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Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

907 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.28/cwt +5.28 vs last sale · ≈ $942/hd at 553 lb · 29 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.45/cwt -3.54 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 524 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $125.91/cwt -2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 632 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 907 696 849
Feeder cattle 698 572 684
Slaughter cattle 100 78 98
Replacement cattle 109 46 67

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–510 508 4 170.00–173.00 $172.26 $875 -3.09
551–552 value added 551 21 171.00–173.00 $172.14 $948 —
555–565 560 8 165.00–167.00 $165.38 $926 +0.38
690 690 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,035 +0.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 180.00 $180.00 $738 —
470–485 475 3 171.00–175.00 $173.64 $825 +0.51
530 530 2 165.00 $165.00 $874 +1.73
615 615 1 148.00 $148.00 $910 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 370 9 150.00–157.50 $155.12 $574 -4.88
410–440 427 10 149.00–152.00 $150.69 $643 -6.83
455–490 476 14 145.00–150.00 $147.69 $703 +1.69
500–535 515 7 138.00–144.00 $141.40 $728 -3.60
580 580 3 132.00–138.00 $136.00 $789 -1.56
600–641 632 18 125.00–132.00 $125.91 $796 -2.59
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 414 7 155.00–157.00 $156.44 $648 —
450–485 468 4 152.00–155.00 $153.20 $717 -3.04
500–535 524 20 147.00–150.00 $149.45 $783 -3.54
560–585 571 4 145.00–146.00 $145.50 $831 -0.36
600–615 610 3 135.00–140.00 $138.36 $844 +0.04
682 682 4 128.00 $128.00 $873 -5.79
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 -10.90
455–475 465 2 140.00–142.00 $140.98 $656 -3.03
540 540 1 134.00 $134.00 $724 -4.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 195.00 $195.00 $468 —
280 280 1 187.00 $187.00 $524 -18.96
300–310 305 4 180.00 $180.00 $549 -10.00
350–370 362 5 170.00–175.00 $172.34 $624 -11.62
410–445 425 10 162.00–169.00 $165.47 $703 -6.74
455–490 472 9 145.00–158.00 $153.58 $725 -7.43
500–545 533 9 144.00–148.00 $146.58 $781 -8.22
570–595 580 4 140.00–147.00 $144.47 $838 +1.48
605–612 610 10 132.00–140.00 $139.01 $848 +3.04
665 665 1 144.00 $144.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 200.00 $200.00 $460 —
270 270 1 195.00 $195.00 $526 -18.00
300–315 309 5 185.00 $185.00 $572 —
360–380 373 3 180.00 $180.00 $671 -17.88
400–430 416 14 170.00–177.00 $173.42 $721 -13.67
455–480 476 7 160.00–167.00 $162.70 $774 -14.00
505–541 522 10 151.00–156.00 $154.14 $805 -6.53
565 565 4 150.00–152.00 $151.00 $853 -5.44
660–675 668 4 142.00–143.00 $142.49 $952 +2.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 165.00 $165.00 $619 -10.32
460 460 1 145.00 $145.00 $667 -12.21
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 -2.00
565 565 1 138.00 $138.00 $780 +1.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1280 1154 80-85% 5 74.00–77.00 $75.04 $866 —
1015–1515 1228 80-85% 21 78.00–84.00 $80.94 $994 -2.33
1270–1410 1338 80-85% 3 85.00–90.00 $87.28 $1,168 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1590 1437 75-80% 8 79.00–86.00 $84.21 $1,210 +4.02
1235–1635 1438 75-80% 5 87.00–92.00 $89.76 $1,291 +9.57
1560 1560 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,186 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1295 1189 85-90% 4 71.00–77.00 $73.93 $879 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1845 1649 6 105.00–111.00 $107.34 $1,770 —
1615–1690 1653 2 113.00–115.00 $113.98 $1,884 —
1405–2050 1764 4 100.00–104.00 $102.59 $1,810 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 875.00–895.00 $886.33

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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) 8 900.00–1,025.00 $948.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–875.00 $841.67

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 8 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,256.25 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,300.00–1,450.00 $1,358.33 —

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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.