Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 26, 2022

470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.38/cwt ≈ $1,027/hd at 661 lb · 55 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.05/cwt +1.47 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 569 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $165.00/cwt ≈ $840/hd at 509 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 470 223 362
Feeder cattle 431 198 284
Slaughter cattle 29 25 64
Replacement cattle 10 — 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold sharply higher. 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
500 500 1 170.00 $170.00 $850 —
573 573 4 163.00 $163.00 $934 —
615 615 2 155.00–157.00 $156.00 $959 —
659–695 661 55 152.00–157.00 $155.38 $1,027 —
700 700 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–509 509 10 165.00 $165.00 $840 —
550 550 2 160.00 $160.00 $880 —
600 600 1 147.00 $147.00 $882 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–495 480 9 155.00–165.00 $158.96 $763 +14.45
515–535 525 4 152.00–157.00 $154.01 $809 +18.02
550–571 569 18 142.00–147.00 $144.05 $820 —
600–630 624 6 135.00–145.00 $137.48 $858 +7.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 416 5 155.00–162.00 $158.36 $659 +16.80
455–495 478 6 150.00–154.00 $152.02 $727 +16.02
510–515 513 3 135.00–145.00 $140.02 $718 +10.02
555–595 583 4 135.00–138.00 $136.77 $797 —
615–625 620 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $812 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 3 145.00–150.00 $148.33 $601 +13.33
460–495 478 2 140.00–142.00 $140.96 $674 —
515–530 525 3 130.00–132.00 $130.67 $686 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 175.00–180.00 $177.56 $582 —
355 355 1 175.00 $175.00 $621 -2.00
400–445 432 5 167.00–172.00 $170.27 $736 +1.72
455–485 463 4 160.00–167.00 $164.29 $761 +2.29
500–525 512 3 145.00–155.00 $150.05 $768 +10.05
555–580 568 2 135.00–140.00 $137.44 $781 +0.44
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 335 4 185.00–190.00 $187.22 $627 —
355–365 360 2 180.00–182.00 $181.01 $652 —
415–425 420 2 175.00–180.00 $177.53 $746 —
455–480 467 3 170.00–175.00 $172.38 $805 -0.13
510–525 518 2 157.00–162.00 $159.46 $826 +3.42
705 705 1 135.00 $135.00 $952 +8.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 167.00 $167.00 $643 —
405–410 408 2 155.00–160.00 $157.48 $643 —
460–480 465 4 150.00–155.00 $151.78 $706 —
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 +3.00
590 590 1 127.00 $127.00 $749 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $624 —
1010–1135 1068 80-85% 3 66.00–69.00 $67.38 $720 —
925–1320 1112 80-85% 3 72.00–74.00 $73.45 $817 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $863 —
1375–1720 1596 75-80% 4 65.00–69.00 $66.58 $1,063 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,390 +25.00
1415 1415 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,387 —
1260–1585 1437 3 85.00–90.00 $87.18 $1,253 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 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.