Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 21, 2026

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $393.54/cwt +24.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,243/hd at 570 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.48/cwt +18.22 vs last sale · ≈ $2,195/hd at 574 lb · 14 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $441.99/cwt -26.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,684/hd at 381 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 428 557 290
Feeder cattle 398 502 273
Slaughter cattle 14 38 6
Replacement cattle 16 17 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle market lightly tested. Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold mostly steady. 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
325–345 335 2 700.00 $700.00 $2,345 +100.00
355 355 2 610.00–620.00 $615.00 $2,183 +55.00
520–535 528 2 435.00–440.00 $437.54 $2,310 -1.64
566 566 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,434 +13.13
610–630 617 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,468 —
655–693 685 5 370.00–385.00 $382.13 $2,618 -10.37
723 723 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,675 +36.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–685 667 10 355.00–360.00 $359.49 $2,398 +8.49
736 736 5 350.00 $350.00 $2,576 —
770 770 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,464 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 480.00 $480.00 $1,344 +2.39
310–345 333 3 455.00–465.00 $460.18 $1,532 -11.47
350–395 381 10 430.00–450.00 $441.99 $1,684 -26.42
400–440 423 6 415.00–425.00 $421.73 $1,784 -25.08
455–495 476 7 380.00–400.00 $395.66 $1,883 +17.46
500–540 519 8 355.00–380.00 $363.76 $1,888 +28.82
555–590 570 6 335.00–355.00 $346.70 $1,976 +22.98
600–635 621 6 325.00–330.00 $328.37 $2,039 +17.07
665–675 670 2 315.00–325.00 $320.04 $2,144 —
750 750 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,138 —
815 815 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,200 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 282 3 500.00–520.00 $510.24 $1,439 -39.76
305–345 324 7 480.00–500.00 $488.76 $1,584 -16.24
355–365 360 2 470.00–480.00 $475.07 $1,710 -27.46
405–430 419 4 440.00–450.00 $442.42 $1,854 -22.67
450–460 455 3 410.00–430.00 $423.26 $1,926 +14.90
550–584 574 14 375.00–392.50 $382.48 $2,195 +41.84
620 620 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,139 +22.49
650–695 665 4 330.00–350.00 $336.19 $2,236 +16.19
740 740 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,516 +35.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,848 +50.00
320–340 333 3 590.00–610.00 $600.20 $1,999 +35.87
350–395 366 4 490.00–550.00 $527.58 $1,931 -0.53
405–440 424 7 450.00–470.00 $453.44 $1,923 -14.31
455–490 460 7 430.00–450.00 $438.48 $2,017 +3.39
515–525 520 2 410.00–430.00 $419.90 $2,183 -1.24
555–580 570 14 380.00–400.00 $393.54 $2,243 +24.14
605–645 618 6 345.00–355.00 $349.15 $2,158 -4.31
670–685 678 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,237 -11.02
700–710 705 2 310.00 $310.00 $2,186 —
765 765 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,295 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 570.00–590.00 $579.74 $1,670 +34.79
340–345 343 2 545.00–570.00 $557.41 $1,912 +17.41
370 370 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,776 -24.04
440–445 443 5 430.00–445.00 $435.98 $1,931 -8.45
460–490 475 4 410.00–425.00 $417.34 $1,982 +4.84
515–545 525 5 385.00–405.00 $393.91 $2,068 +4.45
560–595 573 6 365.00–375.00 $371.66 $2,130 +27.60
600–610 605 2 320.00–335.00 $327.44 $1,981 -5.01
690 690 2 315.00–320.00 $317.50 $2,191 -0.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,863 +35.00
350–390 367 3 445.00–450.00 $448.23 $1,645 -24.90
405–430 419 5 400.00–410.00 $403.91 $1,692 -17.47
470–490 480 2 390.00–395.00 $392.45 $1,884 -7.55
505–525 518 3 370.00–375.00 $371.62 $1,925 +24.20
560–595 582 3 340.00–350.00 $346.62 $2,017 +11.62

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1170 1074 80-85% 4 155.00–160.00 $156.62 $1,682 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1775–2090 1933 2 176.00–186.00 $181.41 $3,507 —

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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) 2 2,850.00–2,900.00 $2,875.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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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 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —

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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.