Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 24, 2024

303 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 303 338 463
Feeder cattle 216 277 349
Slaughter cattle 38 36 60
Replacement cattle 49 25 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–438 426 5 335.00 $335.00 $1,427 —
655 655 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,716 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 355.00 $355.00 $994 —
325 325 1 342.00 $342.00 $1,112 —
385 385 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,297 +7.00
440 440 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,417 —
525 525 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,235 —
425 425 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,326 —
660 660 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 331 4 330.00–335.00 $333.79 $1,105 —
405–423 417 9 300.00 $300.00 $1,251 —
460 460 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,311 ±0.00
510 510 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,326 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,088 —
397 397 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,191 —
425–430 428 2 285.00–290.00 $287.49 $1,230 +5.49
592 592 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,421 —
690 690 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,518 -3.00
755 755 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,434 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 2 287.00–290.00 $288.43 $1,061 —
410–445 430 4 280.00 $280.00 $1,204 —
450–490 478 4 257.00–267.00 $262.18 $1,253 -1.76
770 770 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,424 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,024 —
395 395 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,213 —
425–445 435 2 300.00–305.00 $302.56 $1,316 +5.15
450–495 468 3 280.00 $280.00 $1,310 -12.99
500–535 518 2 260.00–262.00 $260.97 $1,352 -9.03
555 555 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,315 -15.00
635 635 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,473 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 335.00–342.00 $338.63 $1,128 —
380 380 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,243 —
400–410 405 2 310.00–320.00 $314.94 $1,276 +4.94
455 455 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,351 —
565 565 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,469 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,155 —
365–385 375 2 332.00–340.00 $336.11 $1,260 —
400–445 423 2 327.00–332.00 $329.37 $1,393 +10.86

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1350 1145 80-85% 8 111.00–116.00 $113.77 $1,303 -15.51
960–1410 1224 80-85% 4 118.00–123.00 $120.95 $1,480 —
1375–1520 1425 80-85% 3 124.00–129.00 $126.75 $1,806 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1025 962 85-90% 3 98.00–100.00 $98.71 $950 -4.03
950–1095 1022 85-90% 6 105.00–108.00 $106.69 $1,090 -2.10
1170–1185 1178 85-90% 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $1,302 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1580 1415 3 137.00–139.00 $137.62 $1,947 —
1400–1760 1602 3 143.00–147.00 $144.47 $2,314 —
2045 2045 1 150.00 $150.00 $3,068 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,228.00–1,380.00 $1,275.14
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 918.00–1,158.00 $1,046.40

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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) 4 1,450.00–1,725.00 $1,606.25
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,125.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,625.00–1,700.00 $1,662.50 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00 —

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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.