Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 25, 2024

383 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 383 519 368
Feeder cattle 343 469 349
Slaughter cattle 23 39 16
Replacement cattle 17 11 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate 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
470 470 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,340 —
545 545 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,444 —
570 570 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,425 —
608 value added 608 3 257.50 $257.50 $1,566 —
725 725 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,595 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,150 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 297.00 $297.00 $950 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 265.00 $265.00 $861 +5.00
350–395 373 7 245.00–250.00 $246.23 $918 -5.77
405–440 422 7 230.00–240.00 $233.35 $985 -11.65
460–495 475 5 220.00–230.00 $226.42 $1,075 -5.98
510–530 522 3 210.00–215.00 $213.31 $1,113 -11.83
550–580 558 4 200.00–207.00 $201.82 $1,126 -10.18
665 665 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,197 -17.00
765 765 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 4 280.00–287.00 $283.83 $917 —
360–385 368 3 265.00–280.00 $271.52 $999 -3.21
420–440 430 4 255.00–265.00 $259.30 $1,115 -3.10
450–475 463 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,134 -15.00
500 500 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 -2.50
560–570 563 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,250 —
650 650 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,398 +3.00
755 755 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 285.00 $285.00 $741 —
370–385 378 2 262.00 $262.00 $990 +2.00
400–440 422 6 242.00–252.00 $246.00 $1,038 -7.87
450–476 471 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,130 ±0.00
500 500 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,125 -6.31
570 570 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,197 -17.43
625 625 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,294 -5.47
675 675 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,282 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 292.00 $292.00 $745 +2.00
440–445 442 3 250.00–257.00 $252.32 $1,115 -7.68
505–525 513 5 220.00–227.00 $224.18 $1,150 -9.34
550–585 563 3 210.00–215.00 $212.39 $1,196 -12.26
605–620 612 3 200.00–205.00 $201.66 $1,234 -6.99
650–655 653 2 190.00–200.00 $195.02 $1,273 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 300.00 $300.00 $900 —
390 390 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,119 +5.00
405–425 420 5 262.00–275.00 $267.74 $1,125 -6.57
575 575 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,305 -5.00
640 640 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,408 ±0.00
755 755 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,434 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 312.00 $312.00 $796 —
325–330 328 2 307.00–310.00 $308.51 $1,012 -15.13
365 365 3 300.00–302.00 $300.67 $1,097 +2.22
540 540 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,296 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1215 1101 80-85% 6 104.00–107.00 $105.65 $1,163 —
1180 1180 80-85% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,286 —
1385–1450 1418 80-85% 2 116.00–117.00 $116.51 $1,652 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 101.00 $101.00 $909 —
990 990 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $842 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1575 1555 75-80% 2 109.00–112.00 $110.52 $1,719 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1103–1785 1330 3 140.00–142.00 $140.89 $1,874 —
1695–1780 1738 2 145.00–146.00 $145.49 $2,529 —
1800 1800 1 156.00 $156.00 $2,808 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 910.00–1,264.00 $1,046.86

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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.