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Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.50/cwt ≈ $970/hd at 640 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $147.62/cwt ≈ $859/hd at 582 lb · 26 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.67/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 593 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 823 917 0
Feeder cattle 735 830 0
Slaughter cattle 64 70 0
Replacement cattle 24 17 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with very good demand. 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
615–648 640 55 148.00–155.00 $151.50 $970 —
760 760 19 140.00 $140.00 $1,064 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 3 166.00 $166.00 $697 —
455 455 2 160.00 $160.00 $728 —
515–525 524 7 155.00–156.00 $155.14 $813 —
540 540 5 149.00 $149.00 $805 —
555–596 572 15 150.00–151.00 $150.28 $860 —
595 595 11 144.00 $144.00 $857 —
660–675 662 8 144.00–145.00 $144.13 $954 —
738–745 740 3 130.00–137.00 $134.65 $996 —
975 975 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,160 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 413 2 143.00–145.00 $144.01 $595 +0.03
460–480 470 2 138.00–140.00 $138.98 $653 +1.46
500–520 509 9 134.00–137.00 $135.23 $688 -0.07
576 fancy 576 4 137.00 $137.00 $789 ±0.00
596 value added 596 20 139.00 $139.00 $828 —
600–647 624 13 124.00–133.00 $128.66 $803 +1.64
651–675 654 7 121.00–124.00 $123.56 $808 +1.38
702–745 714 4 116.00–117.00 $116.25 $830 -4.57
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 142.00–150.00 $145.88 $467 —
370–380 373 3 140.00–142.00 $140.68 $525 -2.27
400–440 417 6 137.00–141.00 $139.67 $582 +0.25
450–495 476 24 130.00–137.00 $135.10 $643 +1.18
500–542 521 13 127.00–132.00 $131.06 $683 +2.50
550–575 569 4 120.00–130.00 $125.75 $716 +4.75
600–615 606 4 117.00–120.00 $118.75 $720 -1.27
655–685 670 2 114.00–115.00 $114.51 $767 -3.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 137.00 $137.00 $514 —
400–445 430 3 132.00–135.00 $133.97 $576 +3.97
455 455 1 127.00 $127.00 $578 -1.34
520–530 525 2 122.00–126.00 $124.02 $651 +2.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 180.00–182.00 $180.94 $494 +3.94
380 380 1 165.00 $165.00 $627 +2.07
405–445 431 10 150.00–157.00 $154.31 $665 -2.83
455–495 484 14 145.00–150.00 $146.63 $710 -4.84
500–540 514 13 135.00–143.00 $138.63 $713 +2.00
555–595 575 2 130.00–132.00 $130.97 $753 -2.51
605–640 625 11 123.00–128.00 $126.45 $790 -0.39
675–690 682 3 117.00–120.00 $118.66 $809 -1.34
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 423 2 160.00–162.00 $161.02 $681 -2.57
450–475 465 4 152.00–157.00 $153.95 $716 -2.94
510–545 525 6 145.00–154.00 $149.85 $787 +3.66
550–590 566 14 137.00–144.00 $141.26 $800 -1.19
630–640 635 2 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $835 -2.50
650–690 668 4 123.00–125.00 $123.74 $827 -6.93
700–720 710 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $845 +1.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 147.00 $147.00 $588 ±0.00
465–490 476 4 137.00–142.00 $139.72 $665 -5.07
515–535 525 2 130.00 $130.00 $682 +2.00
630 630 1 118.00 $118.00 $743 -2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1330 1150 80-85% 8 63.00–68.00 $65.70 $756 +1.43
975–1475 1195 80-85% 17 69.00–75.00 $71.50 $854 —
1170–1405 1298 80-85% 6 76.00–81.00 $77.04 $1,000 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1095 988 85-90% 6 60.00–65.00 $61.77 $610 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1560 1560 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $1,170 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1580 1470 3 94.00–99.00 $96.81 $1,423 —
1660 1660 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,511 —
1880–2000 1940 2 104.00–105.00 $104.48 $2,027 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,080.00 $1,077.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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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.