Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 9, 2021

319 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 319 369 0
Feeder cattle 272 305 0
Slaughter cattle 37 45 0
Replacement cattle 10 19 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. 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
575 575 1 152.00 $152.00 $874 —
660 660 1 132.00 $132.00 $871 —
715–720 717 3 125.00–130.00 $126.67 $908 -3.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–590 570 2 147.00 $147.00 $838 +11.34
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 -2.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $534 +0.50
415–440 427 3 130.00–135.00 $132.29 $565 -1.23
475–485 480 3 127.00–132.00 $129.65 $622 -0.03
500–540 517 3 120.00–125.00 $122.94 $636 -1.36
555–595 566 5 117.00–122.00 $119.64 $677 -1.85
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 +2.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 155.00 $155.00 $504 —
360 360 1 152.00 $152.00 $547 +2.00
405 405 1 140.00 $140.00 $567 ±0.00
450 450 1 135.00 $135.00 $608 -2.54
505 505 2 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $669 -0.86
560 560 1 127.00 $127.00 $711 —
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 —
665–675 672 3 115.00–120.00 $118.33 $795 +3.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 137.00 $137.00 $541 ±0.00
400–415 408 2 125.00–127.00 $125.98 $514 -1.02
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 —
540 540 1 117.00 $117.00 $632 ±0.00
585 585 1 115.00 $115.00 $673 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 167.00 $167.00 $534 —
355 355 3 160.00–165.00 $163.33 $580 +8.33
415–440 427 3 142.00–148.00 $145.04 $619 +0.98
455–460 458 4 132.00–137.00 $133.99 $614 -3.58
500–525 508 3 130.00–135.00 $132.38 $672 +0.73
550 550 1 122.00 $122.00 $671 -5.56
660 660 1 117.00 $117.00 $772 —
705–745 725 2 112.00 $112.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 152.00–155.00 $153.48 $629 —
460 460 1 145.00 $145.00 $667 ±0.00
615 615 1 127.00 $127.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 155.00 $155.00 $574 —
455 455 1 128.00 $128.00 $582 -4.00
505 505 1 122.00 $122.00 $616 -5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1250 1095 80-85% 2 63.00–64.00 $63.43 $695 —
1000–1520 1211 80-85% 12 66.00–72.00 $69.59 $843 —
1420 1420 80-85% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,051 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1530 1345 75-80% 3 66.00–70.00 $68.44 $921 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1065 1010 85-90% 2 61.00–63.00 $62.05 $627 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,088 —
1440–1785 1579 4 93.00–97.00 $94.71 $1,495 —

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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) 1 970.00 $970.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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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.