Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 2, 2022

435 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $138.62/cwt -4.61 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 531 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 435 375 307
Feeder cattle 375 350 278
Slaughter cattle 47 25 17
Replacement cattle 13 — 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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
330 330 1 207.00 $207.00 $683 —
405–420 413 2 187.00–192.00 $189.55 $783 —
505 505 2 170.00–175.00 $172.50 $871 -9.96
605–610 608 3 160.00 $160.00 $973 —
665 665 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,011 —
780 780 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 175.00 $175.00 $761 —
455–495 475 2 170.00–172.00 $170.96 $812 —
500–545 514 4 160.00–165.00 $162.54 $835 -9.98
575 575 2 157.00 $157.00 $903 -3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 175.00 $175.00 $586 +5.00
350–380 365 3 160.00–165.00 $162.36 $593 +1.73
410–445 421 5 150.00–157.00 $154.74 $651 +0.71
455–465 460 2 145.00–147.00 $145.99 $672 -2.01
510–537 531 11 137.00–142.00 $138.62 $736 -4.61
555–585 568 6 130.00–132.00 $130.33 $740 -5.67
605–640 620 3 125.00–130.00 $127.29 $789 +4.87
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 180.00 $180.00 $603 +5.00
370 370 1 175.00 $175.00 $648 +2.50
435–440 436 4 160.00–165.00 $162.26 $707 -1.29
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 —
515–535 525 2 145.00 $145.00 $761 -8.46
555–595 575 2 140.00–145.00 $142.59 $820 —
600–620 value added 613 3 147.00–150.00 $147.98 $907 —
655–680 668 3 127.00–130.00 $128.02 $855 —
700–710 705 3 120.00–127.00 $122.98 $867 +2.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 145.00 $145.00 $624 -2.00
460–480 470 2 140.00–142.00 $141.02 $663 +1.02
510–525 514 4 132.00–135.00 $134.23 $690 -2.77
590 590 1 127.00 $127.00 $749 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 200.00 $200.00 $560 -5.00
355–370 363 2 182.00–185.00 $183.53 $666 -1.47
425–440 436 5 160.00–168.00 $165.62 $722 -1.38
455–475 463 3 152.00–157.00 $154.63 $716 -2.62
515–535 525 3 147.00–152.00 $149.63 $786 -0.34
590 590 1 142.00 $142.00 $838 +3.53
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 205.00 $205.00 $554 -2.00
350–380 363 3 190.00–192.00 $190.70 $692 —
405–420 412 3 175.00–182.00 $178.04 $734 —
450–490 470 2 162.00–170.00 $165.83 $779 —
500–515 508 2 157.00–162.00 $159.54 $810 +3.19
600–630 615 2 140.00–142.00 $141.02 $867 +1.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 157.00 $157.00 $699 —
465 465 1 150.00 $150.00 $698 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1375 1191 80-85% 8 70.00–75.00 $73.14 $871 +0.98
1110–1340 1225 80-85% 2 67.00–69.00 $68.09 $834 —
1095–1515 1305 80-85% 2 79.00–80.00 $79.42 $1,036 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1140 1107 85-90% 3 65.00–68.00 $66.36 $735 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1660 1560 75-80% 2 75.00–76.00 $75.47 $1,177 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1845 1723 2 101.00–105.00 $102.86 $1,772 —
2270 2270 1 95.00 $95.00 $2,156 —

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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) 1 980.00 $980.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/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.