Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher, feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. 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 $317.33/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −61.73 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$317.33

48 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$154

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

$50.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.10

vs AL average

−3.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	325.90	1,742	37
Medium and Large 2	541	295.87	1,600	7thin
Medium and Large 3	576	275.63	1,588	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.28/cwt here — about $154 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale48 hd

317.33

—

AL average13 barns · 490 hd

308.23

+9.10

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−3.85

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−61.73

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	1,740	171.00	2,975	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	139.10	1,906	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,240	134.46	1,668	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,065	116.19	1,238	18

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	—	$1,596	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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	500–550	514	346.87/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	335.00/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	357.55/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	301.21/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	403.39/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	331.26/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	345.99/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	319.92/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	282.53/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	366.67/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	357.01/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	410.08/cwt	405.00–415.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	313.53/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	357.46/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,144	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	479	338.07/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,619	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	384.19/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,294	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	139.10/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,906	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	130.76/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,564	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	146.12/cwt	144.00–148.00	2,119	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,548	1
Bulls	—	—	1,655	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,929	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,011	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,596.00/head	1,371.00–1,742.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	305.73/cwt	302.00–310.00	1,477	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	115.26/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,234	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	107.47/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,065	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	123.24/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	318.51/cwt	317.00–320.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	276	372.56/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,028	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	410.76/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	448.33/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	393.29/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,286	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	342.36/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	420.72/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,603	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	321.99/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	376.34/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	467.42/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	344.41/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,595	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	457.47/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	405.94/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	386.43/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	374.88/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,406	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	328.39/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,744	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	365.08/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,559	6

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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 190Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 12Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	440.00–455.00	448.33
6	350–400	381	415.00–430.00	420.72
6	400–450	416	400.00–420.00	410.76
4	450–500	466	370.00–380.00	376.34
8	500–550	514	345.00–355.00	346.87
5	550–600	582	320.00–330.00	321.99
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	400.00–410.00	403.39
7	400–450	429	380.00–390.00	386.43
2	450–500	465	355.00–360.00	357.55
4	500–550	510	330.00–335.00	331.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	420.00	420.00
1	250–300	265	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
6	350–400	379	380.00–390.00	384.19
3	400–450	445	365.00–370.00	366.67
5	450–500	479	330.00–345.00	338.07
1	550–600	595	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	405.00–415.00	410.08
1	250–300	260	405.00	405.00
5	350–400	380	350.00–365.00	357.01
4	400–450	426	330.00–345.00	335.00
4	450–500	466	315.00–325.00	319.92
5	500–550	522	297.00–307.00	301.21
2	550–600	588	280.00–285.00	282.53
1	600–650	630	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
6	300–350	327	390.00–400.00	393.29
4	350–400	375	370.00–380.00	374.88
6	400–450	427	355.00–375.00	365.08
11	450–500	463	330.00–350.00	344.41
30	500–550	531	310.00–330.00	328.39
3	550–600	563	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	623	287.00	287.00
1	700–750	700	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	370.00–375.00	372.56
4	300–350	320	350.00–365.00	357.46
1	350–400	375	345.00	345.00
2	400–450	408	312.00–315.00	313.53
3	450–500	483	302.00–310.00	305.73
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
3	550–600	595	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	415	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	520	335.00–350.00	342.36
2	550–600	560	317.00–320.00	318.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	425.00	425.00
5	500–550	519	345.00–350.00	345.99
1	650–700	675	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	588	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	465.00–470.00	467.42
2	350–400	360	455.00–460.00	457.47
5	450–500	465	400.00–410.00	405.94
1	500–550	525	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	135.00–141.00	139.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,196	127.00–134.00	130.76
2	—	1,450	144.00–148.00	146.12
1	—	1,130	137.00	137.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,071	113.00–119.00	115.26
4	—	991	105.00–111.00	107.47
6	—	1,107	120.00–126.00	123.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,655	177.00	177.00
1	—	1,825	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	—	1,371.00–1,742.00	1,596.00

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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