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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report, Kilpatrick, AL

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 2, 2026

244 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 244 247 413
Feeder cattle 214 199 382
Slaughter cattle 21 21 26
Replacement cattle 9 27 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. 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
370 370 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,591 —
425 425 6 410.00 $410.00 $1,742 -17.50
524–548 532 7 350.00–370.00 $355.06 $1,889 —
560–585 570 6 330.00–360.00 $340.05 $1,938 —
601 601 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,043 +8.79
660 660 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,096 +5.00
705–743 730 3 305.00–315.00 $308.22 $2,250 +8.22

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,387 —
425–430 428 2 330.00–360.00 $345.09 $1,477 -14.91
460–485 473 4 320.00–355.00 $343.58 $1,625 -6.42
515 fancy 515 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,957 —
543–547 546 8 315.00–355.00 $332.52 $1,816 +3.99
560–585 577 7 305.00–345.00 $326.26 $1,883 +6.26
600–620 610 2 290.00–310.00 $300.16 $1,831 -14.84
675 fancy 675 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,362 —
650–695 679 4 265.00–300.00 $281.36 $1,910 —
705 705 2 260.00–295.00 $277.50 $1,956 -7.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,072 —
365–390 378 6 295.00–335.00 $319.59 $1,208 —
400–430 415 5 295.00–320.00 $308.11 $1,279 -14.30
460–467 464 6 297.50–312.50 $305.06 $1,415 -14.94
505–545 534 8 280.00–312.50 $302.24 $1,614 -0.31
585–595 592 3 260.00–280.00 $273.41 $1,619 -16.58
650–680 665 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,662 -15.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 2 450.00–490.00 $468.74 $1,303 -1.26
380 380 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,615 —
415 415 2 385.00–420.00 $402.50 $1,670 -17.78
470–496 493 8 339.00–375.00 $346.62 $1,709 -45.63
500–530 520 3 310.00–345.00 $330.38 $1,718 -47.90
555–560 556 7 320.00–330.00 $324.30 $1,803 -26.98
630 630 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,016 +5.06
700–735 718 2 290.00–310.00 $299.76 $2,152 +14.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 327 3 390.00–420.00 $403.37 $1,319 -11.36
405–445 421 5 345.00–370.00 $358.85 $1,511 —
450 450 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,508 -20.16
543 543 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,629 —
560–572 569 4 285.00–295.00 $292.54 $1,665 —
605 605 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,724 —
665–680 673 2 265.00–270.00 $267.53 $1,800 -12.47
725–730 728 2 250.00–270.00 $259.97 $1,893 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1140 1070 80-85% 4 143.00–148.00 $145.77 $1,560 —
890–1390 1098 80-85% 6 150.00–156.00 $153.75 $1,688 —
1070–1280 1144 80-85% 4 160.00–168.00 $163.77 $1,874 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1000 975 85-90% 2 135.00–140.00 $137.56 $1,341 —
1050–1055 1053 85-90% 2 145.00–147.00 $146.00 $1,537 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–2075 1798 3 173.00–180.00 $177.31 $3,188 —

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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) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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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 2 2,500.00–3,500.00 $3,000.00 —
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00–2,200.00 $2,100.00 —

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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.