Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2022-01-25

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jan 25
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
767 head
▲ 522 vs last sale 245▲ 266 vs year ago 501 · +53.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 52▲ 27 vs year ago 47 · +57.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 7▼ 1 vs year ago 40 · −2.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $140.50/cwt on 96 head.
Average price
$140.50
96 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$16
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$6.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.20
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2465142.6066332
Medium and Large 1576140.4480949
Medium and Large 3475136.2064715thin
One grade step is worth $6.40/cwt here — about $16 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 sale96 hd
140.50
—
AL average15 barns · 1,616 hd
141.70
−1.20
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—Low1,63894.901,5548thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22969.6885614
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46967.759957thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11158.586514thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2375187.00/cwt187.00–187.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 1420190.00/cwt190.00–190.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 1475177.39/cwt175.00–179.008436
Steers—Medium and Large 1520172.00/cwt172.00–172.008942
Steers—Medium and Large 2560156.00/cwt156.00–156.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added564171.00/cwt171.00–171.009645
Steers—Medium and Large 1570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009121
Steers—Medium and Large 1615157.00/cwt157.00–157.009665
Steers—Medium and Large 1655148.00/cwt148.00–148.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1717134.00/cwt134.00–134.009612
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added765144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1029
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added831138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1474
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300153.50/cwt152.00–155.004612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318158.51/cwt157.00–160.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355152.14/cwt150.00–155.005408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375159.00/cwt157.00–160.005963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410157.00/cwt157.00–157.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412148.86/cwt147.00–152.006136
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429143.68/cwt140.00–145.006166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1454151.59/cwt147.00–155.006885
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455137.00/cwt137.00–137.006231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481142.24/cwt140.00–145.006844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522144.44/cwt140.00–148.0075413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522136.30/cwt135.00–139.007113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568140.23/cwt138.00–142.007974
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568125.00/cwt125.00–125.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577131.82/cwt130.00–135.007616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610134.63/cwt132.00–136.008213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3613118.97/cwt117.00–120.007293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy627142.50/cwt142.50–142.508934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635128.00/cwt128.00–128.008131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy665137.00/cwt137.00–137.009116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665129.32/cwt125.00–135.008604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670119.48/cwt117.00–122.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1731123.00/cwt123.00–123.008996
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328206.05/cwt205.00–207.006762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365186.63/cwt185.00–187.506816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372195.44/cwt190.00–202.007278
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378174.38/cwt172.00–177.006592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415185.41/cwt180.00–190.0076911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425165.00/cwt165.00–165.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426173.61/cwt170.00–177.0074011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471164.75/cwt160.00–167.007767
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473173.83/cwt172.00–177.0082211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518154.03/cwt150.00–157.007986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527164.14/cwt160.00–170.0086511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569144.41/cwt140.00–148.008225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574156.16/cwt151.00–160.008964
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613145.04/cwt142.00–148.008892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635135.56/cwt132.00–139.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645127.00/cwt127.00–127.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673134.71/cwt130.00–137.009073
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48288.62/cwt87.00–90.001,3133
Bulls——1,66595.00/cwt93.00–98.001,5823
Bulls——1,830104.17/cwt103.00–105.001,9062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05063.00/cwt63.00–63.006621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11158.58/cwt57.00–60.006514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20166.75/cwt65.00–68.008027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29274.20/cwt73.00–75.009596
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42465.44/cwt63.00–69.009325
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58373.51/cwt73.00–74.001,1642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—925.00/cwt925.00–925.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—875.00/cwt875.00–875.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—800.00/cwt800.00–800.00—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.