Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

544 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.07/cwt +3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 668 lb · 27 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.00/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 587 lb · 24 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.31/cwt -2.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 669 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 544 267 414
Feeder cattle 493 239 372
Slaughter cattle 35 28 27
Replacement cattle 16 — 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 8 175.00 $175.00 $889 —
568 568 7 168.00 $168.00 $954 —
663–672 669 19 152.00–153.00 $152.31 $1,019 —
725 725 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,015 —
778 778 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533 533 4 165.00 $165.00 $879 —
550 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 368 3 155.00–165.00 $159.86 $588 +4.86
405–425 411 4 145.00–155.00 $150.47 $618 —
518 value added 518 8 148.00 $148.00 $767 —
535 535 3 145.00 $145.00 $776 —
586–589 587 24 137.00–143.00 $138.00 $810 +0.51
625–630 628 4 130.00–135.00 $133.00 $835 +0.75
667 value added 667 24 135.00 $135.00 $900 —
655–680 672 3 125.00–130.00 $126.63 $851 -4.19
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 380 2 145.00–150.00 $147.53 $561 +1.54
400–445 431 6 137.00–142.00 $139.67 $602 +2.35
480–485 483 7 135.00–140.00 $137.14 $662 +2.15
500–540 520 9 130.00–137.00 $133.39 $694 +1.39
570–575 573 2 127.00–130.00 $128.49 $736 -0.99
620 620 1 122.00 $122.00 $756 +2.00
665–695 685 3 120.00 $120.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 132.00 $132.00 $548 —
495 495 1 130.00 $130.00 $644 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 177.00 $177.00 $611 —
375–380 378 2 162.00–172.00 $166.97 $631 -0.03
400–425 417 3 152.00–162.00 $156.42 $652 +1.39
450–495 466 7 145.00–150.00 $147.40 $687 +4.11
510–525 520 4 142.00–147.00 $144.76 $753 +4.91
585 585 2 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $796 —
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 -5.00
685 685 1 117.00 $117.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 195.00–197.00 $196.02 $663 —
355–380 371 5 175.00–180.00 $178.39 $662 -1.58
420–425 423 4 165.00–167.00 $166.01 $702 +2.18
565–575 570 2 142.00–145.00 $143.51 $818 +1.51
645 645 1 135.00 $135.00 $871 —
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 147.00 $147.00 $625 —
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 +3.00
540 540 2 137.00 $137.00 $740 +7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1195 1105 80-85% 3 65.00–66.00 $65.32 $722 —
1030–1420 1252 80-85% 7 67.00–71.00 $68.69 $860 —
1480 1480 80-85% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,125 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1140 1065 85-90% 2 63.00 $63.00 $671 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1700–1805 1753 2 89.00–92.00 $90.54 $1,587 —
1925–2180 2073 3 97.00–101.00 $99.08 $2,054 —

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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) 1 890.00 $890.00

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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.