Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

507 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $110.70/cwt ≈ $586/hd at 529 lb · 13 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.34/cwt ≈ $539/hd at 459 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 507 605 526
Feeder cattle 431 — 426
Slaughter cattle 45 — 49
Replacement cattle 31 — 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
350–385 368 2 137.00 $137.00 $504
410–435 420 4 122.00–127.00 $125.27 $526
450–485 459 12 115.00–122.00 $117.34 $539
500–543 529 13 110.00–112.00 $110.70 $586
550–595 567 7 105.00–110.00 $108.01 $612
610–620 615 2 100.00–107.00 $103.47 $636
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
410–425 418 2 132.00–137.00 $134.54 $562
461–475 464 5 125.00–129.00 $128.18 $595
595 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666
610–619 value added 617 5 120.00–121.00 $120.80 $745
660–680 670 2 105.00–110.00 $107.54 $721
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504
490 490 1 112.00 $112.00 $549
545 545 2 107.00 $107.00 $583

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
355–360 358 2 142.00–145.00 $143.51 $514
415–445 425 5 130.00–137.00 $134.16 $570
460–495 480 4 120.00–127.00 $124.83 $599
500–540 525 6 120.00–125.00 $122.33 $642
555–565 560 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $658
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
420–430 425 2 140.00–145.00 $142.53 $606
455–460 458 2 135.00–140.00 $137.49 $630
500–515 508 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $673
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
400–430 415 2 124.00–127.00 $125.45 $521
470 470 1 118.00 $118.00 $555
525 525 1 115.00 $115.00 $604
580 580 1 110.00 $110.00 $638

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1260 1260 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $693
1010–1590 1302 80-85% 5 49.00–53.00 $51.41 $669
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1485–1495 1490 75-80% 2 48.00–49.00 $48.50 $723
1420–1710 1557 75-80% 3 46.00–47.00 $46.67 $727
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1070–1165 1118 85-90% 2 43.00–45.00 $43.96 $491

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1215–1490 1307 3 83.00–85.00 $84.07 $1,099
1240–1580 1410 2 72.00–73.00 $72.56 $1,023
1260–1835 1545 8 76.00–81.00 $78.47 $1,212

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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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.