Cattle Market Pulse

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 13, 2026

208 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $407.00/cwt ≈ $2,605/hd at 640 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $424.71/cwt -5.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,438/hd at 574 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 208 328 339
Feeder cattle 151 271 322
Slaughter cattle 48 26 7
Replacement cattle 9 31 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Replacement cattle sold firm. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 2 540.00 $540.00 $2,257 —
480 480 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,376 —
509 509 5 460.00 $460.00 $2,341 -40.00
550–590 574 11 410.00–450.00 $424.71 $2,438 -5.29
640 640 12 407.00 $407.00 $2,605 —
685 685 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,500 -15.00
738–742 739 8 340.00–350.00 $342.51 $2,531 -20.30
795 795 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,504 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,820 +2.67
415–440 421 8 450.00–490.00 $476.10 $2,004 -23.90
455–460 458 2 430.00–450.00 $439.95 $2,015 -32.71
505 505 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,172 -15.14
630 630 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,426 +4.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 415 2 410.00–430.00 $420.36 $1,744 —
470 470 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,950 -23.00
505 505 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,070 +12.17
555 555 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,026 +1.16
715–720 718 2 290.00–300.00 $295.02 $2,118 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,680 —
310–345 328 2 570.00–580.00 $575.27 $1,887 -12.58
410–435 423 5 435.00–460.00 $444.82 $1,882 -47.55
475 475 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,042 -8.93
505–540 519 6 360.00–390.00 $369.28 $1,917 -33.20
580–585 583 2 350.00–365.00 $357.47 $2,084 +5.43
605–645 633 4 335.00–350.00 $341.35 $2,161 +3.81
695 695 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,363 —
735 735 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,462 —
770 770 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,348 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 750.00 $750.00 $1,688 —
265 265 1 700.00 $700.00 $1,855 —
330 330 1 620.00 $620.00 $2,046 -20.44
360–380 370 2 610.00 $610.00 $2,257 -10.14
405–425 414 5 490.00–530.00 $511.05 $2,116 -6.63
450 450 3 440.00–470.00 $456.67 $2,055 —
510–525 517 3 405.00–440.00 $423.44 $2,189 -37.89
560 560 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,212 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1535 1084 80-85% 9 173.00–180.00 $177.03 $1,919 —
825–1225 1104 80-85% 4 183.00–192.00 $186.34 $2,057 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1350 1178 75-80% 3 181.00–190.00 $186.68 $2,199 —
1115–1390 1245 75-80% 4 171.00–179.00 $175.96 $2,191 -11.15
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,620 —
1035–1130 1088 85-90% 4 152.00–167.00 $160.39 $1,745 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1815 1264 5 186.00–191.00 $189.20 $2,391 +4.56
1310–1320 1315 2 207.00–208.00 $207.50 $2,729 —
1255–1825 1461 4 200.00–204.00 $201.99 $2,951 —

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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 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,400.00 $2,400.00 —

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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.