Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 28, 2021

362 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.82/cwt -5.52 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 513 lb · 12 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $136.00/cwt ≈ $1,051/hd at 773 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 362 287 645
Feeder cattle 317 259 563
Slaughter cattle 34 18 68
Replacement cattle 11 10 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
515 515 1 160.00 $160.00 $824 —
641 641 4 147.00 $147.00 $942 —
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 -13.13
705 value added 705 3 149.00 $149.00 $1,050 —
740 740 1 135.00 $135.00 $999 —
773 value added 773 12 136.00 $136.00 $1,051 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 4 155.00 $155.00 $725 -10.00
500–505 503 2 152.00 $152.00 $765 —
590 590 1 145.00 $145.00 $856 —
606 606 4 140.00 $140.00 $848 -7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 147.00 $147.00 $742 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 152.00 $152.00 $418 —
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 -2.00
375–398 395 9 140.00–147.00 $140.74 $556 -5.77
423–440 429 5 135.00–140.00 $137.42 $590 -2.58
450–495 472 3 130.00–132.00 $130.66 $617 -9.02
500–535 513 12 125.00–131.00 $129.82 $666 -5.52
600 600 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $735 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 -3.47
405 405 1 147.00 $147.00 $595 —
605 fancy 605 1 142.00 $142.00 $859 —
620 620 1 132.00 $132.00 $818 +2.19
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 +6.00
680 fancy 680 2 135.00 $135.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 419 4 130.00–132.00 $130.50 $547 —
455–470 463 2 127.00 $127.00 $588 -3.00
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 409 4 152.00–157.00 $155.23 $635 +1.72
480–490 485 2 140.00–142.00 $141.01 $684 -0.99
525–540 530 3 135.00–137.00 $135.68 $719 -0.33
555–565 560 2 132.00–134.00 $133.01 $745 +3.01
625–645 635 2 127.00–130.00 $128.52 $816 +3.52
655 655 1 122.00 $122.00 $799 —
745 745 1 120.00 $120.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 2 170.00–175.00 $172.41 $626 —
500–530 510 3 140.00–145.00 $141.63 $722 -0.37
625–645 635 4 135.00–142.00 $137.72 $875 +3.51
675–690 681 4 132.00–135.00 $133.50 $909 —
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 147.00 $147.00 $654 —
455 455 1 137.00 $137.00 $623 ±0.00
540 540 1 129.00 $129.00 $697 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1130 1105 80-85% 2 73.00 $73.00 $807 —
1005–1475 1169 80-85% 7 67.00–71.00 $69.10 $808 +4.10
1195–1490 1340 80-85% 5 62.00–66.00 $64.05 $858 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1465 1393 75-80% 4 67.00–68.00 $67.51 $940 —
1530 1530 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $964 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1200 1083 85-90% 4 62.00–65.00 $63.28 $685 -1.60

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725 1725 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,552 -6.03
1635–1825 1738 3 93.00–98.00 $95.62 $1,662 -0.41

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Bred Cows

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.