Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 5, 2022

699 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.18/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 447 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.66/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 458 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $173.18/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 425 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	699	983	834
Feeder cattle	510	720	683
Slaughter cattle	127	199	61
Replacement cattle	62	64	90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady to firm, slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
481	481	3	180.00	$180.00	$866	-3.21
611 value added	611	9	161.00	$161.00	$984	—
660–685	673	2	145.00–149.00	$146.96	$989	-3.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
416	416	3	182.00	$182.00	$757	—
530	530	1	162.00	$162.00	$859	-8.00
607	607	4	136.00	$136.00	$826	-19.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	172.00	$172.00	$765	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440–447	447	16	164.00–167.00	$164.18	$734	—
450–480	458	14	157.00–160.00	$157.66	$722	+1.27
500–540	512	6	147.00–153.00	$148.86	$762	-4.14
560 fancy	560	1	150.00	$150.00	$840	—
560–599	590	11	144.00–147.00	$144.72	$854	+0.29
610	610	1	140.00	$140.00	$854	+0.89
655	655	1	135.00	$135.00	$884	—
700–730	715	2	130.00–132.00	$130.98	$937	+4.63
785	785	1	118.00	$118.00	$926	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	319	8	160.00–165.00	$163.37	$521	-1.91
360–390	371	5	152.00–160.00	$155.81	$578	-0.68
400–440	424	11	146.00–152.00	$149.73	$635	+1.75
455–475	465	2	140.00–145.00	$142.55	$663	-1.34
513	513	3	135.00	$135.00	$693	-3.05
570	570	1	132.00	$132.00	$752	+4.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–265	260	2	175.00	$175.00	$455	—
300–340	327	3	165.00–167.00	$165.61	$542	-6.13
350–356	355	4	162.00	$162.00	$575	-4.00
415–427	425	5	155.00–160.00	$159.02	$676	+2.67
450–485	468	3	147.00–150.00	$148.96	$697	-2.37
520–530	523	3	139.00–145.00	$141.98	$743	-1.78
610	610	1	134.00	$134.00	$817	±0.00
700	700	1	116.00	$116.00	$812	-3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–380	376	10	190.00–200.00	$194.34	$731	-0.40
400–414	412	6	185.00	$185.00	$762	-1.13
450	450	1	170.00	$170.00	$765	-8.50
531	531	3	166.00	$166.00	$881	-3.62
550–595	574	5	140.00–155.00	$147.85	$849	-7.15
600–645	621	4	142.00–148.00	$145.21	$902	—
655–695	677	6	140.00–144.00	$142.33	$964	—
715	715	2	134.00–139.00	$136.50	$976	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	210.00	$210.00	$525	—
405–440	425	13	170.00–175.00	$173.18	$736	-1.81
450–490	475	5	160.00–167.00	$162.28	$771	-3.01
505–532	516	7	150.00–155.00	$153.11	$790	-0.89
620–625	623	2	137.00–140.00	$138.51	$863	—
665	665	1	132.00	$132.00	$878	—
780	780	1	117.00	$117.00	$913	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	197.00–200.00	$198.56	$526	+4.89
370–385	378	2	170.00–172.00	$171.02	$646	-5.30
400–435	421	5	160.00–168.00	$164.02	$691	—
490–495	493	2	155.00–157.00	$156.01	$769	-1.43
510–530	516	4	140.00–145.00	$143.01	$738	-6.99
595	595	1	130.00	$130.00	$774	—
655–685	670	2	120.00–122.00	$121.02	$811	-3.98

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1310	1101	80-85%	22	72.00–78.00	$75.03	$826	-5.33
950–1400	1145	80-85%	18	79.00–84.00	$81.61	$934	+1.25
1055–1365	1192	80-85%	9	85.00–90.00	$86.40	$1,030	+0.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1500	1326	75-80%	6	90.00–95.00	$92.68	$1,229	-0.16
1105–1935	1358	75-80%	16	84.00–88.00	$85.32	$1,159	-0.76
1145–1510	1375	75-80%	12	80.00–83.00	$82.43	$1,133	-3.65

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	85-90%	1	56.00	$56.00	$454	—
825–1020	898	85-90%	3	61.00–64.00	$61.95	$556	—
755–1080	930	85-90%	17	66.00–71.00	$68.42	$636	+12.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1840	1638	2	92.00–96.00	$94.25	$1,544	—
1585–2065	1821	5	108.00–114.00	$111.07	$2,023	—
1860	1860	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,953	+5.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,094.00	$1,094.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–995	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–800.00	$787.63

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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	6	1,200.00–1,250.00	$1,216.67	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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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.