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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 7, 2022

709 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $172.42/cwt ≈ $1,164/hd at 675 lb · 78 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.50/cwt ≈ $915/hd at 546 lb · 77 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $178.50/cwt ≈ $1,098/hd at 615 lb · 77 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 709 534 690
Feeder cattle 664 503 662
Slaughter cattle 38 31 18
Replacement cattle 7 — 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. 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
450 450 1 190.00 $190.00 $855 —
538 538 24 187.00 $187.00 $1,006 +16.01
591 value added 591 19 184.50 $184.50 $1,090 —
600 600 1 160.00 $160.00 $960 —
674–675 value added 675 78 170.00–173.50 $172.42 $1,164 —
780 780 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,186 +7.47
778–793 value added 784 5 164.00–171.00 $168.17 $1,318 +8.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 77 178.50 $178.50 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 177.00 $177.00 $805 —
545 545 1 167.00 $167.00 $910 —
617 617 43 157.50 $157.50 $972 +4.04

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 77 167.50 $167.50 $915 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 2 162.00–165.00 $163.46 $678 +0.60
470 value added 470 3 167.00 $167.00 $785 —
506 value added 506 46 167.00 $167.00 $845 —
505–510 508 2 150.00–160.00 $155.02 $788 +2.02
536 fancy 536 7 169.00 $169.00 $906 —
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 -5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 165.00 $165.00 $528 —
350–375 363 2 160.00 $160.00 $581 -1.62
404–424 418 34 152.00–156.00 $154.45 $646 +1.22
455–485 463 5 145.00–155.00 $151.32 $701 +3.12
500–525 510 3 140.00–145.00 $143.37 $731 +2.89
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 147.00–150.00 $148.56 $628 +0.56
475–495 482 3 140.00 $140.00 $675 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 200.00 $200.00 $560 —
335 335 1 195.00 $195.00 $653 +7.51
435–445 440 4 170.00–172.00 $170.99 $752 +1.42
455–465 462 3 167.00–170.00 $168.99 $781 +11.65
535 535 1 157.00 $157.00 $840 +8.26
560 560 1 147.00 $147.00 $823 +5.01
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 205.00 $205.00 $615 +7.67
470–490 480 2 185.00 $185.00 $888 +14.34
565 565 1 155.00 $155.00 $876 +1.49
615 615 1 150.00 $150.00 $922 +6.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 470 2 160.00 $160.00 $752 +10.00
550 550 1 140.00 $140.00 $770 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1405 1198 80-85% 3 66.00–69.00 $67.34 $807 —
1145–1420 1256 80-85% 4 62.00–63.00 $62.75 $788 -9.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1405 1385 75-80% 2 63.00–70.00 $66.45 $920 —
1555 1555 75-80% 1 61.00 $61.00 $949 —
1505–1905 1735 75-80% 4 64.00–65.00 $64.27 $1,115 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $883 —

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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) 1 870.00 $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.