Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2023-01-24

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jan 24
● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
471 head
▼ 314 vs last sale 785▼ 296 vs year ago 767 · −38.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 122▼ 1 vs year ago 74 · −1.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 85▲ 7 vs year ago 39 · +17.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker with high dressing boning cows up to 94.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 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 $153.58/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$153.58
101 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$812
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$171
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$8.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.81
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1560155.9987358
Medium and Large 2491151.2074233
Medium and Large 3476147.4970210thin
One grade step is worth $8.49/cwt here — about $171 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 sale101 hd
153.58
—
AL average14 barns · 1,201 hd
156.39
−2.81
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—Low1,64188.861,4585thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,73380.001,3862thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13676.3386719
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18969.888315thin

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)—$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$8382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,0923thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$9386

Every lot

62 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 1430225.00/cwt225.00–225.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 1521189.99/cwt185.00–195.009907
Steers—Medium and Large 2533183.57/cwt172.00–187.5097810
Steers—Medium and Large 1580180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0441
Steers—Medium and Large 1624171.10/cwt165.00–172.001,06813
Steers—Medium and Large 2633156.99/cwt155.00–159.009942
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1538
Steers—Medium and Large 2665146.00/cwt146.00–146.009711
Steers—Medium and Large 2735135.00/cwt135.00–135.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350160.00/cwt160.00–160.005602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363167.38/cwt165.00–170.006083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418159.51/cwt157.00–162.006678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419167.27/cwt165.00–172.007015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440153.48/cwt152.00–155.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466154.39/cwt152.00–157.007197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471163.74/cwt160.00–165.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added506165.00/cwt165.00–165.008353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522156.26/cwt152.00–162.0081611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523140.99/cwt140.00–142.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526146.71/cwt145.00–150.007728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558146.85/cwt140.00–150.008196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558143.01/cwt142.00–145.007983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575136.00/cwt136.00–136.007821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added579166.81/cwt160.00–168.0096613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added606152.50/cwt152.50–152.509243
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622143.86/cwt140.00–147.008957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625135.36/cwt132.00–137.008463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670139.52/cwt137.00–142.009352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708134.50/cwt134.00–135.009522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added712140.00/cwt140.00–140.009972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735122.00/cwt122.00–122.008971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2393203.27/cwt200.00–210.007993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424196.00/cwt190.00–200.0083110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425211.88/cwt205.00–215.009005
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470174.66/cwt170.00–177.008214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471187.19/cwt180.00–190.008829
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473196.84/cwt195.00–205.0093116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1514186.19/cwt180.00–190.009574
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525160.00/cwt160.00–160.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526170.93/cwt167.00–175.008998
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560159.48/cwt157.00–162.008936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568170.01/cwt167.00–177.009665
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628148.06/cwt145.00–150.009305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630156.98/cwt155.00–159.009892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695135.00/cwt135.00–135.009381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48086.44/cwt83.00–89.001,2793
Bulls——1,88392.50/cwt91.00–94.001,7422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10770.02/cwt67.00–72.007753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12675.26/cwt73.00–78.0084711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17582.47/cwt79.00–85.009695
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18969.88/cwt67.00–73.008315
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2261
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,00576.00/cwt76.00–76.001,5241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—912.50/head900.00–925.009132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—837.50/head825.00–850.008382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,091.67/head1,075.00–1,125.001,0923
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—937.50/head850.00–1,020.009386

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.