Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 14, 2022

774 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.29/cwt +9.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 680 lb · 60 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $157.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 800 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $140.48/cwt -8.83 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 519 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 774 506 500
Feeder cattle 723 450 444
Slaughter cattle 38 56 41
Replacement cattle 13 — 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678–680 680 60 170.00–172.50 $172.29 $1,172 +9.07
800 800 16 157.00 $157.00 $1,256 +12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 172.00 $172.00 $903 -8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 4 154.00–157.00 $155.79 $643 -6.21
455–495 467 6 150.00–155.00 $153.44 $717 -1.52
515–545 519 10 137.00–144.00 $140.48 $729 -8.83
555–595 565 4 130.00–137.00 $135.16 $764 -7.65
605–620 613 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $803 -8.86
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 423 4 160.00–162.00 $160.50 $679 —
455–485 465 3 157.00–158.00 $157.65 $733 —
555–565 560 2 140.00–142.00 $140.99 $790 -12.24
665 665 1 135.00 $135.00 $898 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 198.00–205.00 $201.58 $641 —
355–360 358 2 185.00–190.00 $187.48 $671 -15.05
400–435 421 4 172.00–177.00 $175.23 $738 -12.00
455–495 465 4 162.00–168.00 $164.27 $764 -15.17
500–525 517 5 152.00–155.00 $153.83 $795 -8.96
555–595 570 4 150.00–158.00 $152.48 $869 -5.87
605–615 608 3 138.00–140.00 $139.33 $847 -2.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 210.00–212.00 $211.02 $660 —
355–395 375 2 200.00–205.00 $202.63 $760 -17.23
500–515 505 3 160.00–162.00 $161.32 $815 —
570 570 1 160.00 $160.00 $912 -1.00
665 665 1 142.00 $142.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 165.00 $165.00 $734 —
480 480 1 158.00 $158.00 $758 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1345 1181 80-85% 9 74.00–78.00 $76.49 $903 -0.08
1215–1220 1218 80-85% 2 82.00 $82.00 $999 +0.12
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1160 1068 85-90% 6 67.00–73.00 $69.86 $746 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,285 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500–1830 1665 2 96.00–100.00 $98.20 $1,635 —
1940 1940 1 107.00 $107.00 $2,076 ±0.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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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.