Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 28, 2024

312 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $280.67/cwt ≈ $1,423/hd at 507 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $232.58/cwt -4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,095/hd at 471 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 312 393 349
Feeder cattle 259 328 286
Slaughter cattle 42 52 49
Replacement cattle 11 13 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. All feeder classes sold unevenly steady. Trade active with moderate to 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
350–360 355 2 310.00–322.00 $315.92 $1,122 —
420–425 423 2 290.00–295.00 $292.51 $1,237 —
506–509 507 19 275.00–284.00 $280.67 $1,423 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,159 —
420–440 430 2 280.00–282.00 $280.98 $1,208 -9.02
450–470 458 6 270.00–277.00 $274.51 $1,257 —
500–510 508 4 260.00–267.00 $265.24 $1,347 —
550–565 558 6 250.00–252.00 $250.99 $1,401 —
605–625 615 2 237.00–242.00 $239.46 $1,473 —
690 690 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,622 —
730 730 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,621 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,224 —
485 485 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,295 —
505–525 515 4 250.00–257.00 $253.45 $1,305 -1.55
550 550 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,358 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 275.00 $275.00 $894 —
355 355 1 262.00 $262.00 $930 +7.41
410–440 425 2 237.00–242.00 $239.59 $1,018 -6.06
450–485 471 13 227.00–235.00 $232.58 $1,095 -4.42
500–540 523 5 217.00–222.00 $219.63 $1,149 -4.35
555–590 571 4 210.00–212.00 $211.48 $1,208 -5.23
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 fancy 350 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,074 —
355–395 377 6 280.00–292.00 $286.88 $1,082 —
400–405 403 2 270.00–277.00 $273.48 $1,102 —
510 510 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,234 -4.47
565–570 568 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,346 —
605 605 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,373 —
667–690 672 5 210.00–212.50 $211.89 $1,424 +1.89
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,053 +10.36
455–470 462 3 240.00 $240.00 $1,109 -2.07
500–515 507 3 232.00–235.00 $233.02 $1,181 —
550–590 563 6 222.00–227.00 $224.19 $1,262 —
600–610 603 3 212.00–217.00 $214.68 $1,295 -5.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 282.00–287.00 $284.55 $1,104 +1.10
400–435 418 2 260.00–267.00 $263.35 $1,101 —
450 450 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,148 —
505–535 520 2 237.00–242.00 $239.43 $1,245 +6.44
555–580 568 5 227.00–235.00 $230.18 $1,307 +5.18
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 —
740 740 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,480 —
780 780 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,482 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 300.00 $300.00 $960 —
390 390 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,139 -8.00
420–435 427 3 277.00–287.00 $281.34 $1,201 —
455 455 2 260.00–267.00 $263.50 $1,199 —
505–510 508 2 247.00–250.00 $248.51 $1,262 —
550 550 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,304 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,155 -14.52

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1325 1248 80-85% 6 129.00–134.00 $132.02 $1,648 —
1170–1345 1249 80-85% 4 119.00–124.00 $120.67 $1,507 —
1175–1415 1288 80-85% 5 136.00–141.00 $139.51 $1,797 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1125 1068 85-90% 2 101.00–102.00 $101.53 $1,084 -15.25
1125 1125 85-90% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,305 -8.90
1050–1345 1185 85-90% 5 109.00–113.00 $110.67 $1,311 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1560 1462 75-80% 5 122.00–125.00 $124.02 $1,813 -17.98
1730 1730 75-80% 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,266 —
1850 1850 75-80% 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,627 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1645–1760 1705 4 150.00–155.00 $152.81 $2,605 —
1820 1820 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,985 -2.00
2015 2015 1 171.00 $171.00 $3,446 —

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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) 3 1,250.00–1,400.00 $1,316.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00

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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.