Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 10, 2025

587 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 587 977 630
Feeder cattle 556 903 564
Slaughter cattle 17 51 44
Replacement cattle 14 23 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,012 —
275 275 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,224 +1.20
335–345 340 5 410.00–425.00 $419.97 $1,428 —
355–375 362 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,484 +15.00
405 405 3 395.00–405.00 $401.67 $1,627 +14.13
465–495 475 5 355.00–365.00 $359.04 $1,705 -0.96
515–535 523 5 345.00–350.00 $348.03 $1,820 +25.89
560 560 2 330.00–340.00 $335.00 $1,876 +37.48
620–630 627 3 320.00–325.00 $321.65 $2,017 +29.99
660–685 668 3 285.00–300.00 $290.12 $1,938 —
735 735 2 275.00 $275.00 $2,021 —
765 765 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,951 -15.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 460.00 $460.00 $920 -30.00
265 265 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,206 -25.00
310 310 1 445.00 $445.00 $1,380 —
345 fancy 345 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,587 —
360–395 384 4 420.00–435.00 $428.94 $1,647 +23.94
405–425 412 3 415.00–420.00 $416.72 $1,717 +16.72
425–445 fancy 437 5 425.00–435.00 $431.02 $1,884 —
465 465 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,744 -13.54
525–545 535 4 360.00–370.00 $363.77 $1,946 +6.88
550–565 560 3 350.00–355.00 $353.36 $1,979 +10.20
610–625 620 3 335.00–340.00 $336.64 $2,087 +31.64
660–675 668 2 325.00–330.00 $327.47 $2,187 +27.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 320 4 475.00–485.00 $480.06 $1,536 —
355–390 365 4 460.00–470.00 $466.10 $1,701 +43.69
440–445 441 4 435.00–450.00 $442.52 $1,952 +41.49
455–470 466 4 420.00–430.00 $424.96 $1,980 +40.91
520–545 529 9 380.00–400.00 $393.87 $2,084 +33.92
560–585 568 7 360.00–375.00 $366.40 $2,081 +18.05
605–645 623 8 340.00–360.00 $345.12 $2,150 +11.89
650–655 653 4 305.00–310.00 $307.49 $2,008 +2.49
730–740 735 2 285.00–300.00 $292.45 $2,150 -2.55
755 755 2 270.00–285.00 $277.50 $2,095 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,211 —
325–330 327 3 455.00–470.00 $460.05 $1,504 +55.05
360–390 366 5 425.00–435.00 $430.00 $1,574 +28.21
405–415 412 3 415.00–420.00 $418.36 $1,724 +35.61
465–490 479 7 400.00–410.00 $405.73 $1,943 +51.09
525–535 533 4 365.00–375.00 $369.98 $1,972 +23.99
550–585 565 5 340.00–355.00 $349.05 $1,972 +20.35
600–645 624 5 320.00–330.00 $322.94 $2,015 +12.94
675–695 685 2 280.00–290.00 $284.93 $1,952 -10.00
725 725 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,994 -5.00
755 755 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,001 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 80-85% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,137 —
920–945 933 80-85% 2 132.00–134.00 $132.99 $1,241 —
1255 1255 80-85% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,757 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980 980 85-90% 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,235 —
910–1205 1048 85-90% 3 109.00–115.00 $111.35 $1,167 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 75-80% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,882 -11.37

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1615–1750 1683 2 155.00–160.00 $157.40 $2,649 -27.60

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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) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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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.