Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 16, 2024

437 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 3 heifers $239.43/cwt -3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 422 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $260.00/cwt +10.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,287/hd at 495 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 437 409 464
Feeder cattle 386 364 417
Slaughter cattle 40 34 47
Replacement cattle 11 11 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. 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
325–330 328 3 335.00–352.00 $345.72 $1,134 —
365 value added 365 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,296 —
370–385 378 3 327.00–335.00 $330.70 $1,250 —
410–430 419 4 305.00–320.00 $313.75 $1,315 —
515 515 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,442 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 5 280.00 $280.00 $1,221 +8.00
475 475 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,292 +9.47
510 510 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,300 +1.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,167 —
515–545 530 2 265.00–267.00 $265.97 $1,410 +4.95
630 630 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,544 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 262.00–267.00 $264.50 $913 —
365–390 378 2 250.00–257.00 $253.38 $958 +1.38
410–440 422 16 237.00–240.00 $239.43 $1,010 -3.14
450–480 462 5 230.00–237.00 $233.37 $1,078 +1.69
535–545 541 8 220.00–222.00 $220.50 $1,193 -5.25
610–640 622 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,244 -7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 300.00 $300.00 $810 —
362–385 368 4 272.00 $272.00 $1,001 —
430–444 442 9 262.00–265.00 $264.68 $1,170 -6.25
470–498 495 10 260.00 $260.00 $1,287 +10.00
550–565 558 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,311 +3.38
605 605 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,392 +5.02
670–690 675 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,418 ±0.00
700 700 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,400 —
770 770 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,517 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 280.00 $280.00 $876 +8.00
350–380 370 5 262.00–270.00 $266.10 $985 +3.63
430–445 440 9 252.00–255.00 $252.72 $1,112 -1.68
465–485 477 3 245.00 $245.00 $1,169 —
505–545 518 5 230.00–237.00 $232.75 $1,206 +0.75
550–575 563 2 220.00–225.00 $222.56 $1,253 —
745 745 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,468 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 4 295.00–300.00 $296.21 $948 +4.21
365–375 370 2 272.00–280.00 $275.95 $1,021 -4.05
420 420 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,100 —
455–495 473 4 250.00–257.00 $253.51 $1,199 +3.51
500–540 517 3 240.00–245.00 $243.35 $1,258 +12.61
550–570 563 3 225.00–235.00 $228.37 $1,286 +8.37
620–635 628 2 217.00–222.00 $219.47 $1,378 —
650–675 663 2 200.00–205.00 $202.55 $1,343 +2.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 317.00 $317.00 $881 —
330–345 338 2 302.00–307.00 $304.44 $1,029 +3.97
375–385 380 2 285.00–287.00 $286.01 $1,087 —
400–445 427 3 270.00–272.00 $270.70 $1,156 —
450–460 455 2 265.00–267.00 $266.01 $1,210 +3.58
650–695 673 2 212.00–220.00 $216.13 $1,455 —
730 730 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,475 -0.50
765 765 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,530 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,134 +15.00
585 585 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,462 —
600–645 620 3 237.00–242.00 $239.65 $1,486 +1.66

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1455 1228 80-85% 6 110.00–115.00 $111.58 $1,370 —
1115–1415 1250 80-85% 5 116.00–121.00 $118.92 $1,486 -5.46
1365–1410 1388 80-85% 2 123.00–125.00 $123.98 $1,721 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1045 1003 85-90% 4 92.00–95.00 $93.76 $940 -8.24
1110 1110 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,110 —
1120 1120 85-90% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,176 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1480 1450 75-80% 4 117.00–120.00 $118.52 $1,719 —
1900 1900 75-80% 1 111.00 $111.00 $2,109 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1975 1975 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,745 —
2335 2335 1 156.00 $156.00 $3,643 —

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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 6 1,009.00–1,247.00 $1,095.33

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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.