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Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 9, 2021

658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.11/cwt +0.13 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 420 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $148.53/cwt +2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 474 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $135.57/cwt -4.41 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 524 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 658 508 0
Feeder cattle 576 373 0
Slaughter cattle 50 54 0
Replacement cattle 32 81 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. 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
512 512 4 144.00 $144.00 $737 -4.75
565–585 575 4 136.00–142.00 $138.95 $799 -7.05
625 625 8 127.00 $127.00 $794 -8.40
720 720 2 113.00 $113.00 $814 -9.14
905 905 3 108.00 $108.00 $977 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 2 195.00 $195.00 $692 +1.00
478 478 3 169.00 $169.00 $808 +1.49

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–335 324 9 150.00–156.00 $153.93 $499 +1.93
385 385 3 146.00 $146.00 $562 ±0.00
400–437 420 14 136.00–142.00 $139.11 $584 +0.13
489–495 491 11 134.00–135.00 $134.37 $660 +1.86
513 value added 513 2 135.00 $135.00 $693 —
515–530 520 3 130.00 $130.00 $676 -0.19
555–581 576 7 125.00–128.00 $127.29 $733 -0.19
610–620 615 2 121.00–123.00 $121.99 $750 +3.42
660–665 661 4 114.00–117.00 $116.25 $768 +1.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 142.00 $142.00 $469 —
350–385 362 3 136.00–142.00 $139.35 $504 -1.64
410–435 420 5 130.00–135.00 $131.77 $553 -1.34
450–485 465 9 122.00–130.00 $125.76 $585 -1.84
500–545 538 8 120.00–126.00 $123.12 $662 -1.26
563–595 572 11 114.00–123.00 $120.13 $687 +1.12
600 600 1 115.00 $115.00 $690 +2.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 127.00 $127.00 $537 +4.42
455 455 1 118.00 $118.00 $537 -0.99
505 505 1 116.00 $116.00 $586 +0.69
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 190.00 $190.00 $504 —
310–330 318 4 170.00–178.00 $173.84 $553 -2.21
365–395 383 4 165.00–172.00 $168.79 $646 +1.52
415–440 426 4 152.00–162.00 $158.22 $674 -1.71
455–485 474 11 145.00–152.00 $148.53 $704 +2.93
510–545 524 11 130.00–140.00 $135.57 $710 -4.41
550–595 579 10 125.00–132.00 $128.30 $743 -3.54
600–640 614 7 118.00–125.00 $121.97 $749 +5.48
660 660 1 117.00 $117.00 $772 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 326 4 185.00–195.00 $190.06 $620 -1.94
350–380 367 5 177.00–188.00 $181.87 $667 -5.53
400–435 418 6 167.00–172.00 $169.99 $711 —
450–465 458 3 160.00–164.00 $161.99 $742 +2.38
500–540 512 9 142.00–148.00 $145.65 $746 -1.32
560 560 3 137.00–138.00 $137.33 $769 -3.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 162.00 $162.00 $535 —
375 375 1 155.00 $155.00 $581 —
415–425 420 2 145.00–150.00 $147.53 $620 +1.53
450–480 460 3 136.00–140.00 $138.61 $638 +0.25
530 530 1 125.00 $125.00 $662 -5.00
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 -3.00
610–640 628 7 114.00–116.00 $114.57 $719 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1310 1113 80-85% 5 54.00–59.00 $57.27 $637 —
905–1350 1150 80-85% 13 63.00–69.00 $65.69 $755 —
1185–1485 1327 80-85% 3 70.00–73.00 $71.78 $953 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 2 55.00–56.00 $55.50 $480 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655 1655 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $1,043 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1850 1465 3 80.00–82.00 $80.84 $1,184 —
1725 1725 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,570 +9.88
1775–2075 1935 3 85.00–89.00 $86.35 $1,671 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175 1175 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
1200 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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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.