Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 16, 2025

391 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $329.26/cwt +7.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 530 lb · 32 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.41/cwt -5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,595/hd at 463 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 391 209 0
Feeder cattle 343 190 0
Slaughter cattle 36 7 0
Replacement cattle 12 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 465.00–470.00 $467.42 $1,542 +15.28
355–365 360 2 455.00–460.00 $457.47 $1,647 +22.47
450–485 465 5 400.00–410.00 $405.94 $1,888 +5.94
525 525 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,995 +30.00
555 555 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,594 —
515–520 519 5 345.00–350.00 $345.99 $1,796 —
675 675 1 297.00 $297.00 $2,005 +9.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,710 ±0.00
588 588 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,852 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,182 —
320–335 327 6 390.00–400.00 $393.29 $1,286 +13.29
350 fancy 350 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,400 -2.87
360–395 375 4 370.00–380.00 $374.88 $1,406 +4.84
405–425 fancy 415 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,660 +22.48
405–445 427 6 355.00–375.00 $365.08 $1,559 +13.06
450–485 463 11 330.00–350.00 $344.41 $1,595 -5.59
510–530 fancy 520 2 335.00–350.00 $342.36 $1,780 —
500–535 531 30 310.00–330.00 $328.39 $1,744 +7.02
555–565 fancy 560 2 317.00–320.00 $318.51 $1,784 -8.49
555–575 563 3 295.00 $295.00 $1,661 —
610–635 623 2 287.00 $287.00 $1,788 —
700 700 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,799 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 228 4 405.00–415.00 $410.08 $935 +5.08
260 260 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,053 +20.00
370–385 380 5 350.00–365.00 $357.01 $1,357 +8.83
400–445 426 4 330.00–345.00 $335.00 $1,427 +5.00
455–485 466 4 315.00–325.00 $319.92 $1,491 -5.08
500–535 522 5 297.00–307.00 $301.21 $1,572 -1.24
580–595 588 2 280.00–285.00 $282.53 $1,661 -2.47
630 630 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 276 4 370.00–375.00 $372.56 $1,028 —
310–330 320 4 350.00–365.00 $357.46 $1,144 —
375 375 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,294 +15.00
400–415 408 2 312.00–315.00 $313.53 $1,279 -3.47
470–495 483 3 302.00–310.00 $305.73 $1,477 +0.73
520 520 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,482 —
595 595 3 272.50 $272.50 $1,621 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 440.00–455.00 $448.33 $1,435 +18.47
360–395 381 6 415.00–430.00 $420.72 $1,603 +13.27
410–425 416 6 400.00–420.00 $410.76 $1,709 +30.76
450–495 466 4 370.00–380.00 $376.34 $1,754 +8.42
505–545 514 8 345.00–355.00 $346.87 $1,783 +4.39
580–583 582 5 320.00–330.00 $321.99 $1,874 -13.01
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 420.00 $420.00 $903 —
265 265 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,086 ±0.00
335 335 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,340 +5.00
365–395 379 6 380.00–390.00 $384.19 $1,456 —
445 445 3 365.00–370.00 $366.67 $1,632 +21.67
470–490 479 5 330.00–345.00 $338.07 $1,619 +3.07
595 595 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,815 —
655 655 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,801 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 363 3 400.00–410.00 $403.39 $1,464 —
405–445 429 7 380.00–390.00 $386.43 $1,658 —
455–475 465 2 355.00–360.00 $357.55 $1,663 +12.60
500–515 510 4 330.00–335.00 $331.26 $1,689 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1055 991 85-90% 4 105.00–111.00 $107.47 $1,065 —
910–1300 1071 85-90% 8 113.00–119.00 $115.26 $1,234 +1.26
1020–1200 1107 85-90% 6 120.00–126.00 $123.24 $1,364 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 80-85% 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,548 —
945–1440 1196 80-85% 7 127.00–134.00 $130.76 $1,564 —
1360–1540 1450 80-85% 2 144.00–148.00 $146.12 $2,119 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1500 1370 75-80% 3 135.00–141.00 $139.10 $1,906 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1655 1655 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,929 —
1825 1825 1 165.00 $165.00 $3,011 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,371.00–1,742.00 $1,596.00

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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.