Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 29, 2022

395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 395 609 339
Feeder cattle 259 509 273
Slaughter cattle 121 67 54
Replacement cattle 15 33 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 416 5 150.00–155.00 $152.40 $634 +6.09
470–495 480 3 145.00–150.00 $146.63 $704 +6.64
515–535 525 2 137.00–140.00 $138.47 $727 +5.65
580–595 588 2 135.00–137.00 $135.99 $800 +7.48
625 625 1 132.00 $132.00 $825 +10.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 142.00 $142.00 $689 —
500–520 510 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $668 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 155.00 $155.00 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 165.00–167.00 $166.00 $631 +6.00
405–440 422 3 160.00–165.00 $161.60 $682 +3.13
475–485 480 2 157.00–160.00 $158.48 $761 +3.31
500–540 522 3 150.00–157.00 $154.09 $804 +6.90
555–565 560 2 147.00–152.00 $149.48 $837 +7.48
600–625 610 3 140.00–142.00 $140.66 $858 +5.66
685 685 1 132.00 $132.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 167.00 $167.00 $785 +2.00
515–540 528 2 165.00–167.00 $165.98 $876 —
550–595 570 7 157.00–165.00 $161.10 $918 +5.99
600 600 2 150.00–157.00 $153.50 $921 +10.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 155.00 $155.00 $659 —
455 455 1 152.00 $152.00 $692 —
560 560 1 142.00 $142.00 $795 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1425 1198 80-85% 18 80.00–85.00 $83.46 $1,000 +3.24
945–1460 1228 80-85% 15 86.00–92.00 $87.96 $1,080 -6.74
1125–1415 1234 80-85% 8 92.00–98.00 $94.23 $1,163 -0.47
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1505 1410 75-80% 5 86.00–92.00 $89.33 $1,260 —
1430 1430 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,201 —
1385–1525 1432 75-80% 3 95.00–99.00 $96.64 $1,384 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1135 1102 85-90% 5 77.00–83.00 $79.97 $881 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1730 1444 5 111.00–115.00 $112.12 $1,619 —
1750–1825 1788 2 107.00–108.00 $107.49 $1,922 —
2070 2070 1 117.00 $117.00 $2,422 —

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Bred Cows

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) 2 910.00–960.00 $935.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00

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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.