Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 5, 2025

614 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $278.34/cwt +13.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,701/hd at 611 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.24/cwt -12.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,535/hd at 529 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 614 733 1,100
Feeder cattle 536 694 1,060
Slaughter cattle 51 20 34
Replacement cattle 27 19 6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower with high yielding breaking cows up to 142.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to 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 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,306 —
365–370 368 2 370.00–375.00 $372.52 $1,371 —
405–425 415 2 350.00–360.00 $355.12 $1,474 -11.43
450–461 459 6 340.00–350.00 $341.63 $1,568 -9.96
525 525 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,628 -26.42
633 633 8 285.00 $285.00 $1,804 —
726–745 730 5 250.00–257.50 $255.97 $1,869 -24.03
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,386 —
410–430 419 4 335.00–340.00 $337.45 $1,414 —
553–560 555 9 288.00–290.00 $288.45 $1,601 -11.55
628–633 631 8 270.00–280.00 $274.98 $1,735 -15.02
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,430 —
545 545 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,553 -25.00
595 595 1 272.00 $272.00 $1,618 -15.00
745 745 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,751 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 fancy 310 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,162 —
340 340 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,190 +1.65
350–385 fancy 363 3 360.00–365.00 $361.63 $1,313 —
355–385 371 4 345.00–350.00 $348.70 $1,294 +10.37
410–445 422 5 320.00–335.00 $325.92 $1,375 -3.99
455–490 465 5 305.00–315.00 $307.96 $1,432 -12.04
477 fancy 477 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,574 —
500–545 529 10 282.00–300.00 $290.24 $1,535 +1.56
555–575 565 2 270.00–275.00 $272.46 $1,539 +0.34
600 600 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,560 -5.00
600–625 fancy 612 16 275.00–285.00 $279.49 $1,710 —
698 698 6 245.00 $245.00 $1,710 -9.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 283 4 340.00–350.00 $342.57 $969 —
315–320 318 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,049 -5.00
350–385 371 4 315.00–330.00 $323.80 $1,201 -5.41
425–440 435 3 305.00–310.00 $308.31 $1,341 +4.34
470–490 483 3 287.00–295.00 $290.72 $1,404 -5.23
500–540 520 7 265.00–275.00 $268.73 $1,397 -6.22
555–575 565 2 252.00–260.00 $255.93 $1,446 -4.07
615–640 632 3 242.00–250.00 $244.70 $1,547 -7.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 3 330.00–335.00 $331.52 $905 —
325–330 328 2 315.00–325.00 $320.04 $1,050 —
350–395 374 6 300.00–310.00 $303.36 $1,135 -9.19
425–445 437 3 295.00–302.00 $297.27 $1,299 +2.32
465–475 468 3 275.00–280.00 $278.35 $1,303 -4.68
515–540 527 3 250.00–260.00 $256.58 $1,352 -8.63
560–565 563 2 240.00–245.00 $242.51 $1,365 -7.49
600–615 608 2 235.00–240.00 $237.53 $1,444 -5.95
660 660 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,452 -10.00
785 785 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,586 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,040 —
310 310 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,085 —
365–390 378 2 335.00–340.00 $337.58 $1,276 -9.48
425 425 2 317.00–327.00 $322.00 $1,368 -3.91
475–485 480 4 300.00–305.00 $301.24 $1,446 -18.76
530–540 536 6 262.00–270.00 $265.66 $1,424 -24.34
555–595 582 3 260.00–262.00 $261.32 $1,521 -16.16
600–635 615 4 240.00–250.00 $246.19 $1,514 -11.27
650–685 668 2 227.00–230.00 $228.46 $1,526 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 360.00–365.00 $362.44 $1,207 -12.56
380–395 389 4 345.00–355.00 $349.97 $1,361 -11.96
440 440 2 330.00–335.00 $332.50 $1,463 -17.50
465–475 470 2 315.00–320.00 $317.53 $1,492 -11.35
515–535 525 4 275.00–280.00 $276.27 $1,450 -23.35
560–585 570 3 265.00–270.00 $267.34 $1,524 -18.96
685 685 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,644 -18.51
700 700 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,610 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,190 ±0.00
350–385 368 2 360.00–365.00 $362.38 $1,334 -11.00
400–430 415 4 340.00–355.00 $346.23 $1,437 -12.09
555 555 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,554 -25.00
770–775 773 2 237.00–245.00 $240.99 $1,863 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1315 1175 80-85% 4 117.00–119.00 $117.49 $1,381 —
1100–1515 1334 80-85% 9 123.00–128.00 $125.16 $1,670 —
1345–1400 1373 80-85% 2 130.00–132.00 $130.98 $1,798 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–1145 1015 85-90% 3 101.00–104.00 $102.13 $1,037 —
950–1225 1079 85-90% 7 106.00–111.00 $108.55 $1,171 +4.51
1075–1290 1205 85-90% 4 113.00–116.00 $114.99 $1,386 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1470 1389 75-80% 5 123.00–127.00 $123.83 $1,720 —
1535–1565 1547 75-80% 3 131.00–135.00 $133.01 $2,058 —
1560 1560 75-80% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,794 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1685 1620 2 145.00–148.00 $146.56 $2,374 —
1805 1805 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,852 —
1910 1910 1 162.00 $162.00 $3,094 —

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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 15 1,100.00–1,457.00 $1,279.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,975.00 $1,975.00

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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.