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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report, Kilpatrick, AL

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 19, 2026

152 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 152 395 383
Feeder cattle 122 371 354
Slaughter cattle 20 24 27
Replacement cattle 10 — 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: To few replacement cattle to trend. Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle.

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 375.00–410.00 $392.18 $1,078 —
335 335 2 355.00–385.00 $370.00 $1,240 —
355–370 363 3 345.00–355.00 $350.07 $1,271 -37.33
400–440 428 6 330.00–350.00 $337.57 $1,445 -37.01
450–460 455 2 325.00–340.00 $332.58 $1,513 -41.63
500–533 522 3 325.00–335.00 $328.19 $1,713 -25.84
560–580 567 3 305.00–330.00 $313.53 $1,778 -35.39
600–630 615 2 300.00–305.00 $302.56 $1,861 -17.42
650 650 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,755 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,089 -43.43
370–385 378 2 310.00–325.00 $317.65 $1,201 —
460–490 480 3 310.00–320.00 $315.10 $1,512 -25.29
530 530 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,590 -8.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,365 -10.00
370 370 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,702 -44.94
407–425 411 5 445.00–455.00 $449.96 $1,849 -13.52
470–490 481 8 385.00–420.00 $395.51 $1,902 -56.16
505–510 508 2 385.00–390.00 $387.51 $1,969 -34.88
550–565 561 4 365.00–385.00 $369.90 $2,075 +3.03
655–677 672 4 310.00–322.50 $313.05 $2,104 -14.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 373 3 430.00–440.00 $434.98 $1,622 —
405–415 410 2 405.00–415.00 $409.94 $1,681 -40.08
465 465 2 370.00–375.00 $372.50 $1,732 —
505–530 516 5 335.00–365.00 $353.83 $1,826 -16.31
560–580 570 2 300.00–330.00 $315.26 $1,797 -14.74
600–630 612 3 260.00–290.00 $271.53 $1,662 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1110 889 85-90% 4 155.00–160.00 $158.22 $1,407 -11.78
1075 1075 85-90% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,612 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1495 1450 75-80% 3 161.00–166.00 $164.28 $2,382 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 80-85% 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,980 -5.48
1335 1335 80-85% 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,149 -0.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1875 1598 2 180.00–185.00 $182.07 $2,909 —
1615–1805 1725 3 195.00 $195.00 $3,364 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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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.