Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower with high yielding breaking cows up to 142.00 cwt. Feeder steers and bulls sold sharply lower, feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with moderate to good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.89/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −106.18 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$272.89

26 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$36.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.55

vs AL average

−25.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	287.28	1,537	12thin
Medium and Large 2	530	265.89	1,409	9thin
Medium and Large 3	541	250.95	1,359	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.32/cwt here — about $178 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 sale26 hd

272.89

—

AL average15 barns · 545 hd

271.34

+1.55

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−25.97

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−106.18

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	1,739	153.28	2,665	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	125.91	1,839	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,297	123.89	1,607	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,101	109.01	1,201	14

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)	—	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,538	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,279	15

Every lot, as filed

83 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	500–550	525	276.27/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	362.44/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,207	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	362.38/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	268.73/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,397	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	342.57/cwt	340.00–350.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	244.70/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	255.93/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,414	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	267.34/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	323.80/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	290.72/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	308.31/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,049	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	349.97/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	303.36/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,135	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	301.24/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	261.32/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	288.45/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,601	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	322.00/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	536	265.66/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,424	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	668	228.46/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	237.53/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	337.58/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	320.04/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	246.19/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,751	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	3,094	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,852	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	114.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,386	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,794	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	125.16/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,670	9
Bulls	—	—	1,620	146.56/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,374	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,279.00/head	1,100.00–1,457.00	1,279	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	123.83/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,720	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	117.49/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,381	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,798	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	102.13/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,037	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	133.01/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,058	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	108.55/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,171	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	297.27/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	256.58/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	278.35/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	331.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	785	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	255.97/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	240.99/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	612	279.49/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,710	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	274.98/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	346.23/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	348.70/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,294	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	325.92/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	317.53/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	372.52/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	290.24/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,535	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	341.63/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,568	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	355.12/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	361.63/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	307.96/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	477	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,574	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 Feb 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 536Last week 694Year ago 1,060

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 20Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 19Year ago 6

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	333	360.00–365.00	362.44
4	350–400	389	345.00–355.00	349.97
2	400–450	440	330.00–335.00	332.50
2	450–500	470	315.00–320.00	317.53
4	500–550	525	275.00–280.00	276.27
3	550–600	570	265.00–270.00	267.34
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	368	360.00–365.00	362.38
4	400–450	415	340.00–355.00	346.23
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
2	750–800	773	237.00–245.00	240.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	365.00	365.00
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	378	335.00–340.00	337.58
2	400–450	425	317.00–327.00	322.00
4	450–500	480	300.00–305.00	301.24
6	500–550	536	262.00–270.00	265.66
3	550–600	582	260.00–262.00	261.32
4	600–650	615	240.00–250.00	246.19
2	650–700	668	227.00–230.00	228.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	340.00–350.00	342.57
2	300–350	318	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	371	315.00–330.00	323.80
3	400–450	435	305.00–310.00	308.31
3	450–500	483	287.00–295.00	290.72
7	500–550	520	265.00–275.00	268.73
2	550–600	565	252.00–260.00	255.93
3	600–650	632	242.00–250.00	244.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	330.00–335.00	331.52
2	300–350	328	315.00–325.00	320.04
6	350–400	374	300.00–310.00	303.36
3	400–450	437	295.00–302.00	297.27
3	450–500	468	275.00–280.00	278.35
3	500–550	527	250.00–260.00	256.58
2	550–600	563	240.00–245.00	242.51
2	600–650	608	235.00–240.00	237.53
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	785	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	375.00	375.00
3	350–400	363	360.00–365.00	361.63
3	450–500	477	330.00	330.00
16	600–650	612	275.00–285.00	279.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	371	345.00–350.00	348.70
5	400–450	422	320.00–335.00	325.92
5	450–500	465	305.00–315.00	307.96
10	500–550	529	282.00–300.00	290.24
2	550–600	565	270.00–275.00	272.46
1	600–650	600	260.00	260.00
6	650–700	698	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	419	335.00–340.00	337.45
9	550–600	555	288.00–290.00	288.45
8	600–650	631	270.00–280.00	274.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	595	272.00	272.00
1	700–750	745	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	368	370.00–375.00	372.52
2	400–450	415	350.00–360.00	355.12
6	450–500	459	340.00–350.00	341.63
3	500–550	525	310.00	310.00
8	600–650	633	285.00	285.00
5	700–750	730	250.00–257.50	255.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,910	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,805	158.00	158.00
2	—	1,620	145.00–148.00	146.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,205	113.00–116.00	114.99
3	—	1,015	101.00–104.00	102.13
7	—	1,079	106.00–111.00	108.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	115.00	115.00
5	—	1,389	123.00–127.00	123.83
3	—	1,547	131.00–135.00	133.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,334	123.00–128.00	125.16
4	—	1,175	117.00–119.00	117.49
2	—	1,373	130.00–132.00	130.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	—	1,100.00–1,457.00	1,279.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,375.00	1,375.00
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	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00

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

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