Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 6, 2026

328 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 328 379 0
Feeder cattle 271 347 0
Slaughter cattle 26 19 0
Replacement cattle 31 13 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Feeder cattle sold sharply higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. 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
300 300 2 700.00 $700.00 $2,100 +40.00
355 355 1 650.00 $650.00 $2,308 —
535 535 1 500.00 $500.00 $2,675 +40.00
555–570 563 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,421 —
665 665 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,527 ±0.00
710–730 716 7 340.00–375.00 $362.81 $2,598 -7.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 590.00 $590.00 $2,272 —
410–425 418 2 510.00–540.00 $525.27 $2,196 +27.82
450 450 1 485.00 $485.00 $2,182 +15.00
530 530 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,491 +50.00
550 550 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,172 —
625 625 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,375 +12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 545.00–580.00 $562.09 $1,787 +21.99
360–370 365 2 505.00–530.00 $517.33 $1,888 +15.45
428 428 2 500.00 $500.00 $2,140 +20.41
450–485 464 7 460.00–490.00 $472.66 $2,193 -2.26
515–530 523 2 435.00–455.00 $445.14 $2,328 +40.04
550–584 577 7 400.00–420.00 $402.82 $2,324 +13.81
600–631 624 8 365.00–400.00 $380.57 $2,375 +0.57
690 690 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,380 —
705–743 723 6 315.00–340.00 $326.50 $2,361 -26.50
780 780 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,379 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,566 —
300–340 322 5 480.00–520.00 $494.72 $1,593 +4.64
355–385 371 7 450.00–475.00 $461.41 $1,712 +14.76
450–495 476 8 420.00–450.00 $438.00 $2,085 -0.65
500–540 525 8 385.00–420.00 $397.83 $2,089 +22.81
555–575 567 5 350.00–390.00 $363.84 $2,063 +15.50
635 635 2 330.00–340.00 $335.00 $2,127 -15.00
770 770 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,118 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 2 600.00 $600.00 $1,608 —
315–340 330 5 570.00–600.00 $587.85 $1,940 —
420–440 433 4 480.00–500.00 $492.37 $2,132 —
453–495 464 9 425.00–450.00 $438.93 $2,037 -1.07
510–545 530 4 390.00–420.00 $402.48 $2,133 +34.93
565–580 577 5 340.00–370.00 $352.04 $2,031 +7.04
625–645 635 2 335.00–340.00 $337.54 $2,143 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 620.00–660.00 $640.44 $2,165 +35.57
350–355 353 2 600.00–640.00 $620.14 $2,189 +76.75
415–435 426 7 505.00–540.00 $517.68 $2,205 +9.36
510–530 516 4 445.00–470.00 $461.33 $2,380 +57.52
610–645 628 4 360.00–385.00 $372.70 $2,341 +12.70
680 680 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,516 —
705 705 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,573 +15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1360 1159 80-85% 5 181.00–186.00 $183.82 $2,130 —
960–1285 1165 80-85% 3 175.00–179.00 $177.17 $2,064 —
960–1375 1168 80-85% 2 166.00–167.00 $166.59 $1,946 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1290 1247 75-80% 3 180.00–191.00 $187.11 $2,333 —
1290–1330 1307 75-80% 3 172.00–176.00 $173.65 $2,270 —
1445 1445 75-80% 1 166.00 $166.00 $2,399 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1130 1041 85-90% 4 155.00–167.00 $163.06 $1,697 +3.09

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1425 1288 2 178.00–190.00 $184.64 $2,378 —
1215–1595 1405 2 210.00–220.00 $215.68 $3,030 —

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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 7 2,750.00–3,550.00 $3,278.57 —

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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.