Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $257.55/cwt +11.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,350/hd at 524 lb · 14 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.76/cwt ≈ $1,532/hd at 639 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 533 247 685
Feeder cattle 469 229 602
Slaughter cattle 40 18 67
Replacement cattle 24 — 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cows sold sharply higher, slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
649 649 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,817 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,520 —
533 533 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,636 +17.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,574 +15.00
713 713 2 257.50 $257.50 $1,836 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,565 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 270 4 360.00–370.00 $365.05 $986 —
300 fancy 300 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,095 —
310–320 317 3 340.00–350.00 $345.05 $1,094 +28.24
415–445 430 2 315.00–320.00 $317.59 $1,366 +31.08
450 450 3 305.00–307.00 $306.33 $1,378 +38.90
636–642 639 11 237.50–242.50 $239.76 $1,532 —
658 658 6 227.50 $227.50 $1,497 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 275 3 340.00–350.00 $346.85 $954 —
315–335 324 4 325.00–330.00 $326.22 $1,057 —
355–390 375 4 310.00–317.00 $312.27 $1,171 +18.79
405–435 415 3 300.00–302.00 $300.70 $1,248 +26.93
480 480 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,378 +29.04
500–526 524 14 257.00–265.00 $257.55 $1,350 +11.87
635 635 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 332.00 $332.00 $847 —
335 335 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,028 —
360–390 369 5 295.00–305.00 $301.02 $1,111 —
405–435 417 3 285.00–295.00 $288.94 $1,205 —
460 460 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,288 —
630 630 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,399 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 330.00 $330.00 $924 —
300–340 315 7 320.00–330.00 $323.59 $1,019 —
350–390 373 4 315.00–320.00 $316.68 $1,181 —
420–435 430 3 297.00–307.00 $303.63 $1,306 —
460–490 475 2 287.00–290.00 $288.55 $1,371 —
500 500 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,400 —
555–595 568 3 260.00–270.00 $264.14 $1,500 —
725 725 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,573 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 324 4 335.00–345.00 $341.12 $1,105 —
350–385 363 4 325.00–335.00 $331.14 $1,202 —
415–440 430 3 310.00–320.00 $313.22 $1,347 +17.32
615–640 628 2 260.00–270.00 $264.90 $1,664 +34.90
665 665 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,609 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 369 5 340.00–350.00 $342.90 $1,265 —
410–415 413 2 335.00–340.00 $337.48 $1,394 +22.38
450 450 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,530 +42.98
605–615 610 2 277.00 $277.00 $1,690 +38.53
685 685 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,884 +41.46
730 730 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,730 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1145 969 85-90% 6 111.00–116.00 $114.09 $1,106 —
810–1190 1056 85-90% 7 103.00–108.00 $105.55 $1,115 —
1095–1275 1185 85-90% 2 97.00–100.00 $98.61 $1,169 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1255 1109 80-85% 6 119.00–122.00 $120.49 $1,336 —
980–1275 1165 80-85% 5 125.00–131.00 $128.52 $1,497 +15.27
1135–1245 1190 80-85% 2 136.00–138.00 $136.95 $1,630 +23.70
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,878 —
1550 1550 75-80% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,876 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1415 1235 2 133.00–136.00 $134.72 $1,664 —
1665 1665 1 125.00 $125.00 $2,081 —
1890–1940 1915 2 143.00–145.00 $143.99 $2,757 —

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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) 2 1,825.00–1,850.00 $1,837.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,375.00–1,675.00 $1,541.67

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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.