Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 19, 2022

223 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 223 877 388
Feeder cattle 198 841 361
Slaughter cattle 25 21 27
Replacement cattle — 15 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. Feeder cattle market lightly tested. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle too few to trend.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–425 418 2 150.00–152.00 $150.98 $631 -10.03
465–470 468 2 142.00–147.00 $144.51 $676 -15.16
500–515 508 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $691 -14.27
550–585 fancy 568 2 140.00–145.00 $142.58 $810 —
610 610 1 130.00 $130.00 $793 -13.37
695 695 1 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 -2.59
400–440 427 3 140.00–145.00 $141.56 $604 -15.78
455 455 2 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $619 -10.96
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 -11.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 145.00 $145.00 $515 -5.00
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–455 453 2 170.00–175.00 $172.51 $781 +3.83
500–535 515 4 152.00–160.00 $156.04 $804 -5.28
585 585 1 147.00 $147.00 $860 -5.99
645 645 1 135.00 $135.00 $871 -6.02
715–730 723 2 125.00–127.00 $126.01 $911 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 177.00 $177.00 $628 +3.55
415–445 430 2 167.00–170.00 $168.55 $725 +0.96
490 490 1 162.00 $162.00 $794 +4.16
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 -13.41
580 580 1 137.00 $137.00 $795 -8.00
685 685 1 125.00 $125.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 137.00 $137.00 $699 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1285 1260 80-85% 3 65.00–69.00 $66.65 $840 —
1285 1285 80-85% 1 62.00 $62.00 $797 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1405 1210 85-90% 3 61.00–63.00 $61.66 $746 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,054 —
1490 1490 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,401 —

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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.