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Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, May 31
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
857 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 866▲ 285 vs year ago 572 · +49.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 94▲ 32 vs year ago 51 · +62.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 43▼ 1 vs year ago 22 · −4.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with high dressing breakers up to 94.00 and high dressing bulls up to 121.00. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $144.84/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$144.84
215 head · 808 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,170
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$184
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1
$13.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.09
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2580155.629032thin
Medium and Large 1-2817145.041,185187
Medium and Large 1762142.571,08626
One grade step is worth $13.05/cwt here — about −$184 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 sale215 hd
144.84
—
AL average9 barns · 624 hd
148.93
−4.09
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—Low1,825111.972,0445thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48487.111,29311
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20782.0799022
CowsLean 85-90%Average98870.796995thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,1802thin

Every lot

55 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 2580155.62/cwt151.00–160.009032
Steers—Medium and Large 1657152.00/cwt152.00–152.0099912
Steers—Medium and Large 1760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2769145.90/cwt145.90–145.901,122126
Steers—Medium and Large 1847136.75/cwt136.75–136.751,1589
Steers—Medium and Large 1886128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2916143.25/cwt143.25–143.251,31261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305158.50/cwt155.00–162.004832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365163.00/cwt163.00–163.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372154.97/cwt154.00–156.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413161.03/cwt160.00–162.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415150.84/cwt148.00–154.006266
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430145.00/cwt145.00–145.006241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471146.58/cwt142.00–148.0069010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475152.53/cwt151.00–154.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521145.79/cwt144.00–150.0076026
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529140.37/cwt136.00–143.0074318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567144.01/cwt143.00–145.008173
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568125.66/cwt125.00–127.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2592135.00/cwt135.00–135.007998
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623127.00/cwt127.00–127.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1638138.18/cwt132.00–139.0088220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660147.50/cwt147.50–147.5097481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680134.00/cwt134.00–134.009118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730128.00/cwt128.00–128.009341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1842117.00/cwt117.00–117.009858
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300185.00/cwt185.00–185.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2336178.83/cwt175.00–180.006014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1353182.00/cwt182.00–182.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373172.98/cwt170.00–175.006454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408173.45/cwt170.00–174.0070811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424166.79/cwt166.00–168.007075
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430158.00/cwt158.00–158.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458164.99/cwt164.00–166.007563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473158.71/cwt156.00–162.007514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3478151.01/cwt150.00–152.007222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513145.76/cwt140.00–149.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525151.86/cwt150.00–158.0079712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562148.32/cwt145.00–149.008346
Bulls—Medium and Large 2581137.34/cwt135.00–142.0079817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618141.16/cwt140.00–144.008727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633137.96/cwt134.00–138.5087311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677137.33/cwt135.00–139.009303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710133.33/cwt130.00–135.009473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,583106.88/cwt106.00–108.001,6922
Bulls——1,987115.36/cwt115.00–116.002,2923
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98870.79/cwt70.00–72.006995
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14276.17/cwt74.00–78.008705
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18787.17/cwt86.00–90.001,0355
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24282.41/cwt79.00–85.001,02412
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47488.61/cwt88.00–91.001,3065
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49385.86/cwt84.00–87.001,2826
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,180.00/head1,180.00–1,180.001,1802

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.