Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 4, 2020

293 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 293 295 776
Feeder cattle 256 223 687
Slaughter cattle 20 31 62
Replacement cattle 17 41 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 135.00 $135.00 $493 +6.43
400–440 423 4 122.00–125.00 $124.25 $526 +5.69
450–490 466 5 115.00–122.00 $118.24 $551 +4.47
500–525 513 4 110.00–117.00 $112.20 $576 +6.16
575 575 2 105.00–107.00 $106.00 $610 +1.00
605 605 2 103.00–105.00 $104.00 $629 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $567 +1.55
450–485 468 2 125.00–127.00 $125.96 $589 +5.96
500 500 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $612 —
625 625 1 110.00 $110.00 $688 —
725 725 8 108.00 $108.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 115.00 $115.00 $477 +5.00
470 470 1 112.00 $112.00 $526 —
520 520 1 105.00 $105.00 $546 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 319 4 167.00–172.00 $169.80 $542 +4.76
385 385 1 157.00 $157.00 $604 +6.16
410–430 422 3 140.00–147.00 $144.06 $608 +11.21
460–480 468 6 130.00–135.00 $132.17 $619 +3.39
530–535 533 2 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $672 +6.00
575 575 2 120.00 $120.00 $690 +3.00
610–635 624 4 112.00–115.00 $114.24 $713 +4.24
650–690 669 4 110.00–112.00 $111.51 $746 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 2 185.00–187.00 $186.00 $391 —
375 375 1 175.00 $175.00 $656 +6.01
400–445 423 2 150.00–155.00 $152.37 $645 +10.37
465 465 1 142.00 $142.00 $660 +10.00
525–535 530 2 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $708 —
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 135.00 $135.00 $574 +8.00
490 490 1 127.00 $127.00 $622 +7.00
540–545 543 2 115.00–117.00 $116.00 $630 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1330 1218 80-85% 3 47.00–52.00 $49.74 $606 —
1205–1280 1243 80-85% 2 53.00–55.00 $54.03 $672 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1645 1550 75-80% 2 52.00–53.00 $52.53 $814 —
2050 2050 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $1,148 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1000 965 85-90% 2 44.00–46.00 $44.96 $434 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1910 1723 2 78.00–80.00 $78.89 $1,359 —
1890 1890 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,606 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00

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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.