Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 13, 2021

545 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $125.00/cwt -9.50 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 547 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $147.72/cwt +2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 521 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 545 353 337
Feeder cattle 514 313 288
Slaughter cattle 31 22 49
Replacement cattle — 18 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–490 470 4 152.00–154.00 $153.48 $721 -0.52
517–545 521 13 140.00–149.00 $147.72 $770 +2.72
625 625 7 138.00 $138.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 137.00 $137.00 $952 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545–547 547 13 125.00 $125.00 $684 -9.50
550–590 570 2 120.00–122.00 $121.04 $690 -5.68
590 fancy 590 1 127.00 $127.00 $749 —
615–645 fancy 630 2 124.00–127.00 $125.54 $791 —
680–695 688 2 125.00–130.00 $127.47 $877 —
740 740 1 115.00 $115.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 140.00 $140.00 $476 -5.00
406–430 409 9 125.00–131.00 $130.30 $533 -7.74
465–495 487 9 120.00–126.00 $124.00 $604 -6.99
505–525 515 2 115.00–120.00 $117.55 $605 -7.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 120.00 $120.00 $510 -10.98
465–480 470 3 117.00 $117.00 $550 -8.00
535 535 2 112.00 $112.00 $599 -8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 152.00 $152.00 $540 -6.24
400–425 416 4 145.00–150.00 $148.27 $617 +3.39
450–495 472 5 130.00–138.00 $134.82 $636 -1.81
515–525 520 4 125.00–132.00 $129.73 $675 +2.03
550–565 557 3 120.00–125.00 $122.32 $681 -1.19
635 635 1 120.00 $120.00 $762 +4.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 152.00–154.00 $152.99 $620 +0.43
455–465 460 2 147.00–150.00 $148.48 $683 +3.48
525 525 1 135.00 $135.00 $709 -1.00
565 565 1 130.00 $130.00 $734 ±0.00
600–615 608 2 126.00–128.00 $126.99 $772 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 127.00 $127.00 $591 -3.00
540 540 1 121.00 $121.00 $653 +1.00
585 585 1 117.00 $117.00 $684 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1405 1224 80-85% 4 52.00–55.00 $53.07 $650 -8.75
1215–1415 1330 80-85% 5 56.00–61.00 $58.93 $784 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1470 1450 75-80% 2 57.00–59.00 $58.01 $841 —
1795 1795 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $987 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $530 —

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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.