Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 2 steers $127.00/cwt +7.00 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 698 lb · 22 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $112.78/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 689 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.00/cwt ≈ $694/hd at 583 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 414 410 318
Feeder cattle 361 402 283
Slaughter cattle 27 8 35
Replacement cattle 26 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 140.00 $140.00 $735 —
585 585 9 136.00 $136.00 $796 —
600–615 608 2 127.00–130.00 $128.48 $781 +1.48
698 698 22 127.00 $127.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 197.00 $197.00 $611 —
470 470 1 175.00 $175.00 $822 —
852 852 8 115.00 $115.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 140.00–141.00 $140.49 $428 —
355–360 358 3 133.00–137.00 $134.32 $481 +2.32
400–435 411 8 127.00–132.00 $130.01 $534 +2.66
455–495 470 3 120.00–127.00 $124.54 $585 +1.18
500–545 532 8 115.00–120.00 $116.95 $622 -1.00
550–595 572 5 110.00–115.00 $112.37 $643 +1.87
620–630 625 2 110.00 $110.00 $688 +1.24
660–665 663 2 102.00–106.00 $104.01 $690 +2.01
1009 1009 10 77.00 $77.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 135.00 $135.00 $540 ±0.00
450–485 468 4 130.00 $130.00 $608 -3.00
505–510 508 4 122.00–125.00 $123.51 $627 —
570–575 573 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $693 +1.00
605–635 625 4 117.00–120.00 $118.23 $739 +6.29
689–695 689 14 110.00–113.00 $112.78 $777 +2.78
725 725 1 107.00 $107.00 $776 +2.00
810 value added 810 4 107.00 $107.00 $867 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 14 119.00 $119.00 $694 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 423 2 118.00–122.00 $119.89 $507 -1.47
470–490 478 3 115.00–117.00 $115.66 $553 -0.35
510–530 520 2 110.00 $110.00 $572 +0.23
595 595 1 107.00 $107.00 $637 +0.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 152.00–155.00 $153.52 $553 —
420–445 433 6 142.00–152.00 $147.10 $637 +3.60
455–480 466 6 137.00–142.00 $139.51 $650 +7.15
505–540 526 5 132.00–137.00 $134.43 $707 +9.22
560–585 573 4 120.00–127.00 $123.48 $708 +0.48
615–630 623 3 118.00–122.00 $119.99 $748 —
680 680 1 107.00 $107.00 $728 —
700–725 713 2 100.00–107.00 $103.56 $738 —
775 775 1 100.00 $100.00 $775 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 185.00–187.00 $186.00 $549 —
345 345 1 172.00 $172.00 $593 -8.00
415–445 430 2 152.00–155.00 $153.55 $660 -1.21
455–480 468 2 148.00–152.00 $150.05 $702 +8.05
515–535 525 2 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $748 +12.45
555–565 560 2 138.00–140.00 $139.01 $778 —
675–685 680 2 120.00–122.00 $121.01 $823 -0.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 408 2 135.00–137.00 $136.02 $555 +0.03
480 480 1 130.00 $130.00 $624 +4.04
500–535 518 2 124.00–126.00 $124.97 $647 +4.97
560–585 573 2 117.00–118.00 $117.49 $673 +2.49

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1555 1261 80-85% 4 52.00–55.00 $53.80 $678 +7.80
1220–1500 1360 80-85% 2 56.00–57.00 $56.55 $769 —
1490 1490 80-85% 1 47.00 $47.00 $700 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1645 1336 5 73.00–77.00 $75.51 $1,009 —
1610 1610 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,401 —
1625–1855 1759 4 80.00–83.00 $82.02 $1,443 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1000–1105 1053 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–780.00 $765.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1125 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.