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Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 12, 2022

610 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.42/cwt ≈ $645/hd at 379 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $185.00/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 467 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.69/cwt +3.03 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 470 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 610 699 717
Feeder cattle 445 510 602
Slaughter cattle 96 127 64
Replacement cattle 69 62 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
467 467 15 185.00 $185.00 $864 +5.00
550–595 568 5 164.00–172.00 $167.17 $950 —
635 value added 635 3 168.00 $168.00 $1,067 +7.00
660 660 1 150.00 $150.00 $990 +3.04
742 742 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 6 180.00 $180.00 $725 -2.00
455 455 1 175.00 $175.00 $796 —
515 515 6 167.50 $167.50 $863 +5.50
620 620 1 150.00 $150.00 $930 +14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 185.00 $185.00 $481 —
320–335 330 3 170.00 $170.00 $561 —
357–392 value added 375 14 170.00–175.00 $172.38 $646 —
385 385 8 167.00 $167.00 $643 —
425–445 434 8 157.00–165.00 $160.10 $695 -4.08
460–473 470 12 156.00–162.00 $160.69 $755 +3.03
505–535 525 5 145.00–155.00 $149.36 $784 +0.50
556–595 565 8 140.00–146.00 $143.34 $810 -1.38
600–640 627 7 130.00–140.00 $136.64 $857 -3.36
770 770 1 122.00 $122.00 $939 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 175.00–180.00 $177.62 $476 +2.62
300 300 1 165.00 $165.00 $495 -0.61
350–395 378 3 160.00–165.00 $163.28 $617 +1.28
405–445 422 6 150.00–156.00 $153.18 $646 -5.84
450–490 464 6 144.00–154.00 $149.64 $694 +0.68
535–545 538 3 135.00–142.00 $139.01 $748 -2.97
555–565 560 2 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $742 —
615 615 1 125.00 $125.00 $769 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 147.00 $147.00 $639 -2.73
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 -2.55
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 372 5 190.00–197.00 $193.24 $719 -1.10
405–442 423 11 176.00–185.00 $181.89 $769 -3.11
450–485 467 9 170.00–175.00 $171.47 $801 +1.47
500–530 516 5 160.00–165.00 $162.23 $837 -3.77
547 fancy 547 4 173.00 $173.00 $946 —
550–590 574 4 155.00–162.00 $157.75 $905 +9.90
605–640 624 4 147.00–150.00 $148.25 $925 +3.04
660–690 671 4 135.00–140.00 $138.51 $929 -3.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 210.00 $210.00 $514 —
275 275 1 200.00 $200.00 $550 -10.00
310–340 322 3 190.00–195.00 $192.31 $619 —
355–375 366 4 180.00–190.00 $185.80 $680 —
405–445 427 8 165.00–175.00 $169.82 $725 -3.36
450–490 462 5 160.00–166.00 $162.44 $750 +0.16
505–540 518 6 150.00–158.00 $154.18 $799 +1.07
565–595 582 3 147.00–152.00 $149.62 $871 —
600–625 613 3 138.00–142.00 $140.01 $858 +1.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 185.00–187.00 $186.02 $619 —
355 355 2 175.00 $175.00 $621 +3.98
420 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 -4.02
460–470 465 3 155.00–158.00 $156.67 $729 +0.66
535 535 1 147.00 $147.00 $786 +3.99

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1215 1078 80-85% 6 68.00–74.00 $71.13 $767 —
1050–1355 1200 80-85% 17 76.00–83.00 $79.19 $950 —
1200–1495 1322 80-85% 3 85.00–90.00 $87.81 $1,161 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $810 —
1390–1555 1480 75-80% 3 82.00–83.00 $82.35 $1,219 —
1400–1790 1544 75-80% 7 84.00–89.00 $85.39 $1,318 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1265 1085 85-90% 8 67.00–70.00 $68.16 $740 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1695–1740 1715 5 105.00–109.00 $107.61 $1,846 —
1630–1910 1795 5 96.00–101.00 $99.73 $1,790 —
1865 1865 1 116.00 $116.00 $2,163 +11.00

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–975.00 $933.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–900.00 $866.67

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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 —

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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.