Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 10, 2022

270 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 270 239 296
Feeder cattle 198 189 241
Slaughter cattle 45 22 34
Replacement cattle 27 28 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 170.00 $170.00 $960 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 167.00 $167.00 $576 —
385–390 388 3 162.00–165.00 $164.01 $636 —
400–440 423 5 155.00–160.00 $157.75 $667 —
450–470 458 3 147.00–155.00 $150.61 $690 —
500–525 513 2 142.00–147.00 $144.44 $741 —
555–565 560 2 137.00–140.00 $138.49 $776 +1.49
600 600 1 130.00 $130.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 367 3 167.00–170.00 $169.03 $620 —
400–425 410 3 162.00–165.00 $163.96 $672 —
450–480 463 3 157.00–165.00 $159.76 $740 -6.43
570–595 582 3 145.00–150.00 $146.63 $853 -3.44
600 600 1 137.00 $137.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–480 468 2 140.00–145.00 $142.57 $667 +0.57
535 535 1 137.00 $137.00 $733 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 202.00 $202.00 $626 +9.60
355–390 373 2 185.00–192.00 $188.34 $703 +6.69
400–430 413 3 170.00–175.00 $171.65 $709 —
455–495 475 2 157.00–162.00 $159.39 $757 —
500–515 506 4 150.00–155.00 $152.23 $770 —
555–580 572 3 145.00–150.00 $146.62 $839 +4.13
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 210.00 $210.00 $651 -3.47
380–385 383 2 205.00–210.00 $207.48 $795 +16.84
400–425 413 2 182.00–192.00 $187.15 $773 +3.67
510 510 1 160.00 $160.00 $816 -5.90
560–565 563 2 152.00–157.00 $154.49 $870 —
610 610 1 147.00 $147.00 $897 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 180.00 $180.00 $639 +7.64
440 440 1 167.00 $167.00 $735 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1125 1022 80-85% 6 72.00–77.00 $75.02 $767 —
1020–1325 1152 80-85% 11 78.00–83.00 $80.29 $925 —
1155–1260 1205 80-85% 3 88.00–89.00 $88.68 $1,069 +12.68
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1095 1058 85-90% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.52 $788 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1495 1495 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,136 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,425 —
1710 1710 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,881 —

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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) 2 950.00–1,050.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,100.00–1,150.00 $1,116.67 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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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.