Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 8, 2024

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 316 330 339
Feeder cattle 261 296 265
Slaughter cattle 34 24 51
Replacement cattle 21 10 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder bulls sold mostly steady, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 380 5 320.00–325.00 $321.03 $1,220 —
405–415 410 2 310.00–315.00 $312.47 $1,281 —
485–490 488 3 300.00–305.00 $301.67 $1,472 -1.80
505–540 523 2 285.00–287.00 $285.97 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 320.00–325.00 $322.48 $1,090 —
370 370 2 310.00–315.00 $312.50 $1,156 —
425–440 433 2 300.00–305.00 $302.54 $1,310 —
490 490 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,446 —
525 525 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,444 +10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,254 —
410–430 423 3 320.00–330.00 $323.23 $1,367 -11.77
455 455 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,433 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,020 —
385–395 390 5 280.00–290.00 $288.03 $1,123 —
405–440 427 7 270.00–277.00 $274.45 $1,172 —
450–495 469 4 260.00–267.00 $264.82 $1,242 —
515–545 530 2 235.00–245.00 $240.14 $1,273 +0.14
555–575 567 3 225.00–235.00 $230.01 $1,304 —
600 600 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,320 —
655–685 667 3 205.00–215.00 $209.93 $1,400 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 335.00 $335.00 $988 —
330 330 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,040 —
400–425 411 7 280.00–290.00 $284.05 $1,167 +6.55
465–490 477 6 270.00–272.00 $270.33 $1,289 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 3 335.00–340.00 $337.30 $1,062 —
405 405 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,195 —
475 475 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,363 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 388 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,164 —
445 445 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,322 —
460 460 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,320 —
505–515 510 2 262.00–267.00 $264.52 $1,349 —
560–595 576 4 250.00–255.00 $252.94 $1,457 —
640 640 2 235.00–240.00 $237.50 $1,520 —
670–695 685 3 220.00–225.00 $223.37 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,556 —
765 765 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,606 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,426 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1200 1018 80-85% 6 114.00–120.00 $116.99 $1,191 —
1220–1225 1223 80-85% 2 128.00–132.00 $130.00 $1,590 +2.95
1160–1410 1277 80-85% 6 122.00–126.00 $123.98 $1,583 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1105 903 85-90% 3 100.00–106.00 $103.76 $937 +9.84
785–1100 928 85-90% 3 92.00–99.00 $96.34 $894 +2.42
920–1145 1073 85-90% 4 108.00–113.00 $110.95 $1,190 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1360 1303 75-80% 4 116.00–118.00 $117.02 $1,525 —
1235–1525 1380 75-80% 2 123.00–125.00 $123.89 $1,710 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1910 1910 1 156.00 $156.00 $2,980 -4.00
2450 2450 1 146.00 $146.00 $3,577 —

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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) 1 1,260.00 $1,260.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,225.00–1,575.00 $1,400.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

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 2 1,750.00–2,000.00 $1,875.00 —

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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.