Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 28, 2021

411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $136.00/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 493 lb · 14 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $107.00/cwt ≈ $870/hd at 813 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 411 326 0
Feeder cattle 309 275 0
Slaughter cattle 80 27 0
Replacement cattle 22 24 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to 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
405–430 418 2 162.00–165.00 $163.54 $684 —
610 610 1 135.00 $135.00 $824 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 162.00 $162.00 $737 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 177.00 $177.00 $389 —
295 295 1 160.00 $160.00 $472 —
340 340 1 152.00 $152.00 $517 -3.00
360–380 370 2 150.00 $150.00 $555 -2.52
430–440 435 2 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $613 -2.14
450–455 452 3 135.00–140.00 $138.34 $625 +0.04
500–540 523 4 130.00–135.00 $131.29 $687 -0.98
570 570 1 125.00 $125.00 $712 ±0.00
605–630 621 5 120.00–125.00 $122.39 $760 +0.39
680–695 688 2 115.00 $115.00 $791 -2.00
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
813 813 10 107.00 $107.00 $870 —
898 898 6 106.00 $106.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 150.00 $150.00 $502 —
355–390 376 5 140.00–145.00 $141.38 $532 +0.37
400–430 410 4 132.00–137.00 $134.77 $553 +2.59
450–485 463 7 125.00–130.00 $127.96 $592 +1.17
500–545 517 3 122.00–125.00 $122.97 $636 -2.18
575–590 583 2 115.00–117.00 $116.01 $676 -2.16
635 635 1 115.00 $115.00 $730 +1.80
740 740 1 105.00 $105.00 $777 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 127.00–130.00 $128.54 $544 +0.54
465 465 2 122.00 $122.00 $567 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 170.00 $170.00 $468 —
330–335 333 2 165.00–167.00 $166.01 $553 —
400–440 421 5 150.00–155.00 $152.85 $643 +4.70
455–499 493 14 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $670 -1.36
500–520 511 4 130.00–137.00 $133.51 $682 +2.19
645 645 1 117.00 $117.00 $755 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 185.00 $185.00 $407 —
305–325 318 3 170.00–175.00 $171.60 $546 —
365 365 1 167.00 $167.00 $610 —
490 490 1 150.00 $150.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 142.00 $142.00 $568 +4.00
465 465 1 132.00 $132.00 $614 +1.02
505 505 1 127.00 $127.00 $641 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1140 1047 80-85% 5 59.00–62.00 $60.76 $636 —
870–1435 1089 80-85% 33 62.00–68.00 $65.34 $712 —
1130–1175 1157 80-85% 3 69.00–70.00 $69.66 $806 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1125 988 85-90% 12 60.00–63.00 $61.29 $606 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1465 1375 75-80% 4 64.00–68.00 $66.37 $913 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1810 1578 2 98.00–99.00 $98.57 $1,555 —
1705–2060 1836 4 90.00–93.00 $91.67 $1,683 +5.12
1940 1940 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,688 —

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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) 1 870.00 $870.00

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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.