Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 5, 2024

349 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 349 208 400
Feeder cattle 312 175 327
Slaughter cattle 27 27 50
Replacement cattle 10 6 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,173 —
540 540 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,512 —
690 690 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,587 —
760 760 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,634 -10.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,360 —
645 645 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,624 -10.00
610 610 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,647 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 315.00 $315.00 $914 —
320 320 1 295.00 $295.00 $944 -15.00
355–395 372 5 287.00–292.00 $290.20 $1,080 -1.80
425–430 427 3 275.00–280.00 $277.32 $1,184 -2.68
495 495 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,287 -5.00
500–540 519 5 242.00–247.00 $245.23 $1,273 +5.23
560–580 571 4 230.00–237.00 $232.22 $1,326 —
675–690 682 3 210.00–215.00 $213.35 $1,455 +3.31
730–735 733 2 192.00–200.00 $196.01 $1,437 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 365 3 295.00–302.00 $299.76 $1,094 -5.24
420–435 428 2 285.00–295.00 $290.09 $1,242 +3.80
455–480 468 2 270.00–275.00 $272.43 $1,275 +2.43
510–535 520 3 250.00–255.00 $253.35 $1,317 —
550–595 571 6 240.00–242.00 $240.68 $1,374 —
735–745 739 4 210.00–217.00 $211.76 $1,565 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 325.00–335.00 $329.96 $1,033 -17.16
370 370 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,154 -3.00
415 415 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,274 ±0.00
450–470 460 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,288 —
510 510 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,326 -6.68
550 fancy 550 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,441 —
555 555 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,399 +0.56

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 317.00 $317.00 $999 -25.64
360 360 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,123 —
400–435 416 4 295.00–297.00 $295.99 $1,231 -14.01
455–485 470 2 280.00–287.00 $283.39 $1,332 -15.09
500–515 508 2 260.00–262.00 $261.01 $1,326 —
560–590 574 4 250.00–257.00 $252.73 $1,451 —
605–625 613 4 230.00–232.00 $231.51 $1,419 -23.49
675–685 680 2 215.00–225.00 $219.96 $1,496 -27.04
700–740 727 3 200.00–205.00 $201.70 $1,466 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,072 -15.00
400 400 3 307.00–312.00 $309.67 $1,239 -6.72
555–590 568 4 260.00–265.00 $262.98 $1,494 —
710–740 723 4 215.00–220.00 $218.00 $1,576 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,288 -13.74

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1155 1075 80-85% 4 125.00–128.00 $126.30 $1,358 —
1035–1245 1130 80-85% 5 131.00–135.00 $132.81 $1,501 +4.97
1195–1305 1250 80-85% 2 137.00–139.00 $138.04 $1,726 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 85-90% 1 107.00 $107.00 $904 —
825–1070 967 85-90% 3 112.00–113.00 $112.65 $1,089 +2.65
1000–1295 1122 85-90% 5 117.00–121.00 $119.49 $1,341 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 75-80% 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,685 —
1405–1535 1470 75-80% 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,926 +13.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,983 +23.00
1375 1375 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,966 —
1740 1740 1 169.00 $169.00 $2,941 —

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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 1,500.00 $1,500.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,800.00–2,125.00 $1,908.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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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.