Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, July 22, 2026

260 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (234)

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $378.35/cwt -103.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 379 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 260 447 327
Feeder cattle 203 380 281
Slaughter cattle 38 38 32
Replacement cattle 19 29 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,842 —
370 370 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,758 -45.00
525–535 532 3 385.00–415.00 $394.87 $2,101 -67.55
599 599 4 390.00 $390.00 $2,336 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 423 4 390.00–420.00 $402.46 $1,702 -32.78
520–545 531 4 330.00–360.00 $342.33 $1,818 -66.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 273 3 410.00–425.00 $418.63 $1,143 -121.37
355–395 379 13 370.00–400.00 $378.35 $1,434 -103.55
400–448 421 9 345.00–375.00 $360.47 $1,518 -79.41
455–493 473 9 330.00–365.00 $341.73 $1,616 -75.80
505–545 519 6 310.00–345.00 $322.75 $1,675 -56.28
570–597 590 4 305.00–335.00 $312.24 $1,842 -69.47
620–630 625 3 305.00–315.00 $311.69 $1,948 -31.87
670–680 677 3 290.00–315.00 $298.25 $2,019 -50.49
705 705 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,009 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,330 -71.71
400–445 423 2 320.00–340.00 $330.53 $1,398 -58.67
455–485 470 2 310.00–315.00 $312.42 $1,468 -47.54
515–545 528 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,610 -38.45
555 555 2 285.00–300.00 $292.50 $1,623 -37.50
620–645 633 2 285.00–300.00 $292.35 $1,851 -25.10

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 3 600.00–610.00 $603.35 $1,677 +93.35
315–345 330 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,980 +63.09
350–385 372 3 400.00–425.00 $413.34 $1,538 -79.99
415–435 429 5 395.00–420.00 $403.05 $1,729 -81.95
463–495 475 4 385.00–420.00 $397.74 $1,889 -58.89
505–520 513 2 375.00–405.00 $389.78 $2,000 -15.08
555–580 564 5 335.00–365.00 $347.07 $1,957 -55.27
600–646 626 8 305.00–335.00 $322.90 $2,021 -34.59
665–670 668 2 320.00–325.00 $322.51 $2,154 —
720–730 727 3 300.00–320.00 $306.61 $2,229 —
775 775 2 285.00–295.00 $290.00 $2,248 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,424 -73.13
455–485 468 6 355.00–370.00 $363.31 $1,700 -50.41
510–518 514 2 340.00–365.00 $352.40 $1,811 -7.60
560–580 574 5 320.00–330.00 $326.05 $1,872 -10.33
605–635 620 3 280.00–300.00 $288.37 $1,788 -32.79

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1460 1163 80-85% 16 186.00–205.00 $195.47 $2,273 +21.41
1110–1330 1208 80-85% 3 158.00–172.00 $166.21 $2,008 —
1085–1405 1246 80-85% 8 175.00–185.00 $180.47 $2,249 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1665 1521 75-80% 4 181.00–191.00 $186.72 $2,840 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1110 1005 85-90% 3 161.00–165.00 $163.20 $1,640 -9.38

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 1 192.00 $192.00 $2,755 —
1010–1860 1550 3 219.00–230.00 $222.99 $3,456 —

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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) 6 2,250.00–2,650.00 $2,341.67

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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Price trend

high 380.00 low 300.00 Aug 2025 Jul 2026

700–749 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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