Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 9, 2025

415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $254.06/cwt -25.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,545/hd at 608 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $268.00/cwt ≈ $1,544/hd at 576 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 415 129 690
Feeder cattle 357 117 570
Slaughter cattle 39 6 76
Replacement cattle 19 6 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 281 5 435.00–445.00 $438.88 $1,233 —
300 fancy 300 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,350 —
300–325 317 3 435.00–445.00 $439.87 $1,394 —
385 385 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,675 —
400–415 408 3 380.00–390.00 $384.96 $1,571 —
450 450 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,642 —
560 560 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,960 -12.42
605–625 616 4 345.00–350.00 $347.46 $2,140 +2.46
750–760 755 2 280.00–295.00 $287.45 $2,170 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,204 —
315 315 2 405.00 $405.00 $1,276 —
360 360 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,386 —
405–445 420 4 360.00–370.00 $366.26 $1,538 —
515–520 516 4 330.00–340.00 $336.25 $1,735 —
565–580 575 3 335.00–345.00 $341.72 $1,965 —
610–630 620 2 305.00–315.00 $309.92 $1,922 —
705 705 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,939 —
765 765 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,066 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 280 4 410.00–425.00 $418.48 $1,172 —
330–345 338 2 395.00–400.00 $397.56 $1,344 —
350–390 373 6 340.00–355.00 $345.87 $1,290 —
410–430 417 8 315.00–325.00 $320.62 $1,337 -19.38
455–490 476 6 300.00–305.00 $303.37 $1,444 —
520–535 528 2 300.00–305.00 $302.46 $1,597 —
560–595 579 6 275.00–282.50 $279.19 $1,617 —
600–625 608 21 252.50–265.00 $254.06 $1,545 -25.94
655 655 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,588 —
710 710 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,491 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,260 —
300–340 316 4 410.00–425.00 $417.11 $1,318 +47.15
360–380 366 5 360.00–375.00 $364.13 $1,333 —
405–440 424 4 330.00–345.00 $334.79 $1,420 —
455–490 476 4 320.00–325.00 $323.71 $1,541 -26.29
510 510 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,683 —
525 fancy 525 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,811 —
565 565 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,780 -2.49
610–640 620 3 275.00–285.00 $278.44 $1,726 -6.56
680 680 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,904 ±0.00
725–730 728 2 250.00–265.00 $257.47 $1,874 -19.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 388 4 325.00–330.00 $326.24 $1,266 —
435 435 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,348 —
460–485 475 5 285.00–295.00 $290.92 $1,382 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 405.00–415.00 $410.18 $1,149 —
315–335 325 2 375.00–380.00 $377.42 $1,227 —
360–370 367 3 340.00–365.00 $356.82 $1,310 -38.08
405–440 428 6 330.00–340.00 $334.20 $1,430 -13.32
475–490 483 5 340.00–345.00 $343.03 $1,657 +5.73
500–545 527 8 295.00–310.00 $301.22 $1,587 —
550–595 576 13 260.00–275.00 $268.00 $1,544 —
610–630 624 4 250.00–265.00 $256.19 $1,599 -18.81
650–680 660 9 235.00–255.00 $246.09 $1,624 -20.91
715–745 730 2 202.50–210.00 $206.33 $1,506 -43.67
750 750 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,575 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 285 3 420.00–430.00 $424.88 $1,211 —
340 340 2 385.00 $385.00 $1,309 -35.00
410–425 418 2 345.00–355.00 $350.09 $1,463 -27.86
495 495 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,782 —
500–520 505 4 355.00 $355.00 $1,793 —
555–560 558 3 305.00–315.00 $308.34 $1,721 —
600–620 609 5 275.00–290.00 $283.02 $1,724 —
655 655 2 260.00–267.50 $263.75 $1,728 —
750–795 773 2 245.00–250.00 $247.43 $1,913 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 388 5 320.00–330.00 $322.94 $1,253 -37.06
410–445 431 7 300.00–320.00 $311.24 $1,341 —
460 460 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,426 —
680 680 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,530 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1620 1119 80-85% 8 149.00–157.00 $152.71 $1,709 +0.71
1080–1240 1160 80-85% 2 146.00–148.00 $147.07 $1,706 —
1045–1470 1181 80-85% 5 158.00–165.00 $162.28 $1,917 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1585 1387 75-80% 3 164.00–168.00 $165.94 $2,302 —
1400–1410 1405 75-80% 2 153.00–158.00 $155.51 $2,185 —
1630 1630 75-80% 1 141.00 $141.00 $2,298 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1135 965 85-90% 5 125.00–139.00 $132.21 $1,276 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1445 1445 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,399 -24.00
1235–1875 1523 3 186.00–195.00 $191.85 $2,922 —
2120–2195 2158 2 196.00 $196.00 $4,230 —

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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 2,000.00 $2,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,200.00 $2,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00 —

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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.