Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 14, 2026

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $416.87/cwt -4.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,439/hd at 585 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $364.26/cwt -15.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,091/hd at 574 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $370.39/cwt -24.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,952/hd at 527 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 557 490 801
Feeder cattle 502 441 721
Slaughter cattle 38 33 38
Replacement cattle 17 16 42

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good 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
320 320 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,920 —
358 358 2 560.00 $560.00 $2,005 —
408 408 3 485.00 $485.00 $1,979 —
475–493 492 13 445.00–460.00 $446.11 $2,195 -21.34
500–510 508 6 435.00–440.00 $439.18 $2,231 —
583–586 585 21 405.00–430.00 $416.87 $2,439 -4.55
659 659 14 392.50 $392.50 $2,587 —
705–748 734 3 330.00–340.00 $333.20 $2,446 -36.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
678 678 6 351.00 $351.00 $2,380 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,540 —
330 330 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,666 -20.08
355–365 360 2 500.00–505.00 $502.53 $1,809 +17.09
405–430 421 4 455.00–475.00 $465.09 $1,958 +21.14
455–465 462 6 400.00–415.00 $408.36 $1,887 -10.07
515 fancy 515 1 400.00 $400.00 $2,060 —
515–532 528 13 360.00–370.00 $368.11 $1,944 -26.87
560–580 568 8 335.00–350.00 $340.64 $1,935 -39.36
578 value added 578 12 380.00 $380.00 $2,196 —
600–605 603 2 320.00–325.00 $322.51 $1,945 -22.25
640 value added 640 3 340.00 $340.00 $2,176 —
690 690 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,208 -0.09
694 value added 694 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,360 —
730 730 2 300.00–310.00 $305.00 $2,226 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 475.00–480.00 $477.61 $1,352 -9.80
320–325 323 3 470.00–475.00 $471.65 $1,523 -1.82
360–385 377 3 465.00–470.00 $468.41 $1,766 +16.88
400–435 425 14 430.00–450.00 $446.81 $1,899 +26.77
485–490 487 14 375.00–380.00 $378.20 $1,842 -9.61
505–535 517 3 330.00–345.00 $334.94 $1,732 -15.82
555–595 575 4 320.00–330.00 $323.72 $1,861 -5.62
605–623 614 4 300.00–315.00 $311.30 $1,911 +3.35
700 700 2 280.00–290.00 $285.00 $1,995 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 450.00–460.00 $454.89 $1,492 —
370 370 2 435.00–445.00 $440.00 $1,628 —
430–445 435 3 420.00–425.00 $421.70 $1,834 —
450–495 473 3 360.00–370.00 $364.84 $1,726 —
539 539 4 315.00 $315.00 $1,698 —
555 555 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,720 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,678 —
300–335 325 7 550.00–570.00 $564.33 $1,834 -15.67
355–380 365 3 520.00–545.00 $528.11 $1,928 +38.09
400–445 420 4 455.00–475.00 $467.75 $1,965 +16.23
455–490 475 3 430.00–440.00 $435.09 $2,067 +12.42
501–535 506 12 405.00–425.00 $421.14 $2,131 +19.88
555–595 570 9 365.00–380.00 $369.40 $2,106 -6.81
605–630 618 3 345.00–365.00 $353.46 $2,184 -16.98
655–665 660 5 335.00–345.00 $341.02 $2,251 -19.53
795 795 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,385 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–260 258 2 540.00–550.00 $544.95 $1,406 —
310–325 318 2 540.00 $540.00 $1,717 +29.77
355–380 369 5 500.00–510.00 $504.04 $1,860 +56.28
405–430 421 8 440.00–450.00 $444.43 $1,871 +8.96
485 485 2 410.00–415.00 $412.50 $2,001 +22.44
510–535 517 9 380.00–395.00 $389.46 $2,014 +12.20
575–585 577 5 340.00–360.00 $344.06 $1,985 -7.58
600–625 613 2 330.00–335.00 $332.45 $2,038 -9.99
685–690 688 2 310.00–325.00 $317.53 $2,185 -14.95
795 795 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,027 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,692 —
375–395 388 3 465.00–485.00 $473.13 $1,836 —
400–445 430 3 415.00–430.00 $421.38 $1,812 —
490 490 2 395.00–405.00 $400.00 $1,960 —
510–545 528 2 345.00–350.00 $347.42 $1,834 —
590 590 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,976 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1510 1372 75-80% 3 143.00–148.00 $145.31 $1,994 -23.69
1275–1770 1422 75-80% 6 159.00–162.00 $161.21 $2,292 —
1330–1645 1495 75-80% 6 151.00–156.00 $153.47 $2,294 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1325 1164 80-85% 5 149.00–151.00 $150.40 $1,751 -3.68
1185–1415 1275 80-85% 4 146.00 $146.00 $1,862 —
1380–1475 1428 80-85% 2 153.00–155.00 $154.03 $2,200 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1035 1023 85-90% 2 121.00–126.00 $123.53 $1,264 +4.01
1090 1090 85-90% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,406 —
1225 1225 85-90% 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,666 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565 1565 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,535 —
1770–1820 1795 2 181.00–182.00 $181.49 $3,258 —

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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 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00

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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) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00

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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 3,400.00 $3,400.00 —

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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.