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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

245 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 245 616 412
Feeder cattle 223 527 373
Slaughter cattle 22 58 39
Replacement cattle — 31 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends available due to market being closed for Holidays

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 9 153.00 $153.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 167.00 $167.00 $810 +2.00
500–530 515 2 155.00 $155.00 $798 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 160.00–162.00 $160.93 $520 -0.79
350–380 365 2 157.00 $157.00 $573 +3.48
550–571 568 7 137.00–142.00 $141.31 $803 +6.83
635 635 1 132.00 $132.00 $838 +0.69
758 value added 758 7 134.00 $134.00 $1,016 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 157.00 $157.00 $495 +3.53
350 350 1 147.00 $147.00 $514 -1.00
450–470 462 3 137.00–140.00 $138.99 $642 +2.41
500–530 517 3 135.00–137.00 $136.32 $705 +5.81
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 +4.34
600–620 613 4 120.00–125.00 $121.72 $746 -0.28
655 655 1 115.00 $115.00 $753 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 127.00 $127.00 $597 -3.00
600 600 1 117.00 $117.00 $702 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 177.00–180.00 $178.53 $603 -1.47
360–380 367 3 170.00–175.00 $171.73 $630 -3.10
465–480 474 4 150.00–157.00 $153.46 $727 +3.72
510–520 515 2 140.00–145.00 $142.52 $734 +4.05
555–580 568 2 132.00–137.00 $134.44 $764 +1.46
605–635 620 2 125.00–132.00 $128.58 $797 +1.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 185.00 $185.00 $610 —
360 360 1 180.00 $180.00 $648 —
410–435 416 4 170.00–175.00 $171.75 $714 -11.27
455–480 463 3 162.00–172.00 $166.26 $770 +2.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 145.00 $145.00 $703 +3.00
500–540 520 2 135.00–137.00 $136.04 $707 —
565 565 1 130.00 $130.00 $734 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1205 1130 80-85% 3 54.00–57.00 $55.77 $630 —
1150–1350 1263 80-85% 4 59.00–62.00 $60.69 $767 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1650 1650 75-80% 1 52.00 $52.00 $858 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,558 —
1955 1955 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,564 +1.00

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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.