Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2020-05-19

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, May 19
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
813 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 701▲ 813 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 32▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 67▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $135.45/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$135.45
183 head · 615 lb average
Value per head Derived
$834
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$1.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.79
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1633136.0186198
Medium and Large 2595134.8180285
One grade step is worth $1.20/cwt here — about $59 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 sale183 hd
135.45
—
AL average13 barns · 1,052 hd
130.67
+4.79
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—High1,83590.361,65811
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22758.6171920
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12555.196212thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2350163.00/cwt163.00–163.005719
Steers—Medium and Large 1410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 2420162.00/cwt162.00–162.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 1473155.92/cwt155.00–156.0073812
Steers—Medium and Large 2484150.19/cwt147.00–153.0072710
Steers—Medium and Large 2542139.28/cwt139.00–140.0075514
Steers—Medium and Large 1544146.15/cwt146.00–148.0079512
Steers—Medium and Large 2577134.62/cwt132.00–141.0077710
Steers—Medium and Large 1613141.42/cwt140.00–141.5086737
Steers—Medium and Large 2633133.07/cwt130.00–134.5084212
Steers—Medium and Large 1665133.27/cwt130.00–135.008863
Steers—Medium and Large 2690125.00/cwt125.00–125.0086310
Steers—Medium and Large 1703121.79/cwt121.00–122.0085624
Steers—Medium and Large 2753115.00/cwt115.00–115.0086619
Steers—Medium and Large 1810118.00/cwt118.00–118.009563
Steers—Medium and Large 1909105.00/cwt105.00–105.009546
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329147.00/cwt147.00–147.004848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375141.05/cwt140.00–142.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421130.26/cwt128.00–132.005487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426135.34/cwt134.00–137.005778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465130.86/cwt126.00–134.006087
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471127.44/cwt124.00–129.7560015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515116.00/cwt116.00–116.005971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526125.82/cwt124.00–130.0066221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528120.45/cwt118.00–122.0063637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563120.50/cwt120.00–121.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615118.97/cwt114.00–123.007327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615111.36/cwt108.00–113.006853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added623122.00/cwt122.00–122.007604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement650121.00/cwt121.00–121.007874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1654114.25/cwt113.00–115.007474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275175.00/cwt175.00–175.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325177.00/cwt177.00–177.005751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360165.00/cwt165.00–165.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424155.39/cwt152.00–162.006597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428146.42/cwt142.00–150.006276
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445140.00/cwt140.00–140.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465145.78/cwt143.00–150.006785
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477134.86/cwt132.00–140.0064315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488130.00/cwt130.00–130.006343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1506134.67/cwt133.00–137.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526126.76/cwt125.00–130.006674
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555132.50/cwt132.00–133.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569125.31/cwt120.00–128.007137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620122.87/cwt121.00–128.007628
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620118.29/cwt116.00–120.007333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680121.51/cwt120.00–123.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725107.00/cwt107.00–107.007761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,78884.33/cwt83.00–85.001,5084
Bulls——1,79592.13/cwt90.00–94.001,6545
Bulls——2,02898.00/cwt98.00–98.001,9872
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12555.19/cwt53.00–57.006212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22263.61/cwt62.00–66.007775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22258.50/cwt56.00–61.0071510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24253.85/cwt51.00–55.006695
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0001,370.00/cwt1,370.00–1,370.0013,7006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,0201,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,9652
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,9202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3992741.67/cwt725.00–750.007,3573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,6661

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.