Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.00/cwt ≈ $1,273/hd at 762 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.44/cwt +28.96 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 525 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 575 287 178
Feeder cattle 495 236 150
Slaughter cattle 72 36 8
Replacement cattle 8 15 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with a high dressing boning cow up to 103 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady with market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
762 762 46 167.00 $167.00 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 170.00 $170.00 $935 —
600 600 1 160.00 $160.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 170.00 $170.00 $926 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 362 5 167.00–170.00 $168.77 $611 +2.58
405–430 421 7 160.00–166.00 $164.71 $693 +5.07
455–495 473 8 152.00–157.00 $155.00 $733 +0.05
500–545 523 8 145.00–150.00 $147.38 $771 +2.60
550–580 562 3 142.00–147.00 $143.72 $808 +3.22
615 615 1 140.00 $140.00 $861 —
665 665 1 132.00 $132.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 175.00–182.00 $178.45 $660 +2.42
400–405 402 3 170.00–172.00 $170.67 $686 -6.33
455–467 464 4 162.00–165.00 $162.74 $755 -3.29
515 515 2 152.00–162.00 $157.00 $809 +2.52
520–533 fancy 527 10 187.50–190.00 $188.73 $995 —
560 560 5 202.00 $202.00 $1,131 +60.00
560–580 570 2 150.00–152.00 $150.98 $861 +8.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 157.00 $157.00 $699 —
455–470 463 2 145.00–147.00 $146.02 $676 —
505–535 515 3 140.00–142.00 $141.31 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 200.00 $200.00 $670 —
360 360 3 195.00–197.00 $195.67 $704 —
405–445 419 7 170.00–175.00 $173.34 $726 +0.33
460–490 469 6 160.00–165.00 $164.14 $770 +2.83
500–535 517 6 157.00–162.00 $159.20 $823 +6.85
555–575 561 5 152.00–157.00 $155.58 $873 +7.08
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 410 3 180.00–185.00 $183.25 $751 —
455–460 457 3 172.00–175.00 $173.99 $795 +3.99
520–540 530 3 165.00–170.00 $166.67 $883 +2.35
550–565 558 2 160.00–165.00 $162.53 $907 +4.10
620–635 628 2 153.00–155.00 $153.99 $967 +11.50
705 705 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,022 +19.00
770 770 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,078 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 165.00 $165.00 $660 -2.00
475 475 1 157.00 $157.00 $746 —
530 530 1 152.00 $152.00 $806 —
575 575 1 147.00 $147.00 $845 +7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,067 —
1010–1370 1187 80-85% 7 78.00–81.00 $79.34 $942 —
905–1475 1210 80-85% 10 84.00–89.00 $86.02 $1,041 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1830 1511 75-80% 6 83.00–89.00 $84.49 $1,277 —
1575 1575 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,260 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1130 1083 85-90% 3 78.00–83.00 $80.06 $867 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1570–1715 1643 2 100.00–102.00 $100.96 $1,659 —
1850 1850 1 110.00 $110.00 $2,035 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00

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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.