Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 23, 2022

224 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 224 314 346
Feeder cattle 163 302 302
Slaughter cattle 46 12 20
Replacement cattle 15 — 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher with high dressing boning cows sold up to 95.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with very 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
300 300 1 220.00 $220.00 $660 +45.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 155.00 $155.00 $876 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 170.00 $170.00 $586 +1.68
370–380 377 3 160.00–165.00 $163.36 $616 +6.04
400–410 408 4 150.00–152.00 $150.49 $614 +3.26
460–490 476 6 140.00–145.00 $142.64 $679 +1.39
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 -4.27
640 640 1 125.00 $125.00 $800 -1.92
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 170.00 $170.00 $634 —
400–445 423 2 160.00–165.00 $162.63 $688 —
460–490 472 3 150.00–160.00 $153.29 $724 -0.27
515 515 2 142.00–145.00 $143.50 $739 -3.50
605–620 613 2 135.00 $135.00 $828 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–435 430 2 142.00–147.00 $144.53 $621 +4.53
530 530 1 127.00 $127.00 $673 -6.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 327 3 207.00–215.00 $212.31 $694 +12.31
360–385 373 2 200.00 $200.00 $746 +7.58
410–420 415 2 190.00–192.00 $190.99 $793 +8.41
455–495 475 2 175.00–185.00 $180.21 $856 +9.25
500–505 503 2 170.00–180.00 $175.02 $880 +14.04
565–580 573 2 155.00–165.00 $160.07 $917 —
635 635 1 150.00 $150.00 $952 —
655 655 1 137.00 $137.00 $897 —
780 780 1 127.00 $127.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 180.00 $180.00 $675 —
400–425 417 3 174.00–180.00 $178.08 $743 +5.64
460 460 2 165.00–170.00 $167.50 $770 +5.21
530–540 535 2 162.00–165.00 $163.51 $875 +10.52
560 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 +5.00
615–620 618 2 135.00–140.00 $137.51 $850 +3.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 140.00 $140.00 $833 +4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1345 1181 80-85% 7 88.00–93.00 $90.80 $1,072 —
1125–1410 1264 80-85% 5 73.00–78.00 $75.68 $957 +3.16
1065–1685 1275 80-85% 6 77.00–86.00 $84.27 $1,074 +11.75
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1255 1077 85-90% 10 65.00–70.00 $66.98 $721 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1705 1660 75-80% 2 81.00–85.00 $83.05 $1,379 —
1780 1780 75-80% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,638 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1665 1665 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,682 -8.00
1705 1705 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,586 —
1710 1710 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,881 —

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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) 1 820.00 $820.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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.