Sale reports / Alabama / Cullman Stockyards / 2023-07-25

Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jul 25
● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
805 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 706▲ 50 vs year ago 755 · +6.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 85▼ 14 vs year ago 93 · −15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 36▲ 77 vs year ago 21 · +366.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher with high dressing boning cows up to 118.00 cwt. Lightweight feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher with best demand. Heavyweight steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good to very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $266.57/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$266.57
150 head · 636 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$393
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$55.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.82
vs AL average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466307.231,43118thin
Medium and Large 2510281.691,43740
Medium and Large 1-2724252.051,82492
One grade step is worth $55.18/cwt here — about −$393 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 sale150 hd
266.57
—
AL average15 barns · 1,424 hd
246.75
+19.82
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—Low1,613121.851,9658thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,410108.671,5323thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,175103.731,21931
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04393.259733thin

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)—$1,2502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$1,1003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$1,5466
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$1,4004thin

Every lot

54 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 1363343.67/cwt335.00–355.001,2484
Steers—Medium and Large 2378327.45/cwt325.00–330.001,2382
Steers—Medium and Large 1419327.54/cwt320.00–335.001,3726
Steers—Medium and Large 1457321.73/cwt315.00–330.001,4703
Steers—Medium and Large 2466301.40/cwt290.00–305.001,40527
Steers—Medium and Large 1609245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,57619
Steers—Medium and Large 2642225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,44511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,61910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764252.75/cwt252.75–252.751,93163
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2357237.98/cwt235.00–240.008505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416238.81/cwt237.00–242.009936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427230.98/cwt227.00–240.0098613
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440222.00/cwt222.00–222.009771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455222.63/cwt217.00–225.001,01325
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474232.90/cwt230.00–235.001,10410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513214.51/cwt210.00–217.001,10012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518221.20/cwt220.00–225.001,14612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy565228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,28811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577218.04/cwt215.00–220.001,2585
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579202.40/cwt200.00–210.001,17212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618206.19/cwt205.00–210.001,2746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638196.99/cwt195.00–200.001,2575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4212
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373300.17/cwt295.00–310.001,1204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381324.74/cwt315.00–335.001,2375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426295.41/cwt292.00–300.001,2585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431278.90/cwt270.00–285.001,2029
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467263.69/cwt260.00–275.001,2318
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470249.79/cwt245.00–255.001,1742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473287.50/cwt280.00–295.001,3606
Bulls—Medium and Large 2517229.08/cwt225.00–232.501,18415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519239.44/cwt235.00–245.001,2437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563225.37/cwt222.00–227.001,2698
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572218.38/cwt215.00–220.001,2493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613215.68/cwt215.00–217.001,3223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635210.65/cwt210.00–212.001,3383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668206.00/cwt205.00–207.001,3762
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,579123.48/cwt123.00–124.001,9504
Bulls——1,592116.63/cwt115.00–119.001,8573
Bulls——1,810131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,3711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04393.25/cwt92.00–95.009733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13998.16/cwt95.00–101.001,11810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171104.35/cwt102.00–108.001,22214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236110.43/cwt109.00–113.001,3657
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,260106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,3361
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,6342
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—1,250.00/head1,225.00–1,275.001,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—1,100.00/head1,075.00–1,125.001,1003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—1,545.83/head1,450.00–1,600.001,5466
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—1,400.00/head1,375.00–1,425.001,4004

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.