Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

518 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.01/cwt +21.49 vs last sale · ≈ $947/hd at 469 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.04/cwt +11.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 565 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 518 451 375
Feeder cattle 400 401 350
Slaughter cattle 82 35 25
Replacement cattle 36 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeders. 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
545 545 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,155 +6.00
560 value added 560 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,215 —
610 value added 610 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,281 —
615–623 621 4 195.00–200.00 $198.76 $1,234 -1.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 210.00 $210.00 $914 —
485 485 1 205.00 $205.00 $994 —
610 610 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,159 —
650 650 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,170 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 210.00 $210.00 $788 —
400–445 422 7 197.00–207.00 $201.94 $852 —
455–495 468 9 190.00–202.00 $197.36 $924 +16.84
469 value added 469 14 205.00 $205.00 $961 —
500–540 516 5 182.00–190.00 $184.58 $952 +8.62
554–580 value added 556 15 185.00–186.00 $185.93 $1,034 +11.93
580–595 586 6 172.00–182.00 $175.83 $1,030 +8.61
615 615 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,058 +9.54
640 value added 640 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,152 —
675–685 680 2 155.00–162.00 $158.53 $1,078 +3.81
730 730 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,095 —
750 750 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 430 5 185.00–195.00 $189.72 $816 +10.18
455–495 478 5 175.00–185.00 $180.42 $862 +7.03
500–535 523 4 170.00–175.00 $172.26 $901 +5.78
555–590 573 4 160.00–167.00 $164.76 $944 +3.40
650 650 1 150.00 $150.00 $975 +1.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 420 6 175.00–182.00 $179.31 $753 —
455–490 473 2 170.00 $170.00 $804 +5.23
535 535 1 165.00 $165.00 $883 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 225.00 $225.00 $630 —
375 375 1 210.00 $210.00 $788 —
415–440 431 6 197.00–202.00 $199.84 $861 +12.84
450–485 474 5 192.00–197.00 $194.18 $920 +9.89
520–540 533 4 180.00–187.00 $183.50 $978 +7.66
570–585 575 3 170.00–175.00 $173.30 $996 +3.42
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 227.00 $227.00 $715 +7.00
355–360 358 2 212.00–215.00 $213.51 $764 -3.49
405–440 418 3 205.00–210.00 $206.98 $865 +11.28
455–490 474 4 200.00–205.00 $201.20 $954 +8.87
515–520 518 5 190.00–202.00 $194.80 $1,009 +6.08
555–565 560 2 180.00–182.00 $180.99 $1,014 -2.51
600–630 615 2 175.00–177.00 $176.02 $1,083 +3.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 190.00 $190.00 $826 +8.65
485 485 1 185.00 $185.00 $897 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1310 1125 80-85% 18 85.00–90.00 $87.24 $981 —
1225 1225 80-85% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,127 —
995–1450 1244 80-85% 4 82.00–84.00 $83.22 $1,035 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1080 1016 85-90% 8 78.00–84.00 $81.25 $826 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1425 1320 75-80% 3 88.00–90.00 $89.04 $1,175 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1555 1366 5 95.00–99.00 $96.46 $1,318 —
1595 1595 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,818 —

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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) 1 800.00 $800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.