Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

369 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $127.75/cwt ≈ $1,134/hd at 888 lb · 55 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $130.00/cwt ≈ $926/hd at 712 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 369 216 270
Feeder cattle 305 208 212
Slaughter cattle 45 8 32
Replacement cattle 19 — 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
888 888 55 127.75 $127.75 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
712 712 11 130.00 $130.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585–598 594 3 135.00–137.00 $135.66 $806 —
650 650 1 127.00 $127.00 $826 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 142.00 $142.00 $547 -1.57
400–430 415 4 130.00–137.00 $133.52 $554 -1.33
480–485 483 3 127.00–132.00 $129.68 $626 -0.06
500–530 518 4 120.00–126.00 $124.30 $644 +0.34
557–565 559 4 120.00–122.00 $121.49 $679 +5.47
605–613 610 5 110.00–115.00 $112.20 $684 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 2 150.00 $150.00 $532 —
440 440 1 140.00 $140.00 $616 -6.00
455–470 463 2 135.00–140.00 $137.54 $637 -2.08
500–520 508 3 130.00–135.00 $133.36 $677 -3.64
650 650 2 115.00 $115.00 $748 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 137.00 $137.00 $534 —
415 415 1 127.00 $127.00 $527 -1.02
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 +1.00
515 515 1 117.00 $117.00 $603 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 155.00 $155.00 $597 —
400–435 417 3 140.00–147.00 $144.06 $601 -1.98
455–480 468 2 135.00–140.00 $137.57 $644 +3.54
515–535 527 3 130.00–133.00 $131.65 $694 +2.43
555–580 568 2 125.00–130.00 $127.56 $725 +2.56
615 615 1 120.00 $120.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 145.00 $145.00 $696 +5.00
550–580 565 2 135.00–137.00 $135.97 $768 —
695 695 1 118.00 $118.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 138.00 $138.00 $614 —
485 485 1 132.00 $132.00 $640 —
540 540 1 127.00 $127.00 $686 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1185 1100 80-85% 8 61.00–66.00 $63.60 $700 -4.78
1100–1570 1264 80-85% 8 67.00–73.00 $69.60 $880 —
1330 1330 80-85% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,037 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1355 1087 85-90% 6 60.00–65.00 $62.54 $680 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $860 —
1300 1300 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $806 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495–1965 1676 5 92.00–98.00 $96.15 $1,611 —
1650–1720 1682 3 85.00–90.00 $88.36 $1,486 —
1805 1805 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,859 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00

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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.