Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 23, 2025

233 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 233 391 303
Feeder cattle 184 343 216
Slaughter cattle 36 36 38
Replacement cattle 13 12 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 higher. All feeder classes sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher. 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
400 400 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,820 —
475 475 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,948 +4.06
510 510 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,938 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,706 +15.00
505 505 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,692 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,763 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,128 -20.00
305–330 314 4 390.00–400.00 $393.84 $1,237 +0.55
365–375 fancy 370 2 395.00–400.00 $397.53 $1,471 -2.47
365–390 383 5 375.00–390.00 $383.04 $1,467 +8.16
400–435 411 7 350.00–370.00 $361.30 $1,485 -3.78
450–495 472 7 330.00–350.00 $337.90 $1,595 -6.51
500–531 523 7 330.00–335.00 $330.68 $1,729 +2.29
570–585 578 2 300.00–305.00 $302.53 $1,749 +7.53
785 785 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,041 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,026 -15.00
350 350 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,225 -7.01
405–420 413 4 330.00–340.00 $337.48 $1,394 +2.48
485 485 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,552 +0.08
500–530 514 4 300.00–312.00 $305.38 $1,570 +4.17
560–580 570 5 275.00–290.00 $283.06 $1,613 +0.53
620 620 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,674 ±0.00
675 675 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,789 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,050 +2.44
490 490 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,519 +4.27
500–540 517 3 290.00 $290.00 $1,499 +5.00
595 595 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,636 +2.50
620–630 625 2 260.00–265.00 $262.52 $1,641 —
670–675 673 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,682 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 fancy 260 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,300 —
304 fancy 304 5 510.00 $510.00 $1,550 —
350–390 370 4 425.00–455.00 $439.88 $1,628 +19.16
405–410 408 2 400.00 $400.00 $1,632 -10.76
450–470 458 3 385.00–395.00 $388.27 $1,778 +11.93
515–545 527 5 345.00–355.00 $349.00 $1,839 +2.13
560–590 585 7 330.00–340.00 $331.37 $1,939 +9.38
635–645 638 3 300.00–315.00 $305.05 $1,946 —
762 762 3 270.00 $270.00 $2,057 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,342 —
340 340 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,445 —
350–395 377 3 405.00–420.00 $410.24 $1,547 +6.85
425–440 433 3 385.00–390.00 $388.33 $1,681 +1.90
455–460 458 3 370.00–380.00 $375.00 $1,718 +17.45
515–545 531 7 330.00–340.00 $337.81 $1,794 +6.55
625–645 633 3 300.00–305.00 $303.36 $1,920 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,480 +15.81
440 440 2 360.00–375.00 $367.50 $1,617 +0.83
450–495 473 2 330.00–340.00 $334.76 $1,583 -3.31
525–535 529 5 310.00–335.00 $317.06 $1,677 —
575–585 580 2 305.00–310.00 $307.52 $1,784 +2.52
615–635 625 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,781 —
685 685 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,850 -5.00
740 740 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,924 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1395 1168 80-85% 8 142.00–149.00 $144.36 $1,686 +13.60
1055–1330 1205 80-85% 4 128.00–133.00 $130.52 $1,573 —
1100–1360 1213 80-85% 5 136.00–141.00 $139.67 $1,694 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–995 949 85-90% 4 122.00–125.00 $123.76 $1,174 —
815–1085 956 85-90% 4 109.00–113.00 $111.36 $1,065 +3.89
910–1050 979 85-90% 4 116.00–120.00 $117.82 $1,153 +10.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450–1755 1603 75-80% 2 131.00–135.00 $133.19 $2,135 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,936 —
1845 1845 1 182.00 $182.00 $3,358 +17.00
1845–1865 1858 3 170.00–173.00 $171.33 $3,183 —

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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 7 1,369.00–1,594.00 $1,462.86

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,480.00 $1,480.00

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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.