Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 30, 2025

160 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $341.60/cwt +6.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,988/hd at 582 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 160 327 0
Feeder cattle 128 281 0
Slaughter cattle 16 32 0
Replacement cattle 16 14 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Light feeder cattle supply due to hot weather. Trade active with good demand. Not enough replacement cattle to determine a trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,837 +14.09
655–675 665 2 320.00–330.00 $324.92 $2,161 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 395.00 $395.00 $988 —
350 350 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,242 —
430–435 432 3 345.00–360.00 $351.64 $1,519 -1.65
465–495 475 7 330.00–345.00 $335.05 $1,591 +7.63
500–535 517 3 310.00–320.00 $315.06 $1,629 +5.08
585 585 2 285.00–287.50 $286.25 $1,675 -22.16
815 815 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,793 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 fancy 380 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,558 —
375–395 387 3 375.00–390.00 $383.34 $1,484 -11.66
415 415 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,577 +7.85
460–480 470 2 360.00–365.00 $362.55 $1,704 —
505 fancy 505 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,868 —
510–525 518 3 340.00–355.00 $345.02 $1,787 +11.05
565 fancy 565 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,119 —
610 fancy 610 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,044 —
620 620 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,814 -22.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 340.00 $340.00 $952 —
410–445 428 3 325.00–330.00 $328.27 $1,405 +8.27
450 450 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,418 —
520 520 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,456 -12.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 312 3 465.00–480.00 $471.66 $1,472 +31.66
360–390 375 4 440.00–450.00 $444.90 $1,668 +24.76
405–440 427 3 425.00–430.00 $428.30 $1,829 +37.02
530–545 538 2 380.00–385.00 $382.47 $2,058 +28.93
555–590 582 15 340.00–355.00 $341.60 $1,988 +6.56
600 600 2 305.00–320.00 $312.50 $1,875 +5.77
660 660 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 285 3 460.00–470.00 $463.16 $1,320 +28.16
375–395 385 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,617 +17.09
410–445 428 5 390.00–410.00 $397.02 $1,699 +17.02
460–495 474 4 340.00–350.00 $343.83 $1,630 -12.89
515–545 525 4 310.00–330.00 $319.90 $1,679 -19.08
580 580 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,740 -28.29
625–630 628 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,790 +3.62
790–795 793 2 222.50–232.50 $227.52 $1,804 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,481 +7.45
460–480 470 2 315.00–330.00 $322.34 $1,515 -9.00
510 510 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,581 -11.69

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1270 1188 75-80% 3 162.00–165.00 $163.76 $1,945 —
1395 1395 75-80% 1 158.00 $158.00 $2,204 -6.01
1660 1660 75-80% 1 168.00 $168.00 $2,789 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260 1260 80-85% 1 165.00 $165.00 $2,079 —
1320 1320 80-85% 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,914 —
1290–1365 1328 80-85% 2 160.00 $160.00 $2,125 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 85-90% 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,448 —
1120 1120 85-90% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,669 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615 1615 1 186.00 $186.00 $3,004 —
1645 1645 1 202.00 $202.00 $3,323 —
1660 1660 1 181.00 $181.00 $3,005 —

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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 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —

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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.