Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

324 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 324 283 385
Feeder cattle 271 230 342
Slaughter cattle 41 43 18
Replacement cattle 12 10 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 value added 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 —
696 696 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,100 —
700 700 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,029 —
770 770 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
517 517 9 162.00 $162.00 $838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–435 413 5 162.00–165.00 $164.37 $679 +18.36
489 489 5 154.00 $154.00 $753 —
505–535 520 2 157.00 $157.00 $816 +24.48
555 555 1 155.00 $155.00 $860 +26.94
610–635 620 3 135.00–145.00 $140.01 $868 +20.99
650–660 657 3 130.00–140.00 $135.66 $891 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 3 152.00–157.00 $154.72 $639 +17.99
460–470 465 3 145.00–152.00 $148.98 $693 +22.63
500–520 512 3 135.00–140.00 $137.30 $703 +16.93
555–585 568 3 131.00–135.00 $133.30 $757 +17.85
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 148.00 $148.00 $629 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 408 3 162.00–167.00 $164.61 $672 +15.53
455–495 475 3 157.00–162.00 $158.94 $755 +19.20
500–535 518 2 144.00–148.00 $146.07 $757 +14.04
595 595 1 140.00 $140.00 $833 +15.00
615–630 620 3 127.00–130.00 $129.01 $800 —
660 660 2 122.00 $122.00 $805 +5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–425 420 2 170.00–175.00 $172.47 $724 +7.45
455–465 460 2 168.00–170.00 $168.99 $777 +17.97
500–525 513 2 152.00–155.00 $153.54 $788 +13.58
650–655 653 2 130.00–137.00 $133.49 $872 +8.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 158.00 $158.00 $687 +20.00
460 460 1 150.00 $150.00 $690 —
535 535 1 137.00 $137.00 $733 +12.00
550 550 1 130.00 $130.00 $715 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1485 1250 80-85% 6 61.00–65.00 $62.09 $776 —
1100–1470 1285 80-85% 2 56.00–57.00 $56.57 $727 -6.51
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1320 1145 85-90% 4 55.00–57.00 $55.68 $638 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1660 1553 75-80% 2 57.00–60.00 $58.40 $907 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750–2160 1928 3 88.00–91.00 $89.27 $1,721 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00

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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.