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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 6, 2023

582 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $260.00/cwt ≈ $1,344/hd at 517 lb · 54 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.75/cwt ≈ $1,170/hd at 577 lb · 15 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $230.00/cwt ≈ $1,440/hd at 626 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 582 297 709
Feeder cattle 531 263 664
Slaughter cattle 34 24 38
Replacement cattle 17 10 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Trends available. Trade active with good demand on feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,220 —
517 517 54 260.00 $260.00 $1,344 —
570 570 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,368 —
626 626 13 230.00 $230.00 $1,440 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,091 —
430 430 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,148 +19.56
450 450 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,112 —
500–520 503 8 240.00–242.00 $241.74 $1,216 —
550–575 563 2 230.00–235.00 $232.56 $1,309 —
696 696 11 212.00 $212.00 $1,476 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 422 3 220.00–225.00 $223.36 $943 +10.83
450–470 457 3 212.00–215.00 $213.97 $978 +8.97
500–533 527 11 205.00–208.00 $205.52 $1,083 +4.52
566–589 577 15 200.00–206.00 $202.75 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 372 3 220.00–227.00 $224.03 $833 —
400–425 416 6 210.00–215.00 $213.21 $887 +9.71
455–495 470 5 202.00–207.00 $205.53 $966 +4.54
515–545 529 5 195.00–202.00 $199.78 $1,057 +4.73
555–565 560 2 190.00–195.00 $192.52 $1,078 +6.53
615–635 622 3 180.00–185.00 $183.30 $1,140 +2.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 242.00 $242.00 $908 -3.00
405–445 432 6 225.00–235.00 $232.34 $1,004 +12.71
455–485 468 8 220.00–225.00 $222.43 $1,041 +13.42
505–515 507 5 210.00–217.00 $215.20 $1,091 +11.00
585 585 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,228 +10.00
625–635 630 2 200.00–205.00 $202.48 $1,276 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 2 247.00 $247.00 $934 —
405–425 417 3 237.00–247.00 $241.41 $1,007 +10.29
450–470 461 4 230.00–237.00 $234.75 $1,082 +17.75
555–560 557 3 212.00–217.00 $215.32 $1,199 +10.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $994 +5.00
1225 1225 80-85% 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,066 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 85-90% 1 82.00 $82.00 $947 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1545 1545 75-80% 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,329 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1590–1780 1685 2 101.00–105.00 $103.11 $1,737 —
1810 1810 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,937 —

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00

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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.