Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 21, 2021

287 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $148.33/cwt +14.82 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 512 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 287 724 0
Feeder cattle 259 574 0
Slaughter cattle 18 86 0
Replacement cattle 10 64 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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
450 450 7 165.00 $165.00 $742 +10.00
510–549 544 8 150.00–153.00 $152.65 $830 +0.09
625 625 2 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $922 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–661 660 8 147.00–154.00 $153.13 $1,011 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 152.00–155.00 $153.47 $595 +2.46
495 495 1 150.00 $150.00 $742 +8.99
510 value added 510 12 150.00 $150.00 $765 —
510–525 520 3 140.00–145.00 $141.63 $736 +8.12
575 575 2 135.00 $135.00 $776 +4.00
591 value added 591 6 140.00 $140.00 $827 —
600–630 619 5 127.00–132.00 $129.81 $804 +4.81
655–695 673 3 122.00–125.00 $124.00 $835 +4.00
700–730 715 2 120.00–124.00 $122.04 $873 +8.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 152.00 $152.00 $486 +5.00
370–380 378 4 145.00–147.00 $146.51 $554 +5.50
400–430 415 2 140.00 $140.00 $581 +2.41
450–475 463 9 132.00–145.00 $139.68 $647 +7.07
500–540 533 6 135.00–137.00 $135.34 $721 +7.77
555–595 573 3 127.00–132.00 $129.61 $743 +3.96
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 +5.00
535 535 1 125.00 $125.00 $669 +4.00
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 165.00 $165.00 $599 +4.00
405–410 408 2 152.00–155.00 $153.51 $626 -1.02
495 495 1 142.00 $142.00 $703 -4.27
510–540 533 4 135.00–137.00 $136.01 $725 +1.65
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 -2.54
605 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 +0.52
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 150.00 $150.00 $742 -3.65
505–535 517 3 142.00 $142.00 $734 +2.00
580 580 2 140.00 $140.00 $812 +1.04
615–635 629 4 130.00–140.00 $134.21 $844 -1.48
765 765 1 125.00 $125.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 137.00 $137.00 $616 -2.42

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $760 —
1085–1510 1281 80-85% 6 67.00–69.00 $68.03 $871 -4.42
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1240 1075 85-90% 2 62.00–67.00 $64.88 $697 +2.53

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1090 1073 2 88.00–89.00 $88.49 $949 —
1695–1800 1748 2 95.00–97.00 $96.03 $1,679 —

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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 1,200.00 $1,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
— — 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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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.