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Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Aug 23
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
990 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 917▲ 990 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
270 head
▲ 163 vs last sale 107▲ 270 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 18▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 99, high yielding breaking cows up to 97. Slaughter bulls sold steady with high yielding bulls up to 120. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very 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 $156.71/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$156.71
173 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$799
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$106
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.20
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511159.66816133
Medium and Large 2513148.0776028
Medium and Large 3493144.1871012thin
One grade step is worth $15.48/cwt here — about $106 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 sale173 hd
156.71
—
AL average16 barns · 2,025 hd
149.50
+7.20
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—High1,518107.861,6375thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42788.371,26148
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20882.55997100
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03566.4768875

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2921thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,0156
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$9741thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7964thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$7882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2818
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,1134thin

Every lot

84 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 1348210.00/cwt210.00–210.007318
Steers—Medium and Large 1376207.71/cwt207.00–210.007814
Steers—Medium and Large 2395192.00/cwt192.00–192.007581
Steers—Medium and Large 1408206.00/cwt206.00–206.008403
Steers—Medium and Large 1462190.00/cwt190.00–190.0087830
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467184.00/cwt184.00–184.0085911
Steers—Medium and Large 3500167.00/cwt167.00–167.008351
Steers—Medium and Large 3581150.00/cwt150.00–150.008726
Steers—Medium and Large 2598159.00/cwt159.00–159.009516
Steers—Medium and Large 1688162.79/cwt162.00–167.001,1206
Steers—Medium and Large 1740140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0361
Steers—Medium and Large 1765135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336175.01/cwt171.00–177.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345167.00/cwt167.00–167.005761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365173.21/cwt171.00–180.0063214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388165.41/cwt164.00–169.006425
Heifers—Medium and Large 3393157.48/cwt155.00–160.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415171.96/cwt167.00–174.0071424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415162.00/cwt162.00–162.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445154.00/cwt154.00–154.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467164.14/cwt160.00–167.0076720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473152.36/cwt150.00–154.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490145.33/cwt143.00–148.007123
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520137.00/cwt137.00–137.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524156.32/cwt152.00–159.0081931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527147.00/cwt145.00–150.007756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555137.00/cwt137.00–137.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575133.05/cwt129.00–135.007653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576148.33/cwt144.00–153.0085421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3620122.00/cwt122.00–122.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621133.40/cwt130.00–137.008285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631142.24/cwt140.00–147.008984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy655155.45/cwt148.00–156.001,01815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668126.00/cwt125.00–127.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695138.50/cwt135.00–142.009632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy715139.00/cwt139.00–139.009941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718118.46/cwt117.00–120.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770122.00/cwt122.00–122.009391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315195.00/cwt195.00–195.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345213.00/cwt212.00–215.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy355217.00/cwt217.00–217.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371197.40/cwt195.00–200.007325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1386208.96/cwt205.00–212.0080714
Bulls—Medium and Large 3395185.00/cwt185.00–185.007311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423196.15/cwt195.00–200.008305
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438178.53/cwt177.00–180.007822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471178.89/cwt175.00–180.008439
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy505177.00/cwt177.00–177.008941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516167.74/cwt165.00–172.0086610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545154.00/cwt154.00–154.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555152.00/cwt152.00–152.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 3557140.66/cwt140.00–142.007833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579157.54/cwt155.00–160.009124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618142.04/cwt140.00–146.008783
Bulls—Medium and Large 3621130.01/cwt127.00–135.008074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626151.98/cwt148.00–156.009516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663147.99/cwt142.00–150.009815
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690121.00/cwt121.00–121.008351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720142.26/cwt141.00–145.001,0244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763123.03/cwt121.00–125.009392
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,158105.40/cwt104.00–108.001,2213
Bulls——2,058111.56/cwt109.00–114.002,2962
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91159.78/cwt56.00–62.0054514
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04766.37/cwt63.00–68.0069542
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10071.64/cwt69.00–74.0078819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15278.10/cwt75.00–81.0090044
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24384.61/cwt82.00–88.001,05243
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27990.77/cwt89.00–95.001,16113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35480.38/cwt77.00–83.001,0884
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37387.22/cwt84.00–89.001,19822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49590.98/cwt90.00–93.001,36022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,292.00/head1,292.00–1,292.001,2921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,014.50/head920.00–1,122.001,0156
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—974.00/head974.00–974.009741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—795.75/head725.00–849.007964
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—787.50/head752.00–823.007882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—700.00/head700.00–700.007002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,337.50/head1,325.00–1,350.001,3384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.00/head1,175.00–1,275.001,2254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,112.50/head1,050.00–1,175.001,1134

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.