Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 15, 2021

500 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 500 400 223
Feeder cattle 444 345 181
Slaughter cattle 41 55 42
Replacement cattle 15 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 170.00 $170.00 $680 —
555 555 1 145.00 $145.00 $805 -10.00
635 635 1 145.00 $145.00 $921 —
655 655 1 140.00 $140.00 $917 —
725 725 1 135.00 $135.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 -15.00
605–635 622 3 132.00–135.00 $133.98 $833 -11.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 367 3 135.00–140.00 $137.25 $504 -5.30
400–445 420 4 127.00–132.00 $129.26 $543 -11.38
460–495 481 4 120.00–125.00 $123.71 $595 -9.74
510–545 535 6 117.00–122.00 $120.83 $646 -1.65
555–595 569 6 115.00–120.00 $117.82 $670 -2.68
610–645 627 3 112.00–117.00 $114.62 $719 —
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 5 126.00 $126.00 $658 —
583 583 9 123.00 $123.00 $717 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 135.00 $135.00 $580 -15.00
455 455 3 130.00–135.00 $131.67 $599 -9.00
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 +1.46
640–645 fancy 643 2 127.00 $127.00 $817 —
650–680 667 3 120.00–125.00 $122.30 $816 -2.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 408 3 120.00–122.00 $121.33 $495 -8.67
470–490 480 2 117.00 $117.00 $562 -8.65
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 366 4 160.00–165.00 $162.32 $594 +0.32
415–425 419 4 140.00–150.00 $145.01 $608 -3.35
455–490 473 7 132.00–137.00 $133.55 $632 -5.45
510–540 526 7 122.00–130.00 $126.15 $664 -8.06
555–590 578 4 120.00–124.00 $121.98 $705 -5.57
635–640 638 2 115.00–120.00 $117.49 $750 -8.19
655 655 1 112.00 $112.00 $734 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–365 360 2 170.00–175.00 $172.53 $621 -2.88
415–425 422 3 155.00–160.00 $158.32 $668 +0.75
500 500 1 135.00 $135.00 $675 —
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 -5.00
605–635 622 3 125.00–130.00 $126.70 $788 -8.30
655–685 663 4 120.00–122.00 $121.01 $802 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 157.00 $157.00 $557 —
425 425 1 137.00 $137.00 $582 -3.00
465–490 473 3 125.00–127.00 $126.31 $597 -3.69
515 515 1 117.00 $117.00 $603 -10.00
595 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 —
600 600 1 112.00 $112.00 $672 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1245 1135 80-85% 2 69.00–71.00 $70.10 $796 +5.73
1160–1520 1303 80-85% 9 64.00–68.00 $65.91 $859 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1610 1442 75-80% 3 66.00–68.00 $66.95 $965 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1115 1108 85-90% 2 60.00–62.00 $61.01 $676 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1385 1330 2 101.00–105.00 $102.92 $1,369 —
1235–1490 1373 3 92.00–97.00 $94.41 $1,296 —
1170–1700 1490 3 88.00–89.00 $88.26 $1,315 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00

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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.