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Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

588 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $131.09/cwt +0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 425 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.24/cwt +11.30 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 561 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $138.00/cwt +4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 583 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 588 1,094 1,036
Feeder cattle 501 950 929
Slaughter cattle 47 81 53
Replacement cattle 40 63 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–492 487 11 151.00–155.00 $151.69 $739 —
555–585 583 21 136.00–140.00 $138.00 $805 +4.00
601–625 607 10 125.00–130.00 $125.51 $762 —
825 825 2 101.00 $101.00 $833 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 359 4 182.00–194.00 $186.42 $669 —
400–410 405 2 172.00–174.00 $173.01 $701 —
553 553 3 142.00 $142.00 $785 —
665 665 2 127.00 $127.00 $845 —
703–715 707 9 121.00–124.00 $122.99 $870 +2.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
623 623 4 118.00 $118.00 $735 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 384 4 136.00–137.00 $136.74 $525 +2.15
400–440 425 27 126.00–133.00 $131.09 $557 +0.85
455–490 467 9 124.00–128.00 $125.92 $588 +2.32
505–545 534 8 117.00–122.00 $119.38 $637 +0.49
565–585 581 10 108.00–115.00 $111.29 $647 -0.31
600–630 618 3 105.00–110.00 $107.36 $663 +0.36
660 660 1 100.00 $100.00 $660 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 411 5 134.00–137.00 $135.57 $557 -0.41
450–455 453 2 132.00–134.00 $133.01 $603 +1.26
506–510 508 5 126.00–132.00 $127.41 $647 +0.57
559 value added 559 17 131.00 $131.00 $732 —
560–570 568 4 120.00–123.00 $121.74 $691 +3.80
600–602 602 5 120.00 $120.00 $722 +7.19
653 653 5 108.00 $108.00 $705 -1.82
705–735 720 2 102.00–107.00 $104.55 $753 —
755–760 758 2 106.00–110.00 $107.99 $819 -0.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–405 403 2 120.00–122.00 $120.99 $488 -1.00
460–485 473 2 117.00–120.00 $118.54 $561 +2.56
530–535 533 2 105.00–107.00 $106.00 $565 -3.21
555 555 1 103.00 $103.00 $572 -4.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–375 368 4 160.00–168.00 $165.05 $607 -0.31
400–440 418 6 150.00–158.00 $154.11 $644 -0.17
450–480 467 5 135.00–142.00 $137.83 $644 -8.54
500–545 520 5 128.00–132.00 $130.36 $678 -4.72
550–595 573 9 125.00–130.00 $127.44 $730 +1.12
600–640 620 2 120.00 $120.00 $744 +7.83
665 665 1 112.00 $112.00 $745 +1.28
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 337 3 185.00–192.00 $188.94 $637 +8.94
355–395 375 5 170.00–176.00 $172.96 $649 -3.23
400–430 415 4 162.00–172.00 $168.17 $698 +1.00
455–485 472 5 152.00–153.00 $152.40 $719 -3.42
500–535 520 4 138.00–142.00 $139.21 $724 -4.08
555 555 1 132.00 $132.00 $733 -3.50
600–640 620 2 123.00–126.00 $124.55 $772 —
680 680 1 122.00 $122.00 $830 —
725 725 1 108.00 $108.00 $783 -5.14
775 775 1 102.00 $102.00 $790 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 155.00 $155.00 $597 ±0.00
415–445 434 4 145.00–148.00 $146.74 $637 +5.40
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 -2.54
520–530 525 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $648 -2.82
570–585 578 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $688 +0.01
685 685 1 107.00 $107.00 $733 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1630 1193 80-85% 12 52.00–58.00 $55.56 $663 —
1340–1360 1350 80-85% 3 60.00–61.00 $60.67 $819 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1770 1504 75-80% 9 52.00–56.00 $54.20 $815 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1165 1000 85-90% 5 49.00–53.00 $51.08 $511 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1575–1760 1668 2 77.00–79.00 $78.06 $1,302 —
1850–2220 2035 2 88.00–89.00 $88.55 $1,802 —
2205 2205 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,830 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —

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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.