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Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 27, 2021

818 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.27/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 534 lb · 47 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.50/cwt ≈ $819/hd at 548 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $135.32/cwt +0.30 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 532 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 818 895 0
Feeder cattle 698 696 0
Slaughter cattle 85 100 0
Replacement cattle 35 99 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very good 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 34 149.50 $149.50 $819 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–446 434 9 138.00–140.00 $138.89 $603 -1.11
487 fancy 487 12 140.00 $140.00 $682 —
450–495 489 7 135.00–136.00 $135.13 $661 -0.90
500–545 534 47 129.00–135.00 $131.27 $701 -1.77
550–597 573 5 124.00–129.00 $127.25 $729 +5.25
625 625 16 119.00–122.00 $121.63 $760 +2.74
665 665 1 114.00 $114.00 $758 -3.00
705 705 1 107.00 $107.00 $754 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352–368 364 8 136.00–137.00 $136.24 $496 -3.76
410–435 423 13 132.00–136.00 $134.16 $567 -1.01
455–490 467 9 127.00–132.00 $129.76 $606 +1.76
505–545 521 11 122.00–128.00 $125.54 $654 +3.46
560–580 573 4 118.00–122.00 $120.00 $688 +4.00
645 645 1 112.00 $112.00 $722 -1.00
665 665 3 110.00 $110.00 $732 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 134.00 $134.00 $500 —
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 +1.54
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 +3.00
515 515 1 119.00 $119.00 $613 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 337 5 167.00–170.00 $169.44 $571 —
365 365 3 157.00–160.00 $159.00 $580 -4.55
410–446 441 8 145.00–154.00 $147.55 $651 -6.41
450–495 478 7 137.00–146.00 $140.97 $674 -4.80
510–542 532 21 134.00–138.00 $135.32 $720 +0.30
560–580 570 3 125.00–128.00 $126.34 $720 +0.33
625–630 629 4 118.00–122.00 $119.50 $752 -2.17
655–695 673 3 112.00–116.00 $114.70 $772 —
725 725 1 112.00 $112.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 174.00 $174.00 $658 —
405–445 423 4 157.00–164.00 $159.08 $673 +1.74
450–465 454 7 148.00–154.00 $149.85 $680 -3.63
500–530 510 6 139.00–142.00 $140.18 $715 -0.48
555–575 568 6 133.00–135.00 $133.99 $761 +0.99
610–612 611 7 126.00–131.00 $129.72 $793 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–448 444 6 140.00–142.00 $141.68 $629 -5.65
480 480 1 135.00 $135.00 $648 -2.50
515–540 528 2 126.00–128.00 $127.02 $671 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1280 1151 80-85% 4 62.00 $62.00 $714 —
940–1495 1197 80-85% 32 63.00–68.00 $65.58 $785 —
1170–1365 1266 80-85% 4 69.00–70.00 $69.25 $877 +5.45
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1650 1516 75-80% 8 63.00–67.00 $64.68 $981 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1190 1023 85-90% 4 60.00–61.00 $60.26 $616 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–2235 1551 8 89.00–95.00 $92.20 $1,430 —
1865 1865 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,865 —
2375 2375 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,971 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–875.00 $862.50
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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.