Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle lightly tested no trends available. Feeder steers and bulls sold 2.00 to 8.00 lower, feeder heifers sold 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $325.07/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −60.43 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$325.07

51 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$39.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	518	346.10	1,792	17thin
Medium and Large 2	556	317.10	1,765	26
Medium and Large 3	541	306.28	1,656	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.82/cwt here — about $136 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

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 sale51 hd

325.07

—

AL average12 barns · 267 hd

327.38

−2.31

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−60.43

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	1,482	171.33	2,539	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	146.00	1,661	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,098	121.17	1,330	2thin

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)	—	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,825	2thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	500–550	521	311.37/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	420.23/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	332.47/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	352.49/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	388.21/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,623	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,421	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	287.09/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	354.81/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	333.37/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	321.64/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	586	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,168	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	307.77/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	283.52/cwt	280.00–287.00	2,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	348.26/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,780	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	337.54/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	364.91/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	663	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	378.91/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,421	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	421.35/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,588	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	329.93/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,251	1
Bulls	—	—	1,345	167.00/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,246	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	3,018	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,703	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	121.17/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,330	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,619	1
Bulls	—	—	1,870	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,291	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	399.91/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	437.66/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	317.50/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	286.44/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	331.86/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	388.29/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	286.02/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	385.08/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	363.99/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	403.38/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,242	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	577	298.31/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	519	311.06/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	401.96/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	306.71/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,463	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	310.27/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,769	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	402.36/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	355.07/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 184Year ago 296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 36Year ago 24

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 13Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	400.00–405.00	402.36
2	300–350	330	380.00–390.00	385.08
2	350–400	380	350.00–360.00	355.07
3	400–450	420	330.00–335.00	333.37
4	500–550	521	305.00–315.00	311.37
2	550–600	570	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
3	700–750	723	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	790	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
5	350–400	375	370.00–385.00	378.91
2	400–450	423	360.00–370.00	364.91
2	450–500	473	335.00–340.00	337.54
3	500–550	507	320.00–325.00	321.64
7	550–600	575	305.00–315.00	307.77
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
7	700–750	712	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
6	650–700	663	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	390.00	390.00
1	300–350	305	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	380	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	440	310.00–325.00	317.50
6	450–500	477	300.00–310.00	306.71
7	500–550	528	280.00–295.00	286.44
1	550–600	550	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	415.00–425.00	420.23
5	350–400	385	400.00–405.00	401.96
8	400–450	418	375.00–390.00	388.21
6	450–500	463	350.00–355.00	352.49
8	500–550	526	325.00–335.00	332.47
18	550–600	570	310.00–315.00	310.27
6	650–700	664	285.00–287.50	287.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	445.00–450.00	447.50
2	300–350	320	435.00–440.00	437.66
3	350–400	377	415.00–430.00	421.35
2	400–450	413	395.00–405.00	399.91
15	500–550	511	340.00–355.00	348.26
2	550–600	568	325.00–335.00	329.93
1	600–650	635	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	308	400.00–405.00	403.38
3	350–400	380	385.00–390.00	388.29
5	400–450	440	355.00–370.00	363.99
10	450–500	469	325.00–340.00	331.86
5	500–550	519	305.00–315.00	311.06
3	550–600	577	295.00–300.00	298.31
2	600–650	623	282.00–290.00	286.02
1	650–700	650	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	490.00	490.00
1	350–400	350	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	585	355.00	355.00
2	750–800	755	280.00–287.00	283.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	385.00	385.00
2	450–500	473	350.00–360.00	354.81
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	593	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	586	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	350.00–360.00	354.97
4	500–550	525	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	690	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,345	165.00–169.00	167.00
1	—	1,640	184.00	184.00
1	—	1,870	176.00	176.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,140	142.00	142.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,098	119.00–123.00	121.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825.00

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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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

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

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