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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 12, 2025

230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $279.75/cwt -21.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,323/hd at 473 lb · 12 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $285.00/cwt -31.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,317/hd at 462 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 230 614 0
Feeder cattle 199 536 0
Slaughter cattle 13 51 0
Replacement cattle 18 27 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,395 —
510–535 523 3 275.00–280.00 $276.70 $1,447 -8.30
580–590 585 2 260.00–270.00 $264.96 $1,550 -7.04
625 625 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,625 —
760 760 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 335.00–340.00 $337.43 $1,248 -22.57
420–445 433 2 315.00–320.00 $317.43 $1,374 -20.02
545 545 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,591 —
565–595 580 2 275.00–285.00 $279.87 $1,623 -8.58
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,792 -5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 6 325.00 $325.00 $1,164 -23.70
455–464 462 10 285.00 $285.00 $1,317 -22.96
510–530 520 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,404 -20.24
610–635 623 2 245.00–252.00 $248.43 $1,548 -11.57
715 715 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,573 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 295.00–300.00 $297.45 $1,154 -5.91
400–425 413 2 275.00–277.00 $275.97 $1,140 -21.30
450–485 471 5 262.00–265.00 $263.78 $1,242 -14.57
500 500 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,225 -11.58
550–595 573 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,358 -5.51
615–625 620 2 222.00–227.00 $224.48 $1,392 -13.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,189 -18.31
455–490 468 3 270.00 $270.00 $1,264 -20.72
500–530 509 4 257.00–267.00 $263.41 $1,341 -5.32
555 555 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 -5.93
650–685 668 2 220.00–227.00 $223.59 $1,494 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 325.00–330.00 $327.60 $1,075 -22.40
350–380 363 3 320.00–325.00 $323.35 $1,174 -14.23
425–440 430 3 295.00–302.00 $298.95 $1,285 -23.05
460–476 473 12 277.00–280.00 $279.75 $1,323 -21.49
500–540 526 5 265.00–270.00 $267.42 $1,407 +1.76
550–555 553 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,382 -11.32
605–640 625 3 237.00–240.00 $239.03 $1,494 -7.16
700–715 708 2 215.00–220.00 $217.47 $1,540 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 3 315.00–320.00 $316.69 $1,283 -15.81
455 455 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,351 -20.53
500–525 513 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,411 -1.27
560–575 567 3 265.00–272.00 $269.02 $1,525 +1.68
600 600 4 247.50–257.00 $249.88 $1,499 —
695 695 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,668 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,144 -15.00
355–393 375 4 340.00–355.00 $343.55 $1,288 -18.83
670 670 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,675 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1080 1029 85-90% 4 115.00–120.00 $118.75 $1,222 +16.62
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1175 1132 80-85% 3 124.00 $124.00 $1,404 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 75-80% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,630 —
1360 1360 75-80% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,931 +18.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,747 —
1720 1720 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,752 —
1915 1915 1 168.00 $168.00 $3,217 +6.00

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,350.00 $2,183.33
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,600.00–1,950.00 $1,775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,700.00 $1,700.00
— — Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,025.00 $2,025.00

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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 2,275.00 $2,275.00 —

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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.