Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 15, 2022

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	289	343	417
Feeder cattle	193	294	352
Slaughter cattle	96	49	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate 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
558	558	2	156.00	$156.00	$870	-12.00
648	648	2	154.00	$154.00	$998	—
685	685	1	140.00	$140.00	$959	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	190.00	$190.00	$770	—
665	665	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,044	+1.81
730	730	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–445	432	3	140.00–147.00	$144.59	$625	-7.68
455–485	467	3	138.00–142.00	$140.04	$654	-5.44
501–545	507	7	130.00–136.00	$135.08	$685	-2.47
575–580	578	4	127.00–130.00	$129.25	$747	-2.38
690	690	1	117.00	$117.00	$807	-7.44

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–460	458	2	144.00–145.00	$144.50	$662	-7.50
515	515	1	142.00	$142.00	$731	+2.00
620–640	631	4	125.00–127.00	$125.50	$792	-17.92
660	660	1	125.00	$125.00	$825	-9.90

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	127.00	$127.00	$641	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	170.00	$170.00	$646	-7.47
400–425	413	2	160.00–162.00	$161.03	$665	-3.77
455–460	458	2	155.00–160.00	$157.51	$721	+0.08
505–510	508	2	137.00	$137.00	$696	-16.00
555–560	558	2	130.00–135.00	$132.49	$739	-13.54

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–520	518	2	145.00–152.00	$148.52	$769	-12.52
565	565	1	142.00	$142.00	$802	-15.68
600–635	613	3	132.00–142.00	$136.27	$835	-5.73
650–665	658	2	128.00–135.00	$131.46	$865	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1240	1135	80-85%	5	77.00–82.00	$80.52	$914	—
1075–1545	1331	80-85%	10	83.00–88.00	$85.36	$1,136	—
1255–1870	1506	80-85%	4	91.00–92.00	$91.46	$1,377	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330	1330	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,197	—
1520–1905	1713	75-80%	2	87.00	$87.00	$1,490	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1200	1168	85-90%	2	71.00–76.00	$73.57	$859	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295	1295	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,437	—
1605–1855	1730	2	114.00–119.00	$116.32	$2,012	—

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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.