Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 3, 2022

860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $162.94/cwt ≈ $1,020/hd at 626 lb · 123 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.61/cwt -0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 581 lb · 21 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $143.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,128/hd at 789 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	860	774	919
Feeder cattle	677	619	721
Slaughter cattle	102	91	81
Replacement cattle	81	64	117

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold steady with high yielding boning cows up to 90, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls and heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
450–460	455	2	183.00–185.00	$184.01	$837	—
565	565	1	170.00	$170.00	$960	+7.56
625–631	626	123	159.00–164.50	$162.94	$1,020	—
650–697	688	14	146.00–152.00	$151.59	$1,043	+4.59
788 value added	788	16	144.00	$144.00	$1,135	-2.00
795	795	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,073	—
837 value added	837	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	192.00	$192.00	$634	—
425	425	1	175.00	$175.00	$744	—
525	525	1	150.00	$150.00	$788	—
570	570	1	145.00	$145.00	$826	—
610–630	620	4	135.00–140.00	$138.52	$859	+9.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	176.00	$176.00	$827	+3.50
530–545	535	3	160.00–167.00	$164.69	$881	+5.38
605	605	1	148.00	$148.00	$895	—
655	655	1	143.00	$143.00	$937	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–435	415	9	160.00–163.00	$162.65	$675	-1.74
450–485	468	8	155.00–156.00	$155.36	$727	—
505–530	519	14	147.00–151.00	$148.06	$768	-3.08
550–565 fancy	558	2	148.00–149.00	$148.51	$829	—
565–596	583	19	142.00–147.00	$145.31	$847	-0.64
601 fancy	601	8	145.00	$145.00	$871	-2.40
670–680	675	3	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$857	-4.68
730 fancy	730	3	134.00	$134.00	$978	—
740	740	1	125.00	$125.00	$925	-1.00
750–765 fancy	764	17	125.00–129.00	$128.77	$984	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353	353	13	162.50	$162.50	$574	—
400–445	425	5	155.00–159.00	$156.41	$665	+0.89
450–495	469	15	147.00–152.00	$148.57	$697	-2.92
500–545	524	8	140.00–146.00	$143.37	$751	-0.63
565–590	583	6	132.50–143.00	$134.67	$785	-5.21
610–635	625	4	128.00–129.00	$128.50	$803	—
655	655	1	122.00	$122.00	$799	-1.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	327	3	162.00–165.00	$162.99	$533	+0.99
355–390	375	4	154.00–157.00	$155.71	$584	+1.71
400–440	421	10	148.00–152.00	$151.03	$636	+1.03
460–495	481	6	140.00–145.00	$141.50	$681	-1.68
500	500	6	135.00	$135.00	$675	-3.36
615	615	1	122.00	$122.00	$750	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	212.00	$212.00	$519	-0.63
275	275	1	200.00	$200.00	$550	-7.00
310	310	1	192.00	$192.00	$595	±0.00
355–390	366	5	182.00–187.00	$184.17	$674	+0.19
425–435	433	6	170.00–179.00	$173.98	$753	-0.35
450–480	464	14	160.00–167.00	$163.99	$761	-0.01
500–540	520	11	150.00–159.00	$155.25	$807	+0.59
560–595	583	15	140.00–147.00	$145.69	$849	-0.80
635	635	1	135.00	$135.00	$857	-3.51
665–695	680	2	125.00–127.00	$126.02	$857	-5.99

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	380	3	190.00–192.00	$191.00	$726	-2.00
400–420	411	8	180.00–187.00	$182.37	$750	+1.22
460–480	475	11	170.00–178.00	$171.53	$815	-0.49
525	525	1	160.00	$160.00	$840	±0.00
550–580	561	4	150.00–156.00	$153.23	$860	-0.46
610–645	628	2	140.00–147.00	$143.40	$901	-5.92
710	710	1	129.00	$129.00	$916	-1.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	190.00	$190.00	$484	—
335	335	2	185.00	$185.00	$620	+3.22
370–395	384	5	170.00–177.00	$173.81	$667	-1.16
410–445	433	8	165.00–169.00	$166.75	$722	+2.03
470–495	485	8	150.00–157.00	$154.86	$751	—
520	520	2	145.00–147.00	$146.00	$759	-2.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1290	1166	80-85%	14	73.00–77.00	$75.14	$876	—
910–1340	1192	80-85%	9	78.00–83.00	$80.58	$961	—
1115–1360	1265	80-85%	4	84.00–88.00	$85.31	$1,079	+1.98

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	85-90%	1	56.00	$56.00	$526	—
875–1205	1039	85-90%	14	60.00–64.00	$62.45	$649	-5.20
995–1210	1099	85-90%	8	65.00–70.00	$66.65	$732	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1590	1356	75-80%	6	84.00–87.00	$85.70	$1,162	—
1210–1515	1361	75-80%	4	72.00–77.00	$74.86	$1,019	—
1185–1730	1410	75-80%	4	78.00–83.00	$80.75	$1,139	-2.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1740	1475	2	99.00–100.00	$99.59	$1,469	—
1460–1690	1595	5	102.00–107.00	$105.00	$1,675	—
1760–2195	1921	9	110.00–117.00	$113.21	$2,175	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–945	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	608.00–734.00	$684.42

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1230–1365	1298	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	980.00–1,037.00	$1,009.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1030	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	721.00	$721.00

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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	4	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,137.50	—
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,275.00–1,375.00	$1,325.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,075.00–1,100.00	$1,087.50	—

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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.