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Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jan 13
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
674 head
▼ 246 vs last sale 920▼ 152 vs year ago 826 · −18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 75▼ 12 vs year ago 66 · −18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 50▼ 24 vs year ago 72 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.15/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 13 of 33 comparable sales and sits −26.88 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.
Average price
$368.15
49 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,016
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.41
vs AL average
−45.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550376.212,06834
Medium and Large 2543349.881,89815thin
One grade step is worth $26.32/cwt here — about $170 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale49 hd
368.15
—
AL average16 barns · 464 hd
366.74
+1.41
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−45.33
This barn, trailing median33 sales
395.03
−26.88
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
446399352305median 395.0303/0305/0507/0709/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.76, low $319.07, median $395.03 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,921190.483,6596thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,482159.792,3689thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,199155.591,86517
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,145147.001,6831thin

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)—$2,8333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,7179
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,1001thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,9221
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360584.79/cwt570.00–600.002,1052
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,2622
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460492.50/cwt480.00–505.002,2662
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517437.78/cwt432.00–460.002,2637
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568422.27/cwt415.00–430.002,3982
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1643390.23/cwt390.00–395.002,50920
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,50531
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4375
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1814356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,8986
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2872320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7904
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2741
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305439.84/cwt430.00–450.001,3424
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316477.91/cwt470.00–490.001,5105
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1356447.54/cwt440.00–455.001,5938
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373425.15/cwt420.00–430.001,5867
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412434.44/cwt425.00–440.001,79014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438410.04/cwt405.00–415.001,7968
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461424.36/cwt415.00–440.001,9566
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475396.49/cwt390.00–405.001,8836
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523381.80/cwt370.00–390.001,99713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523356.55/cwt350.00–365.001,8659
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy559385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1528
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571365.20/cwt355.00–375.002,08513
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572339.88/cwt335.00–345.001,9446
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2602380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,28882
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610351.07/cwt347.00–355.002,1424
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615327.62/cwt320.00–335.002,0154
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200690.00/cwt680.00–700.001,3802
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,5041
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330538.23/cwt520.00–550.001,7766
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333569.88/cwt560.00–590.001,8985
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365540.86/cwt535.00–550.001,9745
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365504.86/cwt500.00–510.001,8434
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2412469.96/cwt460.00–480.001,9366
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425512.41/cwt505.00–520.002,1784
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473452.72/cwt440.00–470.002,1419
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473420.03/cwt410.00–430.001,98710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523429.46/cwt420.00–435.002,24616
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2542395.00/cwt390.00–405.002,14119
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576390.06/cwt380.00–405.002,2477
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581368.00/cwt360.00–375.002,1385
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613380.03/cwt375.00–385.002,3303
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616362.48/cwt355.00–365.002,2334
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718329.90/cwt320.00–340.002,3692
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,845187.71/cwt183.00–192.003,4634
Bulls——2,073196.02/cwt194.00–198.004,0632
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,099147.08/cwt144.00–150.001,6165
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,6831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230158.61/cwt154.00–162.001,95111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,2281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,456164.50/cwt163.00–167.002,3954
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,469158.77/cwt157.00–161.002,3324
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,635145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,3711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,950.00/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,833.33/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,650.00/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6507
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—3,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001

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.