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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 19, 2021

306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 306 313 563
Feeder cattle 230 272 462
Slaughter cattle 38 41 30
Replacement cattle 38 — 71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with 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
565 565 1 147.00 $147.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 140.00 $140.00 $777 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 147.00–150.00 $148.49 $465 +3.49
350–385 361 4 142.00 $142.00 $513 —
405–445 426 8 127.00–132.00 $129.95 $554 +3.94
450–485 460 5 125.00–130.00 $127.76 $588 +5.45
510–545 532 5 117.00–120.00 $117.61 $626 +0.96
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 ±0.00
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 +3.00
685 685 1 105.00 $105.00 $719 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 —
415 415 1 135.00 $135.00 $560 —
455 455 1 132.00 $132.00 $601 +2.00
595 595 1 120.00 $120.00 $714 -3.94
600–630 615 2 115.00–120.00 $117.44 $722 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 125.00 $125.00 $500 —
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 175.00 $175.00 $420 —
310–330 320 2 162.00 $162.00 $518 —
350 350 1 157.00 $157.00 $550 +2.00
400–440 424 4 140.00–145.00 $143.04 $606 -5.59
460–495 479 5 135.00–140.00 $136.43 $653 -0.28
500–535 518 3 127.00–132.00 $129.72 $672 +0.01
555–575 565 2 120.00–125.00 $122.46 $692 +0.67
615–635 625 2 118.00–122.00 $120.03 $750 —
685–695 690 2 112.00–115.00 $113.49 $783 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–530 510 3 135.00 $135.00 $688 —
565 565 1 130.00 $130.00 $734 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 132.00 $132.00 $594 +2.26
515 515 1 124.00 $124.00 $639 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1365 1196 80-85% 14 65.00–71.00 $67.84 $811 —
1155–1405 1223 80-85% 6 72.00–77.00 $74.24 $908 +14.47
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 75-80% 1 69.00 $69.00 $935 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1625 1236 4 91.00–97.00 $94.87 $1,173 —
1335–1885 1610 3 100.00–106.00 $102.34 $1,648 —

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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) 1 870.00 $870.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.