Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 7, 2021

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.67/cwt ≈ $649/hd at 425 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.22/cwt +11.22 vs last sale · ≈ $702/hd at 480 lb · 11 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $133.63/cwt -7.37 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 568 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 316 340 378
Feeder cattle 259 323 345
Slaughter cattle 42 17 18
Replacement cattle 15 — 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 425 3 177.00–182.00 $179.74 $764 —
455–485 470 2 170.00–175.00 $172.42 $810 —
505–540 527 3 160.00–162.00 $160.68 $847 —
555–565 560 2 155.00–160.00 $157.48 $882 —
630 630 1 142.00 $142.00 $895 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 172.00 $172.00 $757 —
505–515 510 3 155.00–157.00 $155.67 $794 —
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 —
770 770 1 122.00 $122.00 $939 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 155.00–165.00 $160.13 $600 —
400–445 425 14 150.00–157.00 $152.67 $649 —
450–495 480 11 142.00–150.00 $146.22 $702 +11.22
505–535 516 8 137.00–147.00 $142.26 $734 +10.77
555–585 568 11 130.00–140.00 $133.63 $759 -7.37
605–640 620 6 124.00–132.00 $126.35 $783 -3.65
655 655 1 132.00 $132.00 $865 —
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —
725–745 735 2 117.00–120.00 $118.48 $871 +2.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 332 3 155.00–160.00 $158.29 $526 +8.29
355–370 363 2 140.00–150.00 $145.10 $527 +5.10
410–445 424 4 140.00–147.00 $144.26 $612 +9.08
455–495 474 9 130.00–140.00 $135.50 $642 +4.93
510–535 521 4 127.00–130.00 $128.50 $669 +2.06
585–595 590 2 120.00–127.00 $123.53 $729 —
605–615 610 2 120.00–122.00 $121.01 $738 -0.99
650 650 1 117.00 $117.00 $760 +2.00
728 728 4 106.00 $106.00 $772 -6.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 140.00 $140.00 $469 +10.00
355–390 373 2 130.00–140.00 $134.77 $503 —
430–440 435 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $570 +3.99
455 455 1 127.00 $127.00 $578 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 328 4 180.00–185.00 $181.79 $596 +1.79
355–385 371 5 172.00–180.00 $176.35 $654 +3.80
400–445 426 7 170.00–177.00 $174.68 $744 +7.30
450–475 467 3 160.00–170.00 $164.07 $766 +3.46
500–540 518 6 145.00–152.00 $148.15 $767 +3.48
550–575 564 7 137.00–145.00 $140.43 $792 —
600–620 610 4 132.00–137.00 $134.75 $822 —
660–685 670 3 127.00–137.00 $131.31 $880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 175.00 $175.00 $534 +1.47
355–365 360 2 167.00–170.00 $168.52 $607 -0.77
430–440 433 5 162.00–167.00 $165.19 $715 +10.05
455–490 471 4 150.00–157.00 $154.70 $729 +4.09
505–530 519 4 137.00–142.00 $140.25 $728 +7.92
550–595 573 2 135.00 $135.00 $774 +2.44
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 ±0.00
720 720 2 117.00 $117.00 $842 —
790 790 1 105.00 $105.00 $830 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 155.00 $155.00 $666 +7.00
465–495 475 3 140.00–147.00 $144.06 $684 +5.06
515 515 1 135.00 $135.00 $695 +6.54
565 565 1 130.00 $130.00 $734 —
685 685 1 112.00 $112.00 $767 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1335 1114 80-85% 9 67.00–70.00 $68.88 $767 —
940–1410 1146 80-85% 10 71.00–74.00 $72.68 $833 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290 1290 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $929 —
1330 1330 75-80% 1 64.00 $64.00 $851 —
1120–1570 1345 75-80% 2 65.00–69.00 $66.67 $897 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 85-90% 1 65.00 $65.00 $725 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1765 1415 3 83.00–88.00 $84.70 $1,199 —
2200 2200 1 96.00 $96.00 $2,112 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 920.00 $920.00

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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.