Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 30, 2022

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.75/cwt ≈ $1,252/hd at 871 lb · 58 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	478	224	340
Feeder cattle	438	163	323
Slaughter cattle	40	46	17
Replacement cattle	—	15	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
871	871	58	143.75	$143.75	$1,252	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	220.00	$220.00	$704	±0.00
400–420	410	2	195.00–200.00	$197.56	$810	—
500–525	513	2	170.00–175.00	$172.44	$885	—
616	616	5	162.00	$162.00	$998	—
680	680	7	154.00	$154.00	$1,047	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	170.00	$170.00	$816	—
530–545	538	2	162.00–165.00	$163.52	$880	—
645	645	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,000	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	313	3	160.00	$160.00	$501	-10.00
355–395	375	2	152.00–155.00	$153.58	$576	-9.78
400–430	418	4	148.00–152.00	$150.01	$627	-0.48
450–480	461	7	145.00–150.00	$147.27	$679	+4.63
500–545	526	7	135.00–140.00	$137.90	$725	+2.90
550–575	560	3	130.00–135.00	$132.37	$741	—
610	610	1	127.00	$127.00	$775	+2.00
695	695	1	120.00	$120.00	$834	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	164.00–165.00	$164.53	$523	—
355–370	363	2	160.00	$160.00	$581	-10.00
400–435	423	3	155.00–160.00	$156.57	$662	-6.06
455–485	470	2	152.00–155.00	$153.45	$721	+0.16
500–525	513	3	145.00–147.00	$146.01	$749	+2.51
550–580	559	7	137.00–140.00	$137.42	$768	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	145.00	$145.00	$616	+0.47
455–470	463	2	140.00	$140.00	$648	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	370	2	180.00–185.00	$182.40	$675	+2.40
415–445	431	5	170.00–180.00	$175.76	$758	-2.32
455–475	464	7	160.00–167.00	$163.03	$756	-4.47
500–545	521	5	148.00–155.00	$152.00	$792	-11.51
555–590	570	3	142.00–150.00	$145.59	$830	-4.41
625–635	630	2	138.00–142.00	$139.98	$882	+2.47
660	660	1	132.00	$132.00	$871	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	210.00	$210.00	$714	-2.31
355–395	375	2	190.00–200.00	$194.73	$730	-5.27
420–445	432	3	185.00–192.00	$187.93	$812	-3.06
455–495	475	2	170.00–172.00	$170.96	$812	-9.25
500–530	518	3	160.00–167.00	$164.07	$850	-10.95
575	575	1	155.00	$155.00	$891	-5.07
600–630	618	3	150.00–155.00	$152.36	$942	+2.36
655–660	658	2	142.00–147.00	$144.49	$951	+7.49
715	715	1	130.00	$130.00	$930	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	168.00	$168.00	$672	—
455–490	473	2	155.00	$155.00	$733	—
500	500	1	142.00	$142.00	$710	—
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1300	1185	80-85%	4	87.00–92.00	$89.77	$1,064	-1.03
1015–1365	1193	80-85%	10	80.00–86.00	$83.27	$993	-7.53
1065–1365	1227	80-85%	3	76.00–78.00	$77.32	$949	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1265	1170	85-90%	3	70.00–73.00	$71.08	$832	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	75-80%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,222	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405	1405	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,489	—
1310–1900	1605	2	109.00–111.00	$110.18	$1,768	—

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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.