Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 21, 2021

326 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.18/cwt -9.46 vs last sale · ≈ $558/hd at 422 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 326 719 651
Feeder cattle 275 656 563
Slaughter cattle 27 39 57
Replacement cattle 24 24 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand. 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
801 801 5 121.00 $121.00 $969 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 160.00 $160.00 $792 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 374 4 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $527 -7.00
405–445 422 10 131.00–135.00 $132.18 $558 -9.46
450–475 457 5 125.00–132.00 $126.79 $579 -7.23
510–545 527 6 122.00–127.00 $125.15 $660 -3.85
565–595 586 5 117.00–120.00 $118.17 $692 -6.83
605–645 633 5 112.00–115.00 $113.20 $717 -3.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 155.00 $155.00 $473 —
390–395 393 2 150.00–155.00 $152.52 $599 —
400–445 417 3 140.00–147.00 $143.13 $597 -8.87
470–485 475 3 135.00–140.00 $138.30 $657 -6.21
505–515 509 4 130.00–137.00 $132.27 $673 -6.11
590 590 2 125.00 $125.00 $738 -7.00
625 625 1 122.00 $122.00 $762 -2.64
665 665 1 117.00 $117.00 $778 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 128.00 $128.00 $544 -4.00
480 480 1 122.00 $122.00 $586 -3.99
515–520 518 3 118.00–120.00 $119.34 $618 -1.62
575 575 1 115.00 $115.00 $661 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 182.00 $182.00 $428 -18.00
375–390 383 2 157.00–160.00 $158.47 $607 —
400–430 413 6 145.00–150.00 $148.15 $612 -5.12
465 465 1 142.00 $142.00 $660 -0.97
470–495 483 3 135.00–140.00 $137.36 $663 -5.61
505–540 514 6 130.00–132.00 $131.32 $675 -5.19
555–565 563 4 125.00 $125.00 $704 -6.60
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 -5.00
730 730 1 112.00 $112.00 $818 -5.00
780 780 1 107.00 $107.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 155.00 $155.00 $666 —
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 -3.48
555–560 558 2 130.00–133.00 $131.49 $734 —
625 625 2 125.00 $125.00 $781 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 155.00 $155.00 $589 —
400 400 1 138.00 $138.00 $552 -4.00
465–480 473 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $620 -3.56
540 540 1 127.00 $127.00 $686 +1.00
590 590 1 120.00 $120.00 $708 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1465 1203 80-85% 5 57.00–59.00 $58.28 $701 —
1085–1625 1340 80-85% 5 61.00–66.00 $63.22 $847 —
1470 1470 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $1,014 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935 935 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $570 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315 1315 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $789 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745–1870 1808 2 85.00–88.00 $86.55 $1,565 —
2015 2015 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,652 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,225.00 $1,212.50 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,125.00–1,175.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.