Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2022-08-30

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Aug 30
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
859 head
▼ 131 vs last sale 990▲ 117 vs year ago 742 · +15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 270▲ 56 vs year ago 57 · +98.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 66▲ 22 vs year ago 22 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 96.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.97/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$156.97
224 head · 611 lb average
Value per head Derived
$959
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.28
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1571158.72906102
Medium and Large 2481156.1675149
Medium and Large 1-2769155.501,19669
Medium and Large 3489147.767224thin
One grade step is worth $10.96/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 sale224 hd
156.97
—
AL average14 barns · 1,773 hd
148.69
+8.28
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—High1,463111.501,6312thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51985.131,2937thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25884.801,06640
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12580.009001thin

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)—$1,0414thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9901thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$9452thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,2752thin

Every lot

60 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 2340217.50/cwt217.50–217.507403
Steers—Medium and Large 2410190.00/cwt190.00–190.0077910
Steers—Medium and Large 1455187.50/cwt187.50–187.5085314
Steers—Medium and Large 2522171.00/cwt171.00–171.008934
Steers—Medium and Large 1523179.00/cwt179.00–179.009363
Steers—Medium and Large 1594172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0226
Steers—Medium and Large 1650167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373176.31/cwt175.00–180.006587
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377170.73/cwt168.00–172.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425158.00/cwt158.00–158.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430166.01/cwt160.00–170.0071414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432171.91/cwt167.00–175.0074313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461164.37/cwt160.00–168.007588
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475156.21/cwt152.00–158.0074215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524147.73/cwt145.00–150.0077411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528156.12/cwt153.00–162.0082412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530141.51/cwt140.00–143.007502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561154.20/cwt148.00–156.0086514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580142.54/cwt140.00–146.008274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605146.00/cwt142.00–150.008832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608138.51/cwt137.00–140.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658141.52/cwt140.00–143.009312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added673154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,04044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,19669
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2295225.00/cwt225.00–225.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330223.45/cwt220.00–227.007372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335205.00/cwt205.00–205.006871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367206.60/cwt200.00–212.007585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385195.55/cwt194.00–197.0075311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430192.92/cwt187.00–197.0083013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432181.43/cwt175.00–185.007849
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440172.00/cwt172.00–172.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468177.99/cwt175.00–185.0083311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485170.11/cwt167.00–174.0082511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523166.83/cwt164.00–172.008738
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523160.48/cwt157.00–162.5083910
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566154.85/cwt154.00–156.008766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571162.71/cwt157.00–167.009297
Bulls—Medium and Large 1606155.43/cwt150.00–157.0094216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615152.00/cwt152.00–152.009351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650146.00/cwt145.00–147.009492
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705136.00/cwt136.00–136.009591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,250106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,3251
Bulls——1,675117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,9601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12580.00/cwt80.00–80.009001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20580.60/cwt79.00–83.0097113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27985.92/cwt84.00–89.001,09923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30592.03/cwt90.00–93.001,2014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51985.13/cwt84.00–86.001,2937
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,041.25/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—990.00/head990.00–990.009901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—945.00/head940.00–950.009452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2752

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.