Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2022-09-27

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Sep 27
● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
979 head
▲ 233 vs last sale 746▲ 152 vs year ago 827 · +18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 82▲ 29 vs year ago 75 · +38.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeder cattle. Replacement cattle market 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 $151.11/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$151.11
231 head · 573 lb average
Value per head Derived
$866
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$477
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.19
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2683163.751,11888
Medium and Large 2470144.8968183
Medium and Large 1563141.5879755
Medium and Large 3470136.576425thin
One grade step is worth $27.18/cwt here — about $477 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 sale231 hd
151.11
—
AL average14 barns · 1,786 hd
141.92
+9.19
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—Average1,75897.581,7154thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36083.001,1291thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19679.0694635
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06169.5773811

Every lot

55 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2341202.50/cwt202.50–202.506914
Steers—Medium and Large 2410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1428189.01/cwt188.00–190.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 2482176.02/cwt175.00–180.0084823
Steers—Medium and Large 1486180.50/cwt180.50–180.5087726
Steers—Medium and Large 2533171.00/cwt171.00–171.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 2572162.15/cwt160.00–163.009277
Steers—Medium and Large 1633164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,0386
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added668172.15/cwt172.00–173.001,15013
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725166.42/cwt164.00–167.001,20710
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385155.43/cwt155.00–157.005989
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405142.00/cwt142.00–142.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412158.89/cwt156.00–160.006558
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417150.51/cwt147.00–152.5062814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1453150.29/cwt150.00–152.0068114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473136.95/cwt135.00–139.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474144.34/cwt140.00–146.0068445
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525130.00/cwt130.00–130.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526140.33/cwt136.00–142.007387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532146.32/cwt145.00–147.007783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566133.32/cwt130.00–135.007556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572140.58/cwt138.00–144.008047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610128.66/cwt128.00–130.007856
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630122.00/cwt122.00–122.007691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1656125.00/cwt125.00–125.008205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added677136.00/cwt136.00–136.009212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683163.75/cwt163.75–163.751,11888
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added741132.00/cwt132.00–132.0097810
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325188.34/cwt185.00–192.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345195.00/cwt195.00–195.006731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360191.06/cwt187.00–195.006882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368181.98/cwt180.00–185.006705
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415158.68/cwt158.00–160.006593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422183.89/cwt180.00–187.007763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425169.68/cwt165.00–175.0072112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462166.38/cwt162.00–170.0076910
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472183.32/cwt180.00–185.008653
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495155.50/cwt155.00–156.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1505161.00/cwt160.00–162.008132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517155.29/cwt152.00–157.0080314
Bulls—Medium and Large 3531147.51/cwt145.00–150.007834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560152.00/cwt152.00–152.008514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563145.97/cwt144.00–148.008225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625140.97/cwt140.00–142.008812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2651132.83/cwt132.00–133.008656
Bulls—Medium and Large 2726123.16/cwt121.00–124.008947
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,698100.65/cwt99.00–102.001,7092
Bulls——1,81894.51/cwt94.00–95.001,7182
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06169.57/cwt68.00–73.0073811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13873.68/cwt71.00–75.008388
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17478.81/cwt76.00–82.0092518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29384.36/cwt83.00–87.001,0919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1291

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.