Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $321.43/cwt on 7 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −64.08 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$321.43

7 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.62

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	327.50	1,793	4thin
Medium and Large 2	548	313.33	1,718	3thin

One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $75 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 sale7 hd

321.43

—

AL average9 barns · 108 hd

327.04

−5.62

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−64.08

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	1,570	180.00	2,826	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	157.78	1,852	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	157.49	2,203	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	142.83	1,368	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,413	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	155.73/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,216	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,174	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	142.83/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,368	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	156.16/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,808	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	169.93/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	328.36/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	372.46/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	391.06/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	312.56/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	344.71/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	337.63/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	316.62/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,189	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	323.81/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	297.30/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,695	4
Bulls	—	—	1,570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	316.67/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	424.85/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	365.13/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,530	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	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 May 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 322Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 7Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 10Year ago 6

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	148.00	148.00
9	—	1,158	152.00–160.00	156.16
2	—	1,355	167.00–173.00	169.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	153.00–158.00	155.73
1	—	1,350	161.00	161.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	141.00–146.00	142.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	180.00	180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	355.00	355.00
2	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
3	350–400	368	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	423	330.00–345.00	337.63
3	450–500	457	325.00–335.00	328.36
2	500–550	513	310.00–315.00	312.56
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	355	335.00	335.00
4	400–450	419	320.00–325.00	323.81
3	450–500	478	315.00–320.00	316.62
2	500–550	525	305.00	305.00
4	550–600	570	290.00–305.00	297.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	420.00–430.00	424.85
4	400–450	424	385.00–400.00	391.06
2	450–500	473	365.00–380.00	372.46
2	500–550	520	335.00	335.00
2	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
3	600–650	605	310.00–320.00	316.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	390.00–410.00	400.00
4	400–450	419	360.00–380.00	365.13
3	450–500	463	335.00–350.00	344.71
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	565	310.00	310.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,450.00–2,550.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00

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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Kilpatrick Stockyards

Reporter comment USDA

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

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