Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 31, 2023

400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.11/cwt ≈ $1,312/hd at 556 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 400 321 285
Feeder cattle 327 252 245
Slaughter cattle 50 35 33
Replacement cattle 23 34 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 4.00 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
330 330 1 270.00 $270.00 $891 —
355 355 1 265.00 $265.00 $941 —
445 445 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,135 —
460 460 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,173 —
500–540 value added 526 7 257.00–270.00 $266.77 $1,403 —
540 540 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,296 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–435 432 3 240.00–245.00 $241.68 $1,044 —
520 520 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,222 +15.00
625 625 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,375 —
658 658 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,382 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 430 4 227.00–230.00 $228.45 $982 —
450–485 468 4 220.00–227.00 $223.37 $1,045 +3.04
500–545 526 8 212.00–215.00 $214.64 $1,129 +3.74
555 value added 555 8 242.00 $242.00 $1,343 —
550–565 558 2 210.00–215.00 $212.53 $1,186 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 6 215.00–220.00 $217.28 $941 —
460–495 474 7 210.00–217.00 $214.20 $1,015 +10.67
515–525 521 7 200.00–210.00 $205.88 $1,073 +3.52
610 610 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,190 +21.57
660–675 668 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 212.00 $212.00 $933 —
505 505 1 195.00 $195.00 $985 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 260.00 $260.00 $715 +5.00
305–330 317 5 252.00–257.00 $255.17 $809 —
365–380 375 3 240.00–250.00 $246.76 $925 +11.87
410–430 417 6 237.00–242.00 $239.70 $1,000 +13.76
475–480 478 3 215.00–220.00 $218.34 $1,044 +2.55
510–535 517 6 210.00–215.00 $211.86 $1,095 +4.41
585 585 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 +5.00
615 615 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,261 +10.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 265.00–270.00 $267.40 $837 +14.82
365–395 385 4 257.00–267.00 $263.42 $1,014 +16.42
400–445 420 7 247.00–257.00 $252.47 $1,060 +13.50
455–465 458 3 230.00–235.00 $233.31 $1,069 +3.31
505–535 520 3 217.00–225.00 $220.74 $1,148 -0.59
550–555 553 2 215.00–220.00 $217.49 $1,203 +7.49
600–625 613 2 210.00–215.00 $212.55 $1,303 +10.55
655–660 658 2 205.00–210.00 $207.51 $1,365 +15.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,018 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1425 1194 80-85% 8 96.00–102.00 $100.18 $1,196 —
1060–1430 1210 80-85% 5 104.00–107.00 $106.05 $1,283 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1345 1210 85-90% 5 92.00–97.00 $95.23 $1,152 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1445 1295 75-80% 2 107.00 $107.00 $1,386 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720 1720 1 118.00 $118.00 $2,030 —

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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 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,425.00–1,450.00 $1,433.33 —

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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.