0078316
Steers—Medium and Large 2578140.96/cwt140.00–146.008156
Steers—Medium and Large 1600144.00/cwt144.00–144.0086430
Steers—Medium and Large 2646132.00/cwt132.00–132.0085312
Steers—Medium and Large 1693137.00/cwt137.00–137.0094955
Steers—Medium and Large 2728124.90/cwt120.00–130.0090913
Steers—Medium and Large 1752130.00/cwt130.00–130.0097814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758127.24/cwt125.50–127.5096462
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373145.50/cwt144.00–146.005436
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385138.00/cwt138.00–138.005311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412134.26/cwt132.00–137.005535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416144.28/cwt140.00–149.006006
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430126.50/cwt125.00–128.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1459137.99/cwt135.00–140.006335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469129.79/cwt125.00–132.006099
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510129.01/cwt128.00–130.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519125.14/cwt120.00–126.0064922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535115.00/cwt115.00–115.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568115.50/cwt115.00–116.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573120.00/cwt120.00–120.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589121.00/cwt121.00–121.0071356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619122.56/cwt120.00–124.5075960
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665113.00/cwt113.00–113.007511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1724116.00/cwt116.00–116.008405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1796113.00/cwt113.00–113.0089912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365167.00/cwt167.00–167.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405145.00/cwt145.00–145.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413160.55/cwt157.00–165.0066311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418153.06/cwt150.00–156.006405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466151.84/cwt150.00–157.0070810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477144.98/cwt140.00–148.0069218
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485137.00/cwt137.00–137.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519142.97/cwt140.00–145.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522135.26/cwt130.00–138.007069
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525127.00/cwt127.00–127.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565128.46/cwt127.00–130.007262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578136.28/cwt135.00–140.0078814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638123.19/cwt120.00–125.0078611
Bulls—Medium and Large 379094.00/cwt94.00–94.0074314
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0431
Bulls——1,83578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,4311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18251.05/cwt50.00–53.006033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23054.39/cwt53.00–56.0066913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26450.39/cwt46.00–52.006376
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49058.00/cwt58.00–58.008642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64556.36/cwt56.00–57.009273
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3995725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,2141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075852.50/cwt815.00–890.009,1642
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,105.00/cwt1,075.00–1,200.0012,21010

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.