Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, feeder bulls sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Slaughter cattle to few to trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $287.14/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −91.93 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$287.14

42 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$34.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.82

vs AL average

−17.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	294.66	1,621	32
Medium and Large 2	554	267.48	1,482	4thin
Medium and Large 3	548	260.14	1,426	6thin

One grade step is worth $34.52/cwt here — about $194 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale42 hd

287.14

—

AL average15 barns · 462 hd

276.32

+10.82

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−17.50

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−91.93

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	—	High	1,822	159.33	2,903	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,655	127.83	2,116	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	125.44	1,644	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	110.27	1,223	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,925	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,411	9

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	258.51/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	231.28/cwt	222.00–242.00	1,684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	257.74/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,920	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,872	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	328.88/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,552	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,990	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	373.38/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	295.95/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,424	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	361.93/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	274.66/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	303.97/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	265.21/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	788	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	329.21/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,238	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	286.30/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	274.95/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,804	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	325.91/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	312.55/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	257.46/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	241.19/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	347.06/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,312	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	564	277.48/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,565	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,063	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	104.04/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,124	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,326	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	127.83/cwt	126.00–130.00	2,116	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	124.33/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,564	5
Bulls	—	—	2,015	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,411.33/head	1,220.00–1,573.00	1,411	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,580	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	519	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	322.41/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	283.03/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	243.48/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	358.32/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	336.42/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,780	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	366.55/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	299.15/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,681	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	338.33/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,319	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	348.35/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,143	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	343.28/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	351.59/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	289.53/cwt	282.50–292.50	1,894	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	288.68/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,501	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	272.12/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,595	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	254.57/cwt	249.00–259.00	1,744	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	299.62/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	250.19/cwt	246.00–252.00	1,811	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	329.91/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,402	5

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 694Last week 273Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 6Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
6	350–400	376	325.00–330.00	329.21
3	400–450	430	302.00–305.00	303.97
6	450–500	481	292.00–300.00	295.95
2	500–550	520	270.00–280.00	274.95
2	550–600	588	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	620	252.00	252.00
6	650–700	667	240.00–242.50	241.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	345.00–350.00	348.35
3	350–400	390	335.00–340.00	338.33
5	400–450	425	325.00–335.00	329.91
1	450–500	475	320.00	320.00
8	500–550	520	285.00–302.00	288.68
7	550–600	586	270.00–275.00	272.12
3	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
13	650–700	685	249.00–259.00	254.57
3	700–750	728	222.00–242.00	231.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	700–750	724	246.00–252.00	250.19
28	750–800	764	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	310.00–315.00	312.55
5	400–450	423	290.00–300.00	294.95
3	450–500	473	280.00–287.00	283.03
4	500–550	531	262.00–267.00	265.21
2	550–600	583	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	628	242.00–245.00	243.48
2	650–700	668	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	740	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	519	325.00	325.00
12	550–600	562	297.50–300.00	299.15
1	700–750	725	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
5	350–400	378	355.00–365.00	361.93
2	400–450	413	350.00	350.00
12	450–500	472	322.00–330.00	328.88
5	500–550	525	295.00–307.00	299.62
7	550–600	572	282.00–290.00	286.30
3	600–650	615	272.00–277.00	274.66
2	650–700	658	257.00–260.00	258.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	380	370.00–380.00	373.38
3	400–450	427	355.00–360.00	358.32
9	450–500	466	335.00–350.00	343.28
4	500–550	508	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	660	272.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	345.00–350.00	347.06
2	400–450	435	322.00–330.00	325.91
2	450–500	480	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	522	290.00	290.00
7	550–600	564	270.00–280.00	277.48
2	600–650	630	255.00–260.00	257.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
22	600–650	622	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
11	700–750	745	255.00–258.00	257.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	658	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
2	550–600	575	287.00	287.00
2	750–800	788	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	360.00–370.00	366.55
3	450–500	460	345.00–355.00	351.59
8	500–550	529	330.00–340.00	336.42
9	550–600	573	312.50–327.50	322.41
11	650–700	654	282.50–292.50	289.53
6	700–750	723	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	131.00	131.00
5	—	1,258	121.00–126.00	124.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	102.00–106.00	104.04
2	—	1,138	116.00–117.00	116.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,655	126.00–130.00	127.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,720	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,730	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	—	1,220.00–1,573.00	1,411.33

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Kilpatrick Stockyards

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