Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2021-09-28

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Sep 28
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
827 head
▼ 181 vs last sale 1,008▲ 228 vs year ago 599 · +38.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 72▼ 10 vs year ago 85 · −11.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 34▲ 31 vs year ago 40 · +77.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.80/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$127.80
128 head · 658 lb average
Value per head Derived
$840
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$363
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$6.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.03
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1724129.9894188
Medium and Large 2520123.0064033
Medium and Large 3470122.995787thin
One grade step is worth $6.99/cwt here — about $363 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 sale128 hd
127.80
—
AL average16 barns · 1,723 hd
121.77
+6.03
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—Average1,80293.001,6769thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38863.008742thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26961.1677632

Every lot

54 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1475165.00/cwt165.00–165.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 2476156.51/cwt156.00–157.0074516
Steers—Medium and Large 1575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008639
Steers—Medium and Large 2578138.00/cwt138.00–138.007984
Steers—Medium and Large 1631143.00/cwt143.00–143.009028
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413137.52/cwt137.00–138.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413131.16/cwt130.00–133.005426
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424127.23/cwt126.00–129.005394
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460122.00/cwt122.00–122.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462127.84/cwt126.00–130.005916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510123.00/cwt120.00–125.006278
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524130.96/cwt127.00–135.006867
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545117.00/cwt117.00–117.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568125.27/cwt124.00–126.007124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570119.98/cwt116.00–122.006847
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590113.00/cwt113.00–113.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605121.69/cwt120.00–125.007363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620115.69/cwt113.00–117.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665111.31/cwt110.00–112.007403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667124.00/cwt124.00–124.008275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added773130.75/cwt130.75–130.751,01167
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360167.05/cwt165.00–170.006013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360157.47/cwt155.00–160.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 3424141.18/cwt140.00–145.005994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434153.56/cwt150.00–157.006667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445161.00/cwt160.00–162.007162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466155.97/cwt152.00–160.0072710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480146.86/cwt142.00–150.007058
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485134.00/cwt134.00–134.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510145.00/cwt145.00–145.007402
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525127.00/cwt127.00–127.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526135.01/cwt132.00–138.007108
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563128.21/cwt124.00–132.007224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3572121.59/cwt120.00–122.006955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610123.02/cwt122.00–124.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613118.73/cwt117.00–120.007284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675121.00/cwt121.00–121.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58783.89/cwt83.00–86.001,3313
Bulls——1,852100.35/cwt98.00–102.001,8583
Bulls——1,96894.77/cwt91.00–97.001,8653
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23155.97/cwt54.00–58.0068910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25066.88/cwt66.00–68.008367
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30361.94/cwt60.00–65.0080715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38863.00/cwt62.00–64.008742
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 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—1,125.00/cwt1,100.00–1,150.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,112.50/cwt1,100.00–1,125.00—2
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—975.00/cwt975.00–975.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—875.00/cwt875.00–875.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.00—2
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.00—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.