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Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Jul 19
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
755 head
60 vs last sale 695 20 vs year ago 735 · +2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
74 vs last sale 167 29 vs year ago 64 · +45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
2 vs last sale 23 3 vs year ago 24 · 12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.06/cwt on 148 head.
Average price
$143.06
148 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$759
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$7.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.65
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557143.8980291
Medium and Large 2490142.2369752
Medium and Large 3473136.616465thin
One grade step is worth $7.27/cwt here — about $156 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 sale148 hd
143.06
AL average16 barns · 1,756 hd
138.41
+4.65
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
BullsLow1,39996.881,35614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33676.551,02321
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41375.231,0634thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05367.487112thin

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)$1,0101thin

Every lot, as filed

63 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1416184.05/cwt180.00–191.007667
HeifersMedium and Large 2466145.42/cwt142.00–148.006789
HeifersMedium and Large 2524137.87/cwt135.00–140.007227
HeifersMedium and Large 1418155.38/cwt153.00–157.006496
HeifersMedium and Large 2423148.86/cwt145.00–151.0063012
HeifersMedium and Large 2360153.33/cwt150.00–155.005523
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy453157.00/cwt157.00–157.0071111
HeifersMedium and Large 3510131.50/cwt131.00–132.006712
HeifersMedium and Large 2655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
SteersMedium and Large 1568168.12/cwt165.00–171.0095517
SteersMedium and Large 1612164.23/cwt159.00–166.001,0054
HeifersMedium and Large 2315161.35/cwt160.00–162.005083
HeifersMedium and Large 3470139.03/cwt138.00–140.006532
HeifersMedium and Large 1582140.99/cwt140.00–147.0082125
HeifersMedium and Large 1470151.52/cwt150.00–153.007126
SteersMedium and Large 1703150.38/cwt150.00–153.001,0578
SteersMedium and Large 2450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007882
SteersMedium and Large 1470186.00/cwt186.00–186.0087412
HeifersMedium and Large 2567134.92/cwt130.00–137.0076513
SteersMedium and Large 2429191.34/cwt190.00–192.008213
SteersMedium and Large 2657152.00/cwt152.00–152.009992
SteersMedium and Large 2648155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0043
SteersMedium and Large 1363208.49/cwt207.00–210.007572
SteersMedium and Large 1661162.35/cwt157.00–163.001,07323
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement658141.00/cwt141.00–141.009285
BullsMedium and Large 1622142.65/cwt141.00–145.008873
BullsMedium and Large 2383192.29/cwt190.00–195.007363
BullsMedium and Large 1660157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0361
BullsMedium and Large 1775129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0001
BullsMedium and Large 2536155.98/cwt150.00–158.008367
BullsMedium and Large 1345205.00/cwt205.00–205.007071
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39380.19/cwt80.00–81.001,1176
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35876.52/cwt73.00–78.001,03912
CowsLean 85-90%1,05367.48/cwt67.00–68.007112
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41375.23/cwt73.00–77.001,0634
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13369.38/cwt69.00–70.007863
Bulls1,20492.50/cwt92.00–93.001,1144
Bulls1,820105.66/cwt103.00–108.001,9232
Bulls1,39296.87/cwt96.00–100.001,3488
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
BullsMedium and Large 2733120.00/cwt120.00–120.008802
BullsMedium and Large 2690127.34/cwt125.00–130.008793
BullsMedium and Large 2610139.44/cwt135.00–157.008515
BullsMedium and Large 1558157.58/cwt150.00–161.0087912
BullsMedium and Large 3355182.00/cwt182.00–182.006461
BullsMedium and Large 2425175.13/cwt170.00–178.007448
BullsMedium and Large 3415167.00/cwt167.00–167.006931
BullsMedium and Large 2313201.04/cwt200.00–202.006292
BullsMedium and Large 3534145.51/cwt145.00–147.007774
BullsMedium and Large 1365202.47/cwt200.00–205.007392
BullsMedium and Large 3330195.00/cwt195.00–195.006441
BullsMedium and Large 1515164.82/cwt160.00–169.0084913
HeifersMedium and Large 1380162.84/cwt161.00–167.006193
HeifersMedium and Large 1622135.96/cwt131.00–138.0084618
HeifersMedium and Large 1675132.00/cwt132.00–132.008919
BullsMedium and Large 3595139.00/cwt139.00–139.008271
BullsMedium and Large 3485158.00/cwt158.00–158.007661
BullsMedium and Large 2579146.99/cwt143.00–149.008515
HeifersMedium and Large 3405142.00/cwt142.00–142.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 1519146.47/cwt144.00–153.007608
HeifersMedium and Large 2624128.22/cwt125.00–130.008004
BullsMedium and Large 1467172.54/cwt170.00–178.008069
BullsMedium and Large 2485164.70/cwt160.00–169.0079910

How this sale compares

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.