Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2022-01-18

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jan 18
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 194▼ 705 vs year ago 950 · −74.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 22▼ 29 vs year ago 81 · −35.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 0▼ 56 vs year ago 63 · −88.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $166.38/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −43.12 against this barn's trailing median of $209.50.
Average price
$166.38
66 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$814
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$22.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.31
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489171.5983939
Medium and Large 2489161.1478722
Medium and Large 3493148.817345thin
One grade step is worth $22.79/cwt here — about $105 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 sale66 hd
166.38
—
AL average14 barns · 864 hd
152.07
+14.31
This barn, trailing median12 sales
209.50
−43.12
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—High1,65099.611,64412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,70571.001,2112thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22269.7685219
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09560.736653thin

Every lot

55 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 1450177.00/cwt177.00–177.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 2465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008932
Steers—Medium and Large 2545165.00/cwt165.00–165.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 2555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335156.00/cwt156.00–156.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005681
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375148.00/cwt148.00–148.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395155.00/cwt155.00–155.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408141.01/cwt140.00–142.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415146.98/cwt145.00–150.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1445158.00/cwt158.00–158.007031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450136.00/cwt136.00–136.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468149.49/cwt149.00–150.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476143.03/cwt140.00–145.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511136.27/cwt135.00–138.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523143.97/cwt142.00–150.007534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561141.29/cwt140.00–145.007934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570134.07/cwt132.00–136.007642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617123.31/cwt120.00–125.007613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635132.00/cwt132.00–132.008381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673124.43/cwt122.00–127.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695119.00/cwt119.00–119.008271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735122.00/cwt122.00–122.008972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340207.00/cwt207.00–207.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340195.00/cwt195.00–195.006631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376198.58/cwt195.00–207.007479
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382188.08/cwt182.00–192.007183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423179.82/cwt177.00–182.007616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425168.75/cwt165.00–170.007174
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445157.00/cwt157.00–157.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465154.01/cwt150.00–157.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479173.29/cwt170.00–175.008308
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482164.18/cwt162.00–167.007916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520154.64/cwt152.00–157.008043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530164.75/cwt160.00–170.008735
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568139.42/cwt137.00–142.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577150.66/cwt150.00–152.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616141.99/cwt140.00–147.008755
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688125.51/cwt125.00–126.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745127.00/cwt127.00–127.009461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47991.74/cwt90.00–94.001,3574
Bulls——1,702100.02/cwt97.00–103.001,7025
Bulls——1,793109.40/cwt107.00–112.001,9623
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08362.55/cwt60.00–65.006774
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09560.73/cwt59.00–63.006653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23569.74/cwt67.00–72.0086111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32377.03/cwt73.00–79.001,0194
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0761
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,97567.00/cwt67.00–67.001,3231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.00—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.