Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2023-06-20

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jun 20
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
862 head
▼ 169 vs last sale 1,031▲ 61 vs year ago 801 · +7.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 153▲ 32 vs year ago 111 · +28.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 53▲ 56 vs year ago 35 · +160.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower with high dressing boning cows selling up to 116.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $222.13/cwt on 210 head.
Average price
$222.13
210 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,246
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$432
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$28.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.32
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2611229.441,402125
Medium and Large 1490215.371,05440
Medium and Large 2485208.171,00943
Medium and Large 3483201.009702thin
One grade step is worth $28.44/cwt here — about $432 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 sale210 hd
222.13
—
AL average12 barns · 1,661 hd
214.81
+7.32
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—High1,807121.332,1923thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35899.151,34618
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18498.061,16148
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08291.619917thin

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)—$1,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,3753thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,1314thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5753thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,3882thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1383275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0533
Steers—Medium and Large 1515240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2361
Steers—Medium and Large 2600217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,3021
Steers—Medium and Large 1605227.13/cwt225.00–227.501,3747
Steers—Medium and Large 1667224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,49412
Steers—Medium and Large 2690215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4841
Steers—Medium and Large 2705205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4455
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377233.88/cwt230.00–235.008829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387223.34/cwt220.00–230.008648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415227.02/cwt225.00–230.009427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434217.72/cwt215.00–222.0094512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435212.00/cwt212.00–212.009221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464216.81/cwt215.00–220.001,0066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466210.11/cwt205.00–212.009797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511212.34/cwt207.00–215.001,0856
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532198.86/cwt195.00–202.001,0585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570202.28/cwt200.00–205.001,1533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575193.82/cwt190.00–197.001,1147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611229.44/cwt227.50–230.501,402125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623197.01/cwt195.00–202.001,2277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628187.55/cwt185.00–190.001,1782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668177.53/cwt175.00–180.001,1862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275290.00/cwt290.00–290.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325276.72/cwt275.00–280.008993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325259.11/cwt255.00–265.008423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330250.00/cwt250.00–250.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368250.17/cwt245.00–255.009216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380260.00/cwt260.00–260.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419243.69/cwt235.00–255.001,0217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425254.76/cwt250.00–260.001,0836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468222.54/cwt220.00–225.001,0416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482233.94/cwt230.00–235.001,1289
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510214.73/cwt210.00–217.001,0957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516224.96/cwt220.00–230.001,1615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561219.90/cwt215.00–222.501,2346
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570208.33/cwt205.00–210.001,1873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608207.14/cwt205.00–210.001,2597
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613196.66/cwt190.00–200.001,2063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2731175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2793
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,670118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,9711
Bulls——1,875123.00/cwt123.00–123.002,3062
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08291.61/cwt90.00–96.009917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14093.13/cwt91.00–94.001,06211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18597.28/cwt94.00–101.001,15328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,229104.76/cwt103.00–107.001,2884
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237106.50/cwt104.00–111.001,3179
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35598.30/cwt96.00–101.001,33212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63093.04/cwt92.00–94.001,5172
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,450.00/head1,350.00–1,550.001,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,375.00/head1,350.00–1,400.001,3753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,131.25/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1314
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,512.50/head1,500.00–1,525.001,5132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,387.50/head1,375.00–1,400.001,3882

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.