Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 27, 2022

448 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.75/cwt ≈ $1,131/hd at 852 lb · 65 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $139.41/cwt +0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 524 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 448 269 411
Feeder cattle 386 224 309
Slaughter cattle 32 34 80
Replacement cattle 30 11 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–515 508 3 170.00–177.00 $172.34 $875 —
590 590 1 162.00 $162.00 $956 —
605 605 1 152.00 $152.00 $920 —
740 740 1 132.00 $132.00 $977 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,015 —
887 887 3 135.00 $135.00 $1,197 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
852 852 65 132.75 $132.75 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 160.00–165.00 $162.38 $511 -7.62
370–380 373 3 157.00–162.00 $159.64 $595 -7.82
400–435 415 5 152.00–157.00 $155.02 $643 -4.70
460–495 478 5 145.00–152.00 $149.20 $713 +0.52
500–545 524 11 135.00–145.00 $139.41 $731 +0.78
560–590 575 6 132.00–137.00 $135.50 $779 +2.98
675–690 683 2 117.00–120.00 $118.52 $809 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 170.00 $170.00 $536 -10.00
400–415 409 4 162.00–165.00 $163.50 $669 -9.02
505–545 517 5 147.00–152.00 $150.23 $777 +0.67
565–580 572 3 142.00–150.00 $145.70 $833 +3.70
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 —
734 value added 734 5 136.00 $136.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 155.00 $155.00 $512 —
445 445 1 148.00 $148.00 $659 -7.00
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
555 555 1 127.00 $127.00 $705 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 411 7 160.00–165.00 $163.84 $673 -13.05
475–495 487 3 152.00–155.00 $153.01 $745 -9.31
500–530 518 4 148.00–152.00 $150.53 $780 -1.07
555–595 575 3 142.00–147.00 $143.72 $826 -5.23
600–640 620 2 132.00–137.00 $134.58 $834 -12.42
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 —
765 765 1 115.00 $115.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 190.00 $190.00 $570 —
401–425 407 6 175.00–182.00 $180.47 $735 -8.73
455–465 460 2 165.00–170.00 $167.47 $770 -5.59
525–530 528 2 157.00–165.00 $161.02 $850 +3.05
555 555 1 155.00 $155.00 $860 +2.71
600–605 603 2 140.00–142.00 $141.00 $850 -7.86
660–670 665 2 135.00–140.00 $137.52 $915 —
700–715 707 3 120.00–125.00 $122.35 $865 —
765 765 1 120.00 $120.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 3 152.00–157.00 $155.33 $660 —
515 515 1 142.00 $142.00 $731 —
565–585 578 3 135.00–137.00 $135.65 $784 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 80-85% 1 73.00 $73.00 $672 —
965–1215 1106 80-85% 8 79.00–82.00 $80.37 $889 —
1240–1585 1378 80-85% 4 83.00–87.00 $85.32 $1,176 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–990 967 85-90% 3 66.00–70.00 $67.96 $657 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,678 —
1620–1885 1753 2 106.00–107.00 $106.46 $1,866 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–830.00 $813.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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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.