Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2021-08-10

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Aug 10
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
716 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 750▲ 29 vs year ago 687 · +4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 117▼ 7 vs year ago 100 · −7.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 95▲ 40 vs year ago 50 · +80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.40/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$134.40
106 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$742
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.56
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1577135.4178268
Medium and Large 2511133.3068133
Medium and Large 3488127.986255thin
One grade step is worth $7.42/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 sale106 hd
134.40
—
AL average14 barns · 1,891 hd
133.84
+0.56
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—High1,73798.031,70310
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40870.369916thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17068.4980131
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03862.966543thin

Every lot

70 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 1405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 2518152.92/cwt151.00–153.0079225
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full527146.00/cwt146.00–146.007695
Steers—Medium and Large 2565144.00/cwt144.00–144.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1618144.00/cwt144.00–144.008904
Steers—Medium and Large 2625138.00/cwt138.00–138.008636
Steers—Medium and Large 2650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008786
Steers—Medium and Large 1660137.52/cwt136.00–139.009082
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added722137.65/cwt137.50–138.0099437
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380140.00/cwt140.00–140.005321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390146.00/cwt146.00–146.005692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425133.00/cwt133.00–133.005651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428143.18/cwt137.00–148.006135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431140.56/cwt137.00–145.006068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1454142.79/cwt141.00–143.0064814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468130.96/cwt130.00–132.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471136.40/cwt135.00–139.006428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524138.03/cwt135.00–143.0072310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528133.46/cwt130.00–135.007057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565127.66/cwt125.00–130.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583133.03/cwt131.00–135.007762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629131.52/cwt127.00–132.0082714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640126.00/cwt126.00–126.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy649136.00/cwt136.00–136.008838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668126.24/cwt124.00–128.008434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009057
Heifers—Medium and Large 3700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715111.01/cwt110.00–112.007942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735119.50/cwt118.00–121.008782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763114.00/cwt114.00–114.008702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318182.64/cwt180.00–185.005812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322172.28/cwt170.00–177.005553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360177.94/cwt176.00–180.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362168.36/cwt165.00–170.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414172.01/cwt170.00–174.007124
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423148.46/cwt147.00–150.006282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426159.58/cwt155.00–167.006808
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468156.24/cwt154.00–162.0073112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468138.44/cwt135.00–142.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482150.25/cwt145.00–152.007245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517148.26/cwt144.00–153.007678
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524139.68/cwt135.00–148.007327
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570133.95/cwt130.00–137.007645
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577140.52/cwt138.00–145.008115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623139.49/cwt139.00–140.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640132.00/cwt130.00–134.008452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2662125.00/cwt125.00–125.008288
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663131.99/cwt129.00–135.008752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1703125.51/cwt124.00–127.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785118.00/cwt118.00–118.009261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59890.70/cwt88.00–94.001,4493
Bulls——1,76299.04/cwt98.00–100.001,7453
Bulls——1,823102.76/cwt101.00–105.001,8734
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03862.96/cwt61.00–64.006543
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06064.50/cwt63.00–66.0068411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15969.24/cwt67.00–72.0080213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20364.42/cwt64.00–65.007752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36373.37/cwt73.00–75.001,0007
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41569.00/cwt69.00–69.009761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54274.78/cwt73.00–77.001,1533
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,483.33/cwt1,450.00–1,525.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,328.57/cwt1,275.00–1,400.00—14
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,187.50/cwt1,150.00–1,225.00—12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,107.50/cwt1,050.00–1,135.00—8
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—912.50/cwt850.00–975.00—4

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.