Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.23/cwt ≈ $937/hd at 577 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.19/cwt +4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 510 lb · 16 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.00/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 705 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 690 788 829
Feeder cattle 662 709 690
Slaughter cattle 18 58 97
Replacement cattle 10 21 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, market lightly tested. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 3 192.00 $192.00 $724 -3.00
495 495 4 172.00 $172.00 $851 -13.00
510 value added 510 10 172.00 $172.00 $877 —
535 535 1 160.00 $160.00 $856 —
550 550 1 151.00 $151.00 $830 —
578 value added 578 41 162.50 $162.50 $939 —
625–640 633 2 147.00–150.00 $148.48 $940 —
695 695 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,008 —
729 value added 729 15 151.00 $151.00 $1,101 —
908 908 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,226 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456 456 6 165.00 $165.00 $752 —
520–530 523 3 150.00–155.00 $152.32 $797 +2.32
565 565 12 145.00 $145.00 $819 —
600 600 1 142.00 $142.00 $852 —
650–665 658 2 137.00–140.00 $138.52 $911 —
700 700 1 137.00 $137.00 $959 -6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 410 2 142.00–145.00 $143.54 $589 -4.41
450–460 452 10 140.00–143.00 $142.49 $644 +3.97
515 515 1 135.00 $135.00 $695 +2.55
555–565 560 2 130.00–135.00 $132.48 $742 +2.48
615–633 fancy 631 9 135.00–137.00 $135.22 $853 —
640 640 1 125.00 $125.00 $800 +1.65
655–665 660 2 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $808 +1.48
685 fancy 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 —
705 value added 705 15 136.00 $136.00 $959 —
893 893 2 107.50 $107.50 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 140.00 $140.00 $490 -7.95
410–445 431 5 132.00–140.00 $136.69 $589 -1.31
455–490 470 5 130.00–135.00 $132.95 $625 -0.64
509–510 510 16 123.00–132.00 $129.19 $659 +4.84
555–585 564 5 120.00–125.00 $121.40 $685 -0.60
600–645 623 3 117.00–122.00 $119.73 $746 —
650–665 660 3 117.00 $117.00 $772 —
710 710 1 112.00 $112.00 $795 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 -2.00
470–475 473 2 127.00–128.00 $127.50 $603 +2.50
525–540 530 3 120.00 $120.00 $636 +3.65
565 565 1 117.00 $117.00 $661 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 175.00–177.00 $175.98 $563 —
365–380 373 2 165.00–168.00 $166.47 $621 —
400–445 433 9 150.00–157.00 $153.71 $666 -1.86
455–485 469 8 145.00–150.00 $147.15 $690 +2.19
500–540 523 7 130.00–137.00 $134.61 $704 -1.61
565–585 578 3 130.00–132.00 $130.65 $755 -2.70
605–635 617 3 125.00–130.00 $127.37 $786 -1.15
740 740 1 115.00 $115.00 $851 +1.52
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 3 182.00–187.00 $183.68 $612 —
355–395 376 4 172.00–180.00 $175.99 $662 -4.01
405–445 425 2 160.00–165.00 $162.38 $690 -3.10
450–460 457 3 155.00–158.00 $155.99 $713 +2.00
555–560 558 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $756 -5.49
630–640 635 2 132.00–135.00 $133.51 $848 -0.47
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 160.00 $160.00 $568 —
410 410 1 147.00 $147.00 $603 -1.00
470 470 1 137.00 $137.00 $644 -0.97
520–545 533 2 125.00–127.00 $126.02 $672 -3.98
570 570 1 124.00 $124.00 $707 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1210 1208 80-85% 2 54.00 $54.00 $652 —
1120–1525 1323 80-85% 2 60.00–61.00 $60.58 $801 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1525 1490 75-80% 2 56.00–62.00 $58.93 $878 +5.02
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $610 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1480 1300 2 70.00–74.00 $71.72 $932 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00

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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.