Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 30, 2025

355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $310.27/cwt ≈ $1,769/hd at 570 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $348.26/cwt -0.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,780/hd at 511 lb · 15 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 3 bulls $331.86/cwt -2.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,556/hd at 469 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 355 233 330
Feeder cattle 321 184 296
Slaughter cattle 12 36 24
Replacement cattle 22 13 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle lightly tested no trends available. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with 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
290 290 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,421 —
350 350 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,540 —
585 585 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,077 —
586 value added 586 4 370.00 $370.00 $2,168 —
750–760 755 2 280.00–287.00 $283.52 $2,141 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,713 -25.00
455–490 473 2 350.00–360.00 $354.81 $1,678 —
510 510 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,683 —
593 593 3 320.00 $320.00 $1,898 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 2 350.00–360.00 $354.97 $1,502 —
525 525 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,706 -10.00
690 690 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,932 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,250 +16.16
350–385 375 5 370.00–385.00 $378.91 $1,421 -4.13
415–430 423 2 360.00–370.00 $364.91 $1,544 +3.61
465–480 473 2 335.00–340.00 $337.54 $1,597 -0.36
500–510 507 3 320.00–325.00 $321.64 $1,631 -9.04
525 fancy 525 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,785 —
550–582 575 7 305.00–315.00 $307.77 $1,770 +5.24
650 650 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,852 —
663 fancy 663 6 295.00 $295.00 $1,956 —
709–730 712 7 265.00 $265.00 $1,887 —
790 790 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,054 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 390.00 $390.00 $858 —
305 305 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,037 —
380 380 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,254 —
440 440 2 310.00–325.00 $317.50 $1,397 —
455–495 477 6 300.00–310.00 $306.71 $1,463 -3.29
505–545 528 7 280.00–295.00 $286.44 $1,512 -3.56
550 550 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,512 —
610 610 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,647 +7.48
670 670 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,675 ±0.00
710 710 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,704 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 400.00–405.00 $402.36 $1,106 +12.36
325–335 330 2 380.00–390.00 $385.08 $1,271 —
375–385 380 2 350.00–360.00 $355.07 $1,349 +5.07
410–435 420 3 330.00–335.00 $333.37 $1,400 -4.11
505–540 521 4 305.00–315.00 $311.37 $1,622 +5.99
570 570 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,624 +1.94
675 675 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,822 +5.00
705–735 723 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,844 —
790 790 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,951 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 415.00–425.00 $420.23 $1,345 -4.77
360–395 385 5 400.00–405.00 $401.96 $1,548 -8.28
400–421 418 8 375.00–390.00 $388.21 $1,623 -0.12
455–480 463 6 350.00–355.00 $352.49 $1,632 -22.51
500–540 526 8 325.00–335.00 $332.47 $1,749 -5.34
550–571 570 18 310.00–315.00 $310.27 $1,769 —
650–667 664 6 285.00–287.50 $287.09 $1,906 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,079 —
300–320 308 3 400.00–405.00 $403.38 $1,242 —
370–390 380 3 385.00–390.00 $388.29 $1,476 -11.71
435–445 440 5 355.00–370.00 $363.99 $1,602 -3.51
450–495 469 10 325.00–340.00 $331.86 $1,556 -2.90
505–530 519 5 305.00–315.00 $311.06 $1,614 -6.00
555–590 577 3 295.00–300.00 $298.31 $1,721 -9.21
620–625 623 2 282.00–290.00 $286.02 $1,782 +1.02
650 650 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,852 +15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 445.00–450.00 $447.50 $1,320 —
300–340 320 2 435.00–440.00 $437.66 $1,401 —
350–395 377 3 415.00–430.00 $421.35 $1,588 -18.53
405–420 413 2 395.00–405.00 $399.91 $1,652 -0.09
505–540 511 15 340.00–355.00 $348.26 $1,780 -0.74
560–575 568 2 325.00–335.00 $329.93 $1,874 -1.44
635 635 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,096 +24.95

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1190 1098 85-90% 2 119.00–123.00 $121.17 $1,330 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 80-85% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,702 —
1140 1140 80-85% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,619 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1400 1345 4 165.00–169.00 $167.00 $2,246 —
1640 1640 1 184.00 $184.00 $3,018 —
1870 1870 1 176.00 $176.00 $3,291 +4.67

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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) 2 1,850.00–2,200.00 $2,025.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,800.00–1,850.00 $1,825.00

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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.