Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 24, 2025

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $311.95/cwt +25.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,747/hd at 560 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $373.59/cwt -6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,961/hd at 525 lb · 11 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $433.03/cwt -16.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,628/hd at 376 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 420 230 383
Feeder cattle 382 204 343
Slaughter cattle 17 20 23
Replacement cattle 21 6 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,692 -10.00
400–410 405 2 445.00–470.00 $457.35 $1,852 —
485 485 5 450.00 $450.00 $2,182 +5.00
485 fancy 485 4 470.00 $470.00 $2,280 —
500–525 508 3 425.00–445.00 $433.28 $2,201 —
565–598 587 4 390.00–400.00 $397.59 $2,334 +13.75
610 610 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,318 —
680 680 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,448 —
755–795 782 3 305.00–310.00 $306.61 $2,398 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,592 —
400–440 428 4 440.00–450.00 $443.74 $1,899 —
460–495 478 3 410.00–425.00 $418.47 $2,000 —
510–545 524 6 390.00–410.00 $399.93 $2,096 —
555–575 565 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,147 —
600 600 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,190 —
680–695 682 8 335.00–340.00 $339.36 $2,314 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 415.00–435.00 $424.46 $1,188 —
340 340 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,360 —
350–390 373 4 385.00–400.00 $393.56 $1,468 +8.39
416 416 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,560 +9.06
450–480 462 3 350.00–365.00 $358.39 $1,656 +31.74
500–540 523 6 320.00–330.00 $326.62 $1,708 +23.35
550–595 560 15 300.00–315.00 $311.95 $1,747 +25.99
600–615 607 5 280.00–300.00 $287.06 $1,742 —
650 650 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,788 +9.98
790 790 2 265.00 $265.00 $2,094 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 2 450.00–455.00 $452.55 $1,041 —
265 265 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,166 -35.00
305–345 325 3 420.00–435.00 $426.56 $1,386 —
350–395 373 3 405.00–425.00 $414.78 $1,547 -20.22
405–430 417 3 390.00–415.00 $401.92 $1,676 +4.00
450 450 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,755 +20.00
515–530 523 2 345.00–365.00 $355.14 $1,857 +37.48
570 570 3 325.00–340.00 $330.00 $1,881 +17.24
583 fancy 583 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,040 +15.00
610–646 635 8 310.00–320.00 $316.25 $2,008 +12.50
660 660 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,980 —
725 725 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,157 +27.50
765 765 1 277.50 $277.50 $2,123 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,652 ±0.00
310–340 326 4 490.00–495.00 $491.26 $1,602 +31.26
365–390 376 10 430.00–445.00 $433.03 $1,628 -16.13
405–445 437 8 410.00–430.00 $414.81 $1,813 -29.99
460–485 466 10 385.00–400.00 $388.50 $1,810 -11.52
500–549 525 11 370.00–380.00 $373.59 $1,961 -6.46
555–570 563 2 360.00–365.00 $362.53 $2,041 +9.62
600–620 609 6 325.00–345.00 $334.97 $2,040 +12.68
655–681 672 8 305.00–320.00 $307.45 $2,066 +4.10
710–735 723 2 290.00–300.00 $294.91 $2,132 -5.09
755–790 774 4 280.00–297.50 $285.69 $2,211 +18.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,475 —
330 330 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,551 —
385–390 386 4 415.00–425.00 $421.23 $1,626 -8.77
430–445 433 8 390.00–405.00 $401.21 $1,737 +1.21
470 470 4 375.00 $375.00 $1,762 -4.84
510–545 526 10 350.00–365.00 $355.40 $1,869 -1.31
550–580 570 4 325.00–340.00 $331.26 $1,888 +6.99
610–635 620 3 310.00–320.00 $313.31 $1,943 +8.31
670–685 681 4 290.00 $290.00 $1,975 +3.40
715–725 720 2 280.00–287.50 $283.72 $2,043 +8.72
780 780 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,145 +25.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,099 —
1015–1220 1098 85-90% 3 145.00–149.00 $146.29 $1,606 —
1235 1235 85-90% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,902 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1210 1162 75-80% 3 161.00–167.00 $164.29 $1,909 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1115 1110 80-85% 2 155.00–157.00 $156.00 $1,732 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,130 -13.73
1360–1535 1427 3 164.00–172.00 $166.54 $2,377 —
1805 1805 1 194.00 $194.00 $3,502 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,650.00–2,300.00 $1,864.29

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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) 6 1,800.00–2,350.00 $2,116.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00

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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.