Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.83/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −92.24 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$286.83

23 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,543

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$32.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.38

vs AL average

−27.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	301.96	1,601	9thin
Medium and Large 2	538	282.48	1,520	8thin
Medium and Large 3	550	269.93	1,483	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.04/cwt here — about $118 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 sale23 hd

286.83

—

AL average15 barns · 392 hd

298.21

−11.38

National average174 barns · 12,680 hd

314.58

−27.75

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−92.24

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	1,485	163.52	2,428	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	140.15	1,855	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	139.19	2,020	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	960	118.49	1,137	11

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)	—	$2,313	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,088	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,792	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,600	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	244.51/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	383.20/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	382.33/cwt	375.00–390.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	388.70/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	274.99/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	364.69/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	320.06/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,376	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	335.08/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	284.28/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	361.26/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,528	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	342.33/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,297	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	368.39/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	276.01/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	286.98/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,472	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	317.33/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,469	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	264.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	288.72/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,351	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	302.55/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	355.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	632	252.99/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,599	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,240	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	119.10/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,349	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	114.69/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,018	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	141.31/cwt	141.00–142.00	2,021	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	142.08/cwt	141.00–143.00	2,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	167.69/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,398	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,791.67/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,792	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,087.50/head	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	332.32/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,396	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	135.97/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,780	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,017	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,492	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	383.52/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,866	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	258.07/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,734	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	286.74/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	394.83/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	356.88/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,809	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	266.28/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,984	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	447.98/cwt	425.00–460.00	1,478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	342.72/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	340.44/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,433	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	334.44/cwt	332.50–350.00	1,960	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	365.80/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	278.00/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,710	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	331.94/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,557	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	282.65/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,916	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	309.57/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	409.89/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	303.28/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	325.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,724	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 Mar 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 458Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 25Year ago 24

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 3.00 lower. All feeder classes sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	390.00–400.00	394.83
8	500–550	507	340.00–375.00	356.88
17	550–600	586	332.50–350.00	334.44
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	669	275.00–287.50	284.28
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	608	275.00–277.00	276.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	333	380.00–390.00	383.20
6	350–400	376	360.00–380.00	365.80
9	400–450	421	330.00–355.00	340.44
5	450–500	469	325.00–345.00	331.94
6	500–550	513	305.00–315.00	309.57
3	550–600	565	285.00–290.00	286.74
9	600–650	615	270.00–280.00	278.00
3	650–700	672	252.00–270.00	258.07
10	700–750	739	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	375.00–390.00	382.33
2	300–350	320	360.00–370.00	364.69
6	350–400	379	330.00–350.00	342.33
3	400–450	430	315.00–325.00	320.06
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	513	285.00–290.00	286.98
3	550–600	580	270.00–280.00	274.99
1	600–650	635	267.00	267.00
2	650–700	663	242.00–247.00	244.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	350.00–360.00	355.09
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	390	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	438	310.00	310.00
6	450–500	468	280.00–295.00	288.72
3	500–550	522	270.00–280.00	274.92
3	550–600	577	260.00–270.00	264.93
3	600–650	632	250.00–257.00	252.99
1	650–700	675	237.00	237.00
1	700–750	745	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	440.00	440.00
2	300–350	333	405.00–415.00	409.89
4	350–400	374	385.00–395.00	388.70
4	400–450	423	355.00–365.00	361.26
2	450–500	468	330.00–340.00	335.08
5	500–550	529	320.00–330.00	325.94
6	550–600	592	300.00–310.00	303.28
1	600–650	605	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	795	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	405.00	405.00
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	373	365.00–370.00	368.39
2	400–450	420	325.00–340.00	332.32
3	450–500	463	312.00–325.00	317.33
2	500–550	525	300.00–305.00	302.55
1	600–650	625	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	465.00	465.00
3	300–350	330	425.00–460.00	447.98
1	350–400	375	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	417	370.00–390.00	383.52
7	500–550	517	335.00–355.00	342.72
1	600–650	620	302.00	302.00
13	650–700	678	280.00–285.00	282.65
6	700–750	745	260.00–267.50	266.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	505.00	505.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	125.00–126.00	125.67
2	—	1,133	118.00–120.00	119.10
6	—	888	112.00–117.00	114.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	141.00–142.00	141.31
2	—	1,483	136.00	136.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,408	141.00–143.00	142.08
4	—	1,309	133.00–139.00	135.97
1	—	1,215	153.00	153.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,430	166.00–169.00	167.69
1	—	1,650	151.00	151.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,791.67
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	—	—	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,925.00–2,250.00	2,087.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,600.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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