Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very 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 $296.86/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −82.21 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$296.86

17 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$46.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

vs AL average

−24.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	321.36	1,680	7thin
Medium and Large 2	560	282.84	1,584	6thin
Medium and Large 3	553	275.00	1,521	4thin

One grade step is worth $46.36/cwt here — about $160 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 sale17 hd

296.86

—

AL average14 barns · 275 hd

297.17

−0.31

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−24.88

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−82.21

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	—	Low	1,610	168.50	2,713	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	143.67	2,112	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	137.17	1,565	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	118.58	1,174	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)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,738	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,719	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,050	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	393.21/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,246	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	376.50/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	464	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,717	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	476.60/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	439.90/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	348.57/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,443	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	301.16/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	331.65/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	315.16/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	440.00/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	282.84/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	355.66/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	351.97/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,633	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	389.85/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	262.58/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	374.85/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	420.05/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,399	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	337.56/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	322.50/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	295.01/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	381.48/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,205	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	407.35/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	381.73/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	249.97/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	319.94/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	294.95/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,395	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,624	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	114.96/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,066	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	121.30/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,259	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,100	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,115	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,015	133.03/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,350	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,737.50/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,718.75/head	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,719	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	423.42/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	361.66/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,450	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	146.09/cwt	145.00–147.00	2,111	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,312	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	3,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	405.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	376	401.55/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,510	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	432.50/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	321.91/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	330.88/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	310.67/cwt	310.00–312.00	1,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	346.79/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,786	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	438.40/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	312.12/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,926	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	464.01/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,077	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	283.50/cwt	282.00–285.00	2,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	438.50/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	334.47/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,549	11

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 355Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 29Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 26Year ago 36

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. All feeder classes sold sharply higher. Trade active with very good 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	480.00	480.00
5	300–350	332	460.00–470.00	464.01
3	350–400	360	430.00–450.00	438.50
3	400–450	422	400.00–410.00	405.04
3	450–500	478	365.00	365.00
11	500–550	515	340.00–355.00	346.79
7	600–650	617	310.00–320.00	312.12
4	650–700	696	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	435.00–445.00	439.90
2	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	423	385.00–395.00	389.85
5	450–500	464	350.00–355.00	351.97
5	500–550	520	325.00–335.00	330.88
3	550–600	560	310.00–312.00	310.67
4	600–650	613	295.00–305.00	301.16
1	700–750	710	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	425.00–440.00	432.50
3	300–350	333	410.00–425.00	420.05
2	350–400	383	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	423	370.00–380.00	374.85
4	450–500	471	330.00–340.00	337.56
4	500–550	525	320.00–330.00	322.50
3	550–600	573	290.00–305.00	295.01
1	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
2	700–750	735	245.00–255.00	249.97
1	750–800	755	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	390.00–400.00	393.21
6	350–400	373	370.00–390.00	376.50
7	400–450	414	340.00–360.00	348.57
11	450–500	463	330.00–350.00	334.47
5	500–550	516	315.00–330.00	321.91
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	376	400.00–415.00	401.55
13	450–500	464	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	316	375.00–385.00	381.48
7	350–400	380	350.00–365.00	355.66
3	400–450	403	330.00–335.00	331.65
2	450–500	465	310.00–320.00	315.16
6	550–600	560	280.00–285.00	282.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	380.00–385.00	381.73
3	300–350	312	360.00–365.00	361.66
3	400–450	425	315.00–325.00	319.94
6	450–500	473	290.00–300.00	294.95
2	500–550	518	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	588	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	625	260.00–265.00	262.58
1	650–700	660	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	470.00–480.00	476.60
4	350–400	375	430.00–460.00	438.40
2	400–450	400	415.00–425.00	420.00
3	450–500	475	390.00	390.00
12	550–600	569	365.00	365.00
2	750–800	785	282.00–285.00	283.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	430.00–450.00	440.00
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	440	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	510	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	420.00–425.00	423.42
2	350–400	368	400.00–415.00	407.35
1	450–500	480	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,015	131.00–137.00	133.03
2	—	1,445	145.00–147.00	146.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	927	113.00–118.00	114.96
4	—	1,038	120.00–123.00	121.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,505	140.00–141.00	140.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,775	177.00	177.00

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	—	—	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,737.50
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	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,718.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,050.00	3,050.00

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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