Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.42/cwt ≈ $894/hd at 623 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	343	285	309
Feeder cattle	294	245	272
Slaughter cattle	49	33	37
Replacement cattle	—	7	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady, feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–670	668	5	154.00–160.00	$155.19	$1,037	+0.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
556	556	4	168.00	$168.00	$934	+13.00
610	610	1	160.00	$160.00	$976	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	180.00	$180.00	$414	—
265	265	1	175.00	$175.00	$464	—
300–330	315	2	165.00–170.00	$167.62	$528	—
400–435	417	3	157.00–170.00	$161.49	$673	+1.49
455	455	1	152.00	$152.00	$692	-1.99
515	515	1	140.00	$140.00	$721	-5.00
589 value added	589	7	156.00	$156.00	$919	—
600–628	623	10	140.00–144.00	$143.42	$894	—
654–698	676	8	132.00–138.00	$134.90	$912	+13.91
750	750	1	122.00	$122.00	$915	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	170.00	$170.00	$468	—
325	325	1	160.00	$160.00	$520	—
355	355	1	160.00	$160.00	$568	-1.03
400–420	405	4	150.00–155.00	$152.27	$617	-1.80
465–490	473	4	142.00–148.00	$145.48	$688	-1.49
500–540	523	4	135.00–140.00	$137.55	$719	+3.51
565–585	578	3	130.00–135.00	$131.63	$761	—
610–645	627	3	128.00–132.00	$130.67	$819	—
650–680	665	2	122.00–127.00	$124.44	$828	+9.44

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	140.00	$140.00	$665	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	2	175.00–180.00	$177.47	$639	—
400–420	410	4	160.00–167.00	$164.80	$676	+4.80
455–480	468	2	155.00–160.00	$157.43	$737	+6.42
515–545	533	4	150.00–155.00	$153.00	$815	+10.03
560–590	575	2	145.00–147.00	$146.03	$840	+10.05
625	625	1	135.00	$135.00	$844	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	317	3	187.00–192.00	$189.58	$601	—
360	360	1	185.00	$185.00	$666	—
415	415	1	172.00	$172.00	$714	—
460–480	470	2	162.00–165.00	$163.47	$768	—
500–540	520	2	160.00–162.00	$161.04	$837	—
555–585	566	4	152.00–162.00	$157.68	$892	—
630	630	1	142.00	$142.00	$895	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	137.00	$137.00	$760	+7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1360	1099	80-85%	7	77.00–82.00	$79.64	$875	—
1045–1415	1202	80-85%	5	84.00–88.00	$86.22	$1,036	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1175	1044	85-90%	6	73.00–77.00	$75.30	$786	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1530	1430	75-80%	2	80.00–81.00	$80.53	$1,152	—
1630–1680	1655	75-80%	2	85.00–87.00	$85.98	$1,423	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1690	1483	2	104.00–105.00	$104.57	$1,551	—
1525–1710	1618	2	108.00–110.00	$109.06	$1,765	—

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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.