Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 20, 2022

327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 327 725 277
Feeder cattle 264 609 259
Slaughter cattle 63 116 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–635 622 3 152.00–157.00 $153.69 $956 -1.31
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,020 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 417 5 152.00–155.00 $153.64 $641 +7.48
455–490 466 6 145.00–150.00 $148.28 $691 +5.97
500–545 529 4 135.00–140.00 $137.27 $726 -2.39
555–565 559 4 132.00–137.00 $135.24 $756 +1.42
610–620 615 2 125.00–132.00 $128.53 $790 -3.07
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–405 403 2 157.00–160.00 $158.49 $639 +1.20
455–465 460 2 152.00–155.00 $153.48 $706 +2.16
505–535 515 3 145.00–150.00 $148.27 $764 -1.60
555–575 563 3 140.00–142.00 $140.66 $792 —
640 640 2 135.00–137.00 $136.00 $870 —
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 148.00 $148.00 $607 +6.57
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 -5.00
555 555 1 127.00 $127.00 $705 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 416 5 160.00–165.00 $162.04 $674 -0.13
455–485 468 4 152.00–158.00 $154.95 $725 -1.83
500–545 524 4 145.00–150.00 $147.30 $772 +1.31
590 590 1 145.00 $145.00 $856 +1.33
600–645 625 3 130.00–132.00 $130.69 $817 -4.61
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 157.00 $157.00 $667 —
460 460 1 145.00 $145.00 $667 -5.00
505 505 1 142.00 $142.00 $717 +4.00
568–580 572 3 137.00 $137.00 $784 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 200.00 $200.00 $640 —
625 625 2 143.00 $143.00 $894 +0.02

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1315 1209 80-85% 7 70.00–74.00 $72.18 $873 -4.29
1225 1225 80-85% 1 78.00 $78.00 $956 +1.53
1330 1330 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $918 -13.78
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460–1715 1592 75-80% 3 73.00–76.00 $74.08 $1,179 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $736 -6.08

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,313 —
1660 1660 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,677 —
1645–1985 1815 2 90.00–97.00 $93.17 $1,691 —

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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.