Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 29, 2023

392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.05/cwt -9.27 vs last sale · ≈ $997/hd at 536 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $218.51/cwt +10.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,336/hd at 611 lb · 10 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $250.00/cwt ≈ $935/hd at 374 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 392 685 478
Feeder cattle 355 602 438
Slaughter cattle 17 67 40
Replacement cattle 20 16 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 10 250.00 $250.00 $935 —
441 441 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,080 —
473–483 478 6 230.00–235.00 $232.47 $1,111 —
505–520 513 2 212.00–220.00 $216.06 $1,108 +3.46
570 570 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,226 +6.00
650–665 658 2 197.00–200.00 $198.52 $1,306 +8.52
788 788 3 185.00 $185.00 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,025 —
485–487 487 6 240.00 $240.00 $1,169 —
515–533 528 5 232.00–240.00 $234.16 $1,236 -2.84
560 560 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,232 +3.00
600–615 603 6 212.00–217.00 $212.85 $1,283 +4.43
624 value added 624 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,416 —
705 705 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,375 +13.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 222.00 $222.00 $633 —
355–380 368 2 210.00–215.00 $212.59 $782 +4.12
400–435 413 6 200.00–237.00 $215.68 $891 +11.70
485 485 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,091 +25.37
525–548 536 15 185.00–187.00 $186.05 $997 -9.27
605–610 608 2 165.00–170.00 $167.51 $1,018 —
655–665 660 2 155.00–160.00 $157.48 $1,039 +0.03
710 710 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,100 +0.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 327 3 210.00 $210.00 $687 —
375–390 377 7 200.00–205.00 $200.71 $757 +3.19
410–430 422 8 190.00–195.00 $193.76 $818 +2.01
455–495 470 3 180.00–185.00 $182.32 $857 -1.13
505–510 508 2 175.00–180.00 $177.49 $902 -1.69
555–565 560 2 165.00–172.00 $168.47 $943 -3.94
610 610 2 152.00–158.00 $155.00 $946 -3.63
650 650 1 152.00 $152.00 $988 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–440 432 5 180.00–185.00 $182.96 $790 +0.96
525 525 2 165.00 $165.00 $866 —
675 675 1 145.00 $145.00 $979 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 367 3 227.00–235.00 $230.73 $847 +6.20
400–435 414 5 210.00–222.00 $217.15 $899 +5.82
465–490 480 3 200.00–210.00 $205.75 $988 +3.48
500–545 524 4 190.00–200.00 $194.72 $1,020 +4.92
565–575 570 2 180.00–187.00 $183.53 $1,046 +2.55
635 635 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,111 +6.73
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 427 3 225.00–230.00 $227.39 $971 +3.54
460 460 1 217.00 $217.00 $998 -0.65
505–530 515 3 205.00–215.00 $208.95 $1,076 +6.46
610–620 615 3 185.00–195.00 $190.65 $1,172 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 220.00 $220.00 $836 —
470–485 478 2 192.00–197.00 $194.46 $930 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1240 1140 80-85% 4 93.00–95.00 $93.75 $1,069 —
1305–1500 1403 80-85% 2 100.00–101.00 $100.53 $1,410 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 85-90% 1 88.00 $88.00 $796 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,205 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,564 —
1425–2015 1662 3 113.00–116.00 $114.83 $1,908 +2.33

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,200.00–1,325.00 $1,250.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 880.00 $880.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,075.00–1,125.00 $1,100.00

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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.