Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 22, 2026

316 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $465.91/cwt +49.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,437/hd at 523 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $480.00/cwt -22.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,386/hd at 497 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 316 234 233
Feeder cattle 258 184 184
Slaughter cattle 27 44 36
Replacement cattle 31 6 13

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 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,960 —
405–425 415 4 500.00–520.00 $507.32 $2,105 —
497 497 10 480.00 $480.00 $2,386 -22.68
618–625 620 4 380.00–390.00 $382.52 $2,372 -72.48
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,190 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 233 2 620.00–710.00 $663.55 $1,546 —
280–285 283 3 600.00–610.00 $603.29 $1,707 +8.48
283 value added 283 2 650.00 $650.00 $1,840 —
310 value added 310 1 630.00 $630.00 $1,953 —
305–345 327 3 540.00–580.00 $562.55 $1,840 -17.45
363–395 374 9 510.00–540.00 $522.20 $1,953 -17.43
420–446 442 9 485.00–500.00 $496.18 $2,193 +12.50
455–475 468 6 480.00–510.00 $492.46 $2,305 +32.46
515–540 523 11 440.00–470.00 $465.91 $2,437 +49.27
580 580 2 410.00–430.00 $420.00 $2,436 +34.98
610 value added 610 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,623 —
705–738 727 3 300.00–310.00 $306.77 $2,230 -18.23
795 795 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,266 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 510.00 $510.00 $1,606 -24.94
395 395 3 465.00–500.00 $481.67 $1,903 +2.25
425–445 432 7 455.00–470.00 $460.10 $1,988 +8.58
450–460 455 2 430.00–455.00 $442.36 $2,013 +27.32
500–520 511 5 400.00–430.00 $408.12 $2,085 +23.12
555–585 571 7 370.00–380.00 $372.85 $2,129 +16.22
627 627 7 330.00 $330.00 $2,069 —
710–740 725 2 260.00–280.00 $269.79 $1,956 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,715 —
270–285 fancy 278 3 740.00–750.00 $743.23 $2,066 —
280 280 1 710.00 $710.00 $1,988 +95.00
309–315 310 5 670.00–690.00 $674.06 $2,090 +69.06
350–370 360 2 620.00–660.00 $639.44 $2,302 +46.97
401–435 409 7 505.00–520.00 $516.98 $2,114 +21.89
460–480 467 3 450.00–465.00 $455.14 $2,126 -5.83
500–520 511 4 420.00–445.00 $432.40 $2,210 -9.91
625 625 2 370.00–380.00 $375.00 $2,344 -30.00
663 663 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,387 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 322 3 620.00–650.00 $636.53 $2,050 —
355 355 3 570.00–600.00 $583.33 $2,071 —
415–430 422 3 455.00–480.00 $468.40 $1,977 +5.91
470–475 473 3 420.00–445.00 $431.71 $2,042 -1.89
510–545 529 4 375.00–400.00 $389.81 $2,062 -35.19
590 590 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,242 +0.91
625–640 630 3 330.00–340.00 $335.04 $2,111 -14.91
694 694 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,360 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1215 1103 80-85% 2 164.00–169.00 $166.76 $1,839 -8.14
1020–1400 1253 80-85% 3 172.00–177.00 $175.29 $2,196 -10.74
1185–1420 1290 80-85% 3 180.00–187.00 $184.20 $2,376 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 75-80% 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,725 —
1415–1510 1470 75-80% 3 162.00–166.00 $163.37 $2,402 —
1595–1620 1608 75-80% 2 170.00–173.00 $171.51 $2,758 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1015 882 85-90% 3 165.00–167.00 $166.08 $1,465 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1545 1453 2 177.00–191.00 $184.45 $2,680 —
1270–1790 1530 2 200.00–204.00 $202.34 $3,096 —
1840 1840 1 211.00 $211.00 $3,882 —

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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) 8 2,150.00–2,750.00 $2,481.25
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,350.00–2,650.00 $2,558.33
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,850.00–2,200.00 $2,042.86
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,150.00 $2,150.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,600.00 $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 3 3,000.00–3,550.00 $3,316.67 —

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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.