Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 8, 2021

400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 400 178 383
Feeder cattle 345 150 349
Slaughter cattle 55 8 34
Replacement cattle — 20 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. 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
578 578 2 155.00 $155.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 155.00 $155.00 $798 —
635 635 1 145.00 $145.00 $921 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–365 358 2 140.00–145.00 $142.55 $510 -2.28
400–445 419 8 135.00–145.00 $140.64 $589 +4.28
450–490 472 6 130.00–137.00 $133.45 $630 +1.45
505–545 531 9 120.00–127.00 $122.48 $650 -1.04
565–595 575 4 118.00–122.00 $120.50 $693 +0.97
685 685 1 112.00 $112.00 $767 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 152.00–155.00 $153.50 $606 -2.50
400 400 1 150.00 $150.00 $600 —
450–465 458 3 140.00–142.00 $140.67 $644 —
500–535 515 4 130.00–137.00 $133.46 $687 —
570–575 573 2 125.00–130.00 $127.51 $731 —
610–645 628 2 122.00–125.00 $123.54 $776 —
685 685 1 125.00 $125.00 $856 ±0.00
725 725 1 117.00 $117.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 —
460–475 470 3 125.00–127.00 $125.65 $591 +0.65
525 525 1 117.00 $117.00 $614 -1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 172.00 $172.00 $568 —
390 390 1 162.00 $162.00 $632 —
405–440 428 5 146.00–152.00 $148.36 $635 -13.64
455–485 468 7 135.00–142.00 $139.00 $651 -1.85
515–530 525 5 132.00–137.00 $134.21 $705 +0.68
560–585 573 2 125.00–130.00 $127.55 $731 -2.45
600–635 613 3 120.00–130.00 $125.68 $770 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 200.00 $200.00 $580 —
345 345 1 180.00 $180.00 $621 —
350–390 364 6 172.00–180.00 $175.41 $638 —
420–445 433 2 155.00–160.00 $157.57 $682 -15.90
450–460 453 3 150.00–155.00 $152.33 $690 —
585 585 1 135.00 $135.00 $790 —
610 610 1 135.00 $135.00 $824 +2.48
715 715 1 127.00 $127.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 -7.00
470 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 -5.00
525 525 1 127.00 $127.00 $667 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1240 1114 80-85% 5 63.00–65.00 $64.37 $717 —
1050–1490 1232 80-85% 11 67.00–71.00 $68.33 $842 —
1280–1295 1288 80-85% 2 73.00–75.00 $74.01 $953 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1370 1174 85-90% 5 63.00–65.00 $64.40 $756 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1390 1380 75-80% 2 69.00–71.00 $69.99 $966 —
1515–1585 1550 75-80% 2 73.00–75.00 $73.98 $1,147 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–2165 1840 2 93.00–94.00 $93.59 $1,722 —
1895 1895 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,876 —

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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.