Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2023-01-10

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jan 10
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
785 head
▲ 124 vs last sale 661▲ 591 vs year ago 194 · +304.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 99▲ 100 vs year ago 22 · +454.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 43▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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 $152.85/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$152.85
181 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$813
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$147
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.03
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1574154.5488895
Medium and Large 2480152.4673178
Medium and Large 3542136.627418thin
One grade step is worth $17.92/cwt here — about $147 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 sale181 hd
152.85
—
AL average16 barns · 2,156 hd
156.88
−4.03
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—Average1,994105.122,0965thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37377.001,0573thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20476.7092438
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04466.5469512

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)—$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1788
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$9003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,2001thin

Every lot

69 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 2423210.83/cwt207.00–215.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy427250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 1504188.73/cwt185.00–195.009514
Steers—Medium and Large 2534179.19/cwt179.00–180.009575
Steers—Medium and Large 1560179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0027
Steers—Medium and Large 2592170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0062
Steers—Medium and Large 2605155.00/cwt155.00–155.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1641174.42/cwt165.00–176.001,1187
Steers—Medium and Large 1681163.35/cwt158.00–165.001,11227
Steers—Medium and Large 2725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328184.04/cwt182.00–185.006043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330173.38/cwt170.00–175.005723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360176.35/cwt172.00–180.006356
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379166.34/cwt165.00–170.0063010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415168.96/cwt167.00–172.007017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427159.97/cwt158.00–162.0068315
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469155.56/cwt150.00–157.0073012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490147.00/cwt147.00–147.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525145.33/cwt140.00–148.0076330
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529154.23/cwt152.00–157.0081627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580137.48/cwt135.00–140.007974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1606139.14/cwt139.00–140.008437
Heifers—Medium and Large 3617126.33/cwt125.00–127.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631132.99/cwt130.00–135.008394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added659152.30/cwt146.00–153.001,00421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy677157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,06312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685139.47/cwt130.00–143.009558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715131.02/cwt130.00–132.009372
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338215.00/cwt215.00–215.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2361207.02/cwt205.00–210.007475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373218.41/cwt217.00–220.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390195.00/cwt195.00–195.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy408222.50/cwt222.50–222.509083
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415182.56/cwt180.00–185.007582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421212.39/cwt205.00–215.008946
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422198.21/cwt190.00–200.0083610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1458199.93/cwt195.00–205.009165
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472185.10/cwt180.00–192.008749
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480171.73/cwt170.00–175.008244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517176.67/cwt172.00–180.009139
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533164.46/cwt160.00–167.008778
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533153.99/cwt152.00–155.008213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2559158.08/cwt154.00–165.008849
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575167.21/cwt166.00–170.009614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618152.96/cwt150.00–155.009454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621146.84/cwt145.00–148.009125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2664137.45/cwt135.00–140.009134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665146.00/cwt146.00–146.009711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1734137.35/cwt135.00–138.001,0086
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755125.00/cwt125.00–125.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1851122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0383
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,935103.17/cwt101.00–106.001,9963
Bulls——2,083108.05/cwt107.00–109.002,2512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04466.54/cwt64.00–70.0069512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10083.00/cwt83.00–83.009131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15576.75/cwt74.00–80.0088612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21871.14/cwt70.00–73.0086615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23984.21/cwt82.00–86.001,04311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,137.50/head1,025.00–1,200.001,1386
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—900.00/head850.00–950.009003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.