Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2022-04-12

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Apr 12
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 510▼ 157 vs year ago 602 · −26.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 127▲ 32 vs year ago 64 · +50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 62▲ 18 vs year ago 51 · +35.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 $156.13/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$156.13
94 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$715
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$73
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.81
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1463158.5973467
Medium and Large 2443151.4267124
Medium and Large 3475139.006603thin
One grade step is worth $19.59/cwt here — about $73 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 sale94 hd
156.13
—
AL average14 barns · 1,361 hd
144.33
+11.81
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—Low1,765104.791,85011
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48883.341,24111
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18678.3292926
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08568.167408thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2403180.00/cwt180.00–180.007256
Steers—Medium and Large 2455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1467185.00/cwt185.00–185.0086415
Steers—Medium and Large 2515167.50/cwt167.50–167.508636
Steers—Medium and Large 1568167.17/cwt164.00–172.009505
Steers—Medium and Large 2620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added635168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0673
Steers—Medium and Large 1660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1742148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0982
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260185.00/cwt185.00–185.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268177.62/cwt175.00–180.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300165.00/cwt165.00–165.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added375172.38/cwt170.00–175.0064614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378163.28/cwt160.00–165.006173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385167.00/cwt167.00–167.006438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422153.18/cwt150.00–156.006466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434160.10/cwt157.00–165.006958
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435147.00/cwt147.00–147.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464149.64/cwt144.00–154.006946
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470160.69/cwt156.00–162.0075512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525149.36/cwt145.00–155.007845
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538139.01/cwt135.00–142.007483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560132.52/cwt130.00–135.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565143.34/cwt140.00–146.008108
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627136.64/cwt130.00–140.008577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770122.00/cwt122.00–122.009391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245210.00/cwt210.00–210.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322192.31/cwt190.00–195.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333186.02/cwt185.00–187.006192
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366185.80/cwt180.00–190.006804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372193.24/cwt190.00–197.007195
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420160.00/cwt160.00–160.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423181.89/cwt176.00–185.0076911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427169.82/cwt165.00–175.007258
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462162.44/cwt160.00–166.007505
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465156.67/cwt155.00–158.007293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467171.47/cwt170.00–175.008019
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516162.23/cwt160.00–165.008375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518154.18/cwt150.00–158.007996
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535147.00/cwt147.00–147.007861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy547173.00/cwt173.00–173.009464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574157.75/cwt155.00–162.009054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582149.62/cwt147.00–152.008713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613140.01/cwt138.00–142.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624148.25/cwt147.00–150.009254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671138.51/cwt135.00–140.009294
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,715107.61/cwt105.00–109.001,8465
Bulls——1,79599.73/cwt96.00–101.001,7905
Bulls——1,865116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,1631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07871.13/cwt68.00–74.007676
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08568.16/cwt67.00–70.007408
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,12572.00/cwt72.00–72.008101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20079.19/cwt76.00–83.0095017
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32287.81/cwt85.00–90.001,1613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48082.35/cwt82.00–83.001,2193
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54485.39/cwt84.00–89.001,3187
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,085.00/cwt1,085.00–1,085.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—940.00/cwt940.00–940.00—1
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—933.33/cwt900.00–975.00—3
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—866.67/cwt850.00–900.00—3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.00—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.