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Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 19, 2021

928 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $126.66/cwt -7.30 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 461 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $138.51/cwt -3.71 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 525 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.00/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 577 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 928 1,135 1,088
Feeder cattle 817 1,010 959
Slaughter cattle 70 102 83
Replacement cattle 41 23 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 410 7 162.00–167.00 $163.52 $670 —
460–480 467 3 150.00–154.00 $152.00 $710 —
503–540 509 6 140.00–142.00 $141.65 $721 -5.52
563 563 4 134.00 $134.00 $754 -3.60
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 —
783 783 7 128.00 $128.00 $1,002 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 165.00 $165.00 $759 +0.51
500 500 1 147.00 $147.00 $735 —
565 565 4 145.00 $145.00 $819 —
735 735 7 135.00 $135.00 $992 —
836 836 3 129.00 $129.00 $1,078 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 144.00 $144.00 $475 —
355 355 1 135.00 $135.00 $479 -7.20
415–435 426 12 130.00–136.00 $133.84 $570 -3.75
456–470 461 14 125.00–130.00 $126.66 $584 -7.30
500–544 527 5 120.00–124.00 $122.21 $644 -3.61
555–565 560 2 116.00–120.00 $117.98 $661 -5.02
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 —
655 655 1 106.00 $106.00 $694 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
344 344 5 150.00 $150.00 $516 —
412 412 2 142.50 $142.50 $587 -0.51
470–495 478 5 134.00–138.00 $135.20 $646 -2.28
500–525 513 2 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $669 -5.57
570–590 577 13 124.00–130.00 $126.00 $727 -0.01
600–615 608 2 120.00–124.00 $122.02 $742 +0.02
660–695 671 4 110.00–118.00 $114.22 $766 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 127.00 $127.00 $521 -2.98
525 525 1 116.00 $116.00 $609 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 2 175.00–180.00 $177.45 $671 +7.26
400–445 429 12 157.00–170.00 $161.86 $694 -0.32
450–490 471 8 150.00–160.00 $153.96 $725 -5.43
510–545 525 13 136.00–146.00 $138.51 $727 -3.71
555–580 568 9 129.00–132.00 $131.21 $745 -7.79
600–640 614 5 125.00–129.00 $127.00 $780 +6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 150.00–157.00 $153.44 $641 -0.68
455–485 475 5 142.00–147.00 $145.43 $691 +0.08
500–530 523 5 130.00–135.00 $133.21 $697 -3.22
570–595 583 4 123.00–128.00 $124.99 $729 -8.58
600–635 625 4 117.00–122.00 $119.72 $748 -2.17
735 735 1 112.00 $112.00 $823 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 2 147.00–156.00 $151.60 $659 +6.60
480–495 488 2 134.00–135.00 $134.51 $656 -2.01
525 525 1 126.00 $126.00 $662 -4.00
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1230 1188 80-85% 4 52.00–55.00 $53.73 $638 -1.70
980–1400 1205 80-85% 15 55.00–62.00 $58.10 $700 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1660 1490 75-80% 6 57.00–62.00 $60.17 $897 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1235 1115 85-90% 3 50.00–51.00 $50.36 $562 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,488 —
1750 1750 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,470 —
1935 1935 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,780 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–825.00 $812.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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.