Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 26, 2023

463 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $197.00/cwt ≈ $1,379/hd at 700 lb · 35 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $182.00/cwt ≈ $1,456/hd at 800 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.17/cwt -21.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 533 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 463 335 448
Feeder cattle 349 279 386
Slaughter cattle 60 44 32
Replacement cattle 54 12 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,081 —
700 value added 700 35 197.00 $197.00 $1,379 —
800 value added 800 21 182.00 $182.00 $1,456 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,013 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 382 3 220.00 $220.00 $840 +1.73
410–440 431 7 205.00–212.00 $209.45 $903 -3.11
465–490 475 8 197.00–207.00 $202.71 $963 +2.89
525–545 535 7 190.00–195.00 $193.16 $1,033 -2.34
565–585 574 5 180.00–192.00 $186.86 $1,073 -3.14
655–680 668 2 150.00–157.00 $153.43 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 220.00 $220.00 $891 -0.23
450–475 465 4 210.00–220.00 $216.24 $1,006 +2.86
520–545 533 14 200.00–207.00 $205.17 $1,094 -1.83
565–595 580 2 190.00–195.00 $192.44 $1,116 -5.02
700 700 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,120 -5.00
770 770 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 195.00 $195.00 $838 -2.53
460–475 468 2 190.00 $190.00 $889 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 255.00 $255.00 $740 —
305 305 1 250.00 $250.00 $762 -18.00
380–395 388 2 237.00 $237.00 $920 -26.32
400–440 414 5 225.00–230.00 $227.74 $943 -5.81
450–470 461 4 217.00–227.00 $219.44 $1,012 +2.18
500–535 513 5 207.00–212.00 $209.17 $1,073 -3.64
590 590 2 202.00 $202.00 $1,192 -7.99
645 645 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,271 —
650–675 663 2 190.00–195.00 $192.45 $1,276 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 240.00 $240.00 $792 -17.50
375 375 1 235.00 $235.00 $881 -9.41
405–435 418 7 215.00–222.00 $218.43 $913 -0.74
455–490 470 5 202.00–215.00 $211.13 $992 +2.61
535–545 540 6 195.00–202.00 $199.83 $1,079 +1.28
565–580 573 2 190.00–197.00 $193.55 $1,109 -0.46
675 675 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,249 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1180 1079 80-85% 9 88.00–94.00 $90.57 $977 —
1195–1220 1208 80-85% 2 87.00 $87.00 $1,051 —
1160–1270 1218 80-85% 3 95.00–96.00 $95.65 $1,165 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1075 990 85-90% 3 86.00–89.00 $87.65 $868 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1465 1293 75-80% 3 89.00–90.00 $89.32 $1,155 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1725–1795 1760 2 114.00–117.00 $115.47 $2,032 —
2205 2205 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,800 —

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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 1,050.00 $1,050.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.