Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 23, 2025

327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $420.14/cwt +6.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,584/hd at 377 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $375.61/cwt +10.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,762/hd at 469 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 327 455 391
Feeder cattle 281 430 339
Slaughter cattle 32 20 34
Replacement cattle 14 5 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 11.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. 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
350–395 369 9 440.00–455.00 $450.91 $1,664 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,452 —
405–445 415 8 430.00–440.00 $434.42 $1,803 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,443 +30.75
405–420 410 6 350.00–360.00 $353.29 $1,448 +28.37
450–495 470 4 320.00–335.00 $327.42 $1,539 +6.15
515–540 525 4 305.00–315.00 $309.98 $1,627 +9.41
565–585 572 3 300.00–315.00 $308.41 $1,764 +23.39
600 600 2 295.00–300.00 $297.50 $1,785 +35.02
665 665 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,928 —
785 785 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,198 +65.06
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,344 +20.00
375 375 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,481 +30.00
405–445 425 2 365.00–380.00 $372.15 $1,582 +33.62
510–540 521 5 325.00–340.00 $333.97 $1,740 +8.82
550 550 2 320.00–335.00 $327.50 $1,801 +18.18
610–640 625 3 310.00–320.00 $314.96 $1,968 +31.86
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 369 4 330.00–340.00 $333.64 $1,231 +6.06
430 430 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,376 —
495 495 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,510 —
520–530 525 2 290.00–295.00 $292.48 $1,536 +11.19
575 575 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,639 +22.51
610–625 618 2 260.00–270.00 $265.06 $1,638 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 440.00 $440.00 $1,430 +15.00
360–394 377 17 415.00–426.00 $420.14 $1,584 +6.98
410–445 431 4 385.00–400.00 $391.28 $1,686 -5.49
450–495 469 15 370.00–385.00 $375.61 $1,762 +10.70
500–515 507 7 350.00–365.00 $353.54 $1,792 +11.51
550–585 558 6 330.00–345.00 $335.04 $1,870 +3.46
610–645 622 3 305.00–310.00 $306.73 $1,908 +1.83
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,088 +15.00
310–335 325 3 415.00–425.00 $421.82 $1,371 —
365–390 376 5 395.00–410.00 $402.91 $1,515 +10.00
445 445 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,691 +8.16
455–495 479 6 350.00–365.00 $356.72 $1,709 +11.85
500–540 523 9 330.00–345.00 $338.98 $1,773 +17.30
555–575 560 6 320.00–335.00 $328.29 $1,838 +12.10
605–645 626 7 280.00–290.00 $281.38 $1,761 —
655–680 668 2 260.00–270.00 $264.91 $1,770 +29.91
710–730 720 2 245.00–250.00 $247.47 $1,782 +17.47
760–775 768 2 230.00–235.00 $232.52 $1,786 —
800–810 805 2 227.50–237.50 $232.47 $1,871 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 385.00–390.00 $387.55 $1,407 +19.50
455–494 486 7 330.00–340.00 $331.34 $1,610 +1.34
535–545 538 3 320.00–325.00 $321.69 $1,731 +14.85
600–610 605 2 260.00–265.00 $262.48 $1,588 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1415 1188 80-85% 9 150.00–158.00 $154.51 $1,836 -5.99
1215 1215 80-85% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,652 —
1160–1280 1220 80-85% 2 160.00–161.00 $160.48 $1,958 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1630 1392 75-80% 8 161.00–167.00 $164.01 $2,283 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
835–900 868 85-90% 2 156.00–157.00 $156.52 $1,359 —
1045–1060 1053 85-90% 2 149.00–151.00 $149.99 $1,579 —
1160 1160 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,624 -2.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355 1355 1 172.00 $172.00 $2,331 -4.00
1745 1745 1 184.00 $184.00 $3,211 -5.00

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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) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,450.00 $2,425.00

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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 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.