Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 26, 2025

398 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.72/cwt +21.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,640/hd at 464 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $391.53/cwt +25.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,467/hd at 375 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $365.00/cwt +30.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,077/hd at 569 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	398	410	256
Feeder cattle	348	355	187
Slaughter cattle	25	29	33
Replacement cattle	25	26	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	333	3	470.00–480.00	$476.60	$1,587	—
355 value added	355	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,668	-5.00
360–395	375	4	430.00–460.00	$438.40	$1,644	—
400	400	2	415.00–425.00	$420.00	$1,680	+25.17
475	475	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,852	—
569	569	12	365.00	$365.00	$2,077	+30.56
785	785	2	282.00–285.00	$283.50	$2,225	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	332	3	420.00–425.00	$423.42	$1,406	—
360–375	368	2	400.00–415.00	$407.35	$1,499	—
480	480	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,656	—
540	540	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,728	+10.00
555	555	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,776	—
635	635	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,905	+23.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	430.00–450.00	$440.00	$1,496	—
375	375	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,594	—
440	440	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,760	—
510	510	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,785	—
600	600	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,920	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	317	3	390.00–400.00	$393.21	$1,246	+10.01
355–395	373	6	370.00–390.00	$376.50	$1,404	+10.70
350–379 fancy	376	9	400.00–415.00	$401.55	$1,510	—
405–435	414	7	340.00–360.00	$348.57	$1,443	+8.13
450–490	463	11	330.00–350.00	$334.47	$1,549	+2.53
464 fancy	464	13	370.00	$370.00	$1,717	—
500–545	516	5	315.00–330.00	$321.91	$1,661	+12.34
530 fancy	530	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,802	—
550	550	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,650	+13.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	316	7	375.00–385.00	$381.48	$1,205	+16.79
360–390	380	7	350.00–365.00	$355.66	$1,352	+13.33
400–405	403	3	330.00–335.00	$331.65	$1,337	+11.59
450–480	465	2	310.00–320.00	$315.16	$1,465	+15.16
550–575	560	6	280.00–285.00	$282.84	$1,584	+7.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	280	3	380.00–385.00	$381.73	$1,069	+26.64
305–320	312	3	360.00–365.00	$361.66	$1,128	+16.66
420–435	425	3	315.00–325.00	$319.94	$1,360	+9.94
450–495	473	6	290.00–300.00	$294.95	$1,395	+6.23
505–530	518	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,450	+5.08
580–595	588	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,588	+5.07
605–645	625	2	260.00–265.00	$262.58	$1,641	+9.59
660	660	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,597	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,272	+15.00
310–345	332	5	460.00–470.00	$464.01	$1,541	+16.03
355–370	360	3	430.00–450.00	$438.50	$1,579	+28.50
415–430	422	3	400.00–410.00	$405.04	$1,709	+21.52
475–485	478	3	365.00	$365.00	$1,745	—
500–540	515	11	340.00–355.00	$346.79	$1,786	+4.07
605–620	617	7	310.00–320.00	$312.12	$1,926	+10.12
696	696	4	292.50	$292.50	$2,036	+9.85

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	3	435.00–445.00	$439.90	$1,421	+30.01
360–390	375	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,575	+31.30
410–435	423	2	385.00–395.00	$389.85	$1,649	+28.59
450–495	464	5	350.00–355.00	$351.97	$1,633	+16.89
500–545	520	5	325.00–335.00	$330.88	$1,721	+4.94
555–565	560	3	310.00–312.00	$310.67	$1,740	+7.39
600–630	613	4	295.00–305.00	$301.16	$1,846	+21.16
710	710	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,882	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	425.00–440.00	$432.50	$1,233	—
330–340	333	3	410.00–425.00	$420.05	$1,399	+30.05
370–395	383	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,513	+26.61
410–435	423	2	370.00–380.00	$374.85	$1,586	+42.53
460–495	471	4	330.00–340.00	$337.56	$1,590	+20.23
500–540	525	4	320.00–330.00	$322.50	$1,693	+19.95
550–595	573	3	290.00–305.00	$295.01	$1,690	—
650	650	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,755	—
730–740	735	2	245.00–255.00	$249.97	$1,837	—
755	755	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,752	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1255	1015	80-85%	5	131.00–137.00	$133.03	$1,350	—
1160	1160	80-85%	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,624	—
1315–1575	1445	80-85%	2	145.00–147.00	$146.09	$2,111	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–975	927	85-90%	3	113.00–118.00	$114.96	$1,066	—
880–1210	1038	85-90%	4	120.00–123.00	$121.30	$1,259	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400	1400	75-80%	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,100	+8.69
1495–1515	1505	75-80%	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$2,115	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445	1445	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,312	-7.69
1775	1775	1	177.00	$177.00	$3,142	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,775.00	$1,737.50
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
—	—	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00
— fancy	—	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
—	—	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,675.00–1,775.00	$1,718.75

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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	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—

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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.