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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report, Kilpatrick, AL

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 12, 2026

395 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $384.00/cwt ≈ $2,350/hd at 612 lb · 35 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $340.00/cwt ≈ $2,465/hd at 725 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.92/cwt -14.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,999/hd at 573 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 395 313 282
Feeder cattle 371 269 248
Slaughter cattle 24 36 34
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Not enough replacement cattle to trend this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,458 —
345 345 2 555.00 $555.00 $1,915 +75.00
435 435 1 465.00 $465.00 $2,023 -5.00
471–480 473 9 430.00–450.00 $434.51 $2,055 -35.49
540–548 544 2 410.00–430.00 $420.07 $2,285 —
612 612 35 384.00 $384.00 $2,350 —
725 725 34 340.00 $340.00 $2,465 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,969 -22.46
620–643 635 3 340.00–345.00 $341.63 $2,169 +16.63

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–380 375 2 380.00–395.00 $387.40 $1,453 +8.18
401–440 414 9 370.00–395.00 $374.58 $1,551 -0.51
450–490 461 9 360.00–390.00 $374.21 $1,725 +9.84
530–543 541 8 352.50–365.00 $354.03 $1,915 -6.26
572–598 573 29 320.00–350.00 $348.92 $1,999 -14.49
620–635 626 4 310.00–330.00 $319.98 $2,003 -20.02
666 fancy 666 28 348.00 $348.00 $2,318 —
790 790 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,330 +21.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 335 3 370.00–375.00 $373.43 $1,251 —
470–495 483 2 325.00–355.00 $340.39 $1,644 +5.39
500–530 519 6 300.00–320.00 $308.60 $1,602 -21.40
550–580 565 2 275.00–300.00 $287.17 $1,623 -24.83
625–640 633 2 275.00–290.00 $282.59 $1,789 —
745 745 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,086 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,504 +5.00
335 335 2 500.00–520.00 $510.00 $1,708 +50.00
355–365 359 4 500.00–520.00 $504.94 $1,813 +56.74
405–445 427 3 460.00–470.00 $463.48 $1,979 +20.07
460 460 6 440.00–460.00 $451.67 $2,078 +8.14
500–515 508 2 415.00–430.00 $422.39 $2,146 +19.21
550–575 557 5 355.00–385.00 $366.87 $2,043 +32.72
620–635 628 2 340.00–345.00 $342.47 $2,151 +9.24
675–695 681 4 315.00–340.00 $327.46 $2,230 -1.23
700–742 722 6 300.00–335.00 $310.55 $2,242 -8.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,552 +60.00
420–445 435 3 445.00–455.00 $450.02 $1,958 +50.79
525–540 533 2 360.00–380.00 $370.14 $1,973 +15.28
550 550 3 330.00 $330.00 $1,815 +9.02
665–680 670 3 280.00–295.00 $288.38 $1,932 +8.47

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1055 915 80-85% 2 187.50–200.00 $194.71 $1,782 —
1025–1435 1193 80-85% 4 170.00–182.00 $175.48 $2,093 —
1205–1410 1308 80-85% 6 155.00–165.00 $161.69 $2,115 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 85-90% 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,454 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425 1425 75-80% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,494 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,950 —
1355–1945 1656 4 195.00–200.00 $198.53 $3,288 —

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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.