Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2021-01-26

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jan 26
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
501 head
▼ 449 vs last sale 950▼ 428 vs year ago 929 · −46.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 81▼ 6 vs year ago 53 · −11.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 63▼ 14 vs year ago 54 · −25.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $123.83/cwt on 116 head.
Average price
$123.83
116 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$637
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.84
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564124.6870347
Medium and Large 2481124.3559862
Medium and Large 3482113.445477thin
One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $157 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 sale116 hd
123.83
—
AL average16 barns · 1,594 hd
121.98
+1.84
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—Low1,92283.241,6005thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22456.5869315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50454.208159thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00051.085115thin

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 1359186.42/cwt182.00–194.006694
Steers—Medium and Large 1405173.01/cwt172.00–174.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 2487151.69/cwt151.00–155.0073911
Steers—Medium and Large 1553142.00/cwt142.00–142.007853
Steers—Medium and Large 2583138.00/cwt136.00–140.0080521
Steers—Medium and Large 2607125.51/cwt125.00–130.0076210
Steers—Medium and Large 3623118.00/cwt118.00–118.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 1665127.00/cwt127.00–127.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1707122.99/cwt121.00–124.008709
Steers—Medium and Large 2825101.00/cwt101.00–101.008332
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384136.74/cwt136.00–137.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 3403120.99/cwt120.00–122.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1411135.57/cwt134.00–137.005575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425131.09/cwt126.00–133.0055727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1453133.01/cwt132.00–134.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467125.92/cwt124.00–128.005889
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473118.54/cwt117.00–120.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508127.41/cwt126.00–132.006475
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533106.00/cwt105.00–107.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534119.38/cwt117.00–122.006378
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555103.00/cwt103.00–103.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added559131.00/cwt131.00–131.0073217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568121.74/cwt120.00–123.006914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581111.29/cwt108.00–115.0064710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1602120.00/cwt120.00–120.007225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618107.36/cwt105.00–110.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653108.00/cwt108.00–108.007055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720104.55/cwt102.00–107.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement758107.99/cwt106.00–110.008192
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1337188.94/cwt185.00–192.006373
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368165.05/cwt160.00–168.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375172.96/cwt170.00–176.006495
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415168.17/cwt162.00–172.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418154.11/cwt150.00–158.006446
Bulls—Medium and Large 3434146.74/cwt145.00–148.006374
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467137.83/cwt135.00–142.006445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472152.40/cwt152.00–153.007195
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520139.21/cwt138.00–142.007244
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520130.36/cwt128.00–132.006785
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525123.49/cwt122.00–125.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555132.00/cwt132.00–132.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573127.44/cwt125.00–130.007309
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578119.01/cwt118.00–120.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620124.55/cwt123.00–126.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680122.00/cwt122.00–122.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685107.00/cwt107.00–107.007331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725108.00/cwt108.00–108.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775102.00/cwt102.00–102.007911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66878.06/cwt77.00–79.001,3022
Bulls——2,03588.55/cwt88.00–89.001,8022
Bulls——2,20583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,8301
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00051.08/cwt49.00–53.005115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19355.56/cwt52.00–58.0066312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35060.67/cwt60.00–61.008193
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50454.20/cwt52.00–56.008159
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,2381
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,6032

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.