Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 22, 2025

290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $311.00/cwt ≈ $1,642/hd at 528 lb · 72 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.78/cwt +13.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 604 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $320.62/cwt +4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,892/hd at 590 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 290 801 1,017
Feeder cattle 273 721 965
Slaughter cattle 6 38 32
Replacement cattle 11 42 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle to few to trend. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. 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
360 360 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,440 +7.53
405–435 425 3 360.00–375.00 $369.88 $1,572 +1.85
500–540 528 7 325.00–345.00 $339.32 $1,792 +16.08
550–595 590 15 315.00–321.00 $320.62 $1,892 +4.64
620 value added 620 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,984 —
622–640 627 4 305.00–315.00 $312.45 $1,959 +12.45
650–680 665 2 287.00–295.00 $290.91 $1,935 +12.80
700–704 704 15 260.00–275.00 $274.01 $1,929 +10.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,248 +6.01
560–580 570 2 290.00–300.00 $294.91 $1,681 +8.01
600–640 613 3 280.00–290.00 $286.52 $1,756 +11.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,461 —
520–540 530 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,590 ±0.00
590–595 593 2 275.00–280.00 $277.49 $1,646 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
528 528 72 311.00 $311.00 $1,642 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,029 ±0.00
320 320 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,152 +2.64
400–425 413 2 317.00–325.00 $321.12 $1,326 -4.70
462–470 464 5 310.00–320.00 $315.97 $1,466 +18.12
510 fancy 510 1 312.00 $312.00 $1,591 —
500–536 531 9 290.00–307.00 $299.73 $1,592 +12.38
555–565 560 2 285.00–300.00 $292.43 $1,638 +14.16
603–615 604 19 260.00–270.00 $268.78 $1,623 +13.78
652–677 671 12 250.00–260.00 $252.43 $1,694 —
735 735 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,764 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,056 —
410–440 425 2 310.00–312.00 $310.96 $1,322 +10.21
465–485 475 5 290.00–302.00 $297.77 $1,414 +14.33
505–545 526 4 275.00–285.00 $278.04 $1,462 +11.04
550 thin fleshed 550 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,402 —
590 590 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,575 +15.28
640 640 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,581 +7.00
665–680 673 2 232.00–240.00 $235.96 $1,588 -0.44
710 710 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,562 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,276 +3.97
535–543 540 5 260.00–265.00 $260.99 $1,409 +5.99
560 560 2 242.50 $242.50 $1,358 +0.01
605–615 610 2 232.00–240.00 $235.97 $1,439 -0.51
670 670 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,521 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,353 +23.35
415–430 423 2 365.00–370.00 $367.46 $1,554 +15.16
510 510 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,606 +8.31
630 630 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,827 +19.18
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,278 —
500 500 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,460 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,188 +10.00
605 605 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,585 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 80-85% 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,741 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,898 —
1495 1495 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,362 —
1530 1530 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,463 —

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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) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,925.00 $1,925.00 —

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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.