Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 17, 2025

230 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $324.27/cwt -11.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,868/hd at 576 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $317.66/cwt ≈ $1,655/hd at 521 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 230 478 519
Feeder cattle 204 449 469
Slaughter cattle 20 17 39
Replacement cattle 6 12 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle were lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,824 +2.62
450 450 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,002 —
545 545 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,180 —
555–585 567 4 375.00–395.00 $383.84 $2,176 -13.62

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,188 +23.59
350 350 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,522 +5.00
410–424 422 7 385.00–400.00 $397.92 $1,679 +14.20
450 450 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,665 -1.01
500–545 521 13 300.00–330.00 $317.66 $1,655 —
550–590 570 2 305.00–320.00 $312.76 $1,783 -27.24
580 fancy 580 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,943 -25.00
600–635 614 4 300.00–310.00 $303.75 $1,865 -33.24
710 710 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,917 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,305 —
355–380 368 2 380.00–390.00 $385.17 $1,417 -14.01
405–425 418 5 360.00–375.00 $365.94 $1,530 -4.06
480–490 485 3 320.00–335.00 $326.65 $1,584 -28.35
500–545 523 6 295.00–310.00 $303.27 $1,586 -32.61
550–560 554 5 280.00–300.00 $285.96 $1,584 -41.54
660–665 663 2 260.00–270.00 $265.02 $1,757 -21.60
710 710 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,668 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,512 —
330 330 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,518 -70.00
355–385 369 6 445.00–455.00 $449.16 $1,657 -10.80
400–435 408 6 435.00–455.00 $444.80 $1,815 +20.37
460–483 474 6 395.00–410.00 $400.02 $1,896 -5.78
505–515 510 4 370.00–385.00 $380.05 $1,938 +1.05
555–580 573 5 345.00–360.00 $352.91 $2,022 -6.15
600–635 618 2 315.00–330.00 $322.29 $1,992 -15.85
650–690 672 3 300.00–310.00 $303.35 $2,039 -29.88
735 735 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,205 -11.27
760–780 770 2 265.00–270.00 $267.47 $2,060 -29.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,634 -6.52
425–440 429 4 400.00 $400.00 $1,716 -3.71
450–495 472 3 375.00–385.00 $379.84 $1,793 +1.29
500–535 525 6 350.00–365.00 $356.71 $1,873 -0.09
560–590 576 13 315.00–335.00 $324.27 $1,868 -11.68
600 600 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,830 -15.00
650–680 663 6 280.00–295.00 $286.60 $1,900 -25.12
730 730 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,008 -20.00
790 790 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,975 -17.48

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1545 1457 75-80% 3 160.00–161.00 $160.31 $2,336 -2.56
1410–1610 1507 75-80% 3 154.00–157.00 $155.31 $2,341 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1205 1180 85-90% 2 140.00–144.00 $142.04 $1,676 —
1410 1410 85-90% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,918 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1230 1208 80-85% 3 154.00–159.00 $156.34 $1,889 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1220 1143 2 196.00–204.00 $199.73 $2,283 —
1155–1220 1188 2 180.00–185.00 $182.57 $2,169 —
1340–1430 1385 2 166.00–176.00 $170.84 $2,366 —

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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 2,000.00–2,050.00 $2,025.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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.