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Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

832 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.50/cwt ≈ $980/hd at 578 lb · 88 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $164.57/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $866/hd at 526 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.29/cwt ≈ $822/hd at 533 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 832 930 899
Feeder cattle 711 766 716
Slaughter cattle 84 129 93
Replacement cattle 37 35 90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding boning cows up to 92 and high yielding breaking cows up to 95, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower with high yielding bulls up to 119. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder steers to few to trend. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady, lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 215.00 $215.00 $677 —
410–425 420 3 195.00–197.00 $195.65 $822 -1.35
450–465 457 3 184.00–190.00 $186.30 $851 —
520 520 1 172.00 $172.00 $894 -10.77
579 579 5 164.00 $164.00 $950 -15.00
665 665 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,031 -5.95
698 value added 698 8 163.50 $163.50 $1,141 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 200.00 $200.00 $600 —
420 420 1 187.00 $187.00 $785 —
620 620 1 152.00 $152.00 $942 -9.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
578 578 88 169.50 $169.50 $980 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 172.00 $172.00 $602 +2.00
405–445 427 8 165.00–170.00 $166.10 $709 -1.07
445 fancy 445 2 175.00 $175.00 $779 —
450–493 472 19 156.00–166.00 $160.88 $759 -2.09
505–548 533 23 152.00–157.00 $154.29 $822 —
555 fancy 555 1 157.00 $157.00 $871 —
580–592 583 17 146.00–148.00 $147.70 $861 -5.64
605–641 624 8 135.00–144.00 $139.87 $873 -5.34
740–745 743 2 120.00–130.00 $125.02 $929 -7.88
750–785 770 3 115.00–117.00 $115.65 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 3 165.00–167.00 $165.67 $618 +5.00
400–445 426 6 157.00–162.00 $159.52 $680 +3.87
460–495 478 4 148.00–155.00 $152.33 $728 +1.34
500–535 520 3 144.00–147.00 $146.04 $759 +0.09
570–590 581 8 135.00–143.00 $140.63 $817 +2.56
640 640 1 127.00 $127.00 $813 -4.02
700–720 710 2 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $798 —
785 785 1 106.00 $106.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 172.00 $172.00 $421 —
300–320 313 3 165.00 $165.00 $516 —
355–365 360 2 160.00 $160.00 $576 —
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 +3.00
595 595 1 130.00 $130.00 $774 -0.66
605 605 1 122.00 $122.00 $738 —
715–740 728 2 105.00–107.00 $106.02 $772 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 fancy 265 2 225.00 $225.00 $596 —
255–295 270 3 212.00–220.00 $215.51 $582 —
300–345 323 2 200.00–210.00 $204.65 $661 -11.25
365–380 373 2 200.00 $200.00 $746 -7.85
400–445 424 14 180.00–190.00 $186.84 $792 -8.37
455–490 475 5 172.00–182.00 $176.93 $840 +1.95
500–541 526 26 160.00–170.00 $164.57 $866 +0.51
550–595 577 10 150.00–157.00 $153.60 $886 -4.10
615–620 618 2 145.00–147.00 $146.00 $902 -5.42
655–660 658 2 135.00–143.00 $138.98 $914 -4.26
705–740 fancy 720 3 139.00–144.00 $141.04 $1,015 —
715–730 723 2 132.00–136.00 $134.02 $969 —
805–810 808 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,010 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 205.00 $205.00 $512 -12.00
365 365 1 185.00 $185.00 $675 -15.00
425–445 433 3 172.00–177.00 $175.29 $759 -6.73
470–495 483 3 165.00–167.00 $165.68 $800 -0.94
510–535 520 3 152.00–157.00 $153.63 $799 -3.79
550–590 566 4 142.00–147.00 $145.01 $821 -5.99
620–630 625 4 135.00–138.00 $137.01 $856 -10.01
690 690 1 132.00 $132.00 $911 -8.72
790–795 793 2 112.00–120.00 $115.99 $920 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 222 3 200.00–205.00 $201.69 $448 —
270–275 273 2 195.00 $195.00 $532 —
335 335 1 180.00 $180.00 $603 -15.00
355–360 357 3 170.00–175.00 $173.34 $619 —
410 410 1 167.00 $167.00 $685 -5.36
485–490 488 2 157.00–160.00 $158.49 $773 —
510–540 526 5 140.00–150.00 $144.86 $762 -5.14
550–575 560 3 130.00–137.00 $133.95 $750 —
635–640 638 2 122.00–130.00 $125.98 $804 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1160 1000 85-90% 16 66.00–71.00 $68.36 $684 —
900–1245 1024 85-90% 9 60.00–65.00 $61.79 $633 —
1150 1150 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $678 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1225 1140 80-85% 5 87.00–90.00 $88.45 $1,008 —
955–1515 1200 80-85% 9 74.00–79.00 $76.42 $917 +4.44
1020–1520 1223 80-85% 11 80.00–85.00 $82.99 $1,015 +11.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1485 1387 75-80% 5 87.00–90.00 $88.72 $1,231 —
1160–1795 1422 75-80% 9 84.00–86.00 $84.92 $1,208 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,296 —
1690 1690 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,724 -3.50
1795–2135 1965 2 107.00 $107.00 $2,103 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 660.00–762.00 $701.83
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 507.00–616.00 $560.35

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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.