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Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Apr 26
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
619 head
▲ 258 vs last sale 361▼ 79 vs year ago 698 · −11.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 36▲ 6 vs year ago 85 · +7.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 20▲ 29 vs year ago 35 · +82.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 120. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady with best demand on pairs.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.53/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$144.53
124 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$255
per head · Medium and Large 3 over Medium and Large 1
$5.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.32
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 3434148.6064517thin
Medium and Large 2505146.2273928
Medium and Large 1629143.0690079
One grade step is worth $5.54/cwt here — about −$255 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 sale124 hd
144.53
—
AL average15 barns · 1,259 hd
144.21
+0.32
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—Average1,635103.471,6927thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40081.801,14511
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16978.0291226
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01964.9066226

Every lot

81 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1405197.00/cwt197.00–197.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 2465172.50/cwt172.50–172.508022
Steers—Medium and Large 1518173.31/cwt170.00–176.008989
Steers—Medium and Large 2540159.31/cwt158.00–162.5086020
Steers—Medium and Large 1566162.44/cwt160.00–167.009197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594158.00/cwt158.00–158.009396
Steers—Medium and Large 3600129.00/cwt129.00–129.007742
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added664159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,05635
Steers—Medium and Large 1682147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0037
Steers—Medium and Large 1705138.00/cwt138.00–138.009731
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added775146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1326
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318162.00/cwt162.00–162.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3397154.00/cwt154.00–154.006112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413164.39/cwt162.00–165.006795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424155.52/cwt154.00–157.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2452151.49/cwt148.00–152.506858
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476143.18/cwt140.00–145.006826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518151.14/cwt148.00–154.007839
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518138.36/cwt137.00–140.007173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539144.00/cwt143.00–146.007766
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566139.88/cwt135.00–142.007927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567145.95/cwt143.00–148.008285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy628147.40/cwt147.00–149.0092634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1641140.50/cwt139.00–141.009014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660123.52/cwt122.00–125.008152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690131.68/cwt131.00–135.0090913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730126.00/cwt126.00–126.009202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1778120.74/cwt117.00–124.009394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy895123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1013
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3225202.39/cwt200.00–205.004552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2233212.63/cwt210.00–215.004952
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290207.00/cwt207.00–207.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1314200.00/cwt200.00–200.006286
Bulls—Medium and Large 3329181.78/cwt180.00–185.005984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340192.00/cwt192.00–192.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1353193.00/cwt193.00–193.0068110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363183.98/cwt180.00–187.006683
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377174.97/cwt172.00–177.006605
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415174.33/cwt172.00–176.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427181.15/cwt180.00–183.007748
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433164.72/cwt160.00–169.007133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460172.02/cwt170.00–174.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2492164.00/cwt164.00–164.008077
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525148.49/cwt147.00–150.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527154.66/cwt154.00–155.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569153.69/cwt152.00–157.008746
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575146.49/cwt144.00–150.008424
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612149.32/cwt148.00–150.009149
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613138.51/cwt137.00–140.008492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy615157.02/cwt156.00–158.009662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655145.02/cwt142.00–148.009502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2682132.01/cwt130.00–134.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723130.99/cwt130.00–132.009472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy750132.00/cwt132.00–132.009902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795122.00/cwt122.00–122.009701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25597.46/cwt95.00–99.001,2233
Bulls——1,765102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,8001
Bulls——1,972109.97/cwt109.00–111.002,1693
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99161.12/cwt59.00–63.006064
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00056.29/cwt55.00–58.005634
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03067.65/cwt65.00–70.0069718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06273.62/cwt71.00–76.007828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20079.31/cwt77.00–82.0095215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28576.99/cwt76.00–79.009893
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29883.33/cwt83.00–84.001,0823
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44383.60/cwt81.00–86.001,2068
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3878865.17/cwt825.00–900.007,5962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0301,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,8151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0751,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,1692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088894.22/cwt825.00–925.009,7293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1941,033.94/cwt950.00–1,100.0012,3454
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.00—4
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,395.00/cwt1,300.00–1,500.00—10
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.00—2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2841646.30/cwt600.00–750.005,4357
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy998842.28/cwt825.00–875.008,4063

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.