Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 7, 2022

506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.23/cwt -34.19 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 570 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.00/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 568 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	506	575	400
Feeder cattle	450	495	345
Slaughter cattle	56	72	55
Replacement cattle	—	8	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	217.00	$217.00	$890	—
465	465	1	207.00	$207.00	$963	—
568	568	13	179.00	$179.00	$1,017	+9.00
660–663	663	9	163.00–165.00	$163.22	$1,082	—
705	705	9	157.00–164.00	$163.22	$1,151	—
806	806	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,169	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	180.00	$180.00	$900	—
660–680	668	4	150.00–157.00	$154.25	$1,030	—
710	710	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,030	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500 value added	500	6	172.00	$172.00	$860	—
560–595	570	14	150.00–157.00	$153.23	$873	+2.25
605–625	615	2	147.00–152.00	$149.46	$919	—
655–685	673	5	140.00	$140.00	$942	—
711	711	8	136.00	$136.00	$967	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	362	3	167.00–170.00	$169.02	$612	+0.25
400–425	413	4	160.00–164.00	$162.00	$669	-2.71
455–495	473	5	150.00–158.00	$154.96	$733	-0.04
500–535	520	6	144.00–152.00	$149.31	$776	+1.93
550–595	568	5	140.00–145.00	$142.81	$811	-0.91
605–640	611	8	137.00–142.00	$139.85	$854	-0.15

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	360	2	200.00–205.00	$202.53	$729	+6.86
420–445	429	4	184.00–190.00	$187.23	$803	+13.89
465–495	478	4	174.00–182.00	$179.44	$858	+15.30
515–530	521	5	160.00–165.00	$162.79	$848	+3.59
550–585	571	4	152.00–172.00	$158.35	$904	+2.77
605–610	608	3	140.00–142.00	$141.34	$859	—
715	715	1	137.00	$137.00	$980	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	215.00–225.00	$219.86	$813	—
430–440	435	2	197.00–207.00	$201.94	$878	+18.69
450–465	458	3	185.00–192.00	$187.97	$861	+13.98
555–560	558	2	160.00–162.00	$161.00	$898	-1.53
735	735	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,044	-3.00
765	765	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,071	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	137.00	$137.00	$843	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135	1135	80-85%	1	73.00	$73.00	$829	—
980–1420	1167	80-85%	11	74.00–79.00	$76.57	$894	-15.43
1110–1325	1221	80-85%	7	80.00–84.00	$81.88	$1,000	-4.14

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1315	1275	75-80%	2	72.00–73.00	$72.48	$924	—
1125–1545	1383	75-80%	8	75.00–78.00	$75.98	$1,051	—
1385	1385	75-80%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,136	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1090	1036	85-90%	4	67.00–72.00	$69.99	$725	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	1	96.00	$96.00	$1,459	—
1920	1920	1	107.00	$107.00	$2,054	—
1955	1955	1	110.00	$110.00	$2,150	—

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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.