Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

755 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.68/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $739/hd at 579 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.18/cwt +4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 520 lb · 12 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.82/cwt +6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 460 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	755	849
Feeder cattle	557	684
Slaughter cattle	88	98
Replacement cattle	110	67

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518–545	525	4	142.00–144.00	$142.52	$748	-1.49
565–590	569	6	138.00–141.00	$140.48	$799	+6.48

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	4	149.00	$149.00	$849	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	150.00	$150.00	$458	—
350–355	353	2	146.00	$146.00	$515	+6.00
405–425	417	3	137.00–140.00	$138.31	$577	+1.83
450–470	460	11	134.00–138.00	$136.82	$629	+6.82
500–525	513	2	133.00–134.00	$133.51	$685	+6.95
555–585	579	18	125.00–133.00	$127.68	$739	+4.92
780	780	1	104.00	$104.00	$811	-8.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	2	140.00–145.00	$142.46	$435	+2.46
410–445	428	2	130.00–132.00	$131.04	$561	+0.22
455–485	473	10	127.00–132.00	$129.29	$612	+1.83
500–535	520	12	122.00–128.00	$126.18	$656	+4.95
555–585	565	3	118.00–124.00	$121.69	$688	+5.05
615–625	618	3	115.00–119.00	$117.34	$725	+4.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	128.00	$128.00	$518	+5.34
485	485	1	122.00	$122.00	$592	+4.49
525	525	1	118.00	$118.00	$620	+4.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	165.00	$165.00	$553	+14.00
355–395	375	2	155.00–158.00	$156.58	$587	+6.06
400–445	420	10	146.00–152.00	$149.23	$627	+5.56
455–485	471	4	135.00–140.00	$136.95	$645	-0.48
505–530	519	4	127.00–131.00	$129.75	$673	-1.70
565	565	1	123.00	$123.00	$695	+2.00
615–630	622	8	118.00–136.00	$121.64	$757	+6.34
705–715	710	2	111.00–112.00	$111.50	$792	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	170.00	$170.00	$552	—
355–365	360	2	160.00–164.00	$162.03	$583	+2.03
400–425	415	4	156.00–158.00	$157.02	$652	+0.39
465–475	470	2	145.00–148.00	$146.48	$688	-2.47
515–530	523	2	136.00–139.00	$137.52	$719	-0.52
550–560	555	3	130.00–135.00	$133.01	$738	-0.97
655–665	660	2	118.00–123.00	$120.52	$795	+5.52
700–705	703	2	116.00–117.00	$116.50	$819	—
760	760	1	113.00	$113.00	$859	+6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	142.00	$142.00	$582	+5.97
455	455	1	132.00	$132.00	$601	+0.99
540	540	1	124.00	$124.00	$670	-0.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1190	1087	80-85%	10	61.00–66.00	$63.36	$689	—
1005–1470	1224	80-85%	27	67.00–72.00	$69.45	$850	+0.45
1150–1325	1253	80-85%	4	75.00–78.00	$76.28	$956	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1530	1405	75-80%	3	76.00–78.00	$77.06	$1,083	—
1080–1700	1434	75-80%	7	69.00–73.00	$71.33	$1,023	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1140	1078	85-90%	2	60.00–61.00	$60.47	$652	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1605–1625	1615	2	88.00–89.00	$88.50	$1,429	-6.39
1345–1915	1673	5	90.00–93.00	$91.63	$1,533	—
1955–2130	2039	4	98.00–101.00	$99.50	$2,029	-2.58

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	925.00–975.00	$945.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,100.00–1,150.00	$1,125.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	1,150.00–1,225.00	$1,187.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	1,275.00–1,350.00	$1,300.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,067.86	—

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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.