Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2021-02-02

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Feb 2
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
373 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 501▼ 508 vs year ago 881 · −57.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 47▲ 3 vs year ago 51 · +5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 40▼ 40 vs year ago 121 · −33.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold 150.00 higher with 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 $124.21/cwt on 84 head.
Average price
$124.21
84 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$155
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.62
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1583125.2273044
Medium and Large 2517124.5364432
Medium and Large 3490117.385758thin
One grade step is worth $7.84/cwt here — about $155 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 sale84 hd
124.21
—
AL average16 barns · 1,271 hd
125.83
−1.62
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—High1,74484.071,4666thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27160.2676620
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,66056.739424thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02852.285372thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1345197.00/cwt197.00–197.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 1350194.00/cwt194.00–194.006791
Steers—Medium and Large 2440168.00/cwt168.00–168.007391
Steers—Medium and Large 1453167.51/cwt166.00–169.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 1514152.53/cwt152.00–154.0078411
Steers—Medium and Large 2515148.75/cwt148.00–149.007664
Steers—Medium and Large 2575146.00/cwt146.00–146.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 3608126.00/cwt126.00–126.007663
Steers—Medium and Large 2611135.40/cwt130.00–136.0082710
Steers—Medium and Large 1650133.00/cwt133.00–133.008653
Steers—Medium and Large 2734122.14/cwt120.00–123.0089710
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345152.00/cwt152.00–152.005241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350146.00/cwt146.00–146.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2353140.99/cwt140.00–142.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408138.98/cwt138.00–140.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413122.58/cwt120.00–125.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428133.11/cwt128.00–135.005707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463132.51/cwt132.00–133.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468118.99/cwt118.00–120.005572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474127.60/cwt125.00–130.006055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520130.19/cwt129.00–132.006775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526124.38/cwt120.00–127.006546
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532115.31/cwt114.00–117.006133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added557135.00/cwt135.00–135.007527
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565127.48/cwt125.00–131.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582119.01/cwt117.00–122.006937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625112.98/cwt112.00–115.007063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640118.57/cwt117.00–121.0075912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669114.38/cwt114.00–116.007658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708112.49/cwt110.00–115.007962
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315176.05/cwt175.00–177.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330192.00/cwt192.00–192.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375187.40/cwt185.00–190.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375167.27/cwt162.00–172.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420146.00/cwt145.00–147.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429159.93/cwt155.00–165.006864
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468159.61/cwt155.00–166.007476
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472145.60/cwt142.00–150.006875
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485138.36/cwt137.00–139.006713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519139.98/cwt136.00–142.007267
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522146.97/cwt145.00–150.007676
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563140.99/cwt137.00–145.007945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564131.84/cwt127.00–135.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595123.00/cwt123.00–123.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1602132.00/cwt128.00–135.007953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633116.49/cwt115.00–118.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2662112.00/cwt112.00–112.0074110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2733110.49/cwt110.00–111.008102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,72081.12/cwt80.00–83.001,3953
Bulls——1,76885.52/cwt85.00–86.001,5122
Bulls——1,77090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02852.28/cwt50.00–54.005372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20657.51/cwt54.00–60.0069411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35163.63/cwt61.00–67.008609
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54561.00/cwt61.00–61.009421
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69855.31/cwt54.00–57.009393
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,2631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,043943.75/cwt900.00–975.009,8434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 31,1251,025.00/cwt1,000.00–1,050.0011,5312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1371,128.33/cwt1,100.00–1,175.0012,8293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,037.50/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0012,1914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,7002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,237.50/cwt1,200.00–1,275.0014,2314
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1691,345.00/cwt1,300.00–1,375.0015,72310

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.