Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

335 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 335 433 269
Feeder cattle 279 359 224
Slaughter cattle 44 74 34
Replacement cattle 12 — 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade active with 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
310 310 1 295.00 $295.00 $914 —
420–445 value added 433 2 280.00–287.00 $283.60 $1,228 —
460 460 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,173 —
473 value added 473 4 275.00 $275.00 $1,301 —
510 510 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,250 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 242.00 $242.00 $980 —
560 560 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,260 —
645 645 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,419 —
780 780 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,342 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 225.00 $225.00 $889 —
410–430 418 8 217.00–225.00 $220.23 $921 +4.25
460–490 474 5 210.00–215.00 $213.38 $1,011 +5.07
505 value added 505 7 230.00 $230.00 $1,162 —
530 530 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,097 +3.96
565–585 575 2 195.00–200.00 $197.46 $1,135 +13.93
605 value added 605 4 202.00 $202.00 $1,222 —
620–625 623 2 182.00–190.00 $186.02 $1,159 +13.51
705 705 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,163 +13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 225.00 $225.00 $742 +4.36
360–395 380 3 215.00–220.00 $218.27 $829 +6.27
400–440 416 8 207.00–215.00 $212.56 $884 +9.08
450–480 469 6 197.00–202.00 $199.82 $937 +1.57
500–510 504 4 195.00–197.00 $195.50 $985 +7.55
565 565 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,074 +15.00
640 640 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,088 +9.00
745 745 3 150.00–152.00 $150.67 $1,122 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 415 2 195.00–200.00 $197.53 $820 +5.02
500–530 515 2 190.00 $190.00 $978 +8.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 318 4 265.00–270.00 $268.00 $852 —
355–360 357 3 260.00–265.00 $263.32 $940 —
400–425 413 2 232.00–235.00 $233.55 $965 —
450–490 472 3 215.00–220.00 $217.26 $1,025 -1.76
500–518 511 5 210.00–215.00 $212.81 $1,087 +1.35
550–585 569 5 208.00–212.00 $209.99 $1,195 +6.96
705 705 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,283 +7.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 255.00–260.00 $257.50 $850 +22.50
355–380 367 5 240.00–250.00 $244.41 $897 +17.41
405–442 429 6 215.00–220.00 $219.17 $940 +0.96
485–495 490 2 207.00–210.00 $208.52 $1,022 -0.01
510–525 518 2 195.00–202.00 $198.55 $1,028 -2.62
555–575 565 3 190.00–197.00 $194.01 $1,096 +2.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 202.00 $202.00 $869 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1250 1105 80-85% 4 91.00–96.00 $93.60 $1,034 —
930–1370 1192 80-85% 6 87.00–90.00 $88.40 $1,054 -7.37
1185–1340 1263 80-85% 2 97.00–99.00 $97.94 $1,237 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1315 1313 75-80% 2 88.00–89.00 $88.50 $1,162 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 89.00 $89.00 $801 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1995 1995 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,414 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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.