Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 29, 2025

212 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 212 420 429
Feeder cattle 173 383 380
Slaughter cattle 23 22 30
Replacement cattle 16 15 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders.Replacement cattle sold weak.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 425 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,700 -90.00
480 480 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,896 -55.00
505–530 520 4 375.00–390.00 $381.27 $1,983 -43.73
560–575 569 5 350.00–360.00 $352.02 $2,003 —
618–645 623 5 320.00 $320.00 $1,994 -60.00
650–681 676 6 302.50–310.00 $303.70 $2,053 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,400 —
480–490 485 2 375.00–380.00 $377.47 $1,831 —
515–525 518 3 355.00–370.00 $360.06 $1,865 -19.94
560–580 570 6 330.00–345.00 $338.26 $1,928 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,270 —
365 365 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,350 -86.67
400–410 405 2 345.00–355.00 $350.06 $1,418 -66.39
450–495 473 2 335.00 $335.00 $1,585 -37.49
528 528 7 312.50 $312.50 $1,650 -42.38
580–595 585 3 295.00–310.00 $300.09 $1,756 -44.79
665 665 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,895 -23.76
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 335.00–355.00 $345.38 $915 —
300–345 328 3 330.00–340.00 $333.05 $1,092 -104.39
360 360 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,152 -97.40
425 425 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,339 -87.53
495 495 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,534 -40.00
510 510 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,556 -15.00
570–595 583 2 280.00–290.00 $284.89 $1,661 -30.11

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 225 3 410.00 $410.00 $922 —
270–290 283 3 390.00–405.00 $394.76 $1,117 -50.11
310–345 326 5 360.00–385.00 $374.26 $1,220 -48.24
380–395 386 4 355.00–365.00 $359.95 $1,389 -52.64
405–440 423 2 335.00–345.00 $339.79 $1,437 -61.70
470–490 479 4 320.00–335.00 $325.10 $1,557 -48.24
510–525 515 3 310.00 $310.00 $1,596 -41.26
555–590 570 4 295.00–305.00 $299.97 $1,710 -26.68
610–640 625 2 285.00–290.00 $287.56 $1,797 -25.38
765 765 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,874 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 202 3 450.00 $450.00 $909 —
250–285 272 3 420.00–430.00 $426.50 $1,160 —
305 305 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,220 -40.19
375–385 382 3 390.00–395.00 $391.64 $1,496 -45.55
435 435 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,675 -40.20
450–490 473 3 345.00–365.00 $356.51 $1,686 -43.49
500–530 520 3 330.00–345.00 $334.81 $1,741 -38.59
555–595 570 8 310.00–325.00 $321.21 $1,831 -18.79
615–630 624 4 295.00–310.00 $301.20 $1,879 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,699 —
1050–1330 1165 80-85% 3 163.00–166.00 $164.22 $1,913 —
1140–1245 1208 80-85% 4 153.00–157.00 $155.24 $1,875 -8.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135 1135 75-80% 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,907 —
1205 1205 75-80% 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,880 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130 1130 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,932 —
1215–1470 1343 2 185.00–188.00 $186.64 $2,507 —
1285–1685 1532 3 179.00 $179.00 $2,742 —

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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) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,850.00 $1,850.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,000.00–2,025.00 $2,006.25

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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.