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Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Aug 9
● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
711 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 766▼ 5 vs year ago 716 · −0.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 129▼ 9 vs year ago 93 · −9.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 35▼ 53 vs year ago 90 · −58.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 92 and high yielding breaking cows up to 95, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 119. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.44/cwt on 211 head.
Average price
$158.44
211 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$869
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$314
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$24.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.55
vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578169.5098088
Medium and Large 1537152.8682184
Medium and Large 2523145.8876328
Medium and Large 3460144.6466511thin
One grade step is worth $24.86/cwt here — about $314 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 sale211 hd
158.44
—
AL average14 barns · 1,877 hd
145.89
+12.55
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—High1,743103.001,7954thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41086.281,21614
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19881.7297925
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01465.7366726

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
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)—$59723

Every lot, as filed

80 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
HeifersMedium and Large 3—605122.00/cwt122.00–122.007381
HeifersMedium and Large 3—595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
BullsMedium and Large 1—424186.84/cwt180.00–190.0079214
HeifersMedium and Large 3—500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520146.04/cwt144.00–147.007593
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—578169.50/cwt169.50–169.5098088
HeifersMedium and Large 1—770115.65/cwt115.00–117.008913
HeifersMedium and Large 1—533154.29/cwt152.00–157.0082223
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—555157.00/cwt157.00–157.008711
HeifersMedium and Large 2—426159.52/cwt157.00–162.006806
HeifersMedium and Large 1—427166.10/cwt165.00–170.007098
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478152.33/cwt148.00–155.007284
HeifersMedium and Large 1—743125.02/cwt120.00–130.009292
HeifersMedium and Large 3—728106.02/cwt105.00–107.007722
HeifersMedium and Large 3—360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005762
HeifersMedium and Large 2—710112.46/cwt110.00–115.007982
SteersMedium and Large 2—420187.00/cwt187.00–187.007851
SteersMedium and Large 2—620152.00/cwt152.00–152.009421
HeifersMedium and Large 2—785106.00/cwt106.00–106.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 3—313165.00/cwt165.00–165.005163
HeifersMedium and Large 2—581140.63/cwt135.00–143.008178
HeifersMedium and Large 1—350172.00/cwt172.00–172.006021
SteersMedium and Large 1—520172.00/cwt172.00–172.008941
SteersMedium and Large 1—315215.00/cwt215.00–215.006772
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472160.88/cwt156.00–166.0075919
HeifersMedium and Large 1—583147.70/cwt146.00–148.0086117
HeifersMedium and Large 2—640127.00/cwt127.00–127.008131
SteersMedium and Large 1—665155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0311
SteersMedium and Large 2—300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
SteersMedium and Large 1—420195.65/cwt195.00–197.008223
SteersMedium and Large 1—457186.30/cwt184.00–190.008513
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—698163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,1418
HeifersMedium and Large 1—624139.87/cwt135.00–144.008738
SteersMedium and Large 1—579164.00/cwt164.00–164.009505
BullsMedium and Large 1—618146.00/cwt145.00–147.009022
BullsMedium and Large 1—373200.00/cwt200.00–200.007462
BullsMedium and Large 2—690132.00/cwt132.00–132.009111
BullsMedium and Large 1—808125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0102
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—265225.00/cwt225.00–225.005962
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—720141.04/cwt139.00–144.001,0153
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42284.92/cwt84.00–86.001,2089
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,20076.42/cwt74.00–79.009179
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14088.45/cwt87.00–90.001,0085
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22382.99/cwt80.00–85.001,01511
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00068.36/cwt66.00–71.0068416
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38788.72/cwt87.00–90.001,2315
CowsLean 85-90%—1,15059.00/cwt59.00–59.006791
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02461.79/cwt60.00–65.006339
Bulls——1,965107.00/cwt107.00–107.002,1032
Bulls——1,35096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,2961
Bulls——1,690102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,7241
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2——560.35/head507.00–616.0056017
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy——701.83/head660.00–762.007026
BullsMedium and Large 1—323204.65/cwt200.00–210.006612
BullsMedium and Large 1—526164.57/cwt160.00–170.0086626
BullsMedium and Large 1—270215.51/cwt212.00–220.005823
BullsMedium and Large 3—357173.34/cwt170.00–175.006193
BullsMedium and Large 3—335180.00/cwt180.00–180.006031
BullsMedium and Large 3—273195.00/cwt195.00–195.005322
BullsMedium and Large 1—658138.98/cwt135.00–143.009142
BullsMedium and Large 3—526144.86/cwt140.00–150.007625
BullsMedium and Large 3—560133.95/cwt130.00–137.007503
BullsMedium and Large 2—250205.00/cwt205.00–205.005131
BullsMedium and Large 3—410167.00/cwt167.00–167.006851
BullsMedium and Large 1—723134.02/cwt132.00–136.009692
BullsMedium and Large 2—365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006751
BullsMedium and Large 3—222201.69/cwt200.00–205.004483
BullsMedium and Large 3—488158.49/cwt157.00–160.007732
BullsMedium and Large 2—520153.63/cwt152.00–157.007993
BullsMedium and Large 2—483165.68/cwt165.00–167.008003
BullsMedium and Large 2—625137.01/cwt135.00–138.008564
BullsMedium and Large 1—577153.60/cwt150.00–157.0088610
BullsMedium and Large 1—475176.93/cwt172.00–182.008405
BullsMedium and Large 2—793115.99/cwt112.00–120.009202
BullsMedium and Large 2—566145.01/cwt142.00–147.008214
BullsMedium and Large 2—433175.29/cwt172.00–177.007593
BullsMedium and Large 3—638125.98/cwt122.00–130.008042
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—445175.00/cwt175.00–175.007792
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373165.67/cwt165.00–167.006183
HeifersMedium and Large 3—245172.00/cwt172.00–172.004211

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.