Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2021-09-21

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Sep 21
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,008 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 950▲ 339 vs year ago 669 · +50.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 156▲ 10 vs year ago 62 · +16.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 67▼ 16 vs year ago 50 · −32.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to firm. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.33/cwt on 294 head.
Average price
$137.33
294 head · 591 lb average
Value per head Derived
$812
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$16.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.36
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2621142.51885190
Medium and Large 2488129.3463150
Medium and Large 3460126.805835thin
Medium and Large 1594126.5175249
One grade step is worth $16.00/cwt here — about $133 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 sale294 hd
137.33
—
AL average16 barns · 1,951 hd
126.97
+10.36
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—Low1,58891.271,4494thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20464.4377631
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07555.786004thin

Every lot

61 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 2473158.80/cwt155.00–160.007514
Steers—Medium and Large 2505152.00/cwt152.00–152.007681
Steers—Medium and Large 1521155.96/cwt155.00–156.0081322
Steers—Medium and Large 2562148.66/cwt148.00–150.008353
Steers—Medium and Large 1589153.00/cwt153.00–153.0090129
Steers—Medium and Large 2625138.50/cwt137.00–140.008664
Steers—Medium and Large 2658135.01/cwt134.00–136.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 1789133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,05323
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added811134.50/cwt134.50–134.501,0918
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365145.00/cwt145.00–145.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377140.35/cwt137.00–142.005294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410140.65/cwt140.00–141.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430136.13/cwt134.00–138.005857
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445131.00/cwt130.00–132.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455126.00/cwt125.00–127.005732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472136.71/cwt135.00–137.0064510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy478128.00/cwt128.00–128.0061214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486132.15/cwt129.00–134.006427
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1501133.00/cwt132.00–135.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527126.11/cwt123.00–128.006659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534141.00/cwt141.00–141.0075347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573121.14/cwt118.00–123.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578126.74/cwt126.00–129.007338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620122.33/cwt122.00–123.007583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640117.01/cwt116.00–118.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open650143.00/cwt143.00–143.00930143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655119.32/cwt118.00–120.007823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723118.00/cwt118.00–118.0085315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1758111.99/cwt110.00–114.008492
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335180.68/cwt180.00–181.006056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370163.94/cwt160.00–167.006073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384175.79/cwt172.00–177.006754
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388155.99/cwt155.00–157.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415147.00/cwt147.00–147.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433163.53/cwt160.00–167.007084
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434154.53/cwt150.00–157.006717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460155.88/cwt154.00–160.007179
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480143.55/cwt142.00–145.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481150.24/cwt148.00–152.007238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511146.82/cwt142.00–152.0075011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530139.15/cwt135.00–150.0073712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560140.20/cwt140.00–141.007855
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565127.00/cwt127.00–127.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568134.62/cwt130.00–138.007656
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623124.51/cwt122.00–127.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710123.99/cwt123.00–125.008802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3251
Bulls——1,47583.03/cwt82.00–84.001,2252
Bulls——1,975106.00/cwt106.00–106.002,0941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07555.78/cwt54.00–58.006004
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12959.37/cwt57.00–62.006708
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21364.90/cwt63.00–68.0078719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31372.34/cwt69.00–76.009504
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/cwt850.00–850.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—750.00/cwt750.00–750.00—1

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.