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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 10, 2023

339 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $213.90/cwt +8.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 505 lb · 29 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $248.00/cwt ≈ $1,238/hd at 499 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $231.00/cwt ≈ $1,324/hd at 573 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 339 463 338
Feeder cattle 265 349 313
Slaughter cattle 51 60 16
Replacement cattle 23 54 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 7 260.00 $260.00 $1,001 —
499 499 29 248.00 $248.00 $1,238 —
573 573 25 231.00 $231.00 $1,324 —
684 684 7 212.00 $212.00 $1,450 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 4 225.00 $225.00 $1,015 —
506 506 4 222.00 $222.00 $1,123 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 250.00 $250.00 $820 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504 value added 504 23 218.00 $218.00 $1,099 —
503–535 511 6 197.00–200.00 $198.16 $1,013 -7.01
550 550 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,072 +2.56
575 value added 575 17 199.00 $199.00 $1,144 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 222.00–225.00 $223.56 $733 —
410–430 422 3 207.00–212.00 $209.64 $885 +0.19
475–495 485 3 197.00 $197.00 $955 -5.71
500–540 519 6 192.00–195.00 $193.48 $1,004 +0.32
620 620 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 3 202.00–205.00 $203.96 $857 +8.96
460–495 481 4 190.00–195.00 $192.95 $928 +2.95
530 530 1 185.00 $185.00 $980 —
665 665 1 145.00 $145.00 $964 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–590 572 3 190.00–195.00 $193.28 $1,106 -0.27
610 610 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,110 —
650 650 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,105 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 245.00 $245.00 $649 —
355 355 1 220.00 $220.00 $781 —
515–520 518 2 190.00–195.00 $192.51 $997 —
565 565 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,199 -2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1180 1039 80-85% 13 84.00–89.00 $86.23 $896 —
970–1470 1230 80-85% 16 90.00–94.00 $91.78 $1,129 -3.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–990 913 85-90% 6 65.00–71.00 $67.19 $613 —
1010–1140 1050 85-90% 5 73.00–76.00 $75.00 $788 —
940–1205 1090 85-90% 5 81.00–83.00 $81.85 $892 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,777 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 602.00–835.00 $736.60

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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) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 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.