Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 13, 2022

1,045 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.60/cwt ≈ $1,230/hd at 964 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $165.00/cwt -4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $863/hd at 523 lb · 23 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $147.78/cwt +4.72 vs last sale · ≈ $854/hd at 578 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,045	1,224	1,173
Feeder cattle	873	1,059	950
Slaughter cattle	147	137	156
Replacement cattle	25	28	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 steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452–495	471	5	175.00–180.00	$178.18	$839	-2.82
516–547	532	9	172.50–177.00	$174.72	$930	+4.72
560–595	588	13	164.00–167.00	$164.37	$966	—
618–635	622	4	159.00–160.00	$159.26	$991	—
653	653	4	156.00	$156.00	$1,019	—
730	730	8	151.00	$151.00	$1,102	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	358	2	215.00	$215.00	$770	—
400	400	2	207.50	$207.50	$830	—
470	470	2	190.00	$190.00	$893	+1.00
515	515	7	175.00	$175.00	$901	—
577	577	6	171.00	$171.00	$987	-3.93
660	660	6	163.00	$163.00	$1,076	—
701	701	7	165.00	$165.00	$1,157	+10.00
750	750	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,200	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–353	352	6	167.00–170.00	$169.00	$595	+3.51
400–445	420	13	160.00–170.00	$164.40	$690	+0.85
450–470	457	15	155.00–157.50	$156.34	$714	-2.08
515–545	533	9	145.00–150.00	$148.56	$792	-0.22
550–590	578	23	142.00–149.00	$147.78	$854	+4.72
600–635	617	7	132.00–138.00	$136.29	$841	-2.24
665–680	668	8	130.00–137.00	$134.01	$895	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	357	5	172.00–175.00	$173.79	$620	—
410–445	423	4	168.00–172.00	$170.19	$720	—
455–485	473	6	159.00–166.00	$161.93	$766	—
500–540	519	6	154.00–160.00	$156.10	$810	-1.46
550–577	563	13	150.00–156.00	$154.41	$869	+2.41
618 fancy	618	3	155.00	$155.00	$958	—
600–635	619	8	142.00–147.00	$143.59	$889	-2.86
665–670	668	3	142.00–144.00	$142.66	$953	-0.84
670 fancy	670	2	148.00	$148.00	$992	—
700–745	711	4	137.00–144.00	$139.33	$991	-1.03
725 fancy	725	3	146.00	$146.00	$1,058	—
770	770	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,001	-4.30

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
964	964	40	127.60	$127.60	$1,230	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	2	158.00	$158.00	$687	+2.00
475	475	2	152.00	$152.00	$722	+1.51
500	500	2	140.00	$140.00	$700	-2.50
565	565	1	140.00	$140.00	$791	+1.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	365	4	205.00–217.00	$210.83	$770	-5.02
410–448	425	18	186.00–197.00	$188.52	$801	-10.05
450–475	458	10	175.00–185.00	$179.79	$823	+0.23
500–535	523	23	162.00–168.00	$165.00	$863	-4.12
570–595	580	5	157.00–164.00	$160.59	$931	-4.78
615–635	629	6	148.00–155.00	$150.48	$947	-5.51
650–685	673	7	145.00–150.00	$148.45	$999	+2.09

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	210.00	$210.00	$693	+4.03
355–380	368	3	195.00–202.00	$199.75	$735	-0.30
405–445	434	14	175.00–185.00	$181.78	$789	-4.63
475–495	488	17	165.00–174.00	$170.16	$830	-0.37
510–545	532	21	155.00–160.00	$157.35	$837	-1.76
555–585	578	4	150.00–155.00	$153.80	$889	-3.20

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	438	3	165.00–170.00	$168.38	$738	-8.95
490	490	1	160.00	$160.00	$784	+2.02
530	530	1	150.00	$150.00	$795	-0.99
555	555	1	145.00	$145.00	$805	-8.65

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1315	1158	80-85%	10	70.00–74.00	$72.91	$844	-14.80
1170–1410	1258	80-85%	7	82.00–87.00	$84.11	$1,058	—
1065–1670	1294	80-85%	26	75.00–81.00	$77.79	$1,007	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1295	1213	75-80%	3	71.00–75.00	$72.73	$882	—
1185–1745	1563	75-80%	10	74.00–80.00	$77.01	$1,204	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1370	1098	85-90%	10	69.00–73.00	$70.95	$779	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1725	1488	9	105.00–111.00	$107.30	$1,597	—
1555–1905	1707	3	112.00–118.00	$114.47	$1,954	+10.23
2150	2150	1	102.00	$102.00	$2,193	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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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.