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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 9, 2020

829 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 829 293 716
Feeder cattle 690 256 624
Slaughter cattle 97 20 8
Replacement cattle 42 17 84

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No trends available.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–475 473 2 145.00 $145.00 $686 —
522 522 8 140.00 $140.00 $731 —
580 580 6 134.00 $134.00 $777 —
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 165.00 $165.00 $751 —
705 705 1 123.00 $123.00 $867 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 385 6 130.00–135.00 $133.64 $515 -1.36
430–445 435 3 120.00–125.00 $122.31 $532 -1.94
455 455 4 115.00–120.00 $117.50 $535 -0.74
520 520 1 112.00 $112.00 $582 -0.20
550–575 556 7 105.00–113.00 $111.72 $621 +5.72
635 635 1 106.00 $106.00 $673 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 135.00 $135.00 $574 +4.02
450–460 455 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $596 +5.03
525–540 536 4 120.00–127.00 $124.28 $666 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–535 528 2 107.00 $107.00 $565 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 —
300–345 320 5 160.00–167.00 $164.47 $526 -5.33
350–395 373 3 155.00–157.00 $156.33 $583 -0.67
400–445 429 4 147.00–155.00 $152.36 $654 +8.30
455–470 467 6 140.00–145.00 $143.67 $671 +11.50
515–540 533 4 127.00–132.00 $129.78 $692 +3.78
550 550 1 120.00 $120.00 $660 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 170.00 $170.00 $609 -5.00
405–420 413 2 157.00–162.00 $159.55 $659 +7.18
450–455 453 2 147.00–152.00 $149.51 $677 +7.51
510–515 513 2 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $698 +2.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 150.00 $150.00 $592 —
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 +5.00
455–470 463 2 127.00–130.00 $128.48 $595 +1.48
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 +4.00
555 555 1 117.00 $117.00 $649 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1235 1050 85-90% 12 45.00–48.00 $46.25 $486 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1435 1218 80-85% 11 48.00–52.00 $49.68 $605 -0.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1725 1311 75-80% 7 51.00–54.00 $52.35 $686 —
1275–1670 1533 75-80% 3 55.00–56.00 $55.64 $853 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1820 1545 2 82.00–83.00 $82.41 $1,273 —
1160–2070 1600 3 75.00–79.00 $76.40 $1,222 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 860.00 $860.00

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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.