Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $140.00/cwt ≈ $746/hd at 533 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 442 319 0
Feeder cattle 352 272 0
Slaughter cattle 65 37 0
Replacement cattle 25 10 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. 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
533 thin fleshed 533 12 140.00 $140.00 $746 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 170.00 $170.00 $756 —
600 600 1 145.00 $145.00 $870 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 145.00 $145.00 $522 -7.00
410–420 415 4 140.00–145.00 $142.50 $591 +2.50
475 475 1 137.00 $137.00 $651 +2.00
510–545 528 9 130.00–137.00 $132.12 $698 -0.38
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 +3.00
605–625 618 4 122.00–130.00 $125.95 $778 +5.95
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 +1.67
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $505 -1.51
400–425 414 5 132.00–137.00 $134.20 $556 +1.91
460–485 475 3 130.00–133.00 $131.02 $622 +1.37
505–530 514 4 125.00–127.00 $126.50 $650 +3.56
560–595 574 4 120.00–127.00 $124.21 $713 +4.57
600–615 608 2 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $705 +0.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 130.00 $130.00 $572 +4.02
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 158.00–162.00 $160.01 $573 -3.32
400–445 416 6 140.00–147.00 $144.35 $600 -0.69
455–490 475 4 140.00–144.00 $141.46 $672 +7.47
515–540 531 4 132.00–137.00 $134.77 $716 +2.39
585 585 2 127.00–130.00 $128.50 $752 +6.50
605–625 615 2 122.00–125.00 $123.48 $759 —
650–660 653 3 112.00–115.00 $114.01 $744 -2.99
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 150.00–155.00 $152.42 $629 -1.06
455 455 1 150.00 $150.00 $682 +5.00
515–525 520 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $733 —
600–605 603 2 127.00–130.00 $128.51 $775 +1.51
650–690 677 3 120.00–122.00 $120.68 $817 —
795 795 1 107.00 $107.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 —
470–490 480 2 131.00–132.00 $131.49 $631 +3.49
505–540 523 2 127.00–130.00 $128.45 $672 +6.45

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1360 1159 80-85% 10 63.00–69.00 $66.99 $776 —
1015–1445 1207 80-85% 15 70.00–76.00 $73.11 $882 +3.52
1110–1380 1245 80-85% 2 78.00–84.00 $80.67 $1,004 +11.08
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1525 1145 85-90% 7 62.00–73.00 $66.07 $757 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $951 —
1550 1550 75-80% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,256 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,072 —
1355–1960 1738 3 91.00–96.00 $93.97 $1,633 —
1925 1925 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,925 —

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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) 1 940.00 $940.00

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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 2 1,150.00 $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.