Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 30, 2021

339 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.75/cwt ≈ $995/hd at 712 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 339 442 0
Feeder cattle 273 352 0
Slaughter cattle 54 65 0
Replacement cattle 12 25 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good 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
610 610 1 140.00 $140.00 $854 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
712 712 69 139.75 $139.75 $995 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 155.00 $155.00 $496 —
355–385 367 3 147.00–155.00 $152.20 $559 +7.20
405 405 1 140.00 $140.00 $567 -2.50
450–455 453 2 138.00–140.00 $139.01 $630 +2.01
535 535 1 137.00 $137.00 $733 +4.88
550–573 570 8 130.00–134.00 $133.52 $761 +3.52
600–645 623 2 125.00–132.00 $128.63 $801 +2.68
660 660 1 122.00 $122.00 $805 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 312 3 148.00–150.00 $148.72 $464 —
355–370 363 2 142.00–145.00 $143.53 $521 +2.54
405–425 415 3 132.00–135.00 $134.02 $556 -0.18
455–495 483 4 130.00–133.00 $131.24 $634 +0.22
515–540 531 5 127.00–130.00 $128.59 $683 +2.09
565 565 2 125.00 $125.00 $706 +0.79
710 710 1 100.00 $100.00 $710 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 129.00 $129.00 $535 -1.00
475 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 165.00–170.00 $167.54 $511 —
355 355 1 160.00 $160.00 $568 -0.01
410–425 417 3 152.00–157.00 $154.64 $645 +10.29
455–485 465 4 148.00–152.00 $149.97 $697 +8.51
500–525 515 5 130.00–136.00 $133.83 $689 -0.94
585 585 1 130.00 $130.00 $760 +1.50
605–635 620 2 120.00–127.00 $123.42 $765 -0.06
710–740 725 2 115.00–117.00 $116.02 $841 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 322 3 172.00–180.00 $175.57 $565 —
380–390 385 2 167.00–170.00 $168.48 $649 —
400–415 410 3 160.00–165.00 $163.37 $670 +10.95
455–470 463 2 157.00–160.00 $158.48 $734 +8.48
525–530 528 2 140.00–142.00 $141.00 $744 -0.01
585 585 1 137.00 $137.00 $801 —
620–645 633 2 130.00–135.00 $132.45 $838 +3.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 423 3 147.00–150.00 $148.98 $630 +13.98
455 455 1 140.00 $140.00 $637 +8.51

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1360 1064 80-85% 6 64.00–65.00 $64.69 $688 —
950–1460 1215 80-85% 12 66.00–70.00 $67.61 $821 -5.50
1155–1485 1302 80-85% 5 72.00–74.00 $72.38 $942 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1140 1073 85-90% 5 58.00–60.00 $59.41 $637 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1780 1415 75-80% 5 64.00–70.00 $67.60 $957 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,330 —
1420–1815 1642 3 86.00–88.00 $87.42 $1,435 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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.