Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 18, 2026

441 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $372.04/cwt -1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,998/hd at 537 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $419.77/cwt +31.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,195/hd at 523 lb · 11 head
light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $438.86/cwt +8.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,870/hd at 426 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 441 684 110
Feeder cattle 381 637 91
Slaughter cattle 33 29 9
Replacement cattle 27 18 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. 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
305–315 310 2 660.00–670.00 $664.92 $2,061 +47.22
470 470 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,326 -15.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 332 5 500.00–530.00 $517.02 $1,717 —
385–395 390 3 435.00–455.00 $446.75 $1,742 -11.15
405–445 426 10 420.00–455.00 $438.86 $1,870 +8.13
450–495 466 9 400.00–430.00 $409.56 $1,909 +34.77
513–545 537 12 360.00–385.00 $372.04 $1,998 -1.12
550–595 563 10 350.00–370.00 $359.04 $2,021 +7.51
624–637 634 4 340.00–347.00 $345.28 $2,189 +23.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 550.00–580.00 $565.82 $1,556 -39.61
315 fancy 315 1 610.00 $610.00 $1,922 —
300–345 319 5 540.00–570.00 $557.74 $1,779 -3.45
350–395 375 4 460.00–480.00 $474.73 $1,780 -1.88
410–435 419 7 460.00–475.00 $469.22 $1,966 +7.37
450 value added 450 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,160 —
455–495 469 4 435.00–470.00 $446.04 $2,092 +18.14
502–531 523 11 405.00–425.00 $419.77 $2,195 +31.23
570–580 575 2 390.00–410.00 $400.09 $2,301 +32.26
605 value added 605 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,541 —
610 610 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,318 +20.00
650–655 653 3 350.00–375.00 $358.29 $2,340 +33.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 360 3 400.00–420.00 $412.96 $1,487 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 590.00 $590.00 $1,504 -62.41
300–340 327 3 580.00–590.00 $586.94 $1,919 +16.94
355–395 372 7 530.00–565.00 $545.06 $2,028 +23.02
400–440 419 6 465.00–490.00 $478.48 $2,005 +0.86
450–470 459 8 445.00–480.00 $463.09 $2,126 -4.27
515–542 527 7 435.00–450.00 $441.29 $2,326 -8.61
550–570 558 5 420.00–445.00 $433.10 $2,417 +30.94
608 608 2 405.00 $405.00 $2,462 +25.02
685 685 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,603 +10.00
720 720 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,484 —
755 755 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,416 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 378 3 480.00–505.00 $488.70 $1,847 +1.12
410–440 425 3 440.00–455.00 $446.84 $1,899 -10.01
450–490 470 9 420.00–440.00 $431.61 $2,029 -10.12
505–545 516 6 405.00–430.00 $416.71 $2,150 —
555–560 558 3 395.00–400.00 $398.34 $2,223 +39.62
600–640 622 3 365.00–385.00 $376.85 $2,344 +30.31
760 760 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,394 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1230 1185 80-85% 3 173.00–180.00 $176.36 $2,090 —
1070–1290 1194 80-85% 5 161.00–167.00 $162.40 $1,939 —
965–1545 1220 80-85% 5 142.00–155.00 $150.78 $1,840 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265 1265 75-80% 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,999 —
1220–1475 1370 75-80% 3 165.00–166.00 $165.64 $2,269 —
1355–1665 1516 75-80% 4 171.00–173.00 $171.48 $2,600 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145 1145 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,718 -1.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–2055 1660 2 173.00–183.00 $179.19 $2,975 —

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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) 4 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,312.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,912.50
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,100.00–2,200.00 $2,150.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,500.00–2,800.00 $2,600.00

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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.