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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 12, 2025

513 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.23/cwt +11.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,425/hd at 414 lb · 13 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $302.50/cwt -2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,748/hd at 578 lb · 12 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.84/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,409/hd at 376 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 513 268 0
Feeder cattle 458 212 0
Slaughter cattle 30 23 0
Replacement cattle 25 33 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good 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
370–395 383 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,417 —
420–445 433 2 350.00–360.00 $355.14 $1,538 —
450–493 483 8 340.00–350.00 $348.21 $1,682 +23.21
530–540 535 2 300.00–310.00 $304.95 $1,631 -15.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 292 3 470.00–480.00 $473.37 $1,382 —
310–345 324 5 460.00–480.00 $470.85 $1,526 —
400–415 405 3 400.00–420.00 $406.58 $1,647 +26.58
520 520 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,872 +8.28
560 560 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 +14.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 450.00–455.00 $452.40 $1,416 —
560 560 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,792 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 385.00–390.00 $387.52 $1,271 +17.52
350–385 fancy 365 3 390.00–400.00 $393.20 $1,435 +13.20
355–395 380 8 360.00–380.00 $367.95 $1,398 +2.95
400–445 414 13 340.00–360.00 $344.23 $1,425 +11.80
455 fancy 455 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,592 —
460–490 473 5 320.00–340.00 $325.89 $1,541 —
525–530 528 2 297.00–307.00 $301.98 $1,594 +4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 273 4 365.00–380.00 $368.78 $1,007 —
300–335 324 7 350.00–370.00 $361.53 $1,171 +4.49
355–395 380 5 335.00–350.00 $343.99 $1,307 +18.04
400–445 423 6 320.00–337.00 $328.75 $1,391 +13.84
450–490 471 6 300.00–315.00 $309.27 $1,457 +6.80
504 504 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,487 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 345.00–355.00 $350.05 $903 +2.53
390 390 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,287 +15.00
405–445 426 6 300.00–317.00 $311.57 $1,327 +7.84
465–485 475 2 280.00–295.00 $287.66 $1,366 -3.38
500–537 527 5 275.00–280.00 $276.38 $1,457 +15.64
565–585 575 2 260.00–270.00 $265.09 $1,524 +13.09
614–615 614 5 250.00–252.50 $252.00 $1,547 +9.68
690 690 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,690 +8.00
700 700 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,540 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 322 3 405.00–420.00 $411.48 $1,325 +16.48
365–390 380 3 390.00–400.00 $396.62 $1,507 +21.60
420–445 436 5 350.00–365.00 $356.87 $1,556 +6.87
450–495 471 4 340.00–345.00 $341.25 $1,607 +11.25
510–545 530 4 320.00–330.00 $326.31 $1,729 —
560–585 578 12 300.00–315.00 $302.50 $1,748 -2.59
685 685 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,850 —
750 750 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,875 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 324 4 440.00–455.00 $448.75 $1,454 +38.75
405–440 419 4 380.00–400.00 $387.43 $1,623 +18.46
450–495 468 7 350.00–360.00 $354.15 $1,657 +7.93
500–540 512 10 335.00–350.00 $342.46 $1,753 +7.40
550–565 555 3 320.00–340.00 $328.44 $1,823 +0.93
605–645 621 4 305.00–320.00 $312.45 $1,940 +2.45
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 400.00 $400.00 $980 —
325 325 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,251 ±0.00
350–390 373 5 370.00–380.00 $374.03 $1,395 +15.08
410–440 425 2 335.00–345.00 $340.18 $1,446 +8.78
455 455 2 325.00–330.00 $327.50 $1,490 —
500–535 518 4 300.00–315.00 $304.94 $1,580 +7.39
575–580 578 2 282.00–295.00 $288.47 $1,667 +5.97
695 695 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,786 +1.33

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1375 1200 80-85% 7 131.00–137.00 $134.49 $1,614 -2.51
1380 1380 80-85% 1 154.00 $154.00 $2,125 +8.00
1265–1695 1448 80-85% 3 140.00–145.00 $142.41 $2,062 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 85-90% 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,101 —
865–1000 933 85-90% 2 110.00 $110.00 $1,026 —
865–1175 1058 85-90% 4 125.00–129.00 $127.00 $1,344 +8.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400 1400 75-80% 1 145.00 $145.00 $2,030 —
1570 1570 75-80% 1 137.00 $137.00 $2,151 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1550 1550 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,496 —
1605–1795 1718 3 165.00–169.00 $167.61 $2,880 —
1790–1815 1803 2 173.00–177.00 $174.99 $3,155 —

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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) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
— fancy — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,800.00–2,050.00 $1,927.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,650.00–1,750.00 $1,695.00

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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.