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Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 25, 2022

880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.44/cwt +0.47 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 522 lb · 13 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $185.41/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $769/hd at 415 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $173.83/cwt +0.54 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 473 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 880 304 588
Feeder cattle 767 245 501
Slaughter cattle 74 52 47
Replacement cattle 39 7 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 190.00 $190.00 $798 —
460–490 475 6 175.00–179.00 $177.39 $843 +0.39
510–530 520 2 172.00 $172.00 $894 +2.00
564 value added 564 5 171.00 $171.00 $964 —
570 570 1 160.00 $160.00 $912 —
615 615 5 157.00 $157.00 $966 —
655 655 1 148.00 $148.00 $969 —
717 717 2 134.00 $134.00 $961 —
765 value added 765 9 144.00 $144.00 $1,102 —
831 value added 831 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 187.00 $187.00 $701 —
560 560 1 156.00 $156.00 $874 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 157.00–160.00 $159.00 $596 -1.00
410 410 1 157.00 $157.00 $644 -1.00
450–465 454 5 147.00–155.00 $151.59 $688 +2.10
500–540 522 13 140.00–148.00 $144.44 $754 +0.47
555–585 568 4 138.00–142.00 $140.23 $797 -1.06
600–625 610 3 132.00–136.00 $134.63 $821 +2.63
627 fancy 627 4 142.50 $142.50 $893 —
655–685 665 4 125.00–135.00 $129.32 $860 +4.89
665 fancy 665 6 137.00 $137.00 $911 —
731 731 6 123.00 $123.00 $899 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 157.00–160.00 $158.51 $504 +2.51
353–365 355 8 150.00–155.00 $152.14 $540 —
405–425 412 6 147.00–152.00 $148.86 $613 +1.88
480–485 481 4 140.00–145.00 $142.24 $684 -0.79
510–545 522 3 135.00–139.00 $136.30 $711 +0.03
560–595 577 6 130.00–135.00 $131.82 $761 -2.25
635 635 1 128.00 $128.00 $813 +4.69
665–675 670 2 117.00–122.00 $119.48 $801 +0.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 2 152.00–155.00 $153.50 $460 —
415–440 429 6 140.00–145.00 $143.68 $616 +2.67
455 455 1 137.00 $137.00 $623 +1.00
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 ±0.00
550–585 568 2 125.00 $125.00 $710 —
605–630 613 3 117.00–120.00 $118.97 $729 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 205.00–207.00 $206.05 $676 -0.95
355–390 372 8 190.00–202.00 $195.44 $727 -3.14
400–425 415 11 180.00–190.00 $185.41 $769 +5.59
457–495 473 11 172.00–177.00 $173.83 $822 +0.54
505–545 527 11 160.00–170.00 $164.14 $865 -0.61
550–595 574 4 151.00–160.00 $156.16 $896 +5.50
605–620 613 2 142.00–148.00 $145.04 $889 +3.05
660–685 673 3 130.00–137.00 $134.71 $907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–395 365 6 185.00–187.50 $186.63 $681 -1.45
400–445 426 11 170.00–177.00 $173.61 $740 +4.86
450–485 471 7 160.00–167.00 $164.75 $776 +0.57
500–545 518 6 150.00–157.00 $154.03 $798 -0.61
560–580 569 5 140.00–148.00 $144.41 $822 +4.99
625–645 635 2 132.00–139.00 $135.56 $861 +3.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 172.00–177.00 $174.38 $659 —
425 425 1 165.00 $165.00 $701 +8.00
485 485 1 155.00 $155.00 $752 +0.99
540 540 1 145.00 $145.00 $783 —
585 585 1 135.00 $135.00 $790 —
645 645 1 127.00 $127.00 $819 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $662 +0.45
1070–1405 1201 80-85% 7 65.00–68.00 $66.75 $802 -2.99
1110–1360 1292 80-85% 6 73.00–75.00 $74.20 $959 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1595 1424 75-80% 5 63.00–69.00 $65.44 $932 -9.56
1560–1605 1583 75-80% 2 73.00–74.00 $73.51 $1,164 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1260 1111 85-90% 4 57.00–60.00 $58.58 $651 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1600 1482 3 87.00–90.00 $88.62 $1,313 -3.12
1605–1710 1665 3 93.00–98.00 $95.00 $1,582 —
1515–2145 1830 2 103.00–105.00 $104.17 $1,906 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — 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.