Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2021-02-09

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Feb 9
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▲ 203 vs last sale 373▲ 576 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 54▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 81▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold mostly 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 $131.53/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$131.53
99 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.39
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470136.5364255
Medium and Large 2493126.0062139
Medium and Large 3475119.605685thin
One grade step is worth $16.93/cwt here — about $73 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 sale99 hd
131.53
—
AL average16 barns · 1,228 hd
126.14
+5.39
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—Low1,70484.651,4427thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16664.5675321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65563.001,0431thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average86555.504802thin

Every lot

59 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1355195.00/cwt195.00–195.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1478169.00/cwt169.00–169.008083
Steers—Medium and Large 2512144.00/cwt144.00–144.007374
Steers—Medium and Large 2575138.95/cwt136.00–142.007994
Steers—Medium and Large 2625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007948
Steers—Medium and Large 2720113.00/cwt113.00–113.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 2905108.00/cwt108.00–108.009773
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324153.93/cwt150.00–156.004999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330142.00/cwt142.00–142.004692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2362139.35/cwt136.00–142.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385146.00/cwt146.00–146.005623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420139.11/cwt136.00–142.0058414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420131.77/cwt130.00–135.005535
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423127.00/cwt127.00–127.005372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455118.00/cwt118.00–118.005371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465125.76/cwt122.00–130.005859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1491134.37/cwt134.00–135.0066011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505116.00/cwt116.00–116.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added513135.00/cwt135.00–135.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538123.12/cwt120.00–126.006628
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572120.13/cwt114.00–123.0068711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576127.29/cwt125.00–128.007337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615121.99/cwt121.00–123.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661116.25/cwt114.00–117.007684
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265190.00/cwt190.00–190.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318173.84/cwt170.00–178.005534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326190.06/cwt185.00–195.006204
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330162.00/cwt162.00–162.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367181.87/cwt177.00–188.006675
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375155.00/cwt155.00–155.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383168.79/cwt165.00–172.006464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418169.99/cwt167.00–172.007116
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420147.53/cwt145.00–150.006202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426158.22/cwt152.00–162.006744
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458161.99/cwt160.00–164.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460138.61/cwt136.00–140.006383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474148.53/cwt145.00–152.0070411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1512145.65/cwt142.00–148.007469
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524135.57/cwt130.00–140.0071011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560137.33/cwt137.00–138.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579128.30/cwt125.00–132.0074310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2614121.97/cwt118.00–125.007497
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628114.57/cwt114.00–116.007197
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46580.84/cwt80.00–82.001,1843
Bulls——1,72591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,5701
Bulls——1,93586.35/cwt85.00–89.001,6713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86555.50/cwt55.00–56.004802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11357.27/cwt54.00–59.006375
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15065.69/cwt63.00–69.0075513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32771.78/cwt70.00–73.009533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65563.00/cwt63.00–63.001,0431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,5751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,2004

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.