Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 10, 2021

768 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.55/cwt +6.55 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 479 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $123.73/cwt ≈ $756/hd at 611 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $165.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 476 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 768 307 258
Feeder cattle 714 278 198
Slaughter cattle 44 17 30
Replacement cattle 10 12 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 8.00 to 9.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–477 476 19 165.00 $165.00 $785 -5.00
623 623 13 147.00 $147.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 147.00 $147.00 $794 +13.00
737 737 10 123.00 $123.00 $907 —
785 785 1 114.00 $114.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 8 143.00 $143.00 $772 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 —
380 380 7 147.00 $147.00 $559 -3.00
450–489 479 25 138.00–143.00 $141.55 $678 +6.55
510–535 530 5 134.00–135.00 $134.19 $711 —
559 fancy 559 4 140.00 $140.00 $783 —
601–618 611 21 122.00–125.00 $123.73 $756 —
685 685 1 115.00 $115.00 $788 —
741 741 9 113.00 $113.00 $837 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 147.00 $147.00 $500 —
350–374 365 8 137.00–140.00 $138.62 $506 -6.38
405–440 432 8 135.00–140.00 $138.42 $598 +5.91
450–473 466 9 128.00–137.00 $130.61 $609 +2.16
510–539 531 11 122.00–132.00 $130.01 $690 +4.72
555–590 574 18 117.00–120.00 $119.51 $686 —
600–630 612 5 110.00–118.00 $115.82 $709 —
685 685 1 107.00 $107.00 $733 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 430 4 127.00–132.00 $130.24 $560 +5.24
460–485 468 3 125.00–127.00 $126.31 $591 +5.67
525 525 2 120.00 $120.00 $630 —
690 690 3 100.00 $100.00 $690 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 172.00–175.00 $173.43 $555 -2.92
370–385 377 3 162.00–170.00 $166.36 $627 +1.88
405–445 422 6 155.00–162.00 $158.54 $669 +4.46
460–485 468 6 145.00–155.00 $149.86 $701 +1.87
515–545 533 3 135.00–140.00 $137.28 $732 +3.66
565–595 583 4 130.00–132.00 $130.49 $761 —
605–645 625 2 120.00–127.00 $123.61 $773 +11.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 157.00 $157.00 $620 —
400–415 408 2 146.00–150.00 $148.04 $604 +3.04
465–480 471 6 135.00–140.00 $136.84 $645 -1.16
520–540 530 2 130.00 $130.00 $689 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 418 2 167.00–170.00 $168.46 $704 +1.14
455–480 468 2 160.00–165.00 $162.57 $761 +7.57
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1210 1173 80-85% 2 59.00–60.00 $59.48 $698 —
980–1445 1200 80-85% 17 52.00–57.00 $54.77 $657 —
1280 1280 80-85% 1 49.00 $49.00 $627 -8.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1155 1112 85-90% 3 53.00–54.00 $53.68 $597 -3.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1590 1510 75-80% 2 52.00–53.00 $52.47 $792 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1655 1605 2 79.00–80.00 $79.48 $1,276 —
1675–1800 1738 2 83.00 $83.00 $1,443 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 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.