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Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. Market Report, Kilpatrick, AL

Kilpatrick, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 9, 2026

154 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 154 244 478
Feeder cattle 122 214 449
Slaughter cattle 17 21 17
Replacement cattle 15 9 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold sharply lower. Replacement cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
425 425 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,806 +15.00
500–508 503 7 410.00–412.50 $411.42 $2,069 +56.36
610–635 622 7 355.00–377.50 $371.77 $2,312 +31.77
653–690 678 6 332.50–347.50 $342.68 $2,323 +25.18
700 700 6 325.00 $325.00 $2,275 +16.78
790 790 1 297.50 $297.50 $2,350 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 435 2 400.00–405.00 $402.44 $1,751 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 340.00–355.00 $347.55 $1,192 —
400–448 439 8 330.00–350.00 $338.04 $1,484 -7.05
460–470 465 2 325.00–335.00 $330.05 $1,535 -13.53
610 610 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,982 +24.84
668–675 670 3 310.00–315.00 $313.32 $2,099 +31.96
780 780 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,145 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 330.00 $330.00 $908 —
378 378 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,210 +0.41
510–525 520 3 305.00–310.00 $306.63 $1,594 +4.39
550 550 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,622 —
615 615 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,753 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,675 +10.00
405–410 408 2 420.00–435.00 $427.45 $1,744 +24.95
465 465 2 400.00–405.00 $402.50 $1,872 +55.88
515–540 528 2 350.00–355.00 $352.56 $1,862 +22.18
550–595 572 5 305.00–355.00 $328.18 $1,877 +3.88
600 600 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,950 +5.00
655–675 664 4 300.00–320.00 $308.82 $2,051 —
730–745 738 2 290.00–310.00 $300.10 $2,215 +0.34
760 760 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,204 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,458 —
435–440 438 2 390.00–395.00 $392.49 $1,719 +33.64
585 585 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,726 +2.46

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 80-85% 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,594 —
1285 1285 80-85% 1 156.00 $156.00 $2,005 —
1400–1440 1418 80-85% 4 144.00–148.00 $145.49 $2,063 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1080 1043 85-90% 2 123.00–130.00 $126.37 $1,318 —
945–1150 1058 85-90% 3 106.00–119.00 $112.20 $1,187 -33.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1450 1450 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,538 —
1800–1960 1880 2 180.00–182.00 $180.96 $3,402 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,850.00–2,050.00 $1,940.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,800.00–2,100.00 $1,925.00
— — Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,600.00–1,725.00 $1,675.00

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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
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,100.00–2,300.00 $2,200.00 —

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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.