Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very 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 $283.95/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −95.11 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$283.95

26 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,494

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$31.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.82

vs AL average

−23.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	294.60	1,540	14thin
Medium and Large 2	514	283.79	1,459	5thin
Medium and Large 3	542	262.76	1,423	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.84/cwt here — about $117 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

283.95

—

AL average16 barns · 371 hd

273.13

+10.82

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−23.06

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−95.11

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	1,604	170.64	2,737	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	134.63	1,574	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,319	134.37	1,772	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	118.45	1,189	7thin

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)	—	$1,994	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,400	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	244.65/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	331.42/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,226	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	298.98/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	311.37/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,326	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	356.71/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	378.30/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	349.41/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,129	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	332.58/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	402.54/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,127	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	283.79/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	316.06/cwt	312.00–322.00	1,489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	305.98/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	305.99/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	362	366.68/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	284.62/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,332	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	283.47/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	270.85/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,427	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	643	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,524	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	109.54/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,033	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	123.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,272	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	132.56/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,668	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,987	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	134.63/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,574	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	119.46/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,228	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	242.55/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	335.06/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	175.25/cwt	173.00–178.00	3,181	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	167.56/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	332	386.73/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,284	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	298.98/cwt	295.00–302.00	1,316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	713	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	334.30/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	277.38/cwt	272.00–280.00	1,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	297.73/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,527	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	378.29/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	290	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	338.31/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	334.31/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	315.05/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,471	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	551	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,025	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	352.96/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,299	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	389.96/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,591	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	346.68/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	407.54/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	391.35/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	350.58/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	299.25/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,395	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,296	2

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 91Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 9Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 16

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
20	550–600	551	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	473	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
3	600–650	612	297.00–300.00	298.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
3	350–400	362	365.00–370.00	366.68
2	400–450	440	330.00–340.00	335.06
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	565	290.00	290.00
2	600–650	625	275.00–280.00	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	408	380.00–400.00	389.96
18	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	535	340.00–350.00	345.00
3	550–600	553	335.00–340.00	338.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	400.00–405.00	402.54
2	300–350	328	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	372	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	423	347.00–355.00	350.58
4	450–500	465	330.00–335.00	332.58
2	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	580	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	323	375.00–380.00	378.30
3	350–400	375	350.00–360.00	356.71
1	400–450	425	327.00	327.00
4	450–500	471	312.00–322.00	316.06
2	500–550	520	305.00–307.00	305.98
2	550–600	563	282.00–285.00	283.47
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	405.00–410.00	407.54
3	350–400	377	385.00–400.00	391.35
3	400–450	418	375.00–380.00	378.29
6	450–500	470	340.00–355.00	346.68
8	500–550	526	325.00–345.00	334.30
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	360.00–370.00	365.00
5	350–400	368	345.00–360.00	352.96
8	400–450	419	325.00–340.00	334.31
6	450–500	467	310.00–320.00	315.05
10	500–550	513	295.00–307.00	297.73
3	550–600	560	272.00–280.00	277.38
1	600–650	625	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	655	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	347.00–350.00	349.41
4	350–400	370	325.00–340.00	331.42
11	400–450	426	305.00–320.00	311.37
6	450–500	466	295.00–305.00	299.25
5	500–550	514	280.00–287.00	283.79
3	600–650	630	242.00–250.00	244.65
1	650–700	655	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	730	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	355.00	355.00
2	350–400	383	305.00–307.00	305.99
3	400–450	440	295.00–302.00	298.98
8	450–500	468	280.00–290.00	284.62
5	500–550	527	265.00–275.00	270.85
2	550–600	578	240.00–245.00	242.55
2	600–650	643	237.00	237.00
1	650–700	675	222.00	222.00
2	700–750	713	215.00–217.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	380.00–390.00	386.73
2	350–400	355	370.00–380.00	375.00
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	108.00–111.00	109.54
3	—	1,028	122.00–127.00	123.72
2	—	1,028	119.00–120.00	119.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	131.00–134.00	132.56
1	—	1,440	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,169	133.00–137.00	134.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,815	173.00–178.00	175.25
3	—	1,463	165.00–169.00	167.56

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,725.00	1,725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,400.00	2,400.00

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

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