Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 1, 2023

656 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $174.50/cwt ≈ $1,143/hd at 655 lb · 73 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.56/cwt -19.45 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 471 lb · 39 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $198.00/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,271/hd at 642 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 656 518 435
Feeder cattle 604 400 375
Slaughter cattle 34 82 47
Replacement cattle 18 36 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady with good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–530 515 2 215.00–220.00 $217.57 $1,120 +5.57
572 value added 572 19 216.00 $216.00 $1,236 -1.00
583 583 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,195 —
642 642 27 198.00 $198.00 $1,271 -0.76
726 726 9 187.00 $187.00 $1,358 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 212.00 $212.00 $954 +7.00
538 538 6 205.00 $205.00 $1,103 —
560 560 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 —
610 610 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,128 -5.00
662 662 5 175.00 $175.00 $1,158 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 73 174.50 $174.50 $1,143 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 372 3 212.00–220.00 $215.57 $802 +5.57
400–440 430 11 190.00–200.00 $198.38 $853 -3.56
450–475 471 39 180.00–185.00 $182.56 $860 -14.80
500–545 515 5 170.00–175.00 $172.16 $887 -12.42
560–590 575 2 165.00–170.00 $167.57 $964 -8.26
655–685 670 3 160.00–165.00 $161.67 $1,083 +3.14
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 382 5 197.00–205.00 $200.80 $767 —
420–445 433 4 182.00–187.00 $185.20 $802 -4.52
465–490 480 6 170.00–172.00 $170.34 $818 -10.08
500–548 535 10 160.00–167.00 $165.95 $888 -6.31
550–580 559 25 160.00 $160.00 $894 -4.76
675 675 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,046 +5.00
700 700 1 142.00 $142.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 381 4 190.00–195.00 $193.02 $735 —
410 410 1 175.00 $175.00 $718 -4.31
475 475 1 165.00 $165.00 $784 -5.00
510 510 1 155.00 $155.00 $790 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 265.00 $265.00 $729 —
305–320 313 2 242.00–245.00 $243.54 $762 +16.54
360–375 365 3 212.00–220.00 $217.26 $793 +3.75
410–430 420 2 210.00–215.00 $212.44 $892 +5.46
475–490 484 4 200.00–207.00 $202.98 $982 +1.78
500–535 512 5 195.00–205.00 $200.35 $1,026 +5.55
555–565 560 2 192.00–195.00 $193.51 $1,084 +12.52
665–670 668 2 162.00–172.00 $166.98 $1,115 —
740 740 2 160.00–162.00 $161.00 $1,191 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 220.00–232.00 $225.82 $756 —
360–390 370 3 205.00–210.00 $208.38 $771 -1.62
405–445 424 4 195.00–202.00 $199.19 $845 -0.65
450 450 3 190.00–195.00 $193.33 $870 -0.85
520–540 534 4 187.00–192.00 $189.77 $1,013 +6.27
565–595 580 2 180.00–185.00 $182.44 $1,058 +9.14
615 615 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,027 —
745 745 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,118 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 212.00 $212.00 $710 —
420 420 1 190.00 $190.00 $798 ±0.00
475 475 2 185.00 $185.00 $879 ±0.00
545 545 1 180.00 $180.00 $981 —
575 575 1 165.00 $165.00 $949 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1255 1171 80-85% 4 91.00–93.00 $91.54 $1,072 —
1060–1545 1238 80-85% 5 87.00–90.00 $88.88 $1,100 +5.66
1000–1415 1253 80-85% 3 81.00–82.00 $81.36 $1,019 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1260 1146 85-90% 4 80.00–85.00 $82.14 $941 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750–1830 1790 2 109.00–112.00 $110.47 $1,977 —

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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) 1 925.00 $925.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,225.00 $1,162.50

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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 1,225.00–1,350.00 $1,287.50 —

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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.