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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 11, 2024

630 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $298.87/cwt +11.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,682/hd at 563 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $285.48/cwt +20.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,681/hd at 589 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 630 749 582
Feeder cattle 564 698 531
Slaughter cattle 44 29 34
Replacement cattle 22 22 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold sharply higher, feeder bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with very 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
335 335 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,374 —
350–390 371 5 390.00–400.00 $396.01 $1,469 +36.01
400–445 423 6 360.00–370.00 $364.95 $1,544 +14.64
455 value added 455 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,638 —
450–485 469 5 335.00–350.00 $342.85 $1,608 +12.00
515–535 525 3 330.00–340.00 $336.60 $1,767 +43.13
550 value added 550 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,760 —
550–575 564 12 295.00–305.00 $297.11 $1,676 +9.31
768 768 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,074 +41.86
810 810 4 242.50 $242.50 $1,964 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485–495 490 2 325.00–327.00 $325.99 $1,597 +23.99
515 515 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,571 +23.00
565–592 589 10 285.00–290.00 $285.48 $1,681 +20.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 +15.00
490 490 2 305.00–310.00 $307.50 $1,507 —
570–585 578 2 275.00–280.00 $277.53 $1,604 +19.20
615 615 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,660 +30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 335.00 $335.00 $888 —
305 305 1 325.00 $325.00 $991 -14.95
355 fancy 355 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,172 —
355–395 380 3 312.00–320.00 $316.29 $1,202 -18.66
400–435 fancy 418 3 320.00–330.00 $323.47 $1,352 -9.06
405–445 418 3 300.00–315.00 $308.07 $1,288 -5.42
465–470 469 5 285.00–300.00 $297.03 $1,393 +2.03
500–525 509 5 262.00–270.00 $265.44 $1,351 +0.44
550 550 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,430 —
551 fancy 551 7 275.00 $275.00 $1,515 —
650–665 658 2 230.00–235.00 $232.47 $1,530 +2.02
725 725 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,631 -1.13
755 755 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,623 -5.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 315.00 $315.00 $929 -25.00
325–330 328 2 305.00–310.00 $307.48 $1,009 -21.01
360–395 378 2 295.00–302.00 $298.66 $1,129 -16.27
410–435 425 3 280.00–290.00 $283.37 $1,204 -12.63
455–465 460 3 280.00–282.00 $281.33 $1,294 -2.40
515–548 541 6 255.00–260.00 $256.62 $1,388 +4.14
570–594 589 5 240.00–242.00 $240.39 $1,416 -1.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 3 282.00–287.00 $285.36 $970 —
355–395 382 3 280.00–285.00 $282.41 $1,079 -17.59
405–435 426 5 270.00–275.00 $271.02 $1,155 -9.08
465 465 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,242 -0.75
510–540 527 3 240.00–245.00 $241.61 $1,273 -6.71
610–640 625 2 220.00–227.00 $223.58 $1,397 +4.14
695 695 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,460 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,240 +12.45
350–375 fancy 363 2 370.00–380.00 $374.83 $1,361 —
350–395 372 5 352.00–360.00 $356.39 $1,326 +11.23
410 fancy 410 2 362.00–365.00 $363.50 $1,490 —
400–435 414 4 340.00–355.00 $346.96 $1,436 +15.33
450–465 456 4 320.00–340.00 $331.80 $1,513 +19.37
505–530 520 3 305.00–312.00 $309.62 $1,610 +9.74
550–570 562 3 285.00–295.00 $290.63 $1,633 +9.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 340.00–345.00 $342.57 $1,268 —
415–440 428 2 320.00–330.00 $325.15 $1,392 —
490 490 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,519 +10.00
520–545 528 4 285.00–310.00 $292.45 $1,544 +5.02
555–565 560 2 275.00–280.00 $277.52 $1,554 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 325.00 $325.00 $975 —
360–375 368 2 315.00–325.00 $320.10 $1,178 —
505–535 523 3 272.00–280.00 $275.60 $1,441 +5.60
590 590 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,546 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1300 1230 80-85% 2 108.00–110.00 $109.06 $1,341 —
1125–1475 1249 80-85% 7 101.00–106.00 $104.21 $1,302 —
1550 1550 80-85% 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,798 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–910 898 85-90% 2 81.00–86.00 $83.47 $750 —
1045–1255 1127 85-90% 3 93.00–95.00 $94.01 $1,059 -5.65
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,533 —
1750 1750 75-80% 1 117.00 $117.00 $2,048 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1740 1362 3 130.00–134.00 $131.70 $1,794 —
1765 1765 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,577 —
1945 1945 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,723 —

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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) 2 1,125.00–1,300.00 $1,212.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
— — 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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,050.00 $1,025.00

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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.