Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 18, 2022

358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $154.00/cwt ≈ $987/hd at 641 lb · 11 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $155.03/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $815/hd at 526 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	358	338	306
Feeder cattle	321	313	230
Slaughter cattle	29	16	38
Replacement cattle	8	9	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold firm. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to weaker. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
641	641	11	154.00	$154.00	$987	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
452	452	5	182.00	$182.00	$823	—
642	642	3	159.00	$159.00	$1,021	-6.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	160.00	$160.00	$552	-7.00
350–395	382	9	150.00–160.00	$154.79	$591	-2.69
400–445	427	6	150.00–155.00	$153.38	$655	-1.41
485–495	491	5	145.00–150.00	$147.42	$724	-1.30
510–525	521	8	135.00–142.00	$140.87	$734	-0.66
550–585	561	4	130.00–137.00	$135.18	$758	+0.18
625	625	1	127.00	$127.00	$794	—
655	655	1	122.00	$122.00	$799	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	160.00	$160.00	$640	±0.00
455–460	458	2	155.00–157.00	$155.99	$714	-1.48
500–545	520	4	147.00–155.00	$150.95	$785	-1.41
550–565	558	2	140.00–145.00	$142.47	$795	+2.47
615–620	618	2	132.00–135.00	$133.51	$825	-8.49
680	680	1	130.00	$130.00	$884	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	155.00	$155.00	$519	-2.37
405	405	1	145.00	$145.00	$587	-1.01
525	525	2	130.00	$130.00	$682	—
570–595	583	2	127.00	$127.00	$740	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	321	5	180.00–185.00	$181.04	$581	—
380–385	382	3	165.00–170.00	$167.34	$639	-6.18
415–445	431	5	160.00–167.00	$164.86	$711	-0.95
450–495	475	7	155.00–160.00	$157.34	$747	+4.85
500–540	521	7	142.00–147.00	$145.72	$759	+0.22
565–585	575	5	137.00–142.00	$140.19	$806	+2.66
625–630	626	4	130.00–137.00	$134.74	$843	-0.26
660–670	665	2	125.00–127.00	$126.01	$838	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	413	4	170.00–175.00	$172.48	$712	-0.04
450–495	475	3	162.00–165.00	$163.99	$779	—
510–545	526	10	150.00–160.00	$155.03	$815	+1.00
550–595	569	5	145.00–147.00	$146.16	$832	—
600–635	617	3	140.00–145.00	$143.28	$884	+0.74
710	710	1	122.00	$122.00	$866	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	157.00	$157.00	$699	-1.23
475	475	2	148.00	$148.00	$703	+3.00
535	535	1	138.00	$138.00	$738	-2.00
580	580	1	132.00	$132.00	$766	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1055	1008	80-85%	3	77.00–80.00	$78.69	$793	—
1090	1090	80-85%	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,014	—
980–1325	1138	80-85%	4	83.00–88.00	$85.60	$974	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1320	1300	75-80%	2	76.00–79.00	$77.48	$1,007	+2.48
1380	1380	75-80%	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,173	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	2	104.00	$104.00	$1,253	—
1305–2030	1553	3	105.00–111.00	$108.10	$1,679	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	960.00	$960.00

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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.