Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 10, 2024

338 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $258.46/cwt +7.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,362/hd at 527 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $282.00/cwt -18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 437 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 338 233 433
Feeder cattle 277 205 359
Slaughter cattle 36 9 74
Replacement cattle 25 19 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 4 330.00 $330.00 $1,270 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 437 12 282.00 $282.00 $1,232 -18.00
460–487 482 8 270.00–280.00 $277.79 $1,339 —
510–530 527 19 250.00–260.00 $258.46 $1,362 +7.79
550 550 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,348 ±0.00
610 610 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,403 -2.00
698 698 4 223.00 $223.00 $1,557 —
780 780 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,482 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 305.00 $305.00 $991 —
450–475 462 3 260.00–267.00 $263.94 $1,219 -10.74
530–540 535 3 240.00–245.00 $243.33 $1,302 —
550–570 560 3 225.00–235.00 $228.95 $1,282 -4.05
620–645 633 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,361 -13.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 457 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,302 -14.27
575 575 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,438 -7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 2 295.00–300.00 $297.41 $1,264 -9.29
485–495 490 3 290.00–297.00 $292.99 $1,436 -3.02
530 530 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,431 -7.00
550 550 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,386 -9.09
605 605 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,482 -2.00
740–745 743 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,523 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 433 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,342 -4.21
550–585 567 3 260.00 $260.00 $1,474 -10.00
720 720 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,548 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 2 317.00–320.00 $318.51 $1,300 -9.00
455 455 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,433 -2.55
610 610 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,586 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1240 1094 80-85% 5 120.00–126.00 $122.51 $1,340 -6.49
1025–1330 1122 80-85% 6 127.00–132.00 $129.28 $1,451 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1170 987 85-90% 3 100.00–105.00 $102.74 $1,014 —
930–1150 1040 85-90% 2 107.00–111.00 $108.79 $1,131 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 75-80% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,473 —
1415 1415 75-80% 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,840 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1905 1798 3 149.00–154.00 $152.23 $2,737 —
1405–2270 1907 3 143.00–147.00 $145.62 $2,777 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,000.00–1,281.00 $1,106.14

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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) 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,450.00–1,475.00 $1,462.50

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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 3 1,350.00–1,475.00 $1,425.00 —

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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.