Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 11, 2021

296 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 296 493 332
Feeder cattle 241 441 254
Slaughter cattle 34 41 44
Replacement cattle 21 11 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 3 150.00–155.00 $152.30 $503 -2.39
415–445 430 4 142.00–145.00 $143.76 $618 +8.00
455–470 463 5 135.00–142.00 $138.59 $642 +5.91
500–515 507 5 127.00–135.00 $130.79 $663 +1.16
570–595 578 3 122.00–127.00 $123.71 $715 -3.29
625 625 1 122.00 $122.00 $762 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 155.00 $155.00 $542 +2.04
545–548 548 6 138.00–142.00 $138.66 $760 —
565–595 581 6 135.00–140.00 $136.67 $794 +3.17
610–615 613 2 130.00–135.00 $132.49 $812 +3.31
650–665 658 2 127.00 $127.00 $836 —
750 750 1 115.00 $115.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 132.00–135.00 $133.50 $561 +3.50
485–490 487 3 127.00–130.00 $128.99 $628 +3.99
505–535 520 2 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $637 -1.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 170.00 $170.00 $544 +2.00
400–420 410 5 160.00–168.00 $164.58 $675 +10.58
455–485 468 4 152.00–155.00 $153.72 $719 +9.04
505–545 520 7 132.00–138.00 $135.47 $704 -0.28
575–595 585 2 132.00–137.00 $134.46 $787 +4.46
610–635 618 3 125.00 $125.00 $772 -2.45
650–660 655 2 117.00–120.00 $118.49 $776 -3.51
715–745 730 2 115.00–117.00 $115.98 $847 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 368 2 175.00–180.00 $177.52 $653 —
430 430 1 167.00 $167.00 $718 —
455–460 458 2 158.00–160.00 $159.01 $728 —
525 525 1 142.00 $142.00 $746 —
585 585 1 140.00 $140.00 $819 —
600–635 618 3 135.00–138.00 $136.64 $844 +5.18
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 154.00 $154.00 $685 +4.00
470 470 1 147.00 $147.00 $691 +10.52
540 540 2 132.00 $132.00 $713 +2.00
580 580 2 127.00 $127.00 $737 —
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1350 1201 80-85% 8 67.00–72.00 $68.77 $826 —
1130–1275 1218 80-85% 5 64.00–66.00 $65.00 $792 -5.45

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,165 —
1175–1920 1548 2 97.00–99.00 $97.76 $1,513 +4.76

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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) 3 850.00–875.00 $866.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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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.