Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2021-11-02

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Nov 2
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
908 head
▲ 262 vs last sale 646▲ 436 vs year ago 472 · +92.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 73▲ 51 vs year ago 54 · +94.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 34▲ 7 vs year ago 34 · +20.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $142.22/cwt on 136 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −67.29 against this barn's trailing median of $209.50.
Average price
$142.22
136 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$747
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$6.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.84
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2480143.9569140
Medium and Large 1550141.8578089
Medium and Large 3466136.986397thin
One grade step is worth $6.98/cwt here — about $52 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 sale136 hd
142.22
—
AL average14 barns · 1,481 hd
133.38
+8.84
This barn, trailing median12 sales
209.50
−67.29
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

12 sales
231203174146median 209.5003/2406/1608/0409/2210/20
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $217.18, low $159.81, median $209.50 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,78389.171,5907thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48760.659023thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25358.0972836
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22852.966502thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2420165.00/cwt165.00–165.006934
Steers—Medium and Large 1455160.00/cwt160.00–160.007281
Steers—Medium and Large 2476155.00/cwt155.00–155.0073814
Steers—Medium and Large 2518146.00/cwt146.00–146.007567
Steers—Medium and Large 2623133.00/cwt133.00–133.008294
Steers—Medium and Large 1692133.00/cwt133.00–133.0092011
Steers—Medium and Large 2716122.00/cwt122.00–122.008744
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368140.40/cwt140.00–142.0051710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430126.97/cwt126.00–128.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431133.13/cwt130.00–137.0057416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469128.26/cwt125.00–130.006027
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470121.30/cwt120.00–122.005703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479137.32/cwt134.00–143.0065823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518125.00/cwt122.00–127.006486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520133.89/cwt130.00–135.006969
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540117.00/cwt117.00–117.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555112.00/cwt112.00–112.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577126.00/cwt126.00–126.007277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577117.37/cwt115.00–120.006775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619123.98/cwt120.00–126.007679
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620113.49/cwt112.00–115.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705107.00/cwt107.00–107.007541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325170.06/cwt168.00–172.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371156.75/cwt155.00–157.505824
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385163.54/cwt162.00–165.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417154.36/cwt150.00–157.006449
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418145.65/cwt145.00–147.006093
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421160.50/cwt160.00–162.006768
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465137.45/cwt135.00–140.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469148.24/cwt140.00–150.0069512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483155.65/cwt152.00–157.5075220
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511149.15/cwt144.00–155.007628
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515127.00/cwt127.00–127.006541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525133.82/cwt130.00–137.007035
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570136.06/cwt134.00–140.0077624
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575137.00/cwt137.00–137.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578126.97/cwt125.00–130.007343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612127.56/cwt124.00–128.007819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635119.35/cwt118.00–122.007583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1692121.42/cwt121.00–123.008407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1726120.81/cwt118.00–122.508778
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,53582.58/cwt81.00–84.001,2682
Bulls——1,76395.74/cwt93.00–98.001,6882
Bulls——1,96289.19/cwt86.00–92.001,7503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22852.96/cwt52.00–54.006502
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23860.13/cwt58.00–63.0074416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25355.52/cwt54.00–57.0069618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37064.96/cwt64.00–66.008902
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48760.65/cwt58.00–63.009023
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—825.00/cwt825.00–825.00—3

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.