Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2021-07-27

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jul 27
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
799 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 735▲ 28 vs year ago 771 · +3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 79 vs last sale 64▲ 67 vs year ago 76 · +88.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 24▼ 95 vs year ago 121 · −78.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. 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 $134.57/cwt on 103 head.
Average price
$134.57
103 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$712
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$37
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$3.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.97
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2499135.2067560
Medium and Large 1591134.2579335
Medium and Large 3486131.266378thin
One grade step is worth $3.94/cwt here — about $37 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 sale103 hd
134.57
—
AL average16 barns · 1,846 hd
132.60
+1.97
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—Average1,68298.291,65311
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48871.661,0668thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26470.5289164
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11463.657097thin

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 2480156.00/cwt156.00–156.007493
Steers—Medium and Large 1485162.00/cwt162.00–162.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 1510154.00/cwt154.00–154.007852
Steers—Medium and Large 2529148.00/cwt148.00–148.007836
Steers—Medium and Large 2591140.67/cwt140.00–142.008316
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full637134.00/cwt134.00–134.008545
Steers—Medium and Large 1655144.00/cwt144.00–144.009431
Steers—Medium and Large 2710135.00/cwt135.00–135.009591
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added721145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,04519
Steers—Medium and Large 1820137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1234
Steers—Medium and Large 1934129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2056
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386144.42/cwt144.00–146.005577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427144.66/cwt144.00–147.006186
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430136.67/cwt136.00–137.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433140.88/cwt138.00–142.0061015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462141.34/cwt140.00–144.006533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474137.58/cwt135.00–140.0065210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475132.04/cwt130.00–134.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508139.00/cwt138.00–140.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525134.09/cwt132.00–136.0070412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530126.98/cwt126.00–128.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572135.32/cwt134.00–137.007743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576127.54/cwt126.00–132.007359
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585122.00/cwt122.00–122.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600132.00/cwt128.00–134.007923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement613137.00/cwt137.00–137.008408
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631123.51/cwt120.00–125.007796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665124.93/cwt122.00–128.008312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705119.50/cwt119.00–120.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735114.00/cwt114.00–114.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy757125.00/cwt125.00–125.009465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770117.00/cwt117.00–117.009011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1210192.00/cwt192.00–192.004031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285178.55/cwt177.00–180.005092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325173.48/cwt172.00–175.005642
Bulls—Medium and Large 3338166.02/cwt165.00–167.005612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360166.52/cwt165.00–168.005992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423166.98/cwt164.00–170.007067
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438157.54/cwt154.00–162.006909
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445151.00/cwt150.00–152.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468154.44/cwt153.00–156.007232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484145.50/cwt142.00–149.007046
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488138.51/cwt137.00–140.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517137.42/cwt135.00–140.0071012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538147.94/cwt144.00–152.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563141.51/cwt140.00–143.007972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569136.17/cwt130.00–138.007757
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615136.52/cwt135.00–138.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2629131.23/cwt130.00–133.008255
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680130.01/cwt126.00–136.0088411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1722123.20/cwt120.00–126.008905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725115.00/cwt115.00–115.008341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40087.71/cwt87.00–89.001,2282
Bulls——1,59897.83/cwt94.00–100.001,5636
Bulls——2,038106.28/cwt105.00–107.002,1663
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11463.65/cwt61.00–67.007097
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13065.21/cwt63.00–67.0073710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26969.87/cwt67.00–73.0088735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32574.51/cwt73.00–79.0098719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47074.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49071.33/cwt69.00–73.001,0637
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,100.00/cwt1,050.00–1,150.00—4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,032.50/cwt1,025.00–1,040.00—2

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.