Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.18/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −119.32 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$266.18

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$8.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.21

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	545	271.41	1,480	5thin
Medium and Large 3	534	262.44	1,401	7thin

One grade step is worth $8.97/cwt here — about $80 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $440.26, low $346.43, median $385.50 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 sale12 hd

266.18

—

AL average13 barns · 213 hd

273.39

−7.21

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−119.32

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	—	Average	1,613	157.67	2,544	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,298	137.00	1,778	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	124.00	1,404	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,029	118.75	1,222	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)	—	$2,183	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,775	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$2,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,700	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	400–450	405	316.69/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	337.43/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	275.97/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	223.59/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	267.42/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	239.03/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	323.35/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	264.96/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	279.87/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	263.41/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	263.78/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,242	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	279.75/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,323	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	224.48/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,392	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,404	3
Bulls	—	—	1,720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,752	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,747	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	118.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,222	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,931	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,217	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,183.33/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,183	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	708	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	553	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	327.60/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	276.70/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	297.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,154	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,317	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	298.95/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	317.43/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,164	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	343.55/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,288	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	248.43/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	269.02/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	249.88/cwt	247.50–257.00	1,499	4

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 536Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 27Year ago 0

Compared to one week ago: slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. All feeder classes sold sharply lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	405	315.00–320.00	316.69
1	450–500	455	297.00	297.00
2	500–550	513	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	567	265.00–272.00	269.02
4	600–650	600	247.50–257.00	249.88
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	325.00–330.00	327.60
3	350–400	363	320.00–325.00	323.35
3	400–450	430	295.00–302.00	298.95
12	450–500	473	277.00–280.00	279.75
5	500–550	526	265.00–270.00	267.42
2	550–600	553	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	625	237.00–240.00	239.03
2	700–750	708	215.00–220.00	217.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	375	340.00–355.00	343.55
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	335.00–340.00	337.43
2	400–450	433	315.00–320.00	317.43
1	500–550	545	292.00	292.00
2	550–600	580	275.00–285.00	279.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	523	275.00–280.00	276.70
2	550–600	585	260.00–270.00	264.96
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	760	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	468	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	509	257.00–267.00	263.41
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	668	220.00–227.00	223.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	295.00–300.00	297.45
2	400–450	413	275.00–277.00	275.97
5	450–500	471	262.00–265.00	263.78
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	573	237.00	237.00
2	600–650	620	222.00–227.00	224.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	325.00	325.00
10	450–500	462	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	623	245.00–252.00	248.43
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,132	124.00	124.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,029	115.00–120.00	118.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,235	132.00	132.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,205	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,915	168.00	168.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,183.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,025.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,275.00	2,275.00

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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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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