Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.75/cwt ≈ $981/hd at 702 lb · 65 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.18/cwt -7.82 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 637 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 493 362 0
Feeder cattle 441 317 0
Slaughter cattle 41 34 0
Replacement cattle 11 11 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate 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
515–530 523 2 160.00–165.00 $162.54 $850 +2.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–565 558 2 145.00 $145.00 $809 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
702 702 65 139.75 $139.75 $981 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 160.00–162.00 $161.02 $520 —
360–385 377 3 152.00–155.00 $152.96 $577 +2.96
410–430 420 2 142.00–148.00 $144.93 $609 -2.07
455 455 1 142.00 $142.00 $646 —
550–575 561 4 132.00–135.00 $133.50 $749 —
600–645 637 13 125.00–130.00 $129.18 $823 -2.82
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 326 4 150.00–157.00 $154.69 $504 +4.69
370 370 1 147.00 $147.00 $544 +6.26
400–445 414 4 132.00–137.00 $135.76 $562 -1.66
450–465 457 3 130.00–135.00 $132.68 $606 +2.02
500–545 523 3 127.00–132.00 $129.63 $678 -0.19
585 585 1 127.00 $127.00 $743 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 130.00 $130.00 $546 -0.50
470 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 -2.00
515 515 1 124.00 $124.00 $639 +4.00
555 555 1 120.00 $120.00 $666 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 168.00 $168.00 $546 —
360 360 1 162.00 $162.00 $583 —
405–425 417 6 152.00–155.00 $154.00 $642 -1.23
450–485 463 6 142.00–147.00 $144.68 $670 +3.67
510–545 524 7 132.00–140.00 $135.75 $711 +0.07
560 560 2 130.00 $130.00 $728 -3.01
615–645 633 4 125.00–130.00 $127.45 $807 -1.07
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 155.00 $155.00 $574 —
425 425 1 150.00 $150.00 $638 +3.00
455–485 470 4 135.00–137.00 $136.48 $641 -0.52
500–540 520 2 130.00 $130.00 $676 +1.00
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–635 623 4 125.00–137.00 $131.46 $819 -6.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $755 -5.10
1085–1375 1238 80-85% 8 68.00–73.00 $70.45 $872 —
1385–1395 1390 80-85% 2 75.00 $75.00 $1,042 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1410 1373 75-80% 5 69.00–73.00 $70.82 $972 +3.31
1605 1605 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,236 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925 925 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $592 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,437 —
1500–1795 1632 3 95.00–98.00 $96.35 $1,572 —
1845 1845 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,937 —

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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) 2 875.00–900.00 $887.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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.