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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 25, 2023

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $181.51/cwt +9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 628 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $185.39/cwt +9.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,101/hd at 594 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $167.94/cwt -17.06 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 482 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 421 633 470
Feeder cattle 392 555 431
Slaughter cattle 24 44 29
Replacement cattle 5 34 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeder cattle. 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
503 503 1 192.00 $192.00 $966 +3.57
590–597 594 18 185.00–186.00 $185.39 $1,101 +9.21
623–628 626 41 177.00–181.00 $180.41 $1,129 +8.33
643 value added 643 6 189.00 $189.00 $1,215 —
753 value added 753 11 177.00 $177.00 $1,333 —
785 785 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,295 —
807 807 3 156.00 $156.00 $1,259 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
537 537 6 177.00 $177.00 $950 -1.12
550 550 1 175.00 $175.00 $962 —
600–645 630 3 170.00–171.00 $170.68 $1,075 +5.19
670 670 11 168.00–171.00 $169.36 $1,135 +7.36

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 358 2 165.00–170.00 $167.48 $600 +4.48
430–435 431 4 157.00–162.00 $158.26 $682 +4.28
455–495 474 9 154.00–165.00 $158.13 $750 +9.83
500–545 522 8 147.00–155.00 $151.31 $790 +8.48
555–585 572 6 145.00–154.00 $149.45 $855 +11.45
640–645 643 2 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $842 +2.98
665–685 675 4 126.00–130.00 $127.97 $864 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 437 6 167.00–172.00 $169.19 $739 +1.19
450 450 2 167.00 $167.00 $752 +7.77
538–540 539 9 157.00–163.00 $161.00 $868 —
572 572 3 162.00 $162.00 $927 +11.28
650–655 653 2 135.00–140.00 $137.49 $898 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 6 150.00 $150.00 $615 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 431 6 175.00–182.00 $178.50 $769 —
455–490 482 13 165.00–173.00 $167.94 $809 -17.06
500–535 521 7 157.00–165.00 $162.00 $844 +3.32
570 570 1 157.00 $157.00 $895 +4.00
615–640 624 4 140.00–142.00 $141.51 $883 -4.49
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 3 215.00–220.00 $217.27 $695 +19.27
360–380 365 4 200.00–210.00 $204.93 $748 —
400–445 422 7 185.00–195.00 $187.93 $793 -7.07
450–480 461 5 177.00–185.00 $182.43 $841 -11.12
505–535 523 4 167.00–175.00 $170.47 $892 -0.03
555–590 567 3 160.00–165.00 $161.74 $917 +3.06
605 605 1 145.00 $145.00 $877 —
665 665 1 140.00 $140.00 $931 —
750 750 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 168.00 $168.00 $672 -11.15
480 480 1 160.00 $160.00 $768 -10.00
515–540 532 3 152.00–155.00 $154.03 $819 +3.25
555–580 563 3 148.00–152.00 $149.37 $841 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $749 +2.31
840–1285 1102 80-85% 5 75.00–79.00 $76.06 $838 —
1110–1145 1128 80-85% 2 80.00 $80.00 $902 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 85-90% 1 73.00 $73.00 $865 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,235 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1740 1505 4 87.00–89.00 $88.24 $1,328 —
1490–1705 1603 3 91.00–95.00 $92.34 $1,480 —

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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) 1 890.00 $890.00

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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.