Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2022-12-06

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Dec 6
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
675 head
▼ 317 vs last sale 992▼ 377 vs year ago 1,052 · −35.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 117▼ 38 vs year ago 109 · −34.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 82.00 cwt. and high dressing bulls up to 107.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. 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 $146.56/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$146.56
170 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$754
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$158
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.26
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536148.9779894
Medium and Large 2493144.0071066
Medium and Large 3455140.7964010thin
One grade step is worth $8.18/cwt here — about $158 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 sale170 hd
146.56
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AL average12 barns · 1,302 hd
148.82
−2.26
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—Average1,76393.231,6445thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20465.6679011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43965.509428thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11158.526505thin

Every lot

57 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 1406206.62/cwt200.00–207.508399
Steers—Medium and Large 2437188.00/cwt188.00–188.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 1455190.00/cwt190.00–190.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 2471182.49/cwt175.00–185.008608
Steers—Medium and Large 1508175.00/cwt175.00–175.008892
Steers—Medium and Large 2542170.00/cwt170.00–170.009212
Steers—Medium and Large 1550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009357
Steers—Medium and Large 2565157.00/cwt157.00–157.008871
Steers—Medium and Large 2600145.00/cwt145.00–145.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1664156.27/cwt147.00–157.001,03814
Steers—Medium and Large 2774135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0456
Steers—Medium and Large 1836152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2716
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372171.36/cwt170.00–172.006373
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373162.48/cwt160.00–165.006064
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413145.97/cwt145.00–147.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420155.35/cwt150.00–157.5065218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423162.69/cwt160.00–165.006886
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460140.85/cwt140.00–141.006487
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469147.36/cwt145.00–150.0069111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473158.90/cwt154.00–163.0075236
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520145.86/cwt142.00–154.0075811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537137.02/cwt135.00–142.0073621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement558153.00/cwt153.00–153.008543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570131.68/cwt130.00–132.007516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578136.85/cwt135.00–140.007917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608128.19/cwt125.00–131.007796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617135.77/cwt134.00–136.008389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy628139.00/cwt139.00–139.008739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1691130.00/cwt130.00–130.008988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added757129.00/cwt129.00–129.009772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378190.02/cwt185.00–195.007183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383204.13/cwt200.00–210.007825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421192.97/cwt190.00–195.008129
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433169.54/cwt167.00–172.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438179.42/cwt175.00–185.007869
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458188.46/cwt182.00–192.008636
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466161.87/cwt160.00–162.507544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484170.31/cwt165.00–175.008248
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500145.00/cwt145.00–145.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518166.93/cwt162.00–170.0086518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527157.55/cwt152.00–160.0083011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561160.35/cwt157.00–167.0090029
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580142.00/cwt142.00–142.008242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588148.48/cwt145.00–152.008738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618143.67/cwt140.00–150.0088815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2627134.79/cwt130.00–137.008455
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657138.34/cwt135.00–140.0090915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685127.94/cwt126.00–134.008768
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705123.99/cwt121.00–128.008747
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,49588.53/cwt88.00–89.001,3242
Bulls——1,94296.36/cwt93.00–98.001,8713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11158.52/cwt55.00–60.006505
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17163.84/cwt61.00–66.007486
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24367.84/cwt65.00–71.008435
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42362.02/cwt61.00–63.008833
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44867.59/cwt65.00–70.009795

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.