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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

438 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.00/cwt ≈ $964/hd at 759 lb · 38 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.00/cwt ≈ $840/hd at 706 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 438 829 0
Feeder cattle 373 690 0
Slaughter cattle 39 97 0
Replacement cattle 26 42 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to market being closed for Holidays. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
759 759 38 127.00 $127.00 $964 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
706 706 26 119.00 $119.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 365 3 134.00–135.00 $134.65 $491 +1.01
405–445 421 7 122.00–127.00 $125.04 $526 +2.73
450–490 474 5 117.00–122.00 $120.65 $572 +3.15
500–540 527 5 110.00–115.00 $112.19 $591 +0.19
565–585 575 3 108.00–112.00 $110.01 $633 -1.71
600–625 613 2 104.00–106.00 $104.98 $644 -1.02
685 685 1 100.00 $100.00 $685 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 2 130.00 $130.00 $540 -5.00
475 475 2 127.00 $127.00 $603 -3.99
510 510 2 122.00 $122.00 $622 -2.28
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 —
470 470 2 115.00 $115.00 $540 —
500 500 1 105.00 $105.00 $525 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 363 3 150.00–155.00 $153.26 $556 -3.07
410–445 426 7 132.00–140.00 $136.39 $581 -15.97
455–495 471 5 128.00–138.00 $131.93 $621 -11.74
505–545 530 5 125.00–128.00 $126.78 $672 -3.00
555 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 ±0.00
605–620 611 4 112.00–117.00 $113.27 $692 —
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 130.00 $130.00 $533 -10.00
505–525 515 2 117.00–120.00 $118.53 $610 -1.47
560–590 575 2 110.00–115.00 $112.43 $646 -4.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 145.00 $145.00 $616 -14.55
455 455 1 140.00 $140.00 $637 -9.51
505–520 513 2 130.00–135.00 $132.46 $680 -3.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1245 1150 80-85% 3 48.00–49.00 $48.36 $556 —
1050–1490 1212 80-85% 6 50.00–55.00 $51.87 $629 +2.19
1320 1320 80-85% 1 61.00 $61.00 $805 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $598 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1645 1423 2 74.00–75.00 $74.58 $1,061 —
1235–1885 1463 4 76.00–80.00 $77.78 $1,138 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —

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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.