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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.00/cwt ≈ $893/hd at 647 lb · 54 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.87/cwt ≈ $899/hd at 526 lb · 50 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.51/cwt ≈ $1,040/hd at 660 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 877 245 410
Feeder cattle 841 223 402
Slaughter cattle 21 22 8
Replacement cattle 15 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on weaned feeder cattle. 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
440 440 1 182.00 $182.00 $801 —
504 fancy 504 8 183.00 $183.00 $922 —
510–532 530 42 168.00–172.00 $168.56 $893 —
561 fancy 561 17 169.00 $169.00 $948 —
633 fancy 633 16 165.00 $165.00 $1,044 —
650–658 653 5 149.00–156.00 $153.18 $1,000 —
661 fancy 661 44 158.00 $158.00 $1,044 —
773 773 10 144.00 $144.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 11 175.00 $175.00 $779 —
460–490 475 2 172.00 $172.00 $817 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 170.00–172.00 $171.00 $564 +10.07
350–370 360 2 162.00–170.00 $165.89 $597 +8.89
400–410 405 2 160.00–162.00 $161.01 $652 —
456–490 458 16 155.00–160.00 $159.67 $731 —
510–520 519 19 150.00–155.00 $150.26 $780 —
585–596 595 16 144.00–146.00 $144.25 $858 +2.94
600–610 608 25 137.00–145.00 $143.37 $872 +11.37
700–705 701 5 125.00–131.00 $129.79 $910 —
967 967 12 115.00 $115.00 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
647 647 54 138.00 $138.00 $893 —
777 777 24 125.00 $125.00 $971 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 160.00–162.00 $161.06 $523 +4.06
355–380 368 2 155.00–160.00 $157.59 $580 +10.59
405–440 435 19 154.00–158.00 $157.34 $684 —
460–485 478 5 145.00–150.00 $146.96 $702 +7.97
500–540 519 5 140.00–145.00 $141.36 $734 +5.04
555–575 562 3 130.00–132.00 $130.66 $734 +0.66
636 636 4 140.00 $140.00 $890 +18.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 8 150.00 $150.00 $562 —
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 +13.00
500–545 523 2 135.00 $135.00 $706 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 335 3 188.00–190.00 $189.37 $634 +4.37
350–395 375 3 180.00–185.00 $182.39 $684 +2.39
400–415 409 4 172.00–175.00 $173.99 $712 +2.24
450–485 459 4 165.00–170.00 $168.68 $774 +2.42
515–525 518 3 160.00–162.00 $161.32 $836 —
560–570 565 2 152.00–154.00 $152.99 $864 —
600–625 613 2 140.00–142.00 $141.02 $864 —
650–665 658 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $895 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 180.00–185.00 $182.64 $581 +4.11
355–380 368 2 172.00–175.00 $173.45 $638 +1.72
400–445 426 5 165.00–170.00 $167.59 $714 —
455–490 474 5 155.00–160.00 $157.84 $748 +4.38
500–540 528 5 150.00–155.00 $153.41 $810 +10.89
555 555 1 145.00 $145.00 $805 +10.56
615 615 1 135.00 $135.00 $830 +6.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 160.00 $160.00 $704 —
495 495 1 150.00 $150.00 $742 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 80-85% 1 54.00 $54.00 $632 —
1250–1595 1398 80-85% 6 61.00–67.00 $64.46 $901 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $783 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385 1385 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,427 —
2135 2135 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,857 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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.