Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2020-09-01

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Sep 1
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
639 head
▼ 99 vs last sale 738▲ 242 vs year ago 397 · +61.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 123▼ 7 vs year ago 60 · −11.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 47▲ 5 vs year ago 24 · +20.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very 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 $128.19/cwt on 141 head.
Average price
$128.19
141 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.29
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534130.1269590
Medium and Large 2500125.0862547
Medium and Large 3459121.245564thin
One grade step is worth $8.88/cwt here — about $138 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 sale141 hd
128.19
—
AL average14 barns · 1,992 hd
118.90
+9.29
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—Average1,57591.081,4354thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42665.529357thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17458.3168414
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07151.495517thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2475149.67/cwt149.00–150.0071115
Steers—Medium and Large 2524140.00/cwt140.00–140.0073410
Steers—Medium and Large 1533147.00/cwt147.00–147.007845
Steers—Medium and Large 1585146.16/cwt144.00–147.0085543
Steers—Medium and Large 2620137.67/cwt137.00–138.008543
Steers—Medium and Large 1625141.00/cwt141.00–141.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 1657136.00/cwt136.00–136.008942
Steers—Medium and Large 2685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1747128.00/cwt128.00–128.009564
Steers—Medium and Large 2805117.00/cwt117.00–117.009425
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358140.50/cwt140.00–141.005032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2392136.33/cwt135.00–137.005343
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408135.21/cwt135.00–136.005525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430130.28/cwt128.00–133.0056010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463120.98/cwt120.00–122.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added466136.00/cwt136.00–136.0063421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467126.56/cwt125.00–128.005917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy479122.00/cwt122.00–122.005845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488130.00/cwt130.00–130.006346
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505118.00/cwt118.00–118.005961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518128.42/cwt127.00–130.006657
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528124.55/cwt122.00–126.006589
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555126.00/cwt126.00–126.006993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added566131.00/cwt131.00–131.0074125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy571120.00/cwt120.00–120.006857
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573121.23/cwt120.00–122.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620116.00/cwt116.00–116.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622122.65/cwt118.00–125.0076320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690109.00/cwt109.00–109.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705113.00/cwt113.00–113.007971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2324163.04/cwt160.00–165.005284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360165.00/cwt165.00–165.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371157.83/cwt155.00–159.005867
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405141.37/cwt140.00–144.005733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418158.46/cwt157.00–160.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427151.48/cwt147.00–155.0064716
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468134.96/cwt134.00–136.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477149.89/cwt148.00–152.007159
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482143.60/cwt140.00–145.006927
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510125.49/cwt124.00–127.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516145.15/cwt140.00–150.0074910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517134.74/cwt130.00–138.0069712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569137.85/cwt135.00–140.007849
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569130.63/cwt127.00–134.007437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614130.93/cwt130.00–137.0080411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2642120.00/cwt120.00–120.007704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658121.98/cwt120.00–124.008032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705118.50/cwt118.00–119.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720114.00/cwt114.00–114.008211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1840109.00/cwt109.00–109.009164
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,57591.08/cwt88.00–93.001,4354
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07151.49/cwt50.00–53.005517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10655.33/cwt55.00–56.006126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14059.23/cwt57.00–61.006756
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41166.13/cwt65.00–68.009335
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46564.00/cwt64.00–64.009382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,47864.50/cwt64.00–65.009532
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,9731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070833.33/cwt800.00–850.008,9173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1551,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,7051

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.