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Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Nov 1
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
565 head
▼ 351 vs last sale 916▼ 343 vs year ago 908 · −37.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 117▼ 20 vs year ago 105 · −19.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 22▲ 44 vs year ago 41 · +107.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 10.00 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 $143.60/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$143.60
118 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$701
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$10.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.23
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503146.0573469
Medium and Large 2471140.9866442
Medium and Large 3450135.286097thin
One grade step is worth $10.76/cwt here — about $125 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 sale118 hd
143.60
—
AL average11 barns · 1,191 hd
142.37
+1.23
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—High1,66389.101,48212
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23464.5979718
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49959.468917thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15957.886717thin

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)—$9756
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9315
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8802thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$7805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1617

Every lot

67 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 1375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 2422177.98/cwt177.00–180.007513
Steers—Medium and Large 1427190.00/cwt190.00–190.008116
Steers—Medium and Large 1464182.06/cwt180.00–187.008459
Steers—Medium and Large 2465172.55/cwt170.00–175.008024
Steers—Medium and Large 2516164.91/cwt162.00–167.008515
Steers—Medium and Large 1519174.28/cwt170.00–175.009057
Steers—Medium and Large 2555159.00/cwt158.00–160.008824
Steers—Medium and Large 1564168.00/cwt168.00–168.0094813
Steers—Medium and Large 1656160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0503
Steers—Medium and Large 2745140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0434
Steers—Medium and Large 1749156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,16812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315160.23/cwt157.00–162.005053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321167.02/cwt165.00–167.505367
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360161.01/cwt160.00–162.005802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375153.88/cwt150.00–155.005777
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378146.01/cwt145.00–147.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3403137.48/cwt135.00–140.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424146.42/cwt142.00–150.006219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426157.74/cwt151.00–161.006727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469149.56/cwt145.00–152.5070114
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470132.00/cwt132.00–132.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474139.60/cwt135.00–142.006627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525141.72/cwt137.00–145.007447
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532134.15/cwt130.00–137.007148
Heifers—Medium and Large 3535126.00/cwt126.00–126.006741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567136.05/cwt135.00–138.0077118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570127.03/cwt125.00–129.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585122.00/cwt122.00–122.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609134.20/cwt131.00–135.008175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2611123.50/cwt120.00–127.007554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678128.06/cwt125.00–131.008682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745120.00/cwt120.00–120.008941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365176.76/cwt175.00–180.006453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3393168.35/cwt165.00–170.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417174.67/cwt172.00–177.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430164.53/cwt162.00–167.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435183.02/cwt180.00–187.007966
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460155.00/cwt155.00–155.007131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474174.71/cwt170.00–179.0082810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475164.24/cwt162.00–167.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519168.25/cwt165.00–170.0087312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533156.75/cwt155.00–160.0083513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563153.51/cwt152.00–155.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580146.24/cwt142.00–150.008484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611148.04/cwt145.00–152.009056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630135.51/cwt134.00–140.008548
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54984.84/cwt83.00–87.001,3146
Bulls——1,75092.64/cwt89.00–94.001,6215
Bulls——1,91097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,8531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15957.88/cwt55.00–62.006717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19663.61/cwt62.00–66.007618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21759.12/cwt58.00–61.007195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31171.61/cwt70.00–75.009395
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46760.72/cwt60.00–62.008915
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57856.30/cwt55.00–58.008882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—975.00/head925.00–1,050.009756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—885.00/head825.00–925.008853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—880.00/head850.00–910.008802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—780.00/head750.00–800.007805
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,225.00/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,135.00/head1,075.00–1,175.001,1355

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.