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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 19, 2025

110 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 110 230 585
Feeder cattle 91 199 543
Slaughter cattle 9 13 42
Replacement cattle 10 18 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher with high yielding bulls up to 180.00 cwt. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Market lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–375 365 3 355.00–370.00 $361.51 $1,320 —
460 460 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,541 —
550 550 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–530 523 2 295.00–300.00 $297.46 $1,556 +5.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 345.00 $345.00 $932 —
300 300 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,020 —
325 fancy 325 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,138 —
395 395 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,264 —
410–445 428 3 292.00–300.00 $294.77 $1,262 —
460–490 475 2 285.00–295.00 $290.16 $1,378 +5.16
495 fancy 495 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,495 —
525 fancy 525 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,549 —
610 610 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,586 +11.57
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,049 —
440 440 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,210 -0.97
450–490 473 3 260.00–262.00 $261.31 $1,236 -2.47
530 530 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,352 +10.00
550 550 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,358 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 330.00–335.00 $332.50 $914 —
360 360 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,105 —
400–420 410 2 282.00–290.00 $286.10 $1,173 -3.90
465 465 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,256 ±0.00
755 755 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 318 3 370.00–375.00 $371.60 $1,182 -3.40
355–395 375 2 350.00–360.00 $354.73 $1,330 +11.18
440 440 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,452 —
535 535 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,552 —
560 560 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,568 —
725 725 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,740 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,037 +12.40
350–380 365 2 320.00–330.00 $325.21 $1,187 +1.86
495 495 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,460 +15.25
530 530 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,336 -15.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 365.00 $365.00 $931 —
430–445 438 2 320.00–325.00 $322.46 $1,412 +5.77
610 610 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,568 +7.12

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1020 1018 85-90% 2 113.00–117.00 $115.00 $1,171 -3.75
1225 1225 85-90% 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,531 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 80-85% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,571 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1630 1630 1 152.00 $152.00 $2,478 —
1580–1795 1688 2 160.00–163.00 $161.60 $2,728 —
2140 2140 1 176.00 $176.00 $3,766 —

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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 7 1,583.00–1,780.00 $1,679.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00

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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.