Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder steers sold unevenly steady, feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher, feeder bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade active with good 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 $322.30/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −63.20 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$322.30

20 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$43.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.13

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	333.98	1,755	14thin
Medium and Large 2	580	305.09	1,770	2thin
Medium and Large 3	530	290.03	1,537	4thin

One grade step is worth $43.96/cwt here — about $218 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale20 hd

322.30

—

AL average13 barns · 148 hd

308.17

+14.13

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−63.20

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,291	134.89	1,741	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	120.85	1,311	6thin

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)	—	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,867	6

Every lot, as filed

68 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	300–350	323	357.04/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,153	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	334.98/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	302.47/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	218.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	291.04/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	331.40/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,395	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	358.95/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	347.52/cwt	345.00–350.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	325.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,239	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	242.32/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	260.74/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,358	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	303.73/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	255.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	297.55/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,518	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,692	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	132.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,717	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,074	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	124.27/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,383	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,273	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,050.00–3,150.00	3,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,875.00/head	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	266.08/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	319.97/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	368.97/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	332.43/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	297.48/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	335.06/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,742	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	346.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,655	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	351.72/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,861	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	335.07/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	375.02/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	291.03/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,804	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 Mar 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 212Last week 403Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 18

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	355.00–360.00	357.04
5	350–400	380	320.00–330.00	325.95
2	400–450	433	310.00–320.00	314.91
2	450–500	460	300.00–305.00	302.47
2	500–550	543	275.00–280.00	277.51
1	550–600	565	267.00	267.00
2	750–800	770	217.00–220.00	218.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	345.00–350.00	347.52
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
4	400–450	438	300.00–305.00	303.73
2	450–500	485	287.00–295.00	291.04
7	500–550	521	260.00–265.00	260.74
1	550–600	555	252.00	252.00
6	600–650	625	240.00–245.00	242.32
1	650–700	660	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	740	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	360	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	418	330.00–340.00	332.43
4	500–550	524	295.00–300.00	297.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	528	330.00–340.00	334.98
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	528	315.00–325.00	319.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	470	360.00	360.00
6	500–550	529	350.00–360.00	351.72
2	550–600	558	330.00–340.00	335.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
3	350–400	380	370.00–380.00	375.02
5	400–450	433	345.00–355.00	350.00
1	450–500	480	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	580	300.00–310.00	305.09
2	600–650	620	287.00–295.00	291.03
1	700–750	740	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
5	350–400	382	350.00–365.00	358.95
7	400–450	421	325.00–335.00	331.40
2	500–550	510	295.00–300.00	297.55
2	550–600	550	280.00–285.00	282.50
2	600–650	623	262.00–270.00	266.08
3	650–700	663	250.00–260.00	255.67
1	700–750	745	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	375	390.00	390.00
5	400–450	432	365.00–370.00	368.97
8	450–500	478	340.00–350.00	346.22
12	500–550	520	330.00–345.00	335.06
2	550–600	558	325.00–330.00	327.51
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	725	277.00	277.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	137.00	137.00
7	—	1,294	130.00–135.00	132.70
1	—	1,380	146.00	146.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,113	123.00–125.00	124.27
1	—	1,070	119.00	119.00

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	—	—	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	3,050.00–3,150.00	3,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

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