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Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 13, 2021

717 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.00/cwt ≈ $846/hd at 636 lb · 59 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.39/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 454 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $169.05/cwt -4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 470 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 717 834 0
Feeder cattle 602 683 0
Slaughter cattle 64 61 0
Replacement cattle 51 90 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. 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 steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412–415 413 3 180.00 $180.00 $743 -2.49
460–471 470 20 169.00–170.00 $169.05 $795 -4.93
500 500 2 162.00–165.00 $163.50 $818 —
620 620 1 144.00 $144.00 $893 ±0.00
726 726 6 134.00 $134.00 $973 —
821 821 9 127.00 $127.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 394 7 177.50 $177.50 $699 —
485 485 1 165.00 $165.00 $800 —
672 672 2 134.00 $134.00 $900 -0.50
705 705 1 127.00 $127.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 157.00 $157.00 $746 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 157.00 $157.00 $573 +1.61
400–435 417 6 145.00–150.00 $148.04 $617 +0.89
453–470 454 23 144.00–147.50 $145.39 $660 +5.00
505–530 518 2 135.00–136.00 $135.51 $702 -2.33
555–570 560 3 130.00–135.00 $132.31 $741 +2.31
610–615 fancy 614 4 131.00–132.00 $131.25 $806 —
600–640 623 9 123.00–129.00 $125.18 $780 -1.49
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 -8.00
700–725 717 3 116.00–119.00 $118.02 $846 +1.02
748 748 11 136.00 $136.00 $1,017 +19.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
636 value added 636 59 133.00 $133.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 381 8 146.00–151.00 $149.03 $568 +2.42
400–445 424 8 137.00–144.00 $140.64 $596 +0.14
450–485 478 7 132.00–140.00 $136.47 $652 +2.37
500–542 521 12 126.00–132.00 $130.01 $677 +2.01
550–585 570 3 123.00–126.00 $124.64 $710 +0.62
620 620 1 122.00 $122.00 $756 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 142.00 $142.00 $525 ±0.00
405–430 422 3 132.00–135.00 $132.96 $561 -1.04
470–490 484 5 127.00–130.00 $128.82 $623 +1.82
505–545 525 2 122.00–124.00 $123.04 $646 +2.53
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 +3.00
615 615 1 114.00 $114.00 $701 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 3 170.00–175.00 $173.40 $551 -2.94
355–395 368 3 165.00–172.00 $168.32 $619 -2.97
400–445 425 11 160.00–166.00 $163.20 $694 -2.78
455–480 470 10 147.00–157.00 $153.27 $720 +1.50
500–545 514 12 135.00–142.00 $139.06 $715 -2.95
555–580 566 5 130.00–139.00 $134.59 $762 +3.93
605–635 629 5 127.00–128.00 $127.61 $803 +0.62
650–680 665 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $801 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 200.00 $200.00 $410 —
335–340 338 2 182.00–186.00 $184.01 $622 -1.23
395 395 3 177.00–180.00 $179.00 $707 -0.96
405–435 415 5 169.00–180.00 $174.25 $723 +0.43
450–460 455 6 158.00–168.00 $163.51 $744 +2.16
500–540 518 7 145.00–153.00 $147.78 $766 -1.19
555–575 561 6 140.00–146.00 $142.32 $798 +0.34
610–625 622 5 130.00–135.00 $133.41 $830 -1.59
655–675 667 3 123.00–126.00 $124.33 $829 -0.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 ±0.00
425–445 435 2 150.00–157.00 $153.58 $668 -1.42
485–495 488 4 144.00–145.00 $144.75 $706 -2.25
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 -6.00
580 580 1 126.00 $126.00 $731 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035 1035 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $673 +3.03
970–1285 1142 80-85% 11 72.00–75.00 $73.75 $842 —
890–1425 1190 80-85% 17 66.00–72.00 $68.82 $819 +0.74
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1670 1410 75-80% 4 67.00–70.00 $68.64 $968 —
1395–1530 1452 75-80% 3 71.00–72.00 $71.67 $1,041 +0.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1170 1071 85-90% 5 65.00–66.00 $65.17 $698 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1825 1607 3 85.00–88.00 $86.48 $1,390 —
1590–2075 1788 5 92.00–95.00 $93.80 $1,677 —
1630–2065 1877 3 96.00–99.00 $97.44 $1,829 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–850.00 $825.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,210.00–1,275.00 $1,242.50 —

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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.