Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 3, 2024

233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 233 256 433
Feeder cattle 205 187 359
Slaughter cattle 9 33 74
Replacement cattle 19 36 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,216 -17.00
400–430 421 4 315.00–317.00 $315.50 $1,328 -11.88
590 590 3 275.00 $275.00 $1,622 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–430 420 3 325.00 $325.00 $1,365 -17.00
620–643 637 4 270.00 $270.00 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,350 -13.99
503 503 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,559 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 3 325.00–327.00 $326.33 $1,087 —
360–395 383 3 305.00–307.00 $305.63 $1,171 -1.89
410–420 415 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,245 —
540–545 543 3 250.00–252.00 $250.67 $1,361 -7.77
565 565 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,384 —
635 635 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,473 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 418 5 282.00–292.00 $287.21 $1,201 +3.76
460–480 468 3 272.00–277.00 $274.68 $1,286 —
555–570 562 3 230.00–237.00 $233.00 $1,309 -12.00
605–620 613 2 227.00–230.00 $228.48 $1,401 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 360.00 $360.00 $954 —
355 355 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,189 —
452–468 457 7 297.50–300.00 $299.27 $1,368 —
510–515 513 2 272.00–275.00 $273.51 $1,403 +6.63
570 570 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,465 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 352.00 $352.00 $898 —
305–340 323 2 340.00–350.00 $344.73 $1,113 -10.27
355–360 358 2 332.00–340.00 $336.03 $1,203 -1.94
400–430 421 6 312.00–322.00 $314.21 $1,323 -4.55
455–470 463 3 302.00–310.00 $306.34 $1,418 -3.66
570 570 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,539 —
605 605 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,573 —
690 690 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,690 —
720 720 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,620 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 3 330.00–335.00 $331.80 $1,062 -0.20
350–385 370 3 317.00–320.00 $318.01 $1,177 -7.31
405–430 416 4 300.00–310.00 $306.70 $1,276 +2.47
480–485 483 2 295.00–297.00 $296.01 $1,430 +1.01
500 500 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,385 —
560–585 573 2 257.00–265.00 $261.09 $1,496 —
610 610 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,507 —
670 670 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,541 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 404 4 325.00–335.00 $327.51 $1,323 -6.47
450–470 460 2 315.00–320.00 $317.55 $1,461 -7.45
500 500 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,550 +8.00
560 560 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,596 -70.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 80-85% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,387 —
1380 1380 80-85% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,918 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1860 1860 75-80% 1 134.00 $134.00 $2,492 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,757 —
2245 2245 1 152.00 $152.00 $3,412 —

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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) 3 1,225.00–1,650.00 $1,458.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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 2 1,250.00–1,650.00 $1,450.00 —

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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.