Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 30, 2024

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 429 339 362
Feeder cattle 380 297 339
Slaughter cattle 30 35 23
Replacement cattle 19 7 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 5.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 9.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–420 413 2 295.00–297.00 $296.02 $1,223 —
470–490 480 2 282.00–285.00 $283.53 $1,361 -1.47
575–580 578 2 250.00–260.00 $254.98 $1,474 -5.02
670 670 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,574 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,421 -10.00
500–525 513 2 280.00–285.00 $282.44 $1,449 —
630 630 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,638 +1.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,226 —
460–480 470 2 275.00–277.00 $276.02 $1,297 —
520 520 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 —
745 745 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,564 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 255.00–262.00 $258.39 $814 -10.56
500–535 521 7 215.00–225.00 $217.42 $1,133 -7.70
560–595 570 4 207.00–215.00 $212.18 $1,209 -3.22
620 620 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,252 —
680 680 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,292 -5.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,026 —
555 555 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,343 -4.64
630–635 633 2 220.00–227.00 $223.51 $1,415 —
705 fancy 705 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,586 —
712 712 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,513 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 3 240.00–247.00 $244.03 $1,135 -0.01
525 525 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,218 -6.65
555–590 570 4 217.00–225.00 $220.30 $1,256 -5.42
645 645 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,387 -4.09

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 315.00 $315.00 $756 —
305–340 323 2 287.00–295.00 $290.78 $939 -4.01
390 390 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,053 -9.59
400–425 413 4 257.00–267.00 $263.52 $1,088 -5.55
460–470 465 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,186 +0.92
510–540 527 3 235.00–240.00 $237.36 $1,251 -7.18
575–595 580 4 217.00–227.00 $220.31 $1,278 -14.36
600–625 615 3 205.00–215.00 $208.25 $1,281 -16.75
660 660 2 190.00–200.00 $195.00 $1,287 -19.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 426 5 282.00–290.00 $284.23 $1,211 —
450–465 458 2 277.00–280.00 $278.48 $1,275 —
505–515 510 2 260.00–275.00 $267.57 $1,365 +2.36
555 555 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,415 +0.79
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 285.00 $285.00 $998 —
415 415 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,129 -3.97
455–480 470 4 260.00–267.00 $262.22 $1,232 -4.37
505–545 525 2 245.00–255.00 $250.19 $1,313 -5.04
605–610 608 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,338 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1075 1060 85-90% 2 102.00 $102.00 $1,081 —
1020–1200 1122 85-90% 3 88.00–91.00 $89.93 $1,009 -2.21
1370 1370 85-90% 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,356 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 80-85% 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,383 —
1075–1290 1183 80-85% 2 105.00–110.00 $107.73 $1,274 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1995 1995 75-80% 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,414 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1770 1507 5 136.00–141.00 $139.28 $2,099 —
2045 2045 1 144.00 $144.00 $2,945 —

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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 1,014.00–1,269.00 $1,138.50

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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)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,400.00–1,625.00 $1,483.33
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —

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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.