Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 27, 2024

256 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 256 533 392
Feeder cattle 187 469 355
Slaughter cattle 33 40 17
Replacement cattle 36 24 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 367.00 $367.00 $1,303 —
400–410 405 3 347.00–350.00 $348.99 $1,413 —
450–465 457 3 330.00–340.00 $335.69 $1,534 +0.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 357.00 $357.00 $1,178 —
395 395 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,331 —
405–445 425 2 325.00–330.00 $327.38 $1,391 —
470–490 480 2 310.00–315.00 $312.45 $1,500 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 3 350.00–357.00 $353.11 $1,335 —
410 410 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,402 —
450 450 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,472 +7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 325.00 $325.00 $731 —
350–375 363 3 292.00–300.00 $295.57 $1,073 -5.45
405–430 420 4 280.00–287.00 $283.45 $1,190 -5.49
500–540 517 5 245.00–255.00 $250.39 $1,295 —
555 555 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 335.00 $335.00 $904 -11.85
355–360 358 2 305.00–310.00 $307.52 $1,101 -4.75
450–465 458 2 280.00–285.00 $282.46 $1,294 -4.54
500–545 523 2 257.00–260.00 $258.44 $1,352 +0.89
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 332.00–337.00 $334.56 $1,064 -10.49
505–530 518 2 262.00–272.00 $266.88 $1,382 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,189 +13.88
385–395 392 3 332.00–342.00 $337.97 $1,325 +6.83
425–440 435 8 315.00–320.00 $318.76 $1,387 +5.54
495 495 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,534 —
535 535 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,552 —
645 645 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,612 -14.90
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 355.00 $355.00 $958 +25.00
315 315 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,046 +8.41
350–385 364 4 322.00–330.00 $325.32 $1,184 +8.64
405–430 421 4 302.00–305.00 $304.23 $1,281 +0.60
495 495 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,460 +6.45
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 422 3 330.00–337.00 $333.98 $1,409 -3.50
480 480 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,560 -15.00
525 525 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,586 —
570 570 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,024 —
650 650 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,690 -15.00
700 700 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 -17.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1200 1041 80-85% 4 119.00–124.00 $121.98 $1,270 —
1040–1235 1165 80-85% 5 125.00–130.00 $128.11 $1,492 -0.41
1125–1465 1263 80-85% 8 131.00–135.00 $132.77 $1,677 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 85-90% 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,049 -7.55
900–1395 1118 85-90% 3 106.00–109.00 $107.44 $1,201 —
1115–1205 1155 85-90% 3 110.00–116.00 $113.67 $1,313 +15.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1735 1735 75-80% 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,273 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515 1515 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,939 —
1745 1745 1 149.00 $149.00 $2,600 —

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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) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,275.00–1,575.00 $1,456.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,250.00–1,375.00 $1,312.50

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,381.25 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,525.00–1,575.00 $1,550.00 —

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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.