Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 9, 2022

414 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $157.96/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 438 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 3 heifers $132.00/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 509 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 414 470 567
Feeder cattle 365 431 495
Slaughter cattle 40 29 54
Replacement cattle 9 10 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply higher, feeder heifers sold 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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
438 438 2 195.00 $195.00 $854 —
485 485 1 190.00 $190.00 $922 —
542 542 5 180.00 $180.00 $976 —
615 615 3 172.00 $172.00 $1,058 +16.00
709 709 7 154.00 $154.00 $1,092 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 207.00 $207.00 $787 —
550 550 1 160.00 $160.00 $880 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 167.00 $167.00 $518 —
355–370 364 4 160.00–162.00 $160.49 $584 —
400–442 438 14 152.00–159.00 $157.96 $692 -0.40
455–490 467 3 150.00–155.00 $151.63 $708 -0.39
525–541 538 5 140.00–142.00 $140.39 $755 +0.37
575–580 578 2 140.00–142.00 $141.00 $815 +4.23
640 640 1 127.00 $127.00 $813 -3.99
680 680 1 125.00 $125.00 $850 —
725 725 1 117.00 $117.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 157.00 $157.00 $581 —
415 415 3 150.00 $150.00 $622 +1.67
480 480 1 145.00 $145.00 $696 +4.04
509 509 14 132.00 $132.00 $672 +1.33
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 195.00 $195.00 $439 —
320–345 329 7 170.00–177.00 $173.28 $570 —
470–490 480 2 157.00–160.00 $158.53 $761 -0.43
507–545 511 9 157.00–158.00 $157.88 $807 +3.87

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 210.00 $210.00 $672 +22.78
360–375 369 6 197.00–202.00 $199.14 $735 +18.13
415–440 419 6 187.00–192.00 $190.47 $798 +12.94
455–470 462 5 185.00–187.00 $186.19 $860 +13.81
500–540 520 6 172.00–187.00 $179.53 $934 +20.07
600–625 617 3 152.00–157.00 $154.66 $954 —
680 680 1 137.00 $137.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 210.00 $210.00 $620 —
320 320 1 197.00 $197.00 $630 +19.44
355–360 358 2 190.00–195.00 $192.48 $689 +17.48
400–425 415 7 180.00–185.00 $183.86 $763 +13.59
465–485 479 4 170.00–177.00 $172.73 $827 +8.44
500–545 522 5 160.00–167.00 $164.16 $857 +14.11
555–560 558 3 152.00–154.00 $152.66 $852 +15.22
605–625 618 3 137.00–140.00 $138.01 $853 +3.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 2 173.00–177.00 $175.03 $758 +17.55
490 490 1 165.00 $165.00 $808 +13.22
540 540 2 152.00–157.00 $154.50 $834 —
550 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1365 1173 80-85% 4 67.00–69.00 $67.76 $795 —
1125–1270 1178 80-85% 3 74.00–77.00 $75.29 $887 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1095 1025 85-90% 6 61.00–66.00 $63.24 $648 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,040 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2020 2020 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,222 —

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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)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.