Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 1, 2023

400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.50/cwt ≈ $1,305/hd at 761 lb · 64 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $176.50/cwt ≈ $1,163/hd at 659 lb · 62 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $171.13/cwt -3.87 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 569 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 400 421 470
Feeder cattle 366 392 431
Slaughter cattle 21 24 29
Replacement cattle 13 5 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with best demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
659 659 62 176.50 $176.50 $1,163 —
761 761 64 171.50 $171.50 $1,305 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 185.00 $185.00 $870 —
500 500 1 180.00 $180.00 $900 —
565 565 20 169.00 $169.00 $955 -6.00
576 576 11 175.00 $175.00 $1,008 ±0.00
630–645 638 3 160.00–165.00 $163.33 $1,042 -7.35
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 190.00 $190.00 $950 -2.00
575 575 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,064 -0.39
667–680 668 9 170.00–174.00 $173.55 $1,159 —
744 744 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,257 —
781 781 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,250 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 180.00 $180.00 $891 —
525–530 528 2 170.00–175.00 $172.51 $911 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 426 4 160.00–165.00 $162.55 $692 +4.29
450–490 480 7 155.00–160.00 $156.35 $750 -1.78
510–545 522 14 142.00–150.00 $145.79 $761 -5.52
565–575 572 3 140.00–145.00 $143.35 $820 -6.10
635 635 1 140.00 $140.00 $889 +9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 162.00 $162.00 $729 -5.00
555 555 2 147.00–150.00 $148.50 $824 -13.50
600–610 605 2 142.00–150.00 $146.03 $883 —
753 753 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 150.00 $150.00 $735 —
525 525 1 137.00 $137.00 $719 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 180.00 $180.00 $639 —
415–445 435 3 175.00–180.00 $176.59 $768 -1.91
455–480 465 3 170.00–175.00 $172.32 $801 +4.38
500–535 521 4 165.00–173.00 $170.31 $887 +8.31
555–595 575 2 157.00–160.00 $158.55 $912 +1.55
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 200.00 $200.00 $700 -4.93
425–445 435 2 185.00–190.00 $187.56 $816 -0.37
455–495 480 3 180.00–185.00 $181.72 $872 -0.71
550 550 1 170.00 $170.00 $935 +8.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 165.00 $165.00 $800 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1290 1176 80-85% 6 84.00–89.00 $86.61 $1,019 —
1410 1410 80-85% 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,340 —
1500 1500 80-85% 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,245 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1105 1073 85-90% 2 81.00–82.00 $81.48 $874 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595 1595 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,866 —
1645 1645 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,678 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.