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Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Sep 13
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
873 head
▼ 186 vs last sale 1,059▼ 77 vs year ago 950 · −8.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 137▼ 9 vs year ago 156 · −5.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 28▼ 42 vs year ago 67 · −62.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.94/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$146.94
186 head · 628 lb average
Value per head Derived
$923
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$363
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$26.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.67
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564153.9486858
Medium and Large 2521151.3478881
Medium and Large 3484148.577187thin
Medium and Large 1-2964127.601,23040
One grade step is worth $26.34/cwt here — about −$363 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 sale186 hd
146.94
—
AL average15 barns · 2,242 hd
148.61
−1.67
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—High1,589108.551,72513
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25777.6897643
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,48276.021,12713
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09870.9577910

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)—$1,3001thin

Every lot

65 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1358215.00/cwt215.00–215.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 1400207.50/cwt207.50–207.508302
Steers—Medium and Large 1470190.00/cwt190.00–190.008932
Steers—Medium and Large 2471178.18/cwt175.00–180.008395
Steers—Medium and Large 1515175.00/cwt175.00–175.009017
Steers—Medium and Large 2532174.72/cwt172.50–177.009309
Steers—Medium and Large 1577171.00/cwt171.00–171.009876
Steers—Medium and Large 2588164.37/cwt164.00–167.0096613
Steers—Medium and Large 2622159.26/cwt159.00–160.009914
Steers—Medium and Large 2653156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0194
Steers—Medium and Large 1660163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0766
Steers—Medium and Large 1701165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1577
Steers—Medium and Large 2730151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1028
Steers—Medium and Large 1750160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2352169.00/cwt167.00–170.005956
Heifers—Medium and Large 1357173.79/cwt172.00–175.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420164.40/cwt160.00–170.0069013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423170.19/cwt168.00–172.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435158.00/cwt158.00–158.006872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2457156.34/cwt155.00–157.5071415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473161.93/cwt159.00–166.007666
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475152.00/cwt152.00–152.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519156.10/cwt154.00–160.008106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533148.56/cwt145.00–150.007929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563154.41/cwt150.00–156.0086913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578147.78/cwt142.00–149.0085423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617136.29/cwt132.00–138.008417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy618155.00/cwt155.00–155.009583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619143.59/cwt142.00–147.008898
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668142.66/cwt142.00–144.009533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668134.01/cwt130.00–137.008958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy670148.00/cwt148.00–148.009922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1711139.33/cwt137.00–144.009914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy725146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open964127.60/cwt127.60–127.601,23040
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330210.00/cwt210.00–210.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365210.83/cwt205.00–217.007704
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368199.75/cwt195.00–202.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425188.52/cwt186.00–197.0080118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434181.78/cwt175.00–185.0078914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3438168.38/cwt165.00–170.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458179.79/cwt175.00–185.0082310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488170.16/cwt165.00–174.0083017
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490160.00/cwt160.00–160.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523165.00/cwt162.00–168.0086323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532157.35/cwt155.00–160.0083721
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578153.80/cwt150.00–155.008894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580160.59/cwt157.00–164.009315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629150.48/cwt148.00–155.009476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673148.45/cwt145.00–150.009997
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,488107.30/cwt105.00–111.001,5979
Bulls——1,707114.47/cwt112.00–118.001,9543
Bulls——2,150102.00/cwt102.00–102.002,1931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09870.95/cwt69.00–73.0077910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15872.91/cwt70.00–74.0084410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21372.73/cwt71.00–75.008823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25884.11/cwt82.00–87.001,0587
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29477.79/cwt75.00–81.001,00726
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56377.01/cwt74.00–80.001,20410
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.