Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 10, 2025

478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.47/cwt -13.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,256/hd at 678 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $378.55/cwt -30.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,798/hd at 475 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.14/cwt -21.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 571 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 478 413 490
Feeder cattle 449 382 436
Slaughter cattle 17 26 40
Replacement cattle 12 5 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
255–280 268 2 595.00–600.00 $597.62 $1,602 +7.62
300 300 1 555.00 $555.00 $1,665 —
355–390 373 2 475.00–480.00 $477.38 $1,781 -82.62
400–435 424 10 450.00–460.00 $457.50 $1,940 -39.74
503–510 504 8 415.00–420.00 $419.37 $2,114 -18.98
557–570 560 4 390.00–400.00 $397.46 $2,226 -22.54
658 658 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,435 —
725 725 12 350.00 $350.00 $2,538 +23.40
825 825 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 428 3 435.00–445.00 $438.42 $1,876 -31.49
560 560 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,184 +24.76
770 770 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,464 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 278 3 445.00–460.00 $451.41 $1,255 -28.59
330–335 333 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,432 -25.12
350 350 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,505 +5.15
400–430 419 4 380.00–395.00 $383.72 $1,608 -35.75
455–480 467 5 360.00–380.00 $371.01 $1,733 -46.76
566 566 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,924 -28.28
581 fancy 581 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,092 —
605–640 614 5 335.00–340.00 $336.99 $2,069 +1.98
657 fancy 657 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,300 -5.00
650–695 686 20 310.00–330.00 $326.34 $2,239 —
750–760 757 3 300.00–320.00 $311.65 $2,359 —
821 821 4 300.00 $300.00 $2,463 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 361 7 390.00–410.00 $399.18 $1,441 -13.31
410 410 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,517 -33.29
455 455 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,615 -32.89
500–540 524 5 330.00–340.00 $335.88 $1,760 -27.34
586 586 8 327.50 $327.50 $1,919 -18.19
600–635 611 4 290.00–300.00 $296.30 $1,810 —
650–660 655 3 280.00–300.00 $286.62 $1,877 -20.91
800–815 808 2 260.00 $260.00 $2,101 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,339 +20.00
300–335 323 4 460.00–475.00 $466.32 $1,506 -28.91
355–395 373 13 430.00–445.00 $436.52 $1,628 -10.08
440–445 443 4 395.00–410.00 $403.71 $1,788 -28.13
460–485 475 14 370.00–390.00 $378.55 $1,798 -30.80
505–545 526 11 350.00–360.00 $356.80 $1,877 -20.27
570–595 583 10 330.00–345.00 $335.95 $1,959 -2.15
620 620 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,984 +20.00
650–665 660 3 305.00–315.00 $311.72 $2,057 +21.72
745 745 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,198 —
785–790 788 2 260.00–275.00 $267.48 $2,108 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,396 —
300–315 308 2 530.00 $530.00 $1,632 -7.41
365–390 376 5 455.00–470.00 $459.96 $1,729 -5.80
405–445 414 8 420.00–430.00 $424.43 $1,757 -17.97
465–480 473 6 395.00–420.00 $405.80 $1,919 -29.87
515–520 517 5 370.00–390.00 $379.00 $1,959 -24.74
550–585 563 11 350.00–370.00 $359.06 $2,022 -2.62
605–645 630 8 330.00–345.00 $338.14 $2,130 +16.52
650–675 658 3 325.00–345.00 $333.23 $2,193 —
700–740 730 4 310.00–315.00 $311.27 $2,272 +28.01
755–795 775 2 295.00–300.00 $297.44 $2,305 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1190 1167 80-85% 3 143.00–147.00 $144.98 $1,692 -15.02
1260 1260 80-85% 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,029 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1540 1455 75-80% 3 160.00–166.00 $162.87 $2,370 —
1740 1740 75-80% 1 173.00 $173.00 $3,010 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1225 1142 85-90% 3 140.00–141.00 $140.69 $1,607 -10.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,388 —
1575–1960 1825 3 182.00–187.00 $184.15 $3,361 —

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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) 3 1,700.00–1,900.00 $1,766.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,050.00 $2,025.00

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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.