Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2023-06-27

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jun 27
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
961 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 862▼ 36 vs year ago 997 · −3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 143▼ 69 vs year ago 194 · −35.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 91▼ 40 vs year ago 75 · −53.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady with high dressing boning cows up to 115.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with best demand on weaned 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 $220.48/cwt on 310 head.
Average price
$220.48
310 head · 654 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,441
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$662
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$17.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.11
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2735222.501,635208
Medium and Large 1499217.931,08950
Medium and Large 2476215.261,02550
Medium and Large 3475205.009742thin
One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about $662 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 sale310 hd
220.48
—
AL average15 barns · 1,868 hd
216.37
+4.11
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—Average1,805126.292,28012
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,481102.691,52123
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16399.871,16138
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09191.721,0014thin

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)—$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,4052thin

Every lot

51 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2475252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1976
Steers—Medium and Large 1555238.20/cwt238.00–240.001,32210
Steers—Medium and Large 2615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3531
Steers—Medium and Large 1755211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5939
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367238.25/cwt235.00–240.008743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2387236.81/cwt228.00–239.009169
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410222.65/cwt220.00–225.0091311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418230.82/cwt220.00–235.009657
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464214.50/cwt210.00–217.009958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469227.23/cwt220.00–230.001,06611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475205.00/cwt205.00–205.009742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515215.23/cwt212.00–219.001,10816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517208.56/cwt205.00–210.001,07814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564204.75/cwt203.00–210.001,1559
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590197.39/cwt193.00–200.001,1655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2637186.66/cwt184.00–188.001,1893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,635208
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260285.00/cwt285.00–285.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265275.00/cwt275.00–275.007292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310264.61/cwt262.00–267.008203
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328251.60/cwt250.00–255.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363253.26/cwt250.00–255.009193
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379243.13/cwt240.00–245.009215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420243.88/cwt240.00–250.001,0245
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425220.00/cwt220.00–220.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427235.25/cwt225.00–244.001,00510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467234.98/cwt230.00–240.001,0977
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472224.52/cwt220.00–227.001,06010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528212.33/cwt210.00–215.001,12111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1534220.11/cwt217.00–227.001,1755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564213.94/cwt210.00–217.001,2078
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Gaunt571225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580202.46/cwt200.00–205.001,17412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618205.89/cwt202.00–210.001,2724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621193.84/cwt192.00–195.001,2045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658198.52/cwt197.00–200.001,3062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2677188.37/cwt185.00–190.001,2753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,642123.48/cwt122.00–124.002,0285
Bulls——1,858130.34/cwt129.00–132.002,4226
Bulls——2,305116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,6741
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09191.72/cwt90.00–94.001,0014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11692.46/cwt91.00–94.001,0327
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15198.23/cwt95.00–102.001,13118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204106.12/cwt103.00–108.001,27813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425104.60/cwt104.00–107.001,49111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533100.94/cwt96.00–103.001,54712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,405.00/head1,325.00–1,485.001,4052

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.