Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

385 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 385 543 293
Feeder cattle 342 485 256
Slaughter cattle 18 35 20
Replacement cattle 25 23 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 160.00 $160.00 $776 ±0.00
520–540 533 3 145.00–150.00 $148.38 $791 -1.12
625 625 2 132.00–135.00 $133.50 $834 —
650 650 1 127.00 $127.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 180.00 $180.00 $648 —
420–445 433 2 170.00–175.00 $172.57 $747 —
455 455 1 165.00 $165.00 $751 -2.00
730 730 1 125.00 $125.00 $912 -19.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 2 145.00 $145.00 $457 -5.00
355–385 365 3 137.00–142.00 $139.68 $510 -2.89
400–445 427 6 130.00–135.00 $133.31 $569 -2.96
455–490 476 4 125.00–132.00 $128.43 $611 -0.11
505–525 515 3 120.00–125.00 $123.30 $635 -2.27
555 555 1 122.00 $122.00 $677 +2.60
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 —
400–440 422 5 140.00–147.00 $144.37 $609 +4.19
515–530 523 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $685 -1.53
530–535 value added 533 2 142.00–145.00 $143.49 $765 -1.51
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 +0.58
610–625 616 4 120.00–125.00 $123.76 $762 -1.50
665–675 670 2 115.00–120.00 $117.52 $787 +0.52
695 695 1 122.00 $122.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 128.00 $128.00 $512 -2.98
475–485 478 3 120.00–122.00 $121.32 $580 -1.68
540 540 1 117.00 $117.00 $632 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 282 3 172.00–175.00 $174.09 $491 —
335 335 2 165.00 $165.00 $553 —
385 385 1 162.00 $162.00 $624 +4.43
400–425 416 4 152.00–157.00 $154.78 $644 +6.98
450–485 463 6 142.00–150.00 $146.29 $677 +10.55
500–540 523 7 125.00–130.00 $128.00 $669 -1.83
555–585 565 6 120.00–127.00 $123.87 $700 -1.79
615–625 620 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $738 -4.32
665 665 1 113.00 $113.00 $751 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 172.00 $172.00 $559 —
400–445 428 3 160.00–165.00 $162.24 $694 +4.83
505–530 522 7 135.00–142.00 $136.66 $713 +0.65
600–625 613 2 125.00–130.00 $127.45 $781 -2.08
690 690 1 120.00 $120.00 $828 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 3 140.00–147.00 $143.89 $612 +3.89
460–475 468 2 135.00–137.00 $136.02 $637 —
520 520 1 122.00 $122.00 $634 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1135 1133 80-85% 2 53.00–56.00 $54.50 $617 +1.79
1065–1360 1165 80-85% 3 58.00–59.00 $58.61 $683 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $520 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1935 1935 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,780 —

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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) 2 850.00 $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.