Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2020

791 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $124.00/cwt ≈ $949/hd at 765 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $125.81/cwt ≈ $718/hd at 571 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $142.13/cwt ≈ $667/hd at 469 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	791	751	800
Feeder cattle	674	—	655
Slaughter cattle	70	—	93
Replacement cattle	47	—	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765	765	20	124.00	$124.00	$949

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
555	555	5	130.00	$130.00	$722
680–691	687	6	115.00–116.00	$115.67	$795

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
400–435	418	2	129.00–132.00	$130.56	$546
460–485	473	2	126.00–128.00	$126.97	$601
510–530	514	11	120.00–126.00	$124.88	$642
550–592	583	6	113.00–115.00	$114.51	$668
675	675	1	112.00	$112.00	$756
712	712	9	110.00	$110.00	$783

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
355	355	2	132.00–135.00	$133.50	$474
400–445	422	7	120.00–127.00	$123.62	$522
455–490	476	7	120.00–124.00	$121.97	$581
500–535	515	3	113.00–115.00	$114.31	$589
580–595	589	4	108.00–112.00	$110.99	$654
620	620	1	102.00	$102.00	$632

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
415	415	1	118.00	$118.00	$490
455–480	468	2	115.00–117.00	$116.03	$543
540	540	1	110.00	$110.00	$594
565	565	1	105.00	$105.00	$593

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
350–380	368	4	150.00–155.00	$153.04	$563
405–440	424	9	145.00–147.00	$146.12	$620
450–485	469	11	140.00–145.00	$142.13	$667
500–545	522	6	132.00–142.00	$134.61	$703
561–585	571	15	122.00–128.00	$125.81	$718
610–635	618	3	116.00–120.00	$117.64	$727
652–655	653	6	111.00–112.00	$111.17	$726

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553
410–445	421	9	137.00–142.00	$140.54	$592
460–485	471	5	127.00–137.00	$130.86	$616
500–525	512	11	122.00–130.00	$127.09	$651
590	590	1	120.00	$120.00	$708
606–645	618	8	112.00–115.00	$114.10	$705

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
415–425	420	2	130.00–132.00	$131.01	$550
455	455	1	125.00	$125.00	$569
515–540	528	2	119.00–120.00	$119.51	$631

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1100–1195	1140	80-85%	4	38.00–43.00	$40.52	$462
1090–1210	1149	80-85%	4	35.00	$35.00	$402

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1265–1715	1437	75-80%	6	44.00–48.00	$45.38	$652

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
940–1090	1007	85-90%	3	36.00–40.00	$37.44	$377

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1315–1500	1418	3	64.00–68.00	$66.29	$940
1345–1605	1475	2	72.00	$72.00	$1,062

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00	$775.00
995–1045	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–825.00	$808.33

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.