Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 14, 2021

724 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 724 339 318
Feeder cattle 574 273 262
Slaughter cattle 86 54 35
Replacement cattle 64 12 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 155.00 $155.00 $713 —
500–525 513 2 150.00–155.00 $152.56 $783 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 160.00 $160.00 $896 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 147.00 $147.00 $463 -1.72
365–370 368 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $519 -2.52
400–440 423 5 135.00–140.00 $137.59 $582 +3.57
450–485 465 5 130.00–135.00 $132.61 $617 +1.37
500–540 522 7 125.00–130.00 $127.57 $666 -1.02
550–595 576 5 122.00–127.00 $125.65 $724 +0.65
620–630 623 3 120.00 $120.00 $748 —
650–665 658 2 115.00 $115.00 $757 —
735 735 1 110.00 $110.00 $808 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 150.00–152.00 $151.01 $533 -1.19
410–420 415 3 142.00–146.00 $144.32 $599 +4.32
470–480 475 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $670 +2.00
510–520 515 2 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $688 -3.49
550–555 553 2 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $724 -2.52
610–625 618 2 125.00 $125.00 $772 -3.63
690 690 1 120.00 $120.00 $828 -2.00
715–745 730 2 112.00–115.00 $113.47 $828 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 428 4 130.00–132.00 $130.51 $559 +1.51
475 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 ±0.00
500 500 1 121.00 $121.00 $605 —
580 580 1 118.00 $118.00 $684 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 172.00 $172.00 $576 +4.46
365 365 2 160.00–162.00 $161.00 $588 +1.00
410–435 419 4 150.00–158.00 $154.53 $647 -0.11
455–475 463 4 145.00–148.00 $146.27 $677 -3.70
505–530 516 5 130.00–138.00 $134.36 $693 +0.53
565–585 575 2 130.00–135.00 $132.54 $762 +2.54
625–635 630 2 122.00–127.00 $124.48 $784 +1.06
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 180.00 $180.00 $621 +4.43
355–360 358 2 170.00–180.00 $175.03 $627 +6.55
400–425 412 3 160.00–164.00 $161.98 $667 -1.39
455–495 475 2 150.00–157.00 $153.65 $730 -4.83
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 -1.00
555–575 565 4 137.00–141.00 $138.96 $785 +1.96
605–620 612 3 132.00–140.00 $135.69 $830 +3.24
650–660 655 2 129.00–135.00 $131.98 $864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 147.00 $147.00 $610 -1.98
450–480 465 2 137.00–142.00 $139.42 $648 -0.58
525 525 1 127.00 $127.00 $667 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1170 1113 80-85% 2 64.00 $64.00 $712 —
910–1340 1129 80-85% 17 65.00–70.00 $67.68 $764 —
945–1745 1278 80-85% 6 71.00–75.00 $72.45 $926 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1115 1062 85-90% 3 62.00–63.00 $62.35 $662 +2.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1520 1402 75-80% 3 66.00–69.00 $67.75 $950 +0.15

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,016 —
1500–2020 1664 5 93.00–94.00 $93.20 $1,551 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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.