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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 10, 2024

277 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.38/cwt +30.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,237/hd at 523 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $290.00/cwt +30.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,459/hd at 503 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 277 582 783
Feeder cattle 225 531 737
Slaughter cattle 29 34 46
Replacement cattle 23 17 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Trends available due to market being closed for Holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
503 value added 503 13 290.00 $290.00 $1,459 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,012 +6.64
466 fancy 466 8 240.00 $240.00 $1,118 —
475 475 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,069 +11.03
500–510 503 3 220.00–222.00 $220.68 $1,110 +15.16
528 value added 528 13 240.00 $240.00 $1,267 —
600 600 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 361 6 230.00 $230.00 $830 +5.97
400–417 414 6 220.00–225.00 $220.80 $914 +7.59
450–460 455 2 212.00–220.00 $216.04 $983 +10.51
500–505 501 5 210.00–215.00 $213.99 $1,072 +14.21
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 2 217.00 $217.00 $940 —
470 470 1 207.00 $207.00 $973 —
500 500 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,010 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 378 2 255.00–260.00 $257.55 $974 +15.55
415–425 423 4 230.00–235.00 $233.77 $989 +1.43
470–480 475 4 230.00–235.00 $232.47 $1,104 +10.04
510–535 518 3 225.00–230.00 $228.28 $1,182 +13.08
550–595 575 3 225.00 $225.00 $1,294 +15.00
665 665 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,430 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 275.00–280.00 $277.48 $952 —
350–355 353 2 260.00–265.00 $262.52 $927 +15.52
400–440 423 3 240.00–245.00 $243.43 $1,030 +2.02
455–460 458 2 240.00–242.00 $241.01 $1,104 +6.26
520 520 2 235.00–237.00 $236.00 $1,227 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,066 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1340 1268 80-85% 6 90.00–94.00 $91.79 $1,164 —
1245–1335 1282 80-85% 5 86.00–93.00 $88.35 $1,133 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1600 1598 75-80% 2 94.00–95.00 $94.50 $1,510 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $774 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1505 1505 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,806 —
1480–1610 1545 2 103.00–107.00 $105.08 $1,623 —

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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 1,025.00 $1,025.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,175.00 $1,150.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,125.00 $1,112.50

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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.