Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 18, 2026

151 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $500.00/cwt +40.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,330/hd at 466 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $469.22/cwt ≈ $2,553/hd at 544 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 151 105 410
Feeder cattle 125 92 355
Slaughter cattle 19 12 29
Replacement cattle 7 1 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. 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 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 560.00 $560.00 $1,904 —
390 390 1 540.00 $540.00 $2,106 —
420–425 423 3 520.00–530.00 $526.69 $2,228 —
510–547 544 12 460.00–470.00 $469.22 $2,553 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 value added 320 1 655.00 $655.00 $2,096 —
330 330 1 580.00 $580.00 $1,914 —
390 390 4 570.00 $570.00 $2,223 —
410–425 419 4 530.00–550.00 $539.85 $2,262 —
515 515 1 510.00 $510.00 $2,626 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 value added 328 2 580.00–610.00 $595.34 $1,953 —
380–390 385 3 515.00–520.00 $518.31 $1,995 +18.31
408 value added 408 4 540.00 $540.00 $2,203 —
460–470 466 13 500.00 $500.00 $2,330 +40.04
510–545 537 5 420.00–435.00 $422.85 $2,271 —
660 660 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,244 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 480.00–500.00 $489.81 $1,900 +7.17
430 430 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,000 +12.46
695 695 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,224 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,210 —
405–435 423 3 490.00–500.00 $496.57 $2,100 +56.57
455–475 468 3 485.00–495.00 $491.76 $2,301 —
540 540 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,322 —
570–595 576 4 400.00–415.00 $404.95 $2,333 +34.95
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 570.00 $570.00 $1,767 —
385 385 2 540.00–555.00 $547.50 $2,108 +36.63
400–440 420 2 520.00–535.00 $527.86 $2,217 +60.40
475 475 1 510.00 $510.00 $2,422 +57.88
505–530 518 3 465.00–475.00 $469.95 $2,434 —
555–565 560 2 440.00–445.00 $442.48 $2,478 +37.48

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1235 1135 80-85% 4 150.00–156.00 $154.22 $1,750 -0.71
1320–1335 1325 80-85% 3 177.00–190.00 $184.97 $2,451 —
1360 1360 80-85% 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,190 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,690 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1395 1395 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,232 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1720–1895 1833 3 215.00–222.00 $217.88 $3,994 —
1505–2185 1845 2 189.00–199.00 $194.92 $3,596 —

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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 2 3,600.00–4,050.00 $3,825.00 —

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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.