Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 8, 2025

383 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 383 425 409
Feeder cattle 329 374 364
Slaughter cattle 27 35 34
Replacement cattle 27 16 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand. 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
275 275 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,306 —
400–435 417 3 415.00–425.00 $420.08 $1,752 -74.95
495 495 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,030 -52.84
500–515 510 3 400.00–405.00 $403.37 $2,057 -34.15
550–565 558 2 385.00–390.00 $387.53 $2,162 -42.47
600–615 608 2 340.00–350.00 $345.06 $2,098 -69.94
655 655 2 320.00–330.00 $325.00 $2,129 -45.00
702 fancy 702 8 340.00 $340.00 $2,387 —
775–790 779 4 290.00–320.00 $312.39 $2,434 -35.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 418 2 395.00–400.00 $397.49 $1,662 —
460–495 478 2 390.00 $390.00 $1,864 -50.00
500 500 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,900 -42.61
550–595 575 3 345.00–365.00 $351.90 $2,023 -53.10
620–640 630 3 325.00–335.00 $330.03 $2,079 -44.97
650–655 653 2 300.00–310.00 $304.98 $1,992 -51.73

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,113 -2.54
380–390 387 3 355.00–360.00 $356.64 $1,380 +1.64
405–430 420 4 340.00–350.00 $346.32 $1,455 +21.32
450–495 469 4 320.00–330.00 $324.91 $1,524 +10.89
520 520 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,612 +8.75
560–595 574 4 300.00 $300.00 $1,722 +8.64
605–645 628 6 280.00–295.00 $285.92 $1,796 +21.08
730 730 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,898 —
820 820 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,886 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,224 +16.73
410–420 415 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,556 +20.00
460–490 475 3 350.00–365.00 $356.56 $1,694 +16.56
510–520 517 3 320.00–340.00 $326.58 $1,688 -1.44
560–585 573 3 310.00–320.00 $316.60 $1,814 +6.58
600–625 fancy 605 6 350.00–360.00 $358.33 $2,168 —
665 665 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,095 +21.00
735 735 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,205 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,052 —
390 390 2 345.00–350.00 $347.50 $1,355 —
435 435 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,436 —
485–495 490 2 300.00–315.00 $307.42 $1,506 —
525 525 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,496 —
635 635 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,651 —
730 730 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,825 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,180 -32.70
315 315 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,244 -20.00
355–390 373 4 380.00–390.00 $386.31 $1,441 -1.11
405–445 429 8 360.00–375.00 $366.86 $1,574 -7.23
450–480 471 6 350.00–355.00 $351.65 $1,656 -5.04
500–510 505 4 330.00–335.00 $332.52 $1,679 -14.55
560–575 570 3 300.00–310.00 $306.73 $1,748 -21.79
610 610 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,800 -13.93
660 660 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,914 +7.04
720 720 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,016 +7.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 430.00–435.00 $432.50 $1,124 -69.87
340 340 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,360 -27.40
350–390 370 2 395.00–400.00 $397.36 $1,470 -23.55
410 410 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,599 -8.31
460–485 477 3 360.00–375.00 $370.17 $1,766 -18.12
510–530 525 4 345.00–355.00 $349.95 $1,837 -32.89
565–587 579 5 320.00–330.00 $325.01 $1,882 -34.99
605–645 625 2 300.00–310.00 $305.16 $1,907 -29.70
655 655 2 295.00 $295.00 $1,932 -28.38
705–710 707 3 290.00 $290.00 $2,050 -5.05
795 795 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,226 —
855 855 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,308 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 385.00 $385.00 $886 —
265 265 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,007 —
300 300 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,125 —
360 360 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,332 —
410–415 413 3 350.00–355.00 $353.35 $1,459 —
470–485 475 3 335.00–340.00 $336.70 $1,599 —
515–540 532 3 315.00–325.00 $318.39 $1,694 —
555–575 565 2 285.00–290.00 $287.54 $1,625 —
625 625 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,750 —
680 680 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,870 —
700–720 712 3 260.00–270.00 $264.95 $1,886 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1210 1073 80-85% 3 152.50–156.00 $153.98 $1,652 —
1145–1180 1168 80-85% 3 146.00–150.00 $148.65 $1,736 —
1300 1300 80-85% 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,106 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1220 1213 85-90% 3 140.00–144.00 $142.00 $1,722 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 157.00 $157.00 $2,112 —
1380 1380 75-80% 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,222 —
1975 1975 75-80% 1 173.00 $173.00 $3,417 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295–1995 1573 5 162.00–170.00 $164.95 $2,595 —
1640–1830 1703 3 173.00–183.00 $179.15 $3,051 —

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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 4 1,500.00–1,650.00 $1,575.00

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,750.00–2,850.00 $2,800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,300.00–2,400.00 $2,375.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,900.00–2,200.00 $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 2 2,400.00–2,700.00 $2,550.00 —
— — 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.