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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 24, 2024

391 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $302.50/cwt ≈ $1,603/hd at 530 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $265.70/cwt ≈ $1,412/hd at 531 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 391 690 319
Feeder cattle 339 570 242
Slaughter cattle 34 76 36
Replacement cattle 18 44 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower with high yielding boning cows up to 140.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 12 302.50 $302.50 $1,603 —
613 613 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,778 —
711 711 6 263.00 $263.00 $1,870 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,479 -2.00
791 791 6 237.00 $237.00 $1,875 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 302.00–312.00 $307.00 $1,351 —
465 465 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,372 —
510–535 523 2 280.00–285.00 $282.56 $1,478 +7.90
595 595 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,606 -1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 305.00 $305.00 $991 —
378–385 382 4 290.00–295.00 $292.25 $1,116 +5.25
400–425 414 4 267.00–275.00 $271.68 $1,125 +1.68
455–497 480 7 255.00–265.00 $262.48 $1,260 -5.35
500–515 510 4 235.00–245.00 $239.99 $1,224 +0.21
605–630 625 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,375 -1.26
745 745 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,505 +8.48
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–540 531 9 260.00–270.00 $264.45 $1,404 —
535 fancy 535 1 277.00 $277.00 $1,482 —
555–583 574 3 250.00–260.00 $253.22 $1,453 -3.58
768 fancy 768 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,797 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 427 3 280.00–287.00 $282.41 $1,206 +4.36
505–535 521 5 247.00–255.00 $251.18 $1,309 -3.46
625 625 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,438 ±0.00
665 665 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,463 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 322.00 $322.00 $1,111 +10.00
380 380 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,186 +12.00
425–445 437 3 295.00–300.00 $296.62 $1,296 +8.62
460–480 470 3 280.00–287.00 $282.28 $1,327 +6.61
500–530 513 6 267.00–275.00 $269.69 $1,384 +7.03
565 565 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,452 +4.68
600 600 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,440 ±0.00
660–675 668 2 225.00–230.00 $227.53 $1,520 —
765 765 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,606 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,011 +6.38
360–375 367 3 322.00–327.00 $323.70 $1,188 +9.12
405–430 424 7 307.00–315.00 $309.20 $1,311 +7.20
465 465 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,348 -2.00
510 510 2 277.00–280.00 $278.50 $1,420 +10.02
550 550 2 265.00–270.00 $267.50 $1,471 —
730 730 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,642 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 2 320.00–325.00 $322.59 $1,355 +2.83
760 760 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,710 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1405 1254 80-85% 9 123.00–128.00 $126.04 $1,581 -19.22
1200–1325 1263 80-85% 2 115.00–119.00 $116.90 $1,476 -28.36
1200–1560 1442 80-85% 7 129.00–135.00 $131.33 $1,894 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050 1050 85-90% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,092 —
1175–1195 1185 85-90% 4 112.00–116.00 $114.00 $1,351 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 75-80% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,769 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,782 —
1575–1760 1645 3 163.00–168.00 $165.57 $2,724 —
1935 1935 1 161.00 $161.00 $3,115 -11.50

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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 5 2,025.00–2,150.00 $2,125.00 —

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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.