Cattle Market Pulse

Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction Market Report

Cullman, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 18, 2023

964 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Cullman Stockyard Cattle Auction report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.65/cwt +5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $993/hd at 469 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.93/cwt -1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 507 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $204.75/cwt +9.80 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 469 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 964 695 417
Feeder cattle 748 496 361
Slaughter cattle 115 106 36
Replacement cattle 101 93 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher with very good demand.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
443 443 10 248.00 $248.00 $1,099 -14.50
559–560 559 11 213.00–217.00 $213.36 $1,193 +9.89
665–670 668 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,236 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 290.00 $290.00 $986 —
375 375 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,050 —
550 550 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,304 —
665 665 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,310 —
700 700 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,295 —
775 775 2 176.00 $176.00 $1,364 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 246.00 $246.00 $836 +19.99
360–395 374 4 230.00–235.00 $232.41 $869 +9.10
405–445 426 7 215.00–225.00 $219.99 $937 +5.09
455–489 469 25 205.00–215.00 $211.65 $993 +5.51
500–520 507 19 195.00–202.00 $197.93 $1,004 -4.57
563–585 567 7 187.50–195.00 $190.01 $1,077 +16.01
610–620 615 6 180.00–187.00 $183.18 $1,127 +12.63
650 650 2 175.00–180.00 $177.50 $1,154 +17.50
770 770 8 165.00 $165.00 $1,270 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 230.00 $230.00 $731 +11.58
395 395 2 225.00 $225.00 $889 +13.23
400–445 423 9 200.00–210.00 $206.65 $874 +3.64
455–487 469 11 190.00–222.00 $204.75 $960 +9.80
510–535 519 8 185.00–192.00 $188.48 $978 +5.96
565–570 568 2 175.00–180.00 $177.51 $1,008 +7.51
645 645 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,129 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 194.00 $194.00 $805 —
530 530 1 180.00 $180.00 $954 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 270.00 $270.00 $932 +2.50
360–390 366 5 260.00–265.00 $263.93 $966 -4.99
405–445 437 10 250.00–260.00 $256.55 $1,121 -3.38
450–459 456 9 227.00–245.00 $239.91 $1,094 +4.06
500–545 523 2 210.00–215.00 $212.61 $1,112 -2.41
550–565 558 2 200.00–212.00 $205.92 $1,149 -6.54
635–640 638 2 190.00–198.00 $194.02 $1,238 —
680 680 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,292 —
705–720 713 2 180.00–182.00 $180.99 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 260.00 $260.00 $806 +7.52
360–380 372 3 245.00–255.00 $249.98 $930 -6.77
415–441 432 10 230.00–240.00 $235.48 $1,017 -3.08
470–475 473 5 220.00–225.00 $221.99 $1,050 +8.63
500–545 529 7 200.00–207.00 $204.23 $1,080 +2.50
565–585 575 2 190.00–195.00 $192.46 $1,107 -3.84
638 638 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,180 +20.00
665 665 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,164 +15.00

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1495 1175 80-85% 20 89.00–93.00 $90.91 $1,068 —
1000–1460 1178 80-85% 13 94.00–99.00 $95.65 $1,127 —
1295–1395 1345 80-85% 2 103.00–105.00 $103.96 $1,398 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1460 1359 75-80% 6 88.00–92.00 $90.06 $1,224 —
1200–1610 1366 75-80% 9 94.00–99.00 $95.51 $1,305 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1250 1070 85-90% 8 86.00–91.00 $88.29 $945 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1800 1606 4 116.00–123.00 $120.33 $1,932 —
1635 1635 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,848 —
1560–2090 1803 3 126.00–130.00 $127.55 $2,300 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — (<2 yrs)Open 9 1,475.00–1,675.00 $1,569.44

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,375.00–1,500.00 $1,437.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,425.00 $1,287.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,125.00–1,175.00 $1,150.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,375.00 —

↑ Back to top

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.