Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2020-03-10

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Mar 10
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
673 head
▲ 169 vs last sale 504▲ 673 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 53▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 54▲ 98 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 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 $126.45/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$126.45
71 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$647
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$25
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$6.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.71
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2464127.4359121
Medium and Large 1538126.4868046
Medium and Large 3468121.005664thin
One grade step is worth $6.43/cwt here — about $25 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 sale71 hd
126.45
—
AL average15 barns · 1,537 hd
124.74
+1.71
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—Average1,62885.361,3896thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46563.009232thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23659.1473113
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,49550.007481thin

Every lot

46 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2597141.00/cwt141.00–141.008422
Steers—Medium and Large 2665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008657
Steers—Medium and Large 2713124.00/cwt124.00–124.008845
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300142.00/cwt142.00–142.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322146.64/cwt146.00–147.004723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355135.00/cwt135.00–135.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385138.00/cwt138.00–138.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425131.64/cwt128.00–134.005596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428135.38/cwt135.00–137.005795
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445124.50/cwt124.00–125.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458131.99/cwt130.00–134.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480126.27/cwt124.00–127.006068
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500115.00/cwt115.00–115.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525126.51/cwt125.00–128.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535120.28/cwt117.00–122.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555118.00/cwt118.00–118.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569122.43/cwt121.00–125.0069719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added578126.50/cwt126.50–126.507318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685116.00/cwt116.00–116.007954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710106.00/cwt106.00–106.007531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324174.80/cwt172.00–177.005664
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370157.43/cwt155.00–160.005822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377165.67/cwt165.00–167.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423158.56/cwt150.00–165.006715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430150.80/cwt145.00–157.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450151.00/cwt150.00–152.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483140.99/cwt134.00–143.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514141.01/cwt135.00–147.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518130.54/cwt127.00–132.006766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580131.51/cwt130.00–132.007634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2607115.00/cwt115.00–115.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670114.00/cwt114.00–114.007641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2752
Bulls——1,62580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3002
Bulls——1,75891.09/cwt90.00–92.001,6012
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12450.91/cwt50.00–52.005724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21860.48/cwt58.00–62.007375
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37165.68/cwt63.00–69.009004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46563.00/cwt63.00–63.009232
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,49550.00/cwt50.00–50.007481
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,075742.50/cwt700.00–785.007,9822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,175800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed1,2001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,0002

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.