Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

719 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.23/cwt ≈ $948/hd at 757 lb · 130 head
light 6-weight M&L 3 heifers $110.00/cwt ≈ $693/hd at 630 lb · 10 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $166.00/cwt +8.52 vs last sale · ≈ $983/hd at 592 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 719 316 0
Feeder cattle 656 259 0
Slaughter cattle 39 42 0
Replacement cattle 24 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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
472 472 9 167.00 $167.00 $788 —
730 730 1 135.00 $135.00 $986 —
765 765 1 130.00 $130.00 $994 +8.00
812 812 9 127.00 $127.00 $1,031 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
592 592 10 166.00 $166.00 $983 +8.52

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
752–763 757 130 124.50–126.00 $125.23 $948 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 157.00 $157.00 $526 -1.29
355–390 375 3 147.00–150.00 $148.01 $555 +2.91
405–440 415 4 137.00–148.00 $141.64 $588 -2.62
455–490 469 6 132.00–135.00 $134.02 $629 -1.48
500–535 520 3 125.00–132.00 $129.00 $671 +0.50
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 +1.47
630 630 1 117.00 $117.00 $737 -4.01
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 -2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 152.00 $152.00 $654 -0.67
455–475 465 2 144.00–145.00 $144.51 $672 -1.71
528–540 531 5 135.00–140.00 $138.38 $735 -3.88
570 570 1 132.00 $132.00 $752 -1.63
615–640 627 3 122.00–127.00 $124.64 $781 -1.71
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 -10.00
683 value added 683 3 131.00 $131.00 $895 —
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 -3.48
790 790 1 112.00 $112.00 $885 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 140.00 $140.00 $525 +5.23
425 425 2 132.00 $132.00 $561 +1.01
475–480 478 2 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $602 -1.01
500–545 523 2 120.00–122.00 $120.96 $633 —
630 630 10 110.00 $110.00 $693 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 200.00 $200.00 $440 —
295 295 1 197.00 $197.00 $581 —
330–340 335 2 180.00–182.00 $180.99 $606 +5.99
400–425 410 3 150.00–155.00 $153.27 $628 -11.92
470–490 481 4 140.00–145.00 $142.97 $688 -11.73
500–535 524 4 132.00–140.00 $136.51 $715 -3.74
555–560 557 5 129.00–135.00 $131.60 $733 -3.40
610–640 622 3 122.00–127.00 $124.62 $775 —
675 675 1 120.00 $120.00 $810 -5.00
715 715 1 117.00 $117.00 $837 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 207.00 $207.00 $580 —
310–315 312 3 195.00–197.00 $195.67 $610 +13.88
355 355 1 180.00 $180.00 $639 +3.65
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 -14.07
500–515 508 2 142.00–145.00 $143.48 $729 -4.67
610 610 2 135.00 $135.00 $824 +0.25
655 655 1 127.00 $127.00 $832 -4.31
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 142.00 $142.00 $604 -13.00
480–495 488 2 132.00–137.00 $134.54 $657 -9.52
515 515 1 126.00 $126.00 $649 -9.00
635 635 1 117.00 $117.00 $743 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 80-85% 2 62.00–64.00 $63.00 $699 -5.88
835–1365 1132 80-85% 9 65.00–71.00 $67.76 $767 -4.92
1270–1520 1383 80-85% 3 72.00–77.00 $74.25 $1,027 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1050 982 85-90% 3 60.00–63.00 $62.04 $609 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $965 —
1455 1455 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $902 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1625 1318 2 92.00–95.00 $93.15 $1,228 —
1745 1745 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,710 —
1905–1995 1942 3 87.00–89.00 $88.32 $1,715 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–950.00 $900.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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.