Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2022-11-15

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Nov 15
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,020 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 918▲ 243 vs year ago 777 · +31.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 199▲ 38 vs year ago 99 · +38.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 0▼ 36 vs year ago 91 · −39.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. 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 $157.85/cwt on 310 head.
Average price
$157.85
310 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$812
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$31.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.20
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2505168.54850188
Medium and Large 1577142.4982349
Medium and Large 2499141.2170562
Medium and Large 3486137.2766711thin
One grade step is worth $31.27/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 sale310 hd
157.85
—
AL average13 barns · 1,743 hd
145.64
+12.20
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—Low1,67095.171,5909thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44065.749473thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20963.5676943
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08156.0360612

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)—$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2755
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,1926

Every lot

58 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2438182.00/cwt181.00–187.007976
Steers—Medium and Large 2488175.00/cwt175.00–175.008545
Steers—Medium and Large 1521180.00/cwt180.00–180.009384
Steers—Medium and Large 2525167.50/cwt167.50–167.508795
Steers—Medium and Large 2575157.00/cwt157.00–157.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 2640158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,07911
Steers—Medium and Large 2660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1750141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1353163.01/cwt162.00–164.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379155.34/cwt155.00–157.005896
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400147.00/cwt147.00–147.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415152.00/cwt150.00–154.0063110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418157.48/cwt157.00–160.006586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458152.97/cwt149.00–155.007013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462169.50/cwt169.50–169.5078398
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480143.55/cwt140.00–147.0068917
Heifers—Medium and Large 3489137.00/cwt137.00–137.006709
Heifers—Medium and Large 1506143.22/cwt142.00–145.007255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511135.85/cwt135.00–137.006947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy515140.00/cwt140.00–140.007214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2551167.50/cwt167.50–167.5092390
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy555150.00/cwt150.00–150.008333
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563133.44/cwt130.00–136.0075111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568140.68/cwt140.00–142.007996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620138.31/cwt137.00–141.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2636127.80/cwt125.00–130.008135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677133.84/cwt132.00–135.0090619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683122.47/cwt120.00–125.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy688142.00/cwt142.00–142.009772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370195.73/cwt192.00–200.007243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377185.81/cwt185.00–187.007015
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420163.36/cwt160.00–165.006865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421184.23/cwt180.00–187.007764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433173.71/cwt170.00–175.007526
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470157.00/cwt157.00–157.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471172.89/cwt170.00–180.008144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488165.00/cwt162.00–167.008057
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519164.17/cwt160.00–167.008527
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523152.41/cwt150.00–157.007976
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533145.34/cwt142.00–147.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568148.52/cwt147.00–150.008442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588141.33/cwt140.00–142.008313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600132.00/cwt132.00–132.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650132.00/cwt132.00–132.008581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2231
Bulls——1,55893.92/cwt93.00–95.001,4634
Bulls——1,85398.22/cwt96.00–100.001,8204
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08156.03/cwt54.00–59.0060612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16060.02/cwt57.00–62.0069616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22964.25/cwt63.00–69.0079023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29373.73/cwt70.00–75.009534
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44065.74/cwt65.00–67.009473
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,275.00/head1,250.00–1,325.001,2755
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,191.67/head1,175.00–1,225.001,1926

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.