Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Light feeder cattle supply due to hot weather. Trade active with good demand. Not enough replacement cattle to determine a trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.20/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −47.31 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$338.20

23 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$36.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	346.41	1,998	17thin
Medium and Large 2	536	315.92	1,693	5thin
Medium and Large 3	510	310.00	1,581	1thin

One grade step is worth $36.41/cwt here — about $417 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 sale23 hd

338.20

—

AL average16 barns · 452 hd

336.04

+2.16

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−47.31

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	1,640	189.67	3,111	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,324	163.46	2,164	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,309	157.50	2,062	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	140.00	1,558	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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,933	3thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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 2	450–500	474	343.83/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	471.66/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	345.02/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	324.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,161	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	463.16/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	397.02/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	227.52/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	351.64/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	319.90/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	315.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	286.25/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	328.27/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,669	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,188	163.76/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,945	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,204	1
Bulls	—	—	1,645	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,323	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,004	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	322.34/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,515	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,789	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,914	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,005	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,079	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	335.05/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	428.30/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	341.60/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,988	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	382.47/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	362.55/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	383.34/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	444.90/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	312.50/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,790	2

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 Jul 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 281Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 14Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	460.00–470.00	463.16
2	350–400	385	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	428	390.00–410.00	397.02
4	450–500	474	340.00–350.00	343.83
4	500–550	525	310.00–330.00	319.90
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	628	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	793	222.50–232.50	227.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	465.00–480.00	471.66
4	350–400	375	440.00–450.00	444.90
3	400–450	427	425.00–430.00	428.30
2	500–550	538	380.00–385.00	382.47
15	550–600	582	340.00–355.00	341.60
2	600–650	600	305.00–320.00	312.50
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	470	315.00–330.00	322.34
1	500–550	510	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	375.00–390.00	383.34
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
2	450–500	470	360.00–365.00	362.55
3	500–550	518	340.00–355.00	345.02
1	600–650	620	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	432	345.00–360.00	351.64
7	450–500	475	330.00–345.00	335.05
3	500–550	517	310.00–320.00	315.06
2	550–600	585	285.00–287.50	286.25
1	800–850	815	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	428	325.00–330.00	328.27
1	450–500	450	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	410.00	410.00
1	500–550	505	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	565	375.00	375.00
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
2	650–700	665	320.00–330.00	324.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,120	149.00	149.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	162.00–165.00	163.76
1	—	1,395	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,660	168.00	168.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,260	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,328	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,645	202.00	202.00
1	—	1,615	186.00	186.00
1	—	1,660	181.00	181.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle