Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.75/cwt ≈ $794/hd at 560 lb · 23 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $134.00/cwt ≈ $1,075/hd at 802 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 353 423 507
Feeder cattle 313 387 431
Slaughter cattle 22 36 45
Replacement cattle 18 — 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on 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
776 776 7 138.00 $138.00 $1,071 —
802 802 13 134.00 $134.00 $1,075 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 6 154.00 $154.00 $762 —
540 540 1 145.00 $145.00 $783 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 420 3 142.00–145.00 $142.98 $601 —
455–480 465 4 135.00–137.00 $136.49 $635 +6.49
545 545 2 132.00–137.00 $134.50 $733 —
559 value added 559 20 144.00 $144.00 $805 —
555–585 567 3 125.00–130.00 $126.72 $719 —
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 145.00 $145.00 $464 —
350–380 368 3 137.00–142.00 $139.74 $514 —
410–445 431 4 135.00–140.00 $138.04 $595 +11.41
455–485 468 6 128.00–132.00 $130.99 $613 +8.50
505–545 518 5 122.00–127.00 $125.21 $649 +8.97
555–575 570 4 120.00–122.00 $120.49 $687 +6.08
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 425 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $557 +9.96
495 495 1 125.00 $125.00 $619 +8.48
535–545 538 7 120.00 $120.00 $646 +8.64
565–585 575 2 117.00 $117.00 $673 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 160.00–165.00 $162.54 $528 —
355–385 365 3 155.00–160.00 $158.24 $578 —
400–440 423 6 142.00–147.00 $144.88 $613 +8.65
460–490 472 3 135.00–140.00 $136.63 $645 +4.88
505–540 530 6 124.00–130.00 $127.70 $677 +5.33
555–565 560 2 122.00–125.00 $123.51 $692 +4.52
610–620 615 2 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $713 +2.45
655–685 670 2 113.00–115.00 $113.98 $764 +3.98
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 170.00–175.00 $172.40 $540 —
400–420 410 2 150.00–155.00 $152.56 $625 —
490 490 1 145.00 $145.00 $710 —
515 515 2 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $700 —
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 —
665 665 1 117.00 $117.00 $778 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 155.00 $155.00 $527 —
485 485 1 130.00 $130.00 $630 +6.44
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 +3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1345 1235 80-85% 6 60.00–64.00 $61.82 $763 —
1145–1370 1258 80-85% 2 57.00 $57.00 $717 -6.13
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $758 —
1235–1495 1395 75-80% 3 61.00–64.00 $62.66 $874 —

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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) 2 800.00–860.00 $830.00

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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.