Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 4, 2022

338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 338 448 217
Feeder cattle 313 386 183
Slaughter cattle 16 32 18
Replacement cattle 9 30 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–515 510 2 180.00–182.00 $180.99 $923 —
635 635 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,048 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 177.00 $177.00 $823 —
565–595 580 2 162.00–165.00 $163.54 $949 +1.54

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 167.00 $167.00 $576 +4.62
355–390 377 6 155.00–160.00 $157.48 $594 -2.16
400–425 419 4 152.00–157.00 $154.79 $649 -0.23
455–470 459 4 145.00–150.00 $148.72 $683 -0.48
500–540 523 4 138.00–144.00 $141.53 $740 +2.12
565 565 1 135.00 $135.00 $763 -0.50
695 695 1 122.00 $122.00 $848 +3.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 162.00–165.00 $163.50 $605 —
405–440 423 2 160.00 $160.00 $677 -3.50
460–485 473 4 155.00–160.00 $157.47 $745 —
510–545 528 3 150.00–155.00 $152.36 $804 +2.13
555–585 570 2 140.00 $140.00 $798 -5.70
600 600 1 142.00 $142.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 155.00–160.00 $157.37 $516 +2.37
355–390 367 3 150.00 $150.00 $550 —
405–415 410 2 145.00–147.00 $146.01 $599 -1.99
470–495 480 4 137.00–142.00 $139.04 $667 -0.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 172.00–175.00 $173.52 $677 —
400–425 416 4 162.00–168.00 $165.81 $690 +1.97
455–460 458 2 150.00–155.00 $152.49 $698 -0.52
515–540 533 4 142.00–150.00 $145.50 $776 -5.03
575–590 583 2 135.00–140.00 $137.53 $802 -6.19
615 615 1 135.00 $135.00 $830 +0.42
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 180.00 $180.00 $630 —
400–405 403 2 170.00–175.00 $172.52 $695 -7.95
505–540 520 4 152.00–157.00 $154.03 $801 -6.99
600–620 610 2 140.00–145.00 $142.54 $869 +1.54
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 165.00–168.00 $166.50 $649 —
400–440 413 3 155.00–160.00 $158.23 $653 +2.90
460–470 465 2 145.00 $145.00 $674 —
500 500 1 140.00 $140.00 $700 -2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1300 1186 80-85% 6 70.00–77.00 $74.36 $882 —
1300–1410 1355 80-85% 2 81.00–82.00 $81.52 $1,105 -3.80
1425 1425 80-85% 2 68.00 $68.00 $969 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 85-90% 1 68.00 $68.00 $748 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $994 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1620 1620 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,782 —
1990 1990 1 105.00 $105.00 $2,090 —

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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 1,150.00 $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.