Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

470 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.27/cwt -7.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 674 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.38/cwt ≈ $1,011/hd at 580 lb · 21 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.55/cwt +4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 692 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 470 774 321
Feeder cattle 407 723 266
Slaughter cattle 44 38 38
Replacement cattle 19 13 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand. 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
400 400 2 190.00 $190.00 $760 —
458–460 459 3 185.00 $185.00 $849 —
564–588 580 21 171.00–176.00 $174.38 $1,011 —
630 630 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,058 —
656–677 674 29 165.00–167.00 $165.27 $1,114 -7.02
716 716 5 154.00 $154.00 $1,103 —
810 810 4 157.00 $157.00 $1,272 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,008 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 2 160.00 $160.00 $672 -0.50
450 450 1 155.00 $155.00 $698 -2.65
510–520 513 3 147.00–155.00 $152.30 $781 —
510–515 513 2 165.00–167.00 $166.00 $852 —
555 555 1 147.00 $147.00 $816 +6.01
605 value added 605 2 153.00 $153.00 $926 —
600–635 612 3 135.00–137.00 $136.35 $834 —
660 660 1 135.00 $135.00 $891 ±0.00
660–699 value added 695 10 140.00 $140.00 $973 —
793 value added 793 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 4 150.00–157.00 $154.21 $663 -1.58
470–485 479 4 145.00–147.00 $146.51 $702 -6.93
520–530 527 3 140.00–142.00 $140.66 $741 +0.18
560–595 580 3 132.00–137.00 $133.71 $776 -1.45
645 645 1 132.00 $132.00 $851 +1.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 145.00 $145.00 $631 —
535 535 1 135.00 $135.00 $722 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 419 4 162.00–168.00 $165.76 $695 -9.47
455–470 462 5 152.00–157.00 $154.01 $712 -10.26
510–535 521 5 148.00–155.00 $151.55 $790 -2.28
565–580 570 3 142.00–147.00 $145.30 $828 -7.18
610–640 619 5 135.00–137.00 $135.82 $841 -3.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 155.00 $155.00 $674 -10.00
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 -8.00
540 540 2 140.00–142.00 $141.00 $761 —
595 595 1 135.00 $135.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–590 570 2 155.00–157.00 $155.96 $889 -4.04
715–735 725 2 127.00 $127.00 $921 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1290 1215 80-85% 2 78.00–80.00 $79.06 $961 -2.94
1140–1395 1263 80-85% 7 71.00–77.00 $74.34 $939 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1235 1149 85-90% 5 65.00–68.00 $66.59 $765 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1675 1503 75-80% 3 75.00–77.00 $76.04 $1,143 -7.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1480 1480 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,421 —
1965–1980 1973 2 101.00–105.00 $103.01 $2,032 —

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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) 2 910.00–1,050.00 $980.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00

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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.