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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 16, 2025

455 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.10/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 642 lb · 20 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $305.00/cwt ≈ $2,230/hd at 731 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $364.91/cwt +4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,700/hd at 466 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 455 415 0
Feeder cattle 430 357 0
Slaughter cattle 20 39 0
Replacement cattle 5 19 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers and feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder bulls sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. 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
460–475 468 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,778 +15.00
500–545 514 5 360.00–370.00 $364.94 $1,876 —
558–595 572 6 342.50–350.00 $346.34 $1,981 -3.66
615–635 625 2 330.00–335.00 $332.54 $2,078 -14.92
655–685 661 9 295.00–300.00 $299.42 $1,979 —
731 731 20 305.00 $305.00 $2,230 —
750–795 758 6 260.00–292.50 $286.82 $2,174 -0.63
806 806 7 275.00 $275.00 $2,216 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–580 578 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,907 -11.72
705–720 713 2 280.00–287.50 $283.79 $2,023 +8.79
808 808 3 244.00 $244.00 $1,972 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 566 4 302.50 $302.50 $1,712 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,154 -45.00
305 305 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,220 -17.11
360 360 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,314 +0.87
410–440 421 7 335.00–345.00 $338.53 $1,425 +3.74
455–485 470 5 330.00–345.00 $337.97 $1,588 +14.26
500–530 515 2 320.00–330.00 $325.15 $1,675 -4.85
550–591 579 7 300.00–315.00 $309.32 $1,791 -5.68
620–647 642 20 280.00–290.00 $283.10 $1,818 +4.66
725 725 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,812 -7.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,060 -18.48
310–345 330 3 380.00–385.00 $383.43 $1,265 -14.13
350–370 363 7 335.00–350.00 $339.25 $1,231 -6.62
420–445 428 6 320.00–330.00 $324.92 $1,391 +4.30
455–475 468 4 320.00–325.00 $321.27 $1,504 +17.90
500–545 516 9 295.00–310.00 $300.57 $1,551 -1.89
555–575 564 7 280.00–295.00 $285.02 $1,608 +5.83
600–610 605 2 260.00–265.00 $262.48 $1,588 +8.42
770–790 780 2 210.00–220.00 $214.94 $1,677 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 370.00 $370.00 $925 —
360–385 373 2 325.00–330.00 $327.58 $1,222 +1.34
500–545 528 4 280.00–285.00 $281.29 $1,485 —
590–595 593 2 260.00–265.00 $262.49 $1,557 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,238 +25.12
300 300 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,275 —
350–390 370 5 405.00–420.00 $413.16 $1,529 —
400–430 413 3 390.00–400.00 $396.77 $1,639 +46.68
455–475 466 12 360.00–375.00 $364.91 $1,700 +4.91
515–530 521 5 340.00–350.00 $342.03 $1,782 -12.97
560–580 568 3 325.00–340.00 $331.58 $1,883 +23.24
610–635 623 4 300.00–310.00 $304.90 $1,900 +21.88
655–679 676 11 260.00–280.00 $267.97 $1,811 +4.22
730 730 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,916 —
750 750 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,875 +2.57
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,197 +9.82
350–390 374 5 385.00–400.00 $392.91 $1,469 +36.09
400–445 436 8 365.00–380.00 $371.84 $1,621 +37.64
455–480 465 4 335.00–350.00 $344.87 $1,604 +1.84
510–540 530 6 310.00–325.00 $321.68 $1,705 +20.46
550–575 564 4 310.00–320.00 $316.19 $1,783 +48.19
660–670 665 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,563 -11.09
735 735 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 +23.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 5 375.00–390.00 $382.03 $1,222 —
370–395 379 5 365.00–370.00 $368.05 $1,395 +45.11
420–430 427 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,516 +43.76
455 455 2 330.00 $330.00 $1,502 +20.00
502–545 513 4 305.00–307.50 $306.84 $1,574 —
555–580 568 2 295.00–300.00 $297.44 $1,689 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185 1185 80-85% 2 160.00–161.00 $160.50 $1,902 -1.78
900–1315 1192 80-85% 5 153.00–157.00 $155.04 $1,848 -7.24
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1555 1329 75-80% 4 158.00–161.00 $159.20 $2,116 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1175 1168 85-90% 2 140.00–145.00 $142.48 $1,664 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,429 —
1745 1745 1 189.00 $189.00 $3,298 —
2215 2215 1 201.00 $201.00 $4,452 —

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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) 2 1,650.00–1,800.00 $1,725.00

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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.