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Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

696 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $144.32/cwt ≈ $1,075/hd at 745 lb · 48 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.86/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 572 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.24/cwt +0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 459 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 696 860 663
Feeder cattle 572 677 509
Slaughter cattle 78 102 58
Replacement cattle 46 81 96

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. 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
462 462 2 185.00 $185.00 $855 +0.99
515–530 528 9 170.00–176.00 $175.35 $926 —
582 582 6 165.00 $165.00 $960 -5.00
617 617 13 151.00 $151.00 $932 -11.94
655–682 value added 677 5 154.00–155.00 $154.19 $1,044 —
685–692 691 5 147.00–150.00 $149.40 $1,032 -2.19
700–747 745 48 140.00–144.50 $144.32 $1,075 —
760 760 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,034 +1.00
765 value added 765 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,102 ±0.00
815 value added 815 9 143.00 $143.00 $1,165 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–490 470 2 170.00–176.00 $173.13 $814 -2.87
505–530 522 3 161.00–167.00 $163.27 $852 -1.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 172.00 $172.00 $765 -3.00
470 470 1 166.00 $166.00 $780 —
582 582 2 146.00 $146.00 $850 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–467 459 20 154.00–157.00 $156.24 $717 +0.88
506–510 507 6 148.00–154.00 $152.99 $776 +4.93
555–581 572 23 144.00–149.00 $145.86 $834 +0.55
607–615 610 3 135.00–140.00 $138.32 $844 —
650–655 fancy 653 2 140.00–144.00 $141.99 $927 —
670–695 673 10 132.00–134.00 $133.79 $900 +6.79
710 710 1 129.00 $129.00 $916 +4.00
771 fancy 771 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,018 +3.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 6 170.00 $170.00 $558 —
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 -2.50
405–445 409 9 154.00–158.00 $157.52 $644 +1.11
485 485 1 146.00 $146.00 $708 -2.57
500 500 1 145.00 $145.00 $725 +1.63
550–575 563 2 135.00–140.00 $137.56 $774 +2.89
600–615 606 4 127.00–130.00 $128.50 $779 ±0.00
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 170.00–172.00 $171.03 $467 —
355–385 368 6 152.00–159.00 $155.90 $574 +0.19
420–445 430 3 145.00–150.00 $146.65 $631 -4.38
470–475 473 2 143.00–145.00 $144.01 $681 +2.51
510–535 524 5 135.00–140.00 $138.98 $728 +3.98
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 213.00 $213.00 $554 —
359–365 360 9 195.00–199.00 $197.88 $712 +6.88
430–438 436 13 185.00–188.00 $187.09 $816 +4.72
455–475 465 3 175.00–180.00 $176.70 $822 +5.17
505–535 520 3 160.00–162.00 $160.67 $835 +0.67
555–595 572 11 152.00–161.00 $156.44 $895 +3.21
618 fancy 618 10 153.00 $153.00 $946 —
625–630 628 2 142.00–145.00 $143.49 $901 +0.09
660–665 fancy 663 2 143.00–147.00 $145.01 $961 —
660–695 676 4 138.00–142.00 $140.01 $946 —
715 fancy 715 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,022 —
755 fancy 755 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 205.00–207.00 $205.96 $583 +5.96
315–335 325 2 190.00 $190.00 $618 -2.00
350–395 371 4 182.00–185.00 $183.96 $682 -0.21
410–430 420 5 170.00–175.00 $172.21 $723 -1.77
460–480 472 3 160.00–162.00 $161.01 $760 -2.98
500–545 525 14 150.00–157.00 $154.80 $813 -0.45
580–590 585 2 142.00–144.00 $142.99 $836 -2.70
605–640 623 2 135.00–137.00 $135.97 $847 +0.97
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 190.00–195.00 $192.39 $544 +2.39
305–325 317 3 180.00–185.00 $181.71 $576 -3.29
375–390 384 6 170.00–178.00 $175.32 $673 +1.51
470–480 476 5 155.00–159.00 $157.21 $748 +2.35
515–540 528 2 142.00 $142.00 $750 -4.00
595 595 1 137.00 $137.00 $815 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1565 1330 75-80% 4 89.00–94.00 $92.53 $1,231 —
1135–1750 1448 75-80% 3 79.00–82.00 $80.19 $1,161 —
1275–1700 1504 75-80% 11 83.00–88.00 $84.74 $1,274 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1315 1068 80-85% 9 75.00–79.00 $77.42 $827 —
1090–1390 1200 80-85% 3 88.00–91.00 $88.93 $1,067 —
1050–1375 1211 80-85% 5 81.00–86.00 $83.27 $1,008 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $508 —
795–1020 944 85-90% 8 61.00–65.00 $63.66 $601 +7.66
940–1195 1084 85-90% 7 66.00–71.00 $67.91 $736 +1.26

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1735 1703 2 106.00–107.00 $106.49 $1,814 —
1780–2090 1960 3 116.00–118.00 $117.29 $2,299 —
2050 2050 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,988 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 925.00–1,100.00 $1,025.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,244.00 $1,244.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 795.00 $795.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 875.00–950.00 $912.50

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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 6 1,300.00–1,475.00 $1,366.67 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.