Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 13, 2025

291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $334.57/cwt +6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,907/hd at 570 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 291 456 384
Feeder cattle 248 414 340
Slaughter cattle 34 35 29
Replacement cattle 9 7 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. 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
405–420 413 4 455.00–460.00 $456.27 $1,884 +46.31
605–625 620 4 330.00–335.00 $332.48 $2,061 -4.45
655 655 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,162 +28.12
885 885 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,522 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,642 —
415 415 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,764 —
490 490 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,009 +60.00
730 730 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,154 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,254 —
320 320 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,312 +45.00
360–390 373 3 355.00–370.00 $363.53 $1,356 +3.53
405–435 426 8 320.00–340.00 $326.77 $1,392 -14.90
480 480 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,512 -8.82
500–530 512 3 290.00–305.00 $296.53 $1,518 -12.69
550–560 557 3 285.00 $285.00 $1,587 -20.00
715–730 723 2 260.00–270.00 $264.95 $1,916 +4.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 370 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,443 —
415–430 420 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,512 —
505 fancy 505 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,894 +20.00
505–510 508 3 345.00–355.00 $348.31 $1,769 +10.28
550–585 565 4 320.00–335.00 $328.57 $1,856 -1.30
640–645 fancy 643 3 340.00–345.00 $343.34 $2,208 +20.84
740 740 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,146 +16.22
885 885 1 257.50 $257.50 $2,279 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,168 —
355–365 360 2 320.00–335.00 $327.60 $1,179 —
400–440 422 3 300.00–310.00 $303.48 $1,281 -18.20
480–485 483 2 295.00–305.00 $300.03 $1,449 -8.26
525 525 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,470 -11.75

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,212 —
250–255 253 2 465.00–480.00 $472.43 $1,195 —
300–310 305 2 460.00–470.00 $464.92 $1,418 -10.08
360–395 380 8 420.00–435.00 $428.22 $1,627 +13.22
410–443 428 7 415.00–430.00 $417.78 $1,788 +29.55
460–495 478 4 370.00–380.00 $374.82 $1,792 +18.21
500–525 510 3 360.00–375.00 $366.67 $1,870 +40.43
550–580 570 13 330.00–345.00 $334.57 $1,907 +6.13
605–640 626 6 315.00–325.00 $320.01 $2,003 +14.99
650–695 669 8 280.00–290.00 $283.11 $1,894 -1.82
707 fancy 707 3 305.00 $305.00 $2,156 —
755 755 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,114 +5.13
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 425.00 $425.00 $1,424 —
395 395 3 400.00–415.00 $410.00 $1,620 +23.15
420–445 429 4 395.00–410.00 $406.11 $1,742 +57.20
450–495 466 9 350.00–365.00 $357.11 $1,664 +24.75
505–545 526 8 330.00–340.00 $336.83 $1,772 +31.10
570–595 583 2 300.00–310.00 $305.11 $1,779 -2.47
600–640 623 5 295.00–305.00 $299.09 $1,863 +18.37
665 665 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,796 -2.02
750 750 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,988 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 380.00 $380.00 $1,596 +53.66
460–485 477 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,622 +24.02
500–540 520 4 315.00–325.00 $319.93 $1,664 —
565–595 585 3 280.00–290.00 $283.22 $1,657 -3.42
600 600 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,650 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1180 1167 80-85% 3 165.00–168.00 $167.00 $1,949 —
1170–1570 1293 80-85% 8 155.00–161.00 $157.80 $2,040 +1.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1465 1425 75-80% 3 161.00–164.00 $162.37 $2,314 -0.57
1450 1450 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,248 —
1400–1675 1477 75-80% 6 167.00–173.00 $169.61 $2,505 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040 1040 85-90% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,414 -19.00
915–1235 1042 85-90% 5 145.00–153.00 $149.37 $1,556 -5.63
1235 1235 85-90% 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,927 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440–1750 1610 3 184.00–189.00 $186.17 $2,997 —
2070 2070 1 176.00 $176.00 $3,643 —

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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 2,900.00 $2,900.00 —
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.