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Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Aug 16
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
917 head
▲ 206 vs last sale 711▲ 290 vs year ago 627 · +46.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 84▼ 4 vs year ago 111 · −3.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 37▼ 21 vs year ago 39 · −53.8%
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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 yielding boning cows up to 100. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle lightly tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.02/cwt on 406 head.
Average price
$168.02
406 head · 556 lb average
Value per head Derived
$933
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$352
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$23.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.90
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2593171.071,014282
Medium and Large 1475165.8378885
Medium and Large 2471152.9372021
Medium and Large 3448148.0766318thin
One grade step is worth $23.00/cwt here — about $352 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 sale406 hd
168.02
—
AL average15 barns · 1,962 hd
151.12
+16.90
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—Average1,549101.251,56812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,34191.511,22810
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20686.091,03838
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05068.4971936

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$9181thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7552thin

Every lot

80 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1427200.34/cwt199.00–202.008553
Steers—Medium and Large 1484183.49/cwt182.00–186.0088822
Steers—Medium and Large 2485175.00/cwt175.00–175.008491
Steers—Medium and Large 1500175.00/cwt175.00–175.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 2522163.64/cwt162.50–170.008549
Steers—Medium and Large 1552173.23/cwt167.00–174.0095616
Steers—Medium and Large 1610162.50/cwt162.00–163.009912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615155.00/cwt155.00–155.009538
Steers—Medium and Large 1681157.27/cwt155.00–163.001,0714
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1751
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added763157.17/cwt157.00–158.001,1996
Steers—Medium and Large 1790146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320170.00/cwt170.00–170.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320162.33/cwt160.00–167.005194
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369157.23/cwt155.00–160.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384162.51/cwt161.00–165.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395177.00/cwt177.00–177.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410152.32/cwt150.00–155.006253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419160.43/cwt157.00–163.006725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1441172.85/cwt165.00–175.0076243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy471168.00/cwt168.00–168.007918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471161.23/cwt160.00–163.0075912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485152.50/cwt150.00–155.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518139.68/cwt137.00–142.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525154.98/cwt153.00–159.008149
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530148.06/cwt144.00–150.007853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open553175.50/cwt175.50–175.50971188
Heifers—Medium and Large 2557141.03/cwt138.00–145.007863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564153.22/cwt148.00–154.008648
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605132.00/cwt132.00–132.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610158.00/cwt158.00–158.0096422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623138.98/cwt138.00–140.008662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3629127.74/cwt127.00–130.008034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open692163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,13172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745132.00/cwt132.00–132.009831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785115.00/cwt115.00–115.009031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235205.00/cwt205.00–205.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315208.33/cwt205.00–215.006563
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330183.61/cwt180.00–187.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy363207.00/cwt207.00–207.007512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365189.50/cwt185.00–194.006922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382201.98/cwt195.00–205.007725
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420165.00/cwt165.00–165.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427186.64/cwt182.00–190.0079710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427176.78/cwt172.00–180.007555
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy428194.50/cwt194.00–195.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy458187.00/cwt187.00–187.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474177.53/cwt172.00–180.0084114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476153.88/cwt150.00–160.007327
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479166.53/cwt165.00–168.007984
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516157.42/cwt154.00–160.008129
Bulls—Medium and Large 3519148.23/cwt147.00–150.007695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533165.31/cwt162.00–172.008815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561149.26/cwt146.00–153.008375
Bulls—Medium and Large 3566137.75/cwt135.00–142.007804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575159.26/cwt156.00–164.009167
Bulls—Medium and Large 2612139.36/cwt137.00–141.008533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619153.60/cwt148.00–158.009517
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663145.27/cwt140.00–148.009633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy665154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0241
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675123.00/cwt121.00–125.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2703124.01/cwt121.00–129.008723
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705115.00/cwt115.00–115.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40395.46/cwt93.00–98.001,3395
Bulls——1,629102.75/cwt100.00–105.001,6745
Bulls——1,713112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,9192
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93960.21/cwt57.00–63.005654
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,05579.00/cwt79.00–79.008331
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06373.07/cwt71.00–76.0077712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06467.40/cwt65.00–70.0071720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17881.50/cwt79.00–84.0096018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22387.51/cwt85.00–90.001,07011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24293.55/cwt91.00–95.001,1629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31887.53/cwt86.00–89.001,1542
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38994.44/cwt92.00–96.001,3127
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—918.00/head918.00–918.009181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—755.00/head750.00–760.007552

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.