Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2021-11-09

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Nov 9
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
910 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 908▲ 910 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 105▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 41▲ 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. 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 $131.20/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$131.20
130 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$247
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$9.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.55
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2619134.5083355
Medium and Large 1537131.0670432
Medium and Large 2503127.4564135
Medium and Large 3467125.485858thin
One grade step is worth $9.02/cwt here — about $247 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 sale130 hd
131.20
—
AL average15 barns · 2,021 hd
127.65
+3.55
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—Low1,58178.211,2375thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,26958.3874118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43055.007871thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average96548.004631thin

Every lot

56 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 2461160.90/cwt157.00–162.507427
Steers—Medium and Large 2500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 2581142.00/cwt142.00–142.008252
Steers—Medium and Large 1582155.00/cwt155.00–155.0090211
Steers—Medium and Large 2725131.00/cwt131.00–131.009502
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413129.96/cwt128.00–132.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418142.63/cwt140.00–145.005965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426137.08/cwt135.00–139.005849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458135.75/cwt134.00–138.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465129.07/cwt126.00–132.0060010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490123.48/cwt122.00–125.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525124.51/cwt122.00–126.006548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement527140.00/cwt140.00–140.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529129.61/cwt129.00–132.006868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558126.75/cwt126.00–128.007074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581121.75/cwt120.00–123.007074
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585117.00/cwt117.00–117.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement603130.00/cwt130.00–130.007844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618115.54/cwt114.00–117.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added619134.50/cwt134.50–134.5083355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620123.49/cwt122.00–125.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665118.00/cwt118.00–118.007851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675111.01/cwt110.00–112.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710114.50/cwt112.00–117.008132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275180.00/cwt180.00–180.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323178.96/cwt175.00–185.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335167.57/cwt165.00–170.005612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358160.70/cwt160.00–162.005753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365169.50/cwt167.00–172.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423164.11/cwt160.00–170.0069423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423154.21/cwt150.00–157.006526
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428143.96/cwt143.00–145.006162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471158.00/cwt152.00–162.0074411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474147.18/cwt145.00–150.006987
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475138.98/cwt138.00–140.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522144.74/cwt140.00–146.0075611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527135.24/cwt132.00–137.007135
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555122.00/cwt122.00–122.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560138.00/cwt138.00–138.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569130.46/cwt126.00–137.007428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605130.68/cwt130.00–132.007913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623123.40/cwt120.00–125.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685113.00/cwt113.00–113.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725116.00/cwt116.00–116.008411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29573.61/cwt72.00–75.009533
Bulls——2,01085.11/cwt83.00–88.001,7112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96548.00/cwt48.00–48.004631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16854.38/cwt51.00–56.006357
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18568.00/cwt68.00–68.008061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34860.21/cwt57.00–63.0081210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43055.00/cwt55.00–55.007871
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—850.00/cwt800.00–900.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.00—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.