Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle to few to trend. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower, feeder bulls sold 7.00 to 11.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold steady. Market lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $351.54/cwt on 13 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −82.57 against this barn's trailing median of $434.11.

Average price

$351.54

13 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.69

vs AL average

−2.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	351.54	1,911	13thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.36, low $373.99, median $434.11 across 14 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 sale13 hd

351.54

—

AL average14 barns · 184 hd

338.85

+12.69

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

−2.76

This barn, trailing median14 sales

434.11

−82.57

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	2,063	170.50	3,517	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	133.50	1,849	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,055	127.00	1,340	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	114.00	1,208	1thin

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)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	396.63/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	348.18/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	302.45/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	787	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,479	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,208	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,060	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,536	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,495	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,644	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	403	377.52/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	402.87/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	330	435.23/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	347.42/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	442.37/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	325.93/cwt	325.00–326.00	2,011	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	367.92/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,722	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	342.48/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	407.45/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,459	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,901	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	452.14/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	352.02/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	370.04/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	321.37/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	429.86/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	321.69/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,953	3

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 Apr 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 190Last week 348Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 25Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 25Year ago 25

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	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
3	400–450	415	395.00–400.00	396.63
1	600–650	630	292.00	292.00
6	650–700	670	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	445	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	473	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	440.00–460.00	452.14
1	350–400	360	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	453	400.00	400.00
12	500–550	543	350.00	350.00
14	600–650	617	325.00–326.00	325.93
1	650–700	690	310.00	310.00
3	700–750	723	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	440.00–445.00	442.37
3	300–350	307	420.00–435.00	429.86
2	350–400	358	405.00–410.00	407.45
1	400–450	425	380.00	380.00
5	450–500	468	360.00–380.00	367.92
2	500–550	515	340.00–345.00	342.48
2	550–600	570	335.00	335.00
3	600–650	607	310.00–330.00	321.69
2	650–700	680	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	480	340.00–350.00	344.95
1	550–600	565	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	618	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	670	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	410	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	455	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	345.00–350.00	347.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	405.00	405.00
1	250–300	250	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	330	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	375	340.00–355.00	348.18
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	493	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	535	300.00–305.00	302.45
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
3	750–800	787	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	420	317.00	317.00
1	450–500	485	305.00	305.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	690	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	765	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	430.00–440.00	435.23
2	350–400	358	385.00–420.00	402.87
2	400–450	403	375.00–380.00	377.52
1	550–600	560	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	376	365.00–375.00	370.04
5	400–450	428	350.00–355.00	352.02
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	510	310.00–330.00	321.37
3	650–700	673	265.00	265.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	114.00	114.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	136.00	136.00
1	—	1,255	131.00	131.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	127.00	127.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,105	168.00	168.00
1	—	2,020	173.00	173.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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

Steers · 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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