Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $283.53/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −95.54 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$283.53

96 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$191

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$42.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.15

vs AL average

−21.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	288.41	1,545	82
Medium and Large 2	559	259.92	1,454	9thin
Medium and Large 3	550	246.08	1,353	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.33/cwt here — about $191 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.62, low $312.36, median $379.07 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale96 hd

283.53

—

AL average16 barns · 452 hd

262.38

+21.15

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

−21.71

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−95.54

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,705	143.86	2,453	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	118.09	1,441	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	95.94	970	4thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,025	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,456	10

Every lot, as filed

86 lots · USDA AMS · Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	988	186.05/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	974	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,133	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,092	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,102	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	318.43/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	328.25/cwt	325.00–330.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	277.52/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	322.47/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,322	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	259.22/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	326.34/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	261.31/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,333	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	213.39/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	284.04/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	254.64/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	279.38/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	294.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,241	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	291.71/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	261.70/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	322.57/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	282.43/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,223	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	252.60/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	293.61/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,424	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	265.00/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,256	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,434	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,896	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	101.93/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,080	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	2,315	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	89.95/cwt	89.00–91.00	866	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	121.59/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,648	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	152.73/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,589	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,450	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,622.00/head	1,548.00–1,696.00	1,622	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,025	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,500.00/head	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,414.13/head	1,288.00–1,495.00	1,414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	241.73/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	666	225.23/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,500	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	758	199.48/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,512	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	113.11/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	298.59/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,577	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	258.09/cwt	252.50–259.00	1,636	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	292.72/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,393	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	305.50/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	311.67/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,312	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	382	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	272.99/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,586	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	328.44/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,251	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	327.50/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	366.60/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	358.93/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	316.71/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	329.30/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,558	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	245.25/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	375.35/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	279.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,450	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	308.40/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,764	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	211.42/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,924	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	301	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,008	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	335.26/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,411	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	309.18/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	263.00/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,307	1

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Wed Jan 8, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 651Last week 261Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 25Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 23Year ago 23

No trends available.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	325.00–327.00	326.34
5	450–500	494	312.00–320.00	318.43
3	550–600	565	280.00–287.00	284.04
1	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	725	247.00	247.00
5	950–1000	988	180.00–187.50	186.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	950–1000	974	219.00	219.00
34	1050–1100	1,092	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	513	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	627	260.00–265.00	261.70
1	650–700	670	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	382	375.00	375.00
11	600–650	605	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	370.00–380.00	375.35
5	350–400	368	355.00–360.00	358.93
21	450–500	473	325.00–340.00	329.30
4	500–550	511	315.00–320.00	316.71
18	550–600	572	300.00–310.00	308.40
20	600–650	630	280.00	280.00
4	700–750	718	260.00	260.00
14	900–950	910	210.00–212.50	211.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
3	250–300	267	325.00–330.00	328.25
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
5	400–450	422	290.00–300.00	294.00
5	450–500	472	277.00–280.00	279.38
3	500–550	510	260.00–262.00	261.31
6	550–600	584	255.00–260.00	259.22
8	600–650	633	247.50	247.50
2	650–700	663	230.00–235.00	232.51
3	750–800	777	210.00–215.00	213.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	297.00	297.00
5	400–450	433	280.00–287.00	282.43
7	450–500	474	260.00–270.00	265.00
2	500–550	520	250.00–255.00	252.60
3	550–600	570	240.00–245.00	241.73
1	600–650	605	237.00	237.00
12	650–700	666	220.00–227.00	225.23
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
2	750–800	758	197.00–202.00	199.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	500–550	528	290.00–300.00	298.59
5	550–600	560	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	301	335.00	335.00
10	350–400	381	325.00–335.00	328.44
16	400–450	421	305.00–315.00	311.67
21	450–500	476	290.00–300.00	292.72
22	500–550	518	275.00–285.00	279.98
13	550–600	581	265.00–274.00	272.99
34	600–650	634	252.50–259.00	258.09
8	650–700	675	245.00–247.00	245.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	390	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	410	320.00–325.00	322.47
4	450–500	478	305.00–315.00	309.18
3	500–550	512	290.00–295.00	291.71
2	550–600	565	275.00–280.00	277.52
3	600–650	612	262.00–265.00	263.00
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	750	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	320.00–325.00	322.57
9	450–500	485	292.50–300.00	293.61
2	500–550	520	270.00–275.00	272.45
3	600–650	608	250.00–257.00	254.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	360.00–370.00	366.60
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	421	330.00–340.00	335.26
2	450–500	455	325.00–330.00	327.50
4	500–550	525	300.00–312.00	305.50
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	735	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	126.00	126.00
2	—	1,355	121.00–122.00	121.59
3	—	1,035	111.00–116.00	113.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	101.00–103.00	101.93
2	—	963	89.00–91.00	89.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	134.00–136.00	134.99
2	—	1,695	150.00–156.00	152.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,425.00–1,475.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	1,548.00–1,696.00	1,622.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	—	1,288.00–1,495.00	1,414.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,025.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle