Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 26, 2025

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $363.69/cwt +63.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,005/hd at 551 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $360.00/cwt +25.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,692/hd at 470 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.30/cwt +4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,535/hd at 513 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	441	110	554
Feeder cattle	403	91	500
Slaughter cattle	22	9	38
Replacement cattle	16	10	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290 value added	290	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,334	—
325 value added	325	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,462	—
355 value added	355	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,562	—
375	375	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,500	+38.49
405–410	408	3	380.00–400.00	$389.96	$1,591	—
470	470	18	360.00	$360.00	$1,692	+25.00
535	535	2	340.00–350.00	$345.00	$1,846	—
551 value added	551	20	367.50	$367.50	$2,025	—
550–560	553	3	335.00–340.00	$338.31	$1,871	+38.31

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,140	—
355–365	362	3	365.00–370.00	$366.68	$1,327	—
435–445	440	2	330.00–340.00	$335.06	$1,474	—
460	460	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,518	—
565	565	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,638	—
625	625	2	275.00–280.00	$277.50	$1,734	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,440	—
450–495	473	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,632	—
540	540	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,782	+32.54
600–625	612	3	297.00–300.00	$298.98	$1,830	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345 fancy	332	3	380.00–390.00	$386.73	$1,284	+36.73
335	335	3	360.00–370.00	$365.00	$1,223	+25.00
355 fancy	355	2	370.00–380.00	$375.00	$1,331	—
350–385	368	5	345.00–360.00	$352.96	$1,299	+32.96
405 fancy	405	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,418	—
400–445	419	8	325.00–340.00	$334.31	$1,401	+39.54
450–495	467	6	310.00–320.00	$315.05	$1,471	+24.89
510 fancy	510	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,606	+20.00
500–525	513	10	295.00–307.00	$297.73	$1,527	—
550–565	560	3	272.00–280.00	$277.38	$1,553	—
625	625	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,594	-5.00
655	655	1	247.00	$247.00	$1,618	—
770	770	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,694	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	5	347.00–350.00	$349.41	$1,129	—
350–395	370	4	325.00–340.00	$331.42	$1,226	+24.42
405–445	426	11	305.00–320.00	$311.37	$1,326	+25.27
450–495	466	6	295.00–305.00	$299.25	$1,395	+29.25
500–535	514	5	280.00–287.00	$283.79	$1,459	—
625–640	630	3	242.00–250.00	$244.65	$1,541	—
655	655	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,520	—
730	730	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,621	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	355.00	$355.00	$958	—
380–385	383	2	305.00–307.00	$305.99	$1,172	—
435–445	440	3	295.00–302.00	$298.98	$1,316	+23.98
450–485	468	8	280.00–290.00	$284.62	$1,332	+23.31
510–540	527	5	265.00–275.00	$270.85	$1,427	+15.85
565–590	578	2	240.00–245.00	$242.55	$1,402	-4.45
640–645	643	2	237.00	$237.00	$1,524	—
675	675	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,498	—
710–715	713	2	215.00–217.00	$216.00	$1,540	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	330	2	405.00–410.00	$407.54	$1,345	+35.94
360 fancy	360	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,476	—
350–395	377	3	385.00–400.00	$391.35	$1,475	+36.62
405–430	418	3	375.00–380.00	$378.29	$1,581	+48.29
450–495	470	6	340.00–355.00	$346.68	$1,629	—
505–540	526	8	325.00–345.00	$334.30	$1,758	+44.30
575	575	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,840	+40.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	400.00–405.00	$402.54	$1,127	+37.54
315–340	328	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,296	—
350–390	372	3	380.00	$380.00	$1,414	—
410–445	423	3	347.00–355.00	$350.58	$1,483	+28.12
450–490	465	4	330.00–335.00	$332.58	$1,546	—
510	510	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,606	—
580	580	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,711	—
785	785	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,884	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,053	—
305–335	323	3	375.00–380.00	$378.30	$1,222	+38.30
360–395	375	3	350.00–360.00	$356.71	$1,338	+31.50
425	425	1	327.00	$327.00	$1,390	—
455–490	471	4	312.00–322.00	$316.06	$1,489	+21.06
510–530	520	2	305.00–307.00	$305.98	$1,591	+53.98
550–575	563	2	282.00–285.00	$283.47	$1,596	—
605	605	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,664	—
730	730	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,679	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–970	943	85-90%	2	108.00–111.00	$109.54	$1,033	—
955–1100	1028	85-90%	2	119.00–120.00	$119.46	$1,228	+4.46
985–1060	1028	85-90%	3	122.00–127.00	$123.72	$1,272	+8.72

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1425	1169	80-85%	5	133.00–137.00	$134.63	$1,574	+2.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1310	1258	75-80%	2	131.00–134.00	$132.56	$1,668	—
1440	1440	75-80%	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,987	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1585	1463	3	165.00–169.00	$167.56	$2,451	—
1630–2000	1815	2	173.00–178.00	$175.25	$3,181	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,025.00	$1,875.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.