Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 14, 2024

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.00/cwt ≈ $1,641/hd at 526 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	384	150	242
Feeder cattle	340	125	217
Slaughter cattle	29	17	25
Replacement cattle	15	8	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526 value added	526	20	312.00	$312.00	$1,641	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	370	4	267.00–275.00	$271.02	$1,003	+4.02
420–445	433	3	255.00	$255.00	$1,104	+6.54
450–490	468	4	240.00–247.00	$244.83	$1,146	+12.83
500–540	520	2	227.00–232.00	$229.40	$1,193	+9.40
555–585	572	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,287	+15.00
600–605	603	2	215.00–217.00	$216.00	$1,302	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	315.00	$315.00	$788	—
280 fancy	280	1	335.00	$335.00	$938	—
320–325	323	2	300.00–305.00	$302.52	$977	+5.52
490	490	2	265.00–270.00	$267.50	$1,311	—
505–530 fancy	515	3	270.00–272.00	$271.31	$1,397	—
510–545	521	4	255.00–265.00	$259.28	$1,351	—
575	575	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,409	+9.00
645	645	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,484	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	300.00	$300.00	$780	+6.47
310–330	320	2	290.00	$290.00	$928	+3.00
400–420	408	3	262.00–265.00	$264.01	$1,077	+3.02
455–475	464	4	250.00–255.00	$251.27	$1,166	+3.87
500–505	502	3	240.00–245.00	$242.33	$1,216	+12.33
610	610	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,354	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	320.00–327.00	$323.53	$1,045	+2.50
405–435	414	5	287.00–292.00	$289.58	$1,199	—
485–495	490	3	275.00–277.00	$276.34	$1,354	+3.13
500–530	518	5	262.00–270.00	$264.75	$1,371	—
550	550	1	257.00	$257.00	$1,414	+10.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	422	5	272.00–282.00	$277.82	$1,172	—
450–485	474	4	262.00–272.00	$265.27	$1,257	+10.70
515	515	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,288	+3.80
610	610	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,415	+23.64
650–675	660	5	217.00–225.00	$221.78	$1,464	+19.78

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	358	4	320.00–332.00	$326.48	$1,169	—
495	495	2	287.00–290.00	$288.50	$1,428	—
505–530 fancy	518	2	290.00–292.00	$290.98	$1,507	—
520–525	523	3	275.00–285.00	$279.01	$1,459	+4.06
550	550	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,468	+7.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1220	1104	80-85%	5	140.00–143.00	$141.04	$1,557	—
1160–1210	1190	80-85%	3	135.00–137.00	$136.00	$1,618	—
1275–1340	1308	80-85%	2	151.00–152.00	$151.49	$1,981	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–850	848	85-90%	2	115.00–117.00	$116.00	$984	—
945	945	85-90%	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,162	—
880–1070	1007	85-90%	5	126.00–131.00	$129.01	$1,299	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1345	1293	75-80%	2	146.00–147.00	$146.52	$1,895	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1590	1480	2	165.00–167.00	$165.93	$2,456	—
1645–1865	1746	4	172.00–176.00	$173.85	$3,035	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,515.00–1,756.00	$1,635.50
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,047.00–1,231.00	$1,167.25

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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.