Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 25, 2026

315 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $470.77/cwt +1.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,001/hd at 425 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $382.61/cwt +10.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,970/hd at 515 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 315 441 441
Feeder cattle 266 381 403
Slaughter cattle 24 33 22
Replacement cattle 25 27 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder steers and bulls sold unevenly steady, feeder 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
445 445 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,358 —
500–525 516 4 460.00–470.00 $462.49 $2,386 —
560 value added 560 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,576 —
635 635 6 400.00 $400.00 $2,540 —
650–683 678 7 372.00–415.00 $377.89 $2,562 —
707 707 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,545 —
755 755 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,492 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,050 —
455 455 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,161 —
560 560 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,408 —
600–610 605 3 365.00–375.00 $370.03 $2,239 —
655–685 665 4 340.00–350.00 $346.19 $2,302 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 275 5 555.00–580.00 $568.58 $1,564 +2.76
340–345 343 2 530.00–570.00 $550.15 $1,887 -7.59
365–390 378 3 505.00–510.00 $508.39 $1,922 +33.66
420–426 425 13 470.00–480.00 $470.77 $2,001 +1.55
450–455 453 4 435.00–460.00 $451.20 $2,044 +5.16
508–545 512 9 410.00–450.00 $414.73 $2,123 -5.04
555–580 568 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,215 -10.09
600–645 618 4 350.00–380.00 $358.68 $2,217 -21.32
650–692 677 5 350.00–370.00 $358.13 $2,425 -0.16
695 value added 695 3 425.00 $425.00 $2,954 —
740 740 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,442 —
750–785 768 2 295.00–320.00 $307.21 $2,359 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,276 —
305–345 330 3 475.00–505.00 $493.16 $1,627 -23.86
355–370 360 3 455.00–480.00 $471.44 $1,697 +24.69
400–445 416 4 440.00–450.00 $444.86 $1,851 +6.00
460–480 470 4 400.00–420.00 $411.44 $1,934 +1.88
506–535 515 11 370.00–390.00 $382.61 $1,970 +10.57
575 575 2 360.00–365.00 $362.50 $2,084 +3.46
640 640 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,112 -15.28
675 675 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,194 —
705–745 728 3 265.00–295.00 $283.30 $2,062 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 fancy 270 1 660.00 $660.00 $1,782 —
305–335 320 2 575.00–595.00 $585.47 $1,874 -1.47
355–388 378 4 540.00–560.00 $547.27 $2,069 +2.21
400 400 1 540.00 $540.00 $2,160 +61.52
450–479 473 8 460.00–485.00 $467.40 $2,211 +4.31
535–544 541 9 440.00–455.00 $447.77 $2,422 +6.48
555–560 559 4 410.00–430.00 $419.98 $2,348 -13.12
615–645 625 4 360.00–370.00 $364.94 $2,281 -40.06
700–725 710 3 325.00–345.00 $333.46 $2,368 -11.54
795 795 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,464 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 550.00–560.00 $554.81 $1,848 —
365 365 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,916 +36.30
435–445 440 3 480.00–495.00 $486.65 $2,141 +39.81
460–470 465 4 435.00–445.00 $440.05 $2,046 +8.44
580–595 588 2 380.00–390.00 $384.94 $2,263 -13.40
610–645 627 3 320.00–350.00 $331.40 $2,078 -45.45
735 735 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,205 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 80-85% 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,625 —
1025–1065 1045 80-85% 2 151.00–153.00 $152.02 $1,589 —
1200 1200 80-85% 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,932 +10.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1435 1318 75-80% 2 170.00 $170.00 $2,241 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 85-90% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,779 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1865–2015 1940 2 188.00–191.00 $189.44 $3,675 —

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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 2,250.00–2,650.00 $2,412.50
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,300.00–2,600.00 $2,450.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,866.67

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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 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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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.