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Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Sep 1
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
680 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 687▼ 123 vs year ago 803 · −15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 48▼ 34 vs year ago 67 · −50.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 50▲ 8 vs year ago 38 · +21.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to weaker. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders, Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.07/cwt on 26 head, down $6.14 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −75.96 against this barn's trailing median of $395.03.
Average price
$319.07
▼ 6.14 vs prior sale
26 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.03
vs AL average
−12.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535330.591,7689thin
Medium and Large 2536312.961,67717thin
One grade step is worth $17.63/cwt here — about $91 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 sale26 hd
319.07
—
AL average15 barns · 441 hd
316.04
+3.03
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
−12.45
This barn, trailing median33 sales
395.03
−75.96
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—Average1,658192.693,19418
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,350157.502,1262thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,224148.101,8129thin

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)—$2,6205
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$2,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$3,43010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$2,9258

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9435
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,9413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2622321.17/cwt320.00–330.001,99815
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1694320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,22112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1736315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,31826
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215460.00/cwt460.00–460.009891
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272423.25/cwt420.00–425.001,1513
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275442.68/cwt440.00–445.001,2172
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323406.91/cwt400.00–410.001,3143
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328424.73/cwt420.00–430.001,3932
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360402.53/cwt400.00–405.001,4492
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382386.90/cwt380.00–390.001,4783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421382.49/cwt370.00–390.001,6104
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424356.52/cwt350.00–365.001,5127
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463356.15/cwt350.00–365.001,6494
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479332.60/cwt325.00–340.001,5936
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522332.89/cwt325.00–335.001,7387
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524315.44/cwt310.00–320.001,65313
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575304.91/cwt300.00–310.001,7534
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580322.56/cwt320.00–325.001,8712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608297.51/cwt295.00–300.001,8092
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7391
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688318.25/cwt318.25–318.252,19077
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,1138
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0852
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3631
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,5191
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308461.76/cwt460.00–465.001,4223
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328446.60/cwt440.00–450.001,4653
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2361434.99/cwt425.00–440.001,5705
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382451.81/cwt445.00–460.001,7265
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2409409.33/cwt400.00–415.001,6747
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419435.57/cwt425.00–450.001,8257
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1458408.38/cwt400.00–420.001,87010
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475383.37/cwt375.00–390.001,8219
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514376.40/cwt370.00–385.001,9357
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523357.39/cwt350.00–365.001,8698
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2551331.76/cwt330.00–337.001,8284
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1558342.47/cwt340.00–345.001,9114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623321.60/cwt320.00–325.002,0043
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0632
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660312.52/cwt310.00–315.002,0632
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9952
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,562198.66/cwt197.00–202.003,1035
Bulls——1,619192.55/cwt189.00–195.003,1179
Bulls——1,864185.52/cwt183.00–187.003,4584
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174145.41/cwt142.00–148.001,7075
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,286151.46/cwt149.00–154.001,9484
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,325155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,375160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—3,377.78/head3,200.00–3,600.003,3789
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—3,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—2,885.71/head2,800.00–3,100.002,8867
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—2,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,620.00/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—2,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.