Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2022-04-05

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Apr 5
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
510 head
▼ 210 vs last sale 720▼ 173 vs year ago 683 · −25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 72 vs last sale 199▲ 66 vs year ago 61 · +108.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 64▼ 28 vs year ago 90 · −31.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.26/cwt on 105 head.
Average price
$153.26
105 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$45
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$3.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.04
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2424155.1365822
Medium and Large 1513153.2978653
Medium and Large 3404151.8461330
One grade step is worth $3.29/cwt here — about $45 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 sale105 hd
153.26
—
AL average15 barns · 1,053 hd
145.22
+8.04
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—Low1,780106.111,8898thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35885.601,16334
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13479.5490249
CowsLean 85-90%Low92066.9061521

Every lot

69 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 2416182.00/cwt182.00–182.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 3445172.00/cwt172.00–172.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1481180.00/cwt180.00–180.008663
Steers—Medium and Large 2530162.00/cwt162.00–162.008591
Steers—Medium and Large 2607136.00/cwt136.00–136.008264
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added611161.00/cwt161.00–161.009849
Steers—Medium and Large 1673146.96/cwt145.00–149.009892
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260175.00/cwt175.00–175.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319163.37/cwt160.00–165.005218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327165.61/cwt165.00–167.005423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355162.00/cwt162.00–162.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371155.81/cwt152.00–160.005785
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424149.73/cwt146.00–152.0063511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425159.02/cwt155.00–160.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1447164.18/cwt164.00–167.0073416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458157.66/cwt157.00–160.0072214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465142.55/cwt140.00–145.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468148.96/cwt147.00–150.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512148.86/cwt147.00–153.007626
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513135.00/cwt135.00–135.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523141.98/cwt139.00–145.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570132.00/cwt132.00–132.007521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590144.72/cwt144.00–147.0085411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610134.00/cwt134.00–134.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655135.00/cwt135.00–135.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715130.98/cwt130.00–132.009372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785118.00/cwt118.00–118.009261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250210.00/cwt210.00–210.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 3265198.56/cwt197.00–200.005262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376194.34/cwt190.00–200.0073110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378171.02/cwt170.00–172.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412185.00/cwt185.00–185.007626
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421164.02/cwt160.00–168.006915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425173.18/cwt170.00–175.0073613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475162.28/cwt160.00–167.007715
Bulls—Medium and Large 3493156.01/cwt155.00–157.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516153.11/cwt150.00–155.007907
Bulls—Medium and Large 3516143.01/cwt140.00–145.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531166.00/cwt166.00–166.008813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574147.85/cwt140.00–155.008495
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621145.21/cwt142.00–148.009024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623138.51/cwt137.00–140.008632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665132.00/cwt132.00–132.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 3670121.02/cwt120.00–122.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677142.33/cwt140.00–144.009646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715136.50/cwt134.00–139.009762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780117.00/cwt117.00–117.009131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,63894.25/cwt92.00–96.001,5442
Bulls——1,821111.07/cwt108.00–114.002,0235
Bulls——1,860105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,9531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81056.00/cwt56.00–56.004541
Cows—Lean 85-90%89861.95/cwt61.00–64.005563
Cows—Lean 85-90%93068.42/cwt66.00–71.0063617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10175.03/cwt72.00–78.0082622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14581.61/cwt79.00–84.0093418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19286.40/cwt85.00–90.001,0309
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32692.68/cwt90.00–95.001,2296
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35885.32/cwt84.00–88.001,15916
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37582.43/cwt80.00–83.001,13312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3985787.63/cwt775.00–800.007,7582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,4781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,094.00/cwt1,094.00–1,094.0013,4561
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,216.67/cwt1,200.00–1,250.00—6
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.00—4

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.