Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 267 296 0
Feeder cattle 239 241 0
Slaughter cattle 28 34 0
Replacement cattle — 21 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. 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
430 430 1 185.00 $185.00 $796 —
605–640 622 3 147.00–150.00 $149.00 $927 —
660 value added 660 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,023 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–620 613 2 140.00 $140.00 $858 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 155.00 $155.00 $566 ±0.00
450–485 472 3 140.00–150.00 $144.06 $680 —
550–555 553 2 135.00–140.00 $137.49 $760 +0.82
600–635 623 3 130.00–137.00 $132.25 $824 -0.24
656–665 658 6 127.00–132.00 $130.82 $861 +3.82
730 fancy 730 1 130.00 $130.00 $949 —
790 790 1 122.00 $122.00 $964 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–360 355 2 145.00–147.00 $145.99 $518 —
410–445 425 6 135.00–140.00 $137.32 $584 -6.44
455–495 468 6 132.00–137.00 $134.99 $632 -3.60
525 525 1 132.00 $132.00 $693 +1.21
585–595 590 2 127.00–132.00 $129.48 $764 +5.77
625 625 1 120.00 $120.00 $750 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 130.00 $130.00 $630 +1.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 2 175.00–185.00 $179.97 $689 +2.45
410–425 419 5 162.00–165.00 $163.83 $686 -3.17
455–470 463 2 150.00–155.00 $152.46 $706 -6.55
500–520 510 3 147.00–152.00 $149.69 $763 +7.69
555–590 573 2 142.00 $142.00 $814 +2.00
600–615 608 2 138.00–142.00 $140.02 $851 +3.38
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 167.00 $167.00 $635 —
400–445 429 4 153.00–157.00 $155.03 $665 -9.55
465–485 470 4 142.00–147.00 $143.29 $673 -10.43
500–530 520 5 136.00–142.00 $139.85 $727 +4.38
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 137.00 $137.00 $630 -10.00
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 -2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 76.00 $76.00 $882 —
1080–1365 1232 80-85% 3 64.00–67.00 $65.78 $810 +0.78
1190–1480 1292 80-85% 3 68.00–72.00 $69.63 $900 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1415 1295 75-80% 2 70.00–72.00 $70.91 $918 —
1415 1415 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,090 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $723 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1570 1446 4 90.00–93.00 $91.46 $1,323 —
1555–1825 1673 4 98.00–102.00 $99.90 $1,671 —
1875–2095 1985 2 103.00 $103.00 $2,045 —

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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.