Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 20, 2024

218 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $287.01/cwt +14.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,210/hd at 422 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 218 438 297
Feeder cattle 193 385 263
Slaughter cattle 14 31 24
Replacement cattle 11 22 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 300.00–305.00 $302.56 $1,023 —
385–390 388 3 290.00–295.00 $293.33 $1,138 —
405–445 fancy 421 7 290.00–300.00 $294.98 $1,242 —
405–440 423 3 265.00–270.00 $268.41 $1,135 -4.44
455–470 463 2 260.00–265.00 $262.54 $1,216 +6.51
515–520 518 2 250.00–260.00 $254.98 $1,321 +7.53
625 625 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,438 —
755 755 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,563 -3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,000 —
455–470 463 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,134 +15.00
500–505 503 2 230.00–232.00 $231.00 $1,162 +7.97
550–590 569 7 212.00–222.00 $215.90 $1,228 +1.47
660–680 670 2 200.00–202.00 $201.01 $1,347 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 373 2 282.00–287.00 $284.65 $1,062 +18.73
510–520 515 2 242.00–245.00 $243.49 $1,254 +15.28
590 590 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,357 —
610 610 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 +10.00
690 690 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,484 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 323 3 322.00–327.00 $324.63 $1,049 —
365–375 370 2 312.00–317.00 $314.47 $1,164 +22.47
400 400 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,208 +21.07
468–495 477 9 275.00–285.00 $278.51 $1,328 +16.51
515–545 533 4 260.00–265.00 $263.72 $1,406 +15.74
550–595 575 3 245.00–250.00 $246.68 $1,418 +6.68
605–630 613 3 232.00–240.00 $234.63 $1,438 +3.66
650–660 653 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,502 +8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 3 325.00–330.00 $326.72 $1,202 —
410–425 fancy 418 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,358 —
410–430 420 4 305.00–320.00 $313.47 $1,317 +18.26
460 fancy 460 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,449 —
475–495 485 2 290.00–300.00 $294.90 $1,430 +9.82
510–540 524 4 275.00–290.00 $278.79 $1,461 —
570–590 577 3 255.00–265.00 $258.29 $1,490 +13.29
600–620 611 4 245.00–252.00 $249.22 $1,523 +6.77
655 655 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,618 +21.02
700 700 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,114 +19.01
410–425 418 2 280.00–287.00 $283.44 $1,185 +15.89
460–475 467 3 265.00–272.00 $267.30 $1,248 +11.84
535 535 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,338 +11.94
585 585 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,404 +10.99
605 605 2 225.00–230.00 $227.50 $1,376 +2.50
740 740 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,554 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1025 898 85-90% 2 88.00–89.00 $88.57 $795 —
940–1295 1145 85-90% 3 93.00–95.00 $94.08 $1,077 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1475 1475 80-85% 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,534 —
1380–1635 1508 80-85% 2 107.00–111.00 $109.17 $1,646 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 75-80% 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,593 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1635 1635 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,305 -4.00
1715 1715 1 130.00 $130.00 $2,230 —

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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) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,500.00–1,600.00 $1,541.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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.