Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2022-09-06

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Sep 6
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,059 head
▲ 200 vs last sale 859▲ 305 vs year ago 754 · +40.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 113▲ 73 vs year ago 64 · +114.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 44▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower with a high yielding boning cow up to 91.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on 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 $171.96/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$171.96
184 head · 570 lb average
Value per head Derived
$981
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$194
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$22.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.22
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2442186.5882545
Medium and Large 1592173.501,02851
Medium and Large 1-2623163.591,01988
One grade step is worth $22.99/cwt here — about −$194 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 sale184 hd
171.96
—
AL average10 barns · 1,295 hd
171.74
+0.22
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—Low1,791104.541,8735thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20879.3595838
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47176.041,11816
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04169.907284thin

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)—$1,0264thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2335219.00/cwt219.00–219.007342
Steers—Medium and Large 2378207.50/cwt207.50–207.507844
Steers—Medium and Large 2423189.00/cwt189.00–189.0079910
Steers—Medium and Large 1460189.00/cwt189.00–189.008693
Steers—Medium and Large 2463181.00/cwt181.00–181.0083828
Steers—Medium and Large 2525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008931
Steers—Medium and Large 1594174.93/cwt172.00–175.001,03939
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,01380
Steers—Medium and Large 1618163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,0748
Steers—Medium and Large 1720155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365165.49/cwt165.00–166.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416163.55/cwt160.00–166.0068011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435156.00/cwt156.00–156.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466158.42/cwt154.00–160.0073810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470150.49/cwt150.00–151.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510142.50/cwt140.00–145.007272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514157.56/cwt154.00–160.008105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524148.78/cwt146.00–152.0078010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555152.00/cwt148.00–156.008443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557157.50/cwt157.50–157.5087758
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575138.36/cwt135.00–140.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577143.06/cwt141.00–146.0082517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626146.45/cwt144.00–149.009179
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633138.53/cwt137.00–140.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685143.50/cwt143.00–144.009832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1736140.36/cwt135.00–143.001,0336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1782134.30/cwt130.00–138.001,0503
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338205.97/cwt202.00–210.006962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370200.05/cwt195.00–205.007403
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373187.65/cwt185.00–190.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1389215.85/cwt215.00–220.008406
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427186.41/cwt180.00–192.007967
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428198.57/cwt194.00–204.008506
Bulls—Medium and Large 3437177.33/cwt177.00–178.007756
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465157.98/cwt156.00–160.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469179.56/cwt176.00–182.008427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477170.53/cwt165.00–172.5081313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505150.99/cwt150.00–152.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527169.12/cwt167.00–176.0089112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527159.11/cwt156.00–162.008399
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563165.37/cwt158.00–169.0093115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570153.65/cwt152.00–157.008763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595157.00/cwt157.00–157.009342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620143.94/cwt140.00–148.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624155.99/cwt150.00–160.0097310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673146.36/cwt144.00–150.009853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2728138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,737104.24/cwt103.00–106.001,8113
Bulls——1,78597.00/cwt97.00–97.001,7311
Bulls——1,960113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,2151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04169.90/cwt68.00–73.007284
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13273.72/cwt71.00–75.008359
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17187.71/cwt87.00–89.001,0276
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24779.37/cwt76.00–83.0099023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46676.24/cwt71.00–79.001,11815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54073.00/cwt73.00–73.001,1241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,026.25/head1,000.00–1,035.001,0264

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.