Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2023-02-07

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Feb 7
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
473 head
▼ 167 vs last sale 640▼ 15 vs year ago 488 · −3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 45▼ 2 vs year ago 63 · −3.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 33▼ 20 vs year ago 47 · −42.6%
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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 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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 $163.98/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$163.98
82 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$864
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$13.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.69
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545165.8290454
Medium and Large 2488162.2479223
Medium and Large 3508152.227735thin
One grade step is worth $13.59/cwt here — about $131 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 sale82 hd
163.98
—
AL average14 barns · 1,404 hd
163.29
+0.69
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—Low1,675107.371,7995thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,31487.921,15515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46785.491,2544thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12280.148996thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,2432thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$9501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$1,1982thin

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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1350220.00/cwt220.00–220.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 2458186.65/cwt185.00–187.008556
Steers—Medium and Large 1460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 1505197.00/cwt197.00–197.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 2540185.44/cwt180.00–186.001,00112
Steers—Medium and Large 2590177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0441
Steers—Medium and Large 1620175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0853
Steers—Medium and Large 2635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 2685163.01/cwt162.00–164.001,1172
Steers—Medium and Large 1760159.47/cwt157.00–162.001,2122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363175.00/cwt175.00–175.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390180.00/cwt180.00–180.007023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412174.13/cwt172.00–180.007178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414167.51/cwt165.00–170.006936
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468156.35/cwt155.00–157.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480160.65/cwt155.00–165.007713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514159.59/cwt152.00–162.008205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added522174.17/cwt174.00–175.0090911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523166.08/cwt162.00–170.0086911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement565170.00/cwt170.00–170.009611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566158.77/cwt150.00–165.008996
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568146.03/cwt145.00–147.008292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577160.53/cwt157.00–162.009266
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605144.00/cwt144.00–144.008711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613155.00/cwt155.00–155.009502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added673157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673152.01/cwt150.00–154.001,0232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710146.01/cwt145.00–147.001,0372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300205.00/cwt205.00–205.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1313212.52/cwt210.00–215.006652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373205.00/cwt205.00–205.007653
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410177.53/cwt175.00–180.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418188.35/cwt185.00–190.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420200.37/cwt197.00–202.008423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460179.53/cwt175.00–185.008266
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473170.00/cwt170.00–170.008042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481195.00/cwt190.00–197.509384
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521166.60/cwt160.00–172.008687
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523176.42/cwt162.00–185.009235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565165.00/cwt165.00–165.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578176.02/cwt175.00–177.001,0172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1601165.00/cwt165.00–165.009924
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615147.00/cwt147.00–147.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655161.01/cwt160.00–162.001,0552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,627100.88/cwt99.00–103.001,6413
Bulls——1,748117.11/cwt116.00–118.002,0472
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12280.14/cwt78.00–82.008996
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27486.67/cwt85.00–89.001,1047
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34882.70/cwt81.00–84.001,1153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35092.81/cwt91.00–95.001,2535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41786.32/cwt85.00–89.001,2233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61583.00/cwt83.00–83.001,3401
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—1,197.50/head1,120.00–1,275.001,1982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,242.50/head1,185.00–1,300.001,2432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.