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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 9, 2025

209 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $325.93/cwt ≈ $2,011/hd at 617 lb · 14 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $350.00/cwt ≈ $1,900/hd at 543 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 209 398 338
Feeder cattle 190 348 277
Slaughter cattle 7 25 36
Replacement cattle 12 25 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle to few to trend. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 7.00 to 11.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower. 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
300–335 322 5 440.00–460.00 $452.14 $1,456 -24.46
360 360 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,566 -3.40
450–455 453 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,812 +10.00
543 543 12 350.00 $350.00 $1,900 —
550 value added 550 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,035 —
615–640 617 14 325.00–326.00 $325.93 $2,011 —
690 690 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,139 —
700 value added 700 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,100 —
723 723 3 287.50 $287.50 $2,079 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,305 —
315 315 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,339 -15.00
405–435 415 3 395.00–400.00 $396.63 $1,646 -3.37
630 630 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,840 -28.00
670 670 6 287.50 $287.50 $1,926 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,220 -23.42
445 445 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,691 —
460–485 473 2 360.00 $360.00 $1,703 +15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 fancy 330 2 430.00–440.00 $435.23 $1,436 —
330 330 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,254 -13.21
350–365 fancy 358 2 385.00–420.00 $402.87 $1,442 +1.32
355–390 376 5 365.00–375.00 $370.04 $1,391 -6.46
400–405 fancy 403 2 375.00–380.00 $377.52 $1,521 —
420–445 428 5 350.00–355.00 $352.02 $1,507 +3.45
460 460 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,610 +15.53
505–515 510 5 310.00–330.00 $321.37 $1,639 -0.54
560 fancy 560 1 327.00 $327.00 $1,831 —
673 673 3 265.00 $265.00 $1,783 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 405.00 $405.00 $992 —
250 250 1 385.00 $385.00 $962 —
330 330 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,204 -16.48
350–395 375 3 340.00–355.00 $348.18 $1,306 -7.48
435 435 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,436 -1.65
490–495 493 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,602 +9.84
525–545 535 2 300.00–305.00 $302.45 $1,618 —
560 560 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,596 +2.16
787 787 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,802 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,304 —
420 420 1 317.00 $317.00 $1,331 -2.94
485 485 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,479 +10.05
645 645 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,612 -12.58
690 690 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,704 +5.00
765 765 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 440.00–445.00 $442.37 $1,239 -37.63
300–315 307 3 420.00–435.00 $429.86 $1,320 -34.15
350–365 358 2 405.00–410.00 $407.45 $1,459 -31.05
425 425 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,615 -25.04
455–495 468 5 360.00–380.00 $367.92 $1,722 +2.92
510–520 515 2 340.00–345.00 $342.48 $1,764 -4.31
550–585 fancy 568 2 345.00–350.00 $347.42 $1,973 —
560–580 570 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,910 —
605–610 607 3 310.00–330.00 $321.69 $1,953 +9.57
670–690 680 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,040 +7.50
700 700 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,374 -29.90
475–485 480 2 340.00–350.00 $344.95 $1,656 -7.02
565 565 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,808 +9.33
618 618 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,792 -11.16
650–690 670 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,876 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,107 -22.50
300 300 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,185 -25.05
400–420 410 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,414 -29.85
455 455 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,524 -2.56

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 75-80% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,644 —
1515 1515 75-80% 1 136.00 $136.00 $2,060 -4.50
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 80-85% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,340 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,208 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2020 2020 1 173.00 $173.00 $3,495 —
2105 2105 1 168.00 $168.00 $3,536 —

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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) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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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.