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Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Apr 14
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
682 head
▲ 240 vs last sale 442▼ 170 vs year ago 852 · −20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 28▼ 6 vs year ago 78 · −7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 17▼ 32 vs year ago 85 · −37.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. 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 $409.71/cwt on 56 head, down $13.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 33 comparable sales and sits +14.68 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.
Average price
$409.71
▼ 13.26 vs prior sale
56 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,207
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.04
vs AL average
−17.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532424.842,26032
Medium and Large 2548389.542,13324
One grade step is worth $35.30/cwt here — about $127 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 sale56 hd
409.71
—
AL average16 barns · 493 hd
410.75
−1.04
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−17.68
This barn, trailing median33 sales
395.03
+14.68
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—Average1,794217.183,89610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,254180.542,26435
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,547177.472,7469thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average908162.521,4762thin

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)—$3,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,6502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,8336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$3,4673thin

Every lot

53 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558457.51/cwt455.00–460.002,5532
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,5051
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1308554.88/cwt550.00–560.001,7094
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319535.92/cwt530.00–540.001,7105
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375484.36/cwt480.00–490.001,8167
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377510.37/cwt500.00–520.001,92410
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420450.62/cwt440.00–460.001,89313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421476.77/cwt470.00–485.002,00715
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466454.92/cwt450.00–460.002,12012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472428.85/cwt420.00–445.002,02410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519431.58/cwt420.00–445.002,24022
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530400.94/cwt390.00–415.002,12515
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,3934
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568393.33/cwt385.00–400.002,2346
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577370.54/cwt360.00–380.002,1389
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613373.61/cwt365.00–380.002,2907
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613352.55/cwt350.00–355.002,1614
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,58084
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660346.64/cwt345.00–350.002,2883
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added682375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,5586
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722346.39/cwt345.00–352.002,50110
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1314641.30/cwt610.00–660.002,0147
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2334586.91/cwt570.00–592.501,96013
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371552.21/cwt535.00–585.002,0498
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375569.73/cwt560.00–590.002,1366
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413501.07/cwt490.00–510.002,06914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422530.53/cwt515.00–537.502,23928
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471507.69/cwt485.00–520.002,39113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471470.96/cwt460.00–480.002,21814
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515466.34/cwt450.00–490.002,40222
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2531428.91/cwt420.00–435.002,27814
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568399.85/cwt390.00–410.002,2717
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577422.85/cwt420.00–425.002,4407
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616410.37/cwt400.00–420.002,52810
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626384.93/cwt380.00–390.002,4108
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1653386.66/cwt385.00–390.002,5253
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668360.09/cwt355.00–365.002,4054
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,640207.05/cwt204.00–209.003,3964
Bulls——1,845215.94/cwt214.00–218.003,9843
Bulls——1,948231.92/cwt227.00–237.004,5183
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%908162.52/cwt157.00–168.001,4762
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110167.33/cwt166.00–169.001,8572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230178.28/cwt172.00–184.002,19325
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,364190.90/cwt185.00–197.002,6048
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,368181.62/cwt178.00–185.002,4852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,523188.38/cwt185.00–193.002,8693
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655167.22/cwt162.00–171.002,7674
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,650.00/head2,550.00–2,750.002,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,833.33/head3,650.00–3,950.003,8336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—3,466.67/head3,450.00–3,500.003,4673

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.