Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 12, 2025

450 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $318.48/cwt +12.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,233/hd at 701 lb · 46 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $325.20/cwt +35.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,928/hd at 593 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $329.68/cwt +25.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,685/hd at 511 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 450 387 438
Feeder cattle 409 337 385
Slaughter cattle 29 39 31
Replacement cattle 12 11 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
450 450 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,935 —
612–645 629 10 395.00–420.00 $407.83 $2,565 +65.33
680 680 2 375.00 $375.00 $2,550 +55.00
760–785 783 10 320.00–322.50 $322.26 $2,523 —
883 883 5 307.50 $307.50 $2,715 +17.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 5 377.50 $377.50 $2,095 —
608 608 4 375.00 $375.00 $2,280 —
650–690 677 3 320.00–325.00 $321.60 $2,177 —
760 760 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,280 —
800 800 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,400 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 375.00–380.00 $377.53 $1,397 +14.17
430 430 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,591 +18.77
450–490 465 7 355.00–365.00 $362.10 $1,684 +19.36
515–545 529 6 340.00–350.00 $348.36 $1,843 +24.34
565 565 3 335.00–345.00 $338.33 $1,912 +23.36
630–645 638 3 305.00–315.00 $310.01 $1,978 +5.01
662 fancy 662 14 330.00 $330.00 $2,185 —
701 value added 701 43 320.00 $320.00 $2,243 —
700–705 703 3 290.00–300.00 $296.68 $2,086 +11.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,387 +15.00
405–445 428 6 350.00–360.00 $355.87 $1,523 +12.46
450–490 475 6 335.00–340.00 $338.32 $1,607 +9.55
500–540 511 19 320.00–335.00 $329.68 $1,685 +25.93
565–594 593 40 315.00–326.00 $325.20 $1,928 +35.20
650 650 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,820 +1.66
730–740 735 2 265.00–275.00 $269.97 $1,984 +9.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 420.00 $420.00 $903 —
320 320 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,248 -34.93
350–390 370 3 375.00–380.00 $378.24 $1,399 -23.39
425 425 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,466 -38.74
455–470 461 5 335.00–340.00 $338.03 $1,558 -21.19
510–545 525 4 320.00–330.00 $324.98 $1,706 -5.02
555–575 567 5 310.00–320.00 $312.97 $1,775 -8.72
605–620 609 5 305.00 $305.00 $1,857 -0.79
670–680 677 3 295.00–300.00 $298.35 $2,020 +8.35
705 705 1 292.50 $292.50 $2,062 +7.50
760 760 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,786 -47.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,161 -15.00
350–385 365 3 395.00–410.00 $399.79 $1,459 -20.13
425–430 428 2 375.00–385.00 $380.03 $1,627 -26.50
475–495 485 2 370.00 $370.00 $1,794 -5.09
515–545 525 4 340.00–355.00 $349.95 $1,837 -1.67
560–595 578 4 325.00–335.00 $329.95 $1,907 -6.61
610–645 626 8 310.00–320.00 $318.16 $1,992 -1.93
680 680 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,074 +0.86
740 740 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,220 ±0.00
750 750 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,988 —
815–845 830 2 245.00–255.00 $249.91 $2,074 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1205 1122 80-85% 3 158.00–160.00 $159.28 $1,787 +26.87
920–1425 1157 80-85% 7 150.00–156.00 $154.32 $1,785 +12.33
1390 1390 80-85% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,918 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1280 1163 85-90% 3 117.00–121.00 $119.56 $1,390 -3.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 75-80% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,870 —
1265 1265 75-80% 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,986 —
1670 1670 75-80% 1 153.00 $153.00 $2,555 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,146 —
1195–1630 1480 3 166.00–172.00 $169.01 $2,501 —
1615 1615 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,923 —

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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) 2 2,500.00 $2,500.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,700.00–2,000.00 $1,925.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00

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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.