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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 22, 2023

685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $189.00/cwt ≈ $1,123/hd at 594 lb · 64 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $212.60/cwt ≈ $1,142/hd at 537 lb · 21 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $181.05/cwt ≈ $1,293/hd at 714 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 685 471 224
Feeder cattle 602 433 163
Slaughter cattle 67 29 46
Replacement cattle 16 9 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on new-crop calves, very good demand on weaned feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533–542 537 21 210.00–215.00 $212.60 $1,142 —
573 573 9 209.00 $209.00 $1,198 —
619–625 623 10 194.00–195.00 $194.40 $1,211 —
675 675 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,282 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,244 +2.00
555 555 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,204 -3.00
604–610 605 7 205.00–209.00 $208.42 $1,261 —
660–675 673 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,312 —
713–735 714 20 181.00–182.00 $181.05 $1,293 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
594 594 64 189.00 $189.00 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 312 3 224.00–232.00 $227.07 $708 +1.59
355–370 363 2 207.00–210.00 $208.47 $757 —
400–415 408 2 203.00–205.00 $203.98 $832 -3.43
490–498 497 11 199.00–205.00 $199.63 $992 +1.69
526–530 527 15 190.00–198.00 $195.32 $1,029 +8.97
550–580 565 3 182.00–187.00 $184.62 $1,043 +6.58
660–685 673 2 155.00–160.00 $157.45 $1,060 -3.55
700–715 705 3 152.00–157.00 $154.67 $1,090 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 195.00–200.00 $197.52 $717 -12.21
400–440 420 3 190.00–195.00 $191.75 $805 -2.87
450–495 474 7 180.00–190.00 $183.45 $870 —
520–525 523 6 175.00–185.00 $179.18 $937 +3.01
555–595 575 2 170.00–175.00 $172.41 $991 +3.87
620–635 630 14 150.00–162.00 $158.63 $999 +6.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 182.00 $182.00 $810 +0.14
460–495 480 3 175.00–177.00 $175.67 $843 -0.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 247.00 $247.00 $692 +5.00
355–365 360 2 222.00–227.00 $224.53 $808 +1.01
410–430 423 5 200.00–217.00 $211.33 $894 -6.00
455–495 474 4 198.00–206.00 $202.27 $959 -6.70
510–540 528 6 185.00–195.00 $189.80 $1,002 -7.20
565–585 575 2 180.00–182.00 $180.98 $1,041 -9.02
605–645 622 3 165.00–170.00 $168.27 $1,047 -11.73
660 660 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 265.00 $265.00 $689 —
355–380 365 3 232.00–242.00 $236.98 $865 +0.55
400–445 427 5 220.00–227.00 $223.85 $956 +0.18
455–495 485 4 210.00–220.00 $217.65 $1,056 —
505–510 508 2 200.00–205.00 $202.49 $1,029 -12.49
550–565 558 2 187.00–190.00 $188.48 $1,052 -17.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 205.00 $205.00 $830 +0.89

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1405 1177 80-85% 9 89.00–92.00 $90.65 $1,067 -4.32
930–1450 1219 80-85% 13 89.00–98.00 $94.20 $1,148 —
1375–1415 1395 80-85% 2 99.00–100.00 $99.49 $1,388 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445–1460 1453 75-80% 2 93.00 $93.00 $1,351 —
1470–1505 1482 75-80% 3 89.00–91.00 $90.32 $1,339 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–1140 1031 85-90% 4 88.00–94.00 $91.74 $946 +15.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1555 1540 2 105.00–108.00 $106.49 $1,640 +3.08
1670 1670 2 110.00–115.00 $112.50 $1,879 —
1625–1805 1715 2 116.00–117.00 $116.47 $1,997 —

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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) 1 940.00 $940.00

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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.