Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder bull sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $278.10/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −100.97 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$278.10

78 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,517

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$34.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.90

vs AL average

−25.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	280.70	1,529	71
Medium and Large 2	559	255.54	1,427	4thin
Medium and Large 3	550	246.66	1,357	3thin

One grade step is worth $34.04/cwt here — about $171 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale78 hd

278.10

—

AL average16 barns · 604 hd

268.20

+9.90

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−25.93

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−100.97

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	1,398	143.00	1,998	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,558	131.50	2,049	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	123.84	1,455	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,066	106.16	1,132	11

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,792	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,458	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,433	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,214	16

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	362.56/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	386.65/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	287.35/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,514	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	336.02/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	383.99/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,275	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	286.90/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,592	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	274.16/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,659	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	236.40/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	324.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,479	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	283.44/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	300.75/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,284	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	272.58/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	215.01/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	298.74/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	236.48/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,480	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	106.21/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,105	5
Bulls	—	—	1,135	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,498	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	131.50/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,049	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	111.67/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,221	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	118.97/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,296	5
Bulls	—	—	1,660	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,791.67/head	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,792	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,213.69/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,214	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,433.33/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,433	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,458.33/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,458	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	295.07/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	261.01/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	286.03/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,267	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	131.60/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,691	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	123.00/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,444	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	100.57/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	402	368.03/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,479	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	315.98/cwt	315.00–316.00	1,754	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	352.30/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	251.72/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	325.82/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,333	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	551	278.27/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,533	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	374.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	335.00/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	270.82/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	278.11/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,874	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	226.04/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	323.24/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,540	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	251.55/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,932	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	297.85/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,415	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	392.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	263.48/cwt	262.00–264.00	1,887	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	357.36/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,101	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	347.35/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,247	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	342.83/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,676	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	306.69/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,604	3

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 721Last week 651Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 24Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	360.00–365.00	362.56
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	418	335.00–337.00	336.02
2	450–500	463	310.00–315.00	312.49
6	550–600	569	270.00–275.00	274.16
1	700–750	700	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	318	380.00–390.00	386.65
2	350–400	358	370.00–380.00	374.90
9	400–450	427	340.00–360.00	352.30
6	450–500	471	330.00–345.00	335.00
3	500–550	523	305.00–310.00	306.69
1	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
6	600–650	612	270.00–275.00	270.82
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	480	295.00–305.00	298.74
2	500–550	523	270.00–275.00	272.58
2	550–600	565	260.00–265.00	262.50
1	650–700	665	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
5	300–350	332	382.50–390.00	383.99
1	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	428	350.00	350.00
8	450–500	456	320.00–330.00	324.38
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
13	550–600	555	280.00–287.50	286.90
2	600–650	618	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	518	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	613	260.00–262.00	261.01
1	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	360	390.00–395.00	392.47
23	400–450	402	362.50–372.50	368.03
20	450–500	489	335.00–350.00	342.83
3	500–550	530	320.00–330.00	323.24
57	550–600	555	315.00–316.00	315.98
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
16	650–700	674	275.00–280.00	278.11
8	700–750	716	262.00–264.00	263.48
14	750–800	768	250.00–255.00	251.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	370.00	370.00
4	300–350	308	350.00–370.00	357.36
8	350–400	359	330.00–350.00	347.35
12	400–450	409	315.00–327.50	325.82
16	450–500	475	290.00–305.00	297.85
19	500–550	527	285.00–295.00	287.35
52	550–600	551	260.00–279.00	278.27
20	600–650	604	255.00	255.00
2	750–800	755	220.00–232.00	226.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	322.50	322.50
7	400–450	424	300.00–305.00	300.75
2	450–500	473	280.00–287.00	283.44
1	500–550	515	267.00	267.00
3	550–600	573	250.00–255.00	251.72
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
5	650–700	695	232.00–237.50	236.40
4	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
5	750–800	767	210.00–217.50	215.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	290.00–300.00	295.07
2	400–450	443	280.00–292.00	286.03
1	450–500	475	272.00	272.00
1	500–550	535	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	558	240.00–245.00	242.49
17	600–650	626	230.00–237.50	236.48
1	700–750	710	217.00	217.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,040	104.00–108.00	106.21
3	—	1,093	110.00–114.00	111.67
3	—	1,082	98.00–103.00	100.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	128.00–134.00	131.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,089	116.00–121.00	118.97
4	—	1,285	128.00–133.00	131.60
8	—	1,174	122.00–126.00	123.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,660	154.00	154.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,725.00–1,825.00	1,791.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,458.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	—	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,213.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,433.33

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

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