Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 10, 2021

675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.92/cwt +14.16 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 621 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.61/cwt +4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $756/hd at 534 lb · 48 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.77/cwt ≈ $950/hd at 656 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 675 385 0
Feeder cattle 629 342 0
Slaughter cattle 46 18 0
Replacement cattle — 25 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade active with very good 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
370 370 1 182.00 $182.00 $673 +2.00
579 579 7 160.00 $160.00 $926 —
654–663 656 35 144.00–145.00 $144.77 $950 —
730 value added 730 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,058 —
775–778 778 6 136.00–137.00 $136.17 $1,059 —
825 fancy 825 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,172 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 142.00–144.00 $143.03 $591 -1.34
450–451 451 10 137.00–141.00 $140.60 $634 —
500–525 513 2 130.00–135.00 $132.56 $680 +1.57
535 value added 535 46 142.00 $142.00 $760 -1.49
560 value added 560 6 140.00 $140.00 $784 —
555–580 563 3 127.00–130.00 $128.97 $726 -1.03
610–625 618 2 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $779 +2.23
612–637 value added 621 55 138.00–139.00 $138.35 $859 —
650–675 663 2 116.00–118.00 $116.98 $776 -0.54
675 value added 675 4 135.00 $135.00 $911 —
723–740 value added 726 34 125.00–130.00 $125.90 $914 —
770 fancy 770 2 129.00 $129.00 $993 —
777 value added 777 5 123.00 $123.00 $956 —
873 value added 873 8 120.00 $120.00 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 145.00 $145.00 $490 ±0.00
350–355 353 2 137.00–140.00 $138.49 $489 -1.19
400–445 426 5 135.00–138.00 $136.63 $582 +3.32
450–486 476 11 127.00–132.00 $129.44 $616 +1.01
500–530 512 5 123.00–126.00 $124.59 $638 +1.29
555–570 563 3 120.00–125.00 $122.31 $689 +0.31
600–630 615 2 117.00–120.00 $118.54 $729 +3.54
665 665 1 112.00 $112.00 $745 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 2 130.00–132.00 $131.03 $567 +3.03
470–490 480 2 125.00 $125.00 $600 +3.68
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 165.00 $165.00 $495 ±0.00
365–395 380 2 160.00 $160.00 $608 -2.00
415–445 436 6 150.00–155.00 $153.14 $668 -1.64
450–485 463 6 143.00–147.00 $145.63 $674 -0.66
505–545 514 7 132.00–138.00 $135.54 $697 +7.54
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 +6.13
600–625 613 2 125.00–127.00 $125.98 $772 +6.97
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 170.00–175.00 $172.46 $552 +0.46
355–365 360 2 165.00–167.00 $166.01 $598 —
400–425 408 3 160.00–162.00 $161.31 $658 -0.93
450–460 453 4 150.00–157.00 $152.73 $692 —
515–535 522 3 142.00–145.00 $143.97 $752 +7.31
555–565 560 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $762 —
615–635 625 2 132.00–135.00 $133.52 $834 +6.07
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 2 145.00–147.00 $146.03 $603 +2.14
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 +3.98
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 +8.00
560 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1425 1186 80-85% 7 51.00–54.00 $53.21 $631 -5.40
1170–1260 1215 80-85% 2 56.00–58.00 $57.04 $693 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1600 1477 75-80% 3 53.00–54.00 $53.64 $792 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1810–2050 1892 3 83.00–86.00 $84.32 $1,595 —

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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.