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Cullman Stockyards

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Cullman, Alabama · Tue, Oct 13
● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2001
Feeder Cattle receipts
864 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 635▲ 864 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 46▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 40▲ 120 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 9.00 lower, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher with very good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.93/cwt on 43 head, up $0.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −59.37 against this barn's trailing median of $395.30.
Average price
$335.93
▲ 0.54 vs prior sale
43 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,780
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.60
vs AL average
−36.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530347.871,84516thin
Medium and Large 2530328.851,74227
One grade step is worth $19.02/cwt here — about $103 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale43 hd
335.93
—
AL average16 barns · 542 hd
325.33
+10.60
National average193 barns · 18,908 hd
372.76
−36.83
This barn, trailing median34 sales
395.30
−59.37
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

34 sales
446399352305median 395.3002/2404/2807/0709/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $431.76, low $319.07, median $395.30 across 34 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—High1,690159.812,70113
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,278126.001,61026
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,530124.601,9065thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,215116.021,4104thin

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)—$3,23715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)—$2,4504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)—$4,87315
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)—$4,1805
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)792$2,65633

Every lot, as filed

56 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2597337.71/cwt337.50–340.002,01635
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,3023
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1945
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1697352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,4577
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855297.50/cwt297.50–297.502,5442
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1313412.92/cwt410.00–415.001,2925
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329394.36/cwt390.00–400.001,2977
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359390.65/cwt380.00–400.001,4027
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376367.97/cwt345.00–375.001,38416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416384.58/cwt375.00–390.001,60027
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429359.20/cwt350.00–365.001,54112
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468348.60/cwt335.00–355.001,63126
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476370.35/cwt360.00–375.001,76318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy500365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519348.61/cwt340.00–360.001,80910
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519331.31/cwt320.00–340.001,71922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement530400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1201
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566328.72/cwt325.00–330.001,8614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577318.04/cwt315.00–320.001,8355
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1607325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9734
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608311.71/cwt310.00–315.001,8953
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy672335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2517
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2702333.25/cwt333.25–333.252,33978
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1262572.14/cwt560.00–580.001,4995
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310510.19/cwt500.00–520.001,5825
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322476.13/cwt460.00–485.001,5337
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360444.79/cwt430.00–460.001,6014
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384415.74/cwt410.00–420.001,5967
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427406.72/cwt380.00–425.001,73714
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431385.08/cwt370.00–395.001,66020
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460374.96/cwt370.00–380.001,7256
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471356.06/cwt350.00–365.001,67716
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1501364.29/cwt360.00–370.001,8257
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2519349.48/cwt340.00–355.001,81410
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567352.77/cwt345.00–360.002,0007
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567334.86/cwt330.00–337.501,89914
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615318.04/cwt310.00–320.001,95610
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616333.06/cwt330.00–345.002,05216
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0723
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,443173.02/cwt172.00–174.002,4972
Bulls——1,691153.59/cwt150.00–158.002,5976
Bulls——1,788161.99/cwt160.00–165.002,8965
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215116.02/cwt114.00–118.001,4104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261127.08/cwt125.00–129.001,60210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263121.47/cwt120.00–123.001,53410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330131.77/cwt130.00–135.001,7536
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,415127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,7971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518121.67/cwt119.00–123.001,8473
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,680131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,2011
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27922,656.43/head2,175.00–3,100.002,65633
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2—4,873.33/head4,700.00–5,100.004,87315
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3—4,180.00/head4,000.00–4,300.004,1805
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy—3,850.00/head3,600.00–4,100.003,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2—3,142.31/head2,800.00–3,550.003,14213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3—2,450.00/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4504

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.