Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2022-02-08

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Feb 8
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
488 head
▼ 312 vs last sale 800▼ 88 vs year ago 576 · −15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 90▲ 13 vs year ago 50 · +26.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 74▲ 15 vs year ago 32 · +46.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Boning cows sold up to 89.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $146.69/cwt on 102 head.
Average price
$146.69
102 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$693
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.73
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1476150.7271751
Medium and Large 2469143.3367247
Medium and Large 3480134.796474thin
One grade step is worth $15.93/cwt here — about $69 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 sale102 hd
146.69
—
AL average13 barns · 1,310 hd
141.97
+4.73
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—Low1,570104.351,63911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,63076.001,2392thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19371.9685816
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08361.486663thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2480175.00/cwt175.00–175.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 2520167.00/cwt167.00–167.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1528175.96/cwt173.00–179.009292
Steers—Medium and Large 1722145.36/cwt144.00–148.001,0493
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265176.77/cwt175.00–180.004685
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290172.00/cwt172.00–172.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1359161.20/cwt160.00–163.005799
Heifers—Medium and Large 2360156.48/cwt155.00–158.005632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416154.28/cwt150.00–156.006426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420144.00/cwt144.00–144.006058
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423141.58/cwt140.00–143.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427148.15/cwt145.00–150.0063312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467145.55/cwt142.00–147.006809
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470136.00/cwt136.00–136.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477152.43/cwt150.00–153.007277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510137.80/cwt135.00–140.007035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527146.12/cwt142.00–152.0077011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558141.24/cwt140.00–144.007884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576134.50/cwt133.00–136.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621126.25/cwt125.00–127.007844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630136.02/cwt135.00–138.008573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685125.50/cwt125.00–126.008602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy730128.00/cwt128.00–128.009341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740120.00/cwt120.00–120.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795115.00/cwt115.00–115.009141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270217.48/cwt210.00–220.005879
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278226.52/cwt222.00–232.006304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330220.00/cwt220.00–220.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363215.17/cwt212.00–220.007814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370203.11/cwt200.00–207.007525
Bulls—Medium and Large 3407173.32/cwt170.00–175.007053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412195.34/cwt190.00–200.008057
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy412180.00/cwt180.00–180.0074210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429182.95/cwt180.00–185.007857
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465176.80/cwt172.00–182.0082211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472167.51/cwt165.00–170.007916
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495160.00/cwt160.00–160.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523168.18/cwt165.00–172.008806
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524158.38/cwt155.00–160.008305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575159.33/cwt159.00–160.009163
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590150.99/cwt150.00–152.008912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625146.00/cwt146.00–146.009131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47096.35/cwt94.00–99.001,4164
Bulls——1,525104.73/cwt103.00–106.001,5973
Bulls——1,705112.07/cwt109.00–115.001,9114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08361.48/cwt60.00–63.006663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17270.99/cwt68.00–73.008325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17364.27/cwt63.00–65.007544
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21977.04/cwt76.00–78.009397
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,2171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—925.00/cwt925.00–925.00—1
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.