Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2021-04-06

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Apr 6
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
683 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 631▲ 329 vs year ago 354 · +92.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 60▲ 40 vs year ago 21 · +190.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 39▲ 59 vs year ago 31 · +190.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle 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 $137.29/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$137.29
137 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$11.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.18
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513138.4971177
Medium and Large 2457136.7562554
Medium and Large 3478126.846066thin
One grade step is worth $11.66/cwt here — about $105 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 sale137 hd
137.29
—
AL average15 barns · 1,614 hd
132.11
+5.18
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—High1,77995.411,6978thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16769.3180931
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50068.311,0255thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03262.8764911

Every lot

65 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1418182.49/cwt181.00–184.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 2426174.30/cwt171.00–178.0074310
Steers—Medium and Large 1465173.98/cwt172.00–176.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 2536151.57/cwt150.00–155.0081237
Steers—Medium and Large 1547160.00/cwt160.00–160.008759
Steers—Medium and Large 1550152.00/cwt152.00–152.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 2575148.00/cwt148.00–148.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1605144.00/cwt144.00–144.008713
Steers—Medium and Large 2652134.50/cwt134.50–134.508774
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350142.00/cwt142.00–142.004971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370146.61/cwt145.00–147.0054210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380155.39/cwt154.00–156.005903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425147.15/cwt144.00–154.0062513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431140.50/cwt137.00–142.0060618
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435134.00/cwt134.00–134.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455127.00/cwt127.00–127.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477140.39/cwt138.00–145.0067012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480134.10/cwt130.00–137.0064411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518128.00/cwt125.00–130.006637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523137.84/cwt131.00–140.0072136
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533120.51/cwt118.00–123.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1552130.00/cwt130.00–130.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572124.02/cwt122.00–126.007097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610126.67/cwt124.00–128.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement640136.00/cwt136.00–136.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement663128.00/cwt128.00–128.008493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695119.00/cwt119.00–119.008271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730117.00/cwt117.00–117.008541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765112.00/cwt112.00–112.008571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315185.24/cwt180.00–190.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335176.34/cwt175.00–177.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2361171.29/cwt170.00–173.006184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373179.96/cwt175.00–185.006716
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400155.00/cwt155.00–155.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418165.98/cwt165.00–167.006943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422173.82/cwt170.00–177.0073411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1456161.35/cwt160.00–167.0073615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2486151.77/cwt150.00–155.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495147.00/cwt147.00–147.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522142.01/cwt138.00–145.007417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528148.97/cwt146.00–155.007877
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530136.00/cwt136.00–136.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570141.98/cwt138.00–145.008099
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583130.66/cwt130.00–132.007623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608135.00/cwt132.00–137.008214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640126.99/cwt125.00–128.008133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720119.00/cwt119.00–119.008571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760116.51/cwt115.00–118.008852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,74298.69/cwt96.00–100.001,7193
Bulls——1,80193.44/cwt90.00–95.001,6835
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02061.97/cwt61.00–63.006323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03262.87/cwt60.00–65.0064911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15568.08/cwt66.00–70.0078616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22072.79/cwt71.00–75.0088812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48071.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50567.64/cwt66.00–70.001,0184
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—942.50/cwt910.00–975.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—821.25/cwt800.00–850.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,241.67/cwt1,225.00–1,250.00—6

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.