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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 29, 2025

733 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $250.19/cwt ≈ $1,811/hd at 724 lb · 36 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $245.00/cwt ≈ $1,872/hd at 764 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 2 steers $290.00/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $1,804/hd at 622 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 733 290 519
Feeder cattle 694 273 492
Slaughter cattle 20 6 27
Replacement cattle 19 11 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Slaughter cattle to few to trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 420 3 360.00–370.00 $366.55 $1,540 -3.33
450–470 460 3 345.00–355.00 $351.59 $1,617 —
500–544 529 8 330.00–340.00 $336.42 $1,780 -2.90
568–583 573 9 312.50–327.50 $322.41 $1,847 +1.79
650–658 654 11 282.50–292.50 $289.53 $1,894 -1.38
658 value added 658 4 302.50 $302.50 $1,990 —
723 723 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,024 +5.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,755 +5.09
622 622 22 290.00 $290.00 $1,804 +3.48
660 660 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,716 —
710–749 745 11 255.00–258.00 $257.74 $1,920 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,596 +10.00
575 575 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,650 +9.51
780–795 788 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 328 3 345.00–350.00 $348.35 $1,143 -11.65
390 390 3 335.00–340.00 $338.33 $1,319 —
400–445 425 5 325.00–335.00 $329.91 $1,402 +8.79
425 fancy 425 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,445 —
475 475 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,520 +4.03
519 fancy 519 5 325.00 $325.00 $1,687 +13.00
505–540 520 8 285.00–302.00 $288.68 $1,501 -11.05
558–570 fancy 562 12 297.50–300.00 $299.15 $1,681 —
555–593 586 7 270.00–275.00 $272.12 $1,595 -20.31
610 610 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,616 -3.78
655–690 685 13 249.00–259.00 $254.57 $1,744 +2.14
725 fancy 725 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,849 —
710–745 728 3 222.00–242.00 $231.28 $1,684 -8.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
716–728 724 36 246.00–252.00 $250.19 $1,811 —
764 764 28 245.00 $245.00 $1,872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,072 +5.00
355–390 376 6 325.00–330.00 $329.21 $1,238 —
420–445 430 3 302.00–305.00 $303.97 $1,307 -6.99
465–495 481 6 292.00–300.00 $295.95 $1,424 -1.82
515–525 520 2 270.00–280.00 $274.95 $1,430 -3.09
580–595 588 2 260.00 $260.00 $1,529 -7.00
620 620 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,562 +5.00
652–690 667 6 240.00–242.50 $241.19 $1,609 +5.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 310.00–315.00 $312.55 $1,135 —
400–435 423 5 290.00–300.00 $294.95 $1,248 +4.95
455–485 473 3 280.00–287.00 $283.03 $1,339 —
515–545 531 4 262.00–267.00 $265.21 $1,408 +4.22
580–585 583 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,458 +7.50
620–635 628 2 242.00–245.00 $243.48 $1,529 +7.51
650–685 668 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,536 +3.00
740 740 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,606 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,144 —
360–395 378 5 355.00–365.00 $361.93 $1,368 +1.93
400–425 413 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,446 —
455–495 472 12 322.00–330.00 $328.88 $1,552 —
500–540 525 5 295.00–307.00 $299.62 $1,573 +7.62
555–585 572 7 282.00–290.00 $286.30 $1,638 —
610–620 615 3 272.00–277.00 $274.66 $1,689 —
655–660 658 2 257.00–260.00 $258.51 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,268 -20.00
365–390 380 3 370.00–380.00 $373.38 $1,419 —
410–440 427 3 355.00–360.00 $358.32 $1,530 -9.14
450–480 466 9 335.00–350.00 $343.28 $1,600 —
500–520 508 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,600 ±0.00
555 555 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,693 —
605 605 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,694 -10.00
660 660 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,795 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 378 5 345.00–350.00 $347.06 $1,312 —
425–445 435 2 322.00–330.00 $325.91 $1,418 —
475–485 480 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,536 —
505–530 522 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,514 —
550–595 564 7 270.00–280.00 $277.48 $1,565 —
620–640 630 2 255.00–260.00 $257.46 $1,622 -4.54

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1375 1258 80-85% 5 121.00–126.00 $124.33 $1,564 —
1575 1575 80-85% 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,063 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1100 1080 85-90% 2 102.00–106.00 $104.04 $1,124 —
1120–1155 1138 85-90% 2 116.00–117.00 $116.49 $1,326 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1795 1655 75-80% 2 126.00–130.00 $127.83 $2,116 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720 1720 1 150.00 $150.00 $2,580 —
1730 1730 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,768 —
2015 2015 1 168.00 $168.00 $3,385 —

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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 9 1,220.00–1,573.00 $1,411.33

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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 1,675.00 $1,675.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00

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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 1,925.00 $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.