Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 13, 2022

269 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 269 337 719
Feeder cattle 224 279 656
Slaughter cattle 34 38 39
Replacement cattle 11 20 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle 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
455 455 1 187.00 $187.00 $851 —
510 510 1 175.00 $175.00 $892 -1.74

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 337 3 170.00 $170.00 $573 ±0.00
360–390 374 5 165.00–170.00 $167.46 $626 +5.76
420–445 435 3 157.00–162.00 $159.72 $695 +3.39
475–495 487 3 147.00–152.00 $148.68 $724 -2.66
510–545 529 6 135.00–142.00 $138.63 $733 -3.91
575–585 580 2 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $769 -4.96
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 180.00 $180.00 $558 +5.00
380 380 1 175.00 $175.00 $665 +7.39
410–420 413 4 170.00–175.00 $172.52 $713 +12.52
450–495 472 6 157.00–165.00 $160.98 $760 —
500–525 513 2 147.00–152.00 $149.56 $767 -6.26
585 585 1 142.00 $142.00 $831 -5.00
600–635 618 2 135.00 $135.00 $834 -8.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 155.00 $155.00 $636 +8.00
505 505 1 130.00 $130.00 $656 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 363 2 197.00–200.00 $198.45 $720 +8.45
405–425 420 5 185.00–192.00 $189.20 $795 +10.69
450–475 458 4 170.00–177.00 $173.06 $793 +2.07
520–545 536 4 155.00–160.00 $157.97 $847 -4.55
555–570 565 3 150.00–157.00 $152.29 $860 —
600–625 613 6 145.00–152.00 $148.86 $913 +1.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 190.00–195.00 $192.48 $631 +2.48
360–380 370 2 190.00 $190.00 $703 +10.00
400–440 418 6 175.00–180.00 $176.89 $739 +9.16
455–465 460 3 160.00–165.00 $162.32 $747 -0.62
500–545 520 3 150.00–155.00 $151.60 $788 +1.79
550–595 565 3 147.00–150.00 $148.95 $842 +6.73
635 635 1 147.00 $147.00 $933 +8.53
695 695 1 137.00 $137.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 475 2 150.00–155.00 $152.53 $725 -4.47

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1325 1081 80-85% 4 67.00–72.00 $70.72 $764 —
1105–1260 1190 80-85% 3 75.00–80.00 $76.69 $913 +4.65
1165–1505 1307 80-85% 3 82.00–85.00 $84.11 $1,099 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $967 -11.00
1295–1365 1330 75-80% 2 77.00–78.00 $77.51 $1,031 -6.49
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $909 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1675 1550 3 103.00–105.00 $103.67 $1,607 —
1560–1910 1735 2 98.00–99.00 $98.55 $1,710 —

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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) 2 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.