Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 13, 2021

410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $114.64/cwt ≈ $705/hd at 615 lb · 47 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $130.00/cwt ≈ $790/hd at 608 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 410 438 360
Feeder cattle 402 373 342
Slaughter cattle 8 39 18
Replacement cattle — 26 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 —
608 608 18 130.00 $130.00 $790 —
705 705 1 122.00 $122.00 $860 —
750–765 758 2 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $841 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 127.00 $127.00 $775 —
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 412 3 135.00 $135.00 $556 +5.00
465 465 1 133.00 $133.00 $618 +6.00
466 fancy 466 8 136.00 $136.00 $634 —
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 +5.00
609 fancy 609 14 121.00 $121.00 $737 —
600–618 617 33 111.00–112.00 $111.94 $691 —
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 —
700 700 1 105.00 $105.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 132.00 $132.00 $508 -2.65
405–425 415 5 125.00–130.00 $127.35 $529 +2.31
455–490 470 5 120.00–125.00 $123.36 $580 +2.71
500–526 514 9 115.00–121.00 $117.95 $606 +5.76
570–595 580 4 110.00–112.00 $110.50 $641 +0.49
600–610 606 4 105.00–110.00 $108.76 $659 +3.78
670–695 683 2 102.00 $102.00 $697 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 430 3 120.00–122.00 $121.36 $522 +1.36
475–485 480 2 115.00–117.00 $116.01 $557 +1.01
515–525 521 4 105.00–112.00 $109.77 $572 +4.77
565–585 575 2 105.00–107.00 $106.02 $610 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 170.00 $170.00 $527 —
410–440 426 6 140.00–147.00 $143.50 $611 +7.11
465–480 475 3 130.00–135.00 $132.36 $629 +0.43
520–545 533 5 122.00–127.00 $125.21 $667 -1.57
580 580 1 123.00 $123.00 $713 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 180.00 $180.00 $585 —
405–435 419 4 152.00–157.00 $154.76 $648 +9.76
480 480 1 142.00 $142.00 $682 +2.00
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 -2.46
685 685 1 122.00 $122.00 $836 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $571 +5.99
455–495 475 2 125.00–127.00 $125.96 $598 —
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 +1.47
575 575 1 115.00 $115.00 $661 +2.57

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1265 1178 80-85% 2 56.00 $56.00 $660 +7.64
1265 1265 80-85% 1 46.00 $46.00 $582 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 2 49.00–51.00 $50.00 $450 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1960 1960 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,588 —

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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.