Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 27, 2021

362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $133.00/cwt -3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 585 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.00/cwt +6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 521 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.08/cwt +8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 468 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 362 414 1,035
Feeder cattle 284 361 978
Slaughter cattle 64 27 25
Replacement cattle 14 26 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. 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
483–485 483 7 152.00–155.00 $152.43 $736 —
585 585 16 133.00 $133.00 $778 -3.00
718–735 729 8 119.00–120.00 $119.63 $872 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–510 508 2 155.00–160.00 $157.51 $800 —
550 550 1 145.00 $145.00 $798 —
794 794 7 121.00 $121.00 $961 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 9 143.00 $143.00 $521 —
425–445 435 2 136.00–137.00 $136.51 $594 +1.51
450–485 459 4 130.00–135.00 $132.98 $610 +2.98
473 fancy 473 7 141.00 $141.00 $667 —
521 521 12 130.00 $130.00 $677 +6.49
640 640 4 123.00 $123.00 $787 +4.77
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 416 4 130.00–135.00 $131.72 $548 +1.71
450–495 465 5 125.00–130.00 $127.21 $592 +2.67
520–525 523 2 120.00–122.00 $121.00 $633 +4.05
560 560 2 115.00–117.00 $116.00 $650 +3.63
715 715 1 100.00 $100.00 $715 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 125.00 $125.00 $519 +5.11
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 +4.34
520 520 1 115.00 $115.00 $598 +5.00
560 560 1 105.00 $105.00 $588 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 177.00 $177.00 $593 +5.00
415–425 420 2 160.00–167.00 $163.46 $687 +9.91
460–490 472 7 155.00–160.00 $156.56 $739 +6.51
500–530 513 6 140.00–147.00 $144.36 $741 +1.91
615–635 622 3 120.00–127.00 $122.31 $761 —
680 680 1 122.00 $122.00 $830 +0.99
740 740 1 115.00 $115.00 $851 —
755–760 757 3 107.00–112.00 $108.67 $823 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 180.00 $180.00 $531 —
345 345 1 172.00 $172.00 $593 —
390 390 1 160.00 $160.00 $624 +6.48
405–435 418 3 150.00–157.00 $153.09 $640 +5.99
450–495 473 7 142.00–152.00 $147.60 $698 +8.09
505–540 528 8 130.00–137.00 $135.01 $713 +0.58
585–595 590 2 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $743 +2.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 142.00 $142.00 $589 +5.98
475 475 1 135.00 $135.00 $641 +5.00
530 530 1 127.00 $127.00 $673 +2.03

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1095 1033 80-85% 2 60.00–64.00 $62.12 $642 —
825–1255 1040 80-85% 2 48.00–51.00 $49.81 $518 —
900–1430 1112 80-85% 17 52.00–58.00 $55.41 $616 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1060 1058 85-90% 2 51.00–53.00 $52.00 $550 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1945 1945 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $1,148 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350 1350 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,066 —
1440–1610 1537 3 80.00–87.00 $83.20 $1,279 —
1585 1585 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,490 —

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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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.