Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2021-01-12

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jan 12
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
407 head
▼ 476 vs last sale 883▼ 682 vs year ago 1,089 · −62.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 83▼ 35 vs year ago 67 · −52.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $127.94/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$127.94
171 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$14.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.67
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539132.0071189
Medium and Large 1570124.1570861
Medium and Large 2482122.7659117thin
Medium and Large 3459117.255384thin
One grade step is worth $14.75/cwt here — about $174 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 sale171 hd
127.94
—
AL average16 barns · 1,471 hd
122.27
+5.67
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—Average1,96574.431,4632thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,59557.6892013
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19753.886456thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97851.505042thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2540136.00/cwt136.00–136.007342
Steers—Medium and Large 1550134.00/cwt134.00–134.007375
Steers—Medium and Large 2635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1657124.00/cwt124.00–124.008155
Steers—Medium and Large 2700115.00/cwt115.00–115.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 1724120.00/cwt120.00–120.008698
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325146.03/cwt145.00–147.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365142.00/cwt142.00–142.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395130.00/cwt130.00–130.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418127.06/cwt125.00–129.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430136.23/cwt135.00–138.005864
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458123.99/cwt123.00–125.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475115.00/cwt115.00–115.005461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518121.63/cwt120.00–126.006306
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520104.00/cwt104.00–104.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added522132.98/cwt132.00–137.0069418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527116.03/cwt115.00–118.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2539132.00/cwt132.00–132.0071189
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added559128.86/cwt128.00–134.007207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560120.53/cwt117.00–124.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573112.45/cwt110.00–115.006446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622115.00/cwt115.00–115.0071512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695109.00/cwt109.00–109.007582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1782106.00/cwt106.00–106.008297
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320157.00/cwt157.00–157.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333161.40/cwt160.00–166.005374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358161.01/cwt160.00–162.005762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2421143.53/cwt140.00–148.006049
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435136.50/cwt135.00–138.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460142.00/cwt142.00–142.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476136.39/cwt135.00–140.006495
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515132.00/cwt132.00–132.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515122.06/cwt120.00–124.006292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516127.66/cwt125.00–130.006596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570120.66/cwt119.00–122.006883
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575117.00/cwt117.00–117.006732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580127.00/cwt127.00–127.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608110.00/cwt110.00–110.006692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1661113.32/cwt112.00–114.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668106.55/cwt104.00–109.007122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,96574.43/cwt74.00–75.001,4632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97851.50/cwt51.00–52.005042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19355.26/cwt52.00–59.006595
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21547.00/cwt47.00–47.005711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59455.88/cwt53.00–59.008918
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59660.55/cwt60.00–61.009665

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.