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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 5, 2025

268 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $335.06/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,742/hd at 520 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 268 441 247
Feeder cattle 212 403 229
Slaughter cattle 23 22 18
Replacement cattle 33 16 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,653 -9.96
470 470 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,692 ±0.00
520–545 529 6 350.00–360.00 $351.72 $1,861 +6.72
550 value added 550 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,090 +12.50
550–565 558 2 330.00–340.00 $335.07 $1,870 -3.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,698 +5.00
525–530 528 2 330.00–340.00 $334.98 $1,769 +4.98
615 615 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,784 -8.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,609 -5.00
515–545 528 3 315.00–325.00 $319.97 $1,689 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 345.00–350.00 $347.52 $966 -7.48
395 395 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,244 +9.01
425–445 438 4 300.00–305.00 $303.73 $1,330 +4.75
480–490 485 2 287.00–295.00 $291.04 $1,412 +6.42
500–540 521 7 260.00–265.00 $260.74 $1,358 -10.11
555 555 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,399 +9.45
610–640 625 6 240.00–245.00 $242.32 $1,514 +5.32
660 660 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,564 +15.00
740 740 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,606 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 5 355.00–360.00 $357.04 $1,153 +7.63
360–395 380 5 320.00–330.00 $325.95 $1,239 -5.47
425–440 433 2 310.00–320.00 $314.91 $1,364 +3.54
455–465 460 2 300.00–305.00 $302.47 $1,391 +3.22
540–545 543 2 275.00–280.00 $277.51 $1,507 -6.28
565 565 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,509 —
765–775 770 2 217.00–220.00 $218.49 $1,682 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,221 +5.00
360 360 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,314 +12.04
370 fancy 370 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,406 +5.00
405–430 418 4 330.00–340.00 $332.43 $1,390 -1.88
510–545 524 4 295.00–300.00 $297.48 $1,559 -0.25

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,292 +2.46
360–390 375 3 390.00 $390.00 $1,462 -1.35
410–445 432 5 365.00–370.00 $368.97 $1,594 -9.32
455–495 478 8 340.00–350.00 $346.22 $1,655 -0.46
500–540 520 12 330.00–345.00 $335.06 $1,742 +0.76
555–560 558 2 325.00–330.00 $327.51 $1,828 +7.51
620 620 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,922 —
725 725 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,008 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,174 +6.70
370–395 382 5 350.00–365.00 $358.95 $1,371 +2.24
400–445 421 7 325.00–335.00 $331.40 $1,395 +4.40
500–520 510 2 295.00–300.00 $297.55 $1,518 -8.43
550 550 2 280.00–285.00 $282.50 $1,554 -0.97
610–635 623 2 262.00–270.00 $266.08 $1,658 -8.92
655–670 663 3 250.00–260.00 $255.67 $1,695 —
745 745 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,714 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,323 ±0.00
355–395 380 3 370.00–380.00 $375.02 $1,425 -4.98
415–445 433 5 345.00–355.00 $350.00 $1,516 -0.58
480 480 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,584 -2.58
570–590 580 2 300.00–310.00 $305.09 $1,770 +10.09
615–625 620 2 287.00–295.00 $291.03 $1,804 —
740 740 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,902 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1305 1235 80-85% 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,692 —
1170–1435 1294 80-85% 7 130.00–135.00 $132.70 $1,717 —
1380 1380 80-85% 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,015 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 85-90% 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,074 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,273 —
1040–1165 1113 85-90% 4 123.00–125.00 $124.27 $1,383 —

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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) 2 1,825.00–1,925.00 $1,875.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00

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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 3 3,050.00–3,150.00 $3,100.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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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.