Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2020-07-28

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jul 28
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
771 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 669▲ 771 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 74▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 99▲ 121 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 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 150.00 to 200.00 higher with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.51/cwt on 122 head.
Average price
$122.51
122 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$3.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.28
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1597124.0474066
Medium and Large 3466120.985644thin
Medium and Large 2577120.6869652
One grade step is worth $3.36/cwt here — about $44 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 sale122 hd
122.51
—
AL average11 barns · 1,027 hd
121.23
+1.28
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—Low1,92994.771,8284thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53968.501,05412
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23362.4277035
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08356.576133thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 2476150.50/cwt150.00–152.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 1490157.00/cwt157.00–157.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1517145.99/cwt145.00–148.007553
Steers—Medium and Large 2528144.00/cwt144.00–144.007603
Steers—Medium and Large 1557146.00/cwt146.00–146.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 1625141.07/cwt132.00–141.5088222
Steers—Medium and Large 2650127.00/cwt127.00–127.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1733127.52/cwt122.00–130.0093516
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315157.00/cwt157.00–157.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370147.00/cwt147.00–147.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380143.54/cwt142.00–145.005452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425137.34/cwt137.00–138.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429130.21/cwt127.00–134.005594
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430123.45/cwt122.00–125.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465130.66/cwt130.00–132.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468129.20/cwt125.00–130.0060510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516126.76/cwt126.00–128.006544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516123.73/cwt120.00–125.0063811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520117.00/cwt117.00–117.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572124.54/cwt123.00–126.0071211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577120.69/cwt118.00–122.006966
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630115.52/cwt113.00–118.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1634120.41/cwt120.00–124.0076326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open664122.00/cwt122.00–122.0081013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2686113.16/cwt110.00–114.007767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728112.67/cwt112.00–113.008203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730108.00/cwt108.00–108.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2767106.56/cwt106.00–107.008179
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250176.50/cwt176.00–177.004414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275182.00/cwt182.00–182.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322179.02/cwt177.00–180.005763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2355155.00/cwt155.00–155.005502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370162.00/cwt162.00–162.005991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424145.77/cwt142.00–150.006188
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429153.25/cwt151.00–156.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480137.84/cwt133.00–141.006626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481145.88/cwt144.00–150.0070211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490132.00/cwt132.00–132.006471
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523128.84/cwt126.00–134.006746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525138.81/cwt136.00–140.0072916
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558126.20/cwt124.00–128.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560131.00/cwt131.00–131.007341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620120.61/cwt120.00–122.007485
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625115.00/cwt115.00–115.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660123.00/cwt123.00–123.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680118.00/cwt117.00–119.008024
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720119.00/cwt119.00–119.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745117.00/cwt117.00–117.008721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765117.00/cwt117.00–117.008951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3799102.00/cwt102.00–102.008156
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,88297.36/cwt97.00–98.001,8323
Bulls——2,07087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,8011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08356.57/cwt54.00–59.006133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11657.15/cwt55.00–59.006386
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25062.88/cwt60.00–68.0078626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32269.01/cwt68.00–71.009123
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50866.83/cwt65.00–68.001,0086
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56970.17/cwt69.00–71.001,1016
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3990850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,4151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,018965.00/cwt935.00–1,000.009,8243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1461,145.71/cwt1,075.00–1,250.0013,1307
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1881,217.50/cwt1,210.00–1,225.0014,4642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,1931,087.50/cwt1,075.00–1,100.0012,9742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2251,387.50/cwt1,325.00–1,450.0016,9972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2751,625.00/cwt1,625.00–1,625.0020,7191
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 31,2201,225.00/cwt1,175.00–1,275.0014,94510

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.