Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 3, 2021

358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $127.94/cwt +0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 475 lb · 16 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.00/cwt ≈ $705/hd at 564 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $121.31/cwt +1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $560/hd at 462 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 358 362 533
Feeder cattle 345 284 517
Slaughter cattle 13 64 16
Replacement cattle — 14 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 2 150.00–155.00 $152.50 $778 —
612 612 5 134.00 $134.00 $820 —
658 658 4 133.00 $133.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 5 142.00 $142.00 $737 —
598 598 4 131.00 $131.00 $783 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 357 3 137.00–138.00 $137.66 $491 —
400–445 423 6 130.00–135.00 $132.77 $562 +1.05
450–490 475 16 125.00–132.00 $127.94 $608 +0.73
500–530 518 4 120.00–125.00 $121.78 $631 +0.78
555–575 568 3 115.00–120.00 $117.36 $667 +1.36
600–625 613 2 112.00–113.00 $112.51 $690 —
690 690 1 107.00 $107.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 413 2 138.00–140.00 $139.01 $574 +2.50
455–485 465 3 132.00–135.00 $133.96 $623 +0.98
564 564 12 125.00 $125.00 $705 —
615 615 1 117.00 $117.00 $720 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 126.00 $126.00 $504 +1.00
456–477 462 11 117.00–123.00 $121.31 $560 +1.31
515–540 527 3 112.00–115.00 $113.66 $599 -1.34
635 635 1 107.00 $107.00 $679 —
680 680 1 102.00 $102.00 $694 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 180.00–182.00 $181.06 $480 +1.06
300–340 323 3 170.00–172.00 $171.32 $553 -0.68
370–390 383 3 160.00–162.00 $160.64 $615 +0.64
405–445 424 7 150.00–160.00 $154.38 $655 +1.29
455–495 463 5 140.00–148.00 $144.61 $670 -2.99
515–545 532 6 135.00–140.00 $137.69 $733 +2.68
555–585 573 4 130.00–137.00 $134.06 $768 +8.07
605–610 608 3 117.00–122.00 $119.67 $728 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 202.00 $202.00 $495 —
255 255 1 190.00 $190.00 $484 —
320–325 323 2 185.00–187.00 $185.99 $601 +8.99
425 425 2 165.00 $165.00 $701 +1.54
455–495 472 5 150.00–155.00 $151.82 $717 -4.74
515–545 526 6 145.00–150.00 $148.65 $782 +4.29
555–575 565 2 140.00–142.00 $141.02 $797 —
665 665 1 125.00 $125.00 $831 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 165.00 $165.00 $503 —
435 435 1 137.00 $137.00 $596 -5.00
465 465 1 132.00 $132.00 $614 -3.00
500–535 518 2 125.00–128.00 $126.45 $655 -0.55
560–585 573 2 120.00–125.00 $122.45 $702 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1480 1170 80-85% 5 53.00–59.00 $56.29 $659 —
1310–1500 1405 80-85% 2 68.00–71.00 $69.40 $975 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365 1365 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $874 —
1740 1740 75-80% 1 53.00 $53.00 $922 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1720 1548 2 78.00–83.00 $80.78 $1,250 -2.42

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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.