Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $308.52/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −76.99 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$308.52

40 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$40.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.57

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	327.18	1,762	7thin
Medium and Large 2	539	306.35	1,651	30
Medium and Large 3	580	286.64	1,663	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.54/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale40 hd

308.52

—

AL average11 barns · 369 hd

334.09

−25.57

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−76.99

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	1,657	196.14	3,249	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,516	163.35	2,476	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	160.20	2,016	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	974	145.95	1,422	5thin

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)	—	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1	600–650	623	294.90/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	273.78/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	329.87/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	326.24/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	386.85/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	307.58/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	280.72/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	341.67/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	323.37/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	309.22/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	264.93/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	348.91/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,483	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	273.09/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	276.81/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	627	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	286.64/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	249.97/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	305.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,608	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	308.29/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	260.08/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	291.75/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	315.98/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	323.82/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,541	4
Bulls	—	—	1,400	191.90/cwt	191.00–193.00	2,687	2
Bulls	—	—	1,995	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	3,611	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	152.52/cwt	152.00–153.00	2,387	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	162.94/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,309	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,597	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	204.01/cwt	200.00–206.00	3,499	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,925.00/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	156.45/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,001	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,156	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	161.83/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,016	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	141.88/cwt	141.00–142.50	1,390	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,071	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	170.97/cwt	170.00–172.00	2,705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	326.34/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,371	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	678	237.56/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	277.97/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	336.93/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,126	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	356.61/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	651	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,018	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	328.44/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	725	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	635	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	388.23/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	287.48/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	301.88/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	338.03/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	284.93/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,906	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	274.87/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,158	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	409.96/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	357.52/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	332.36/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,562	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	272.02/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,833	5

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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 414Last week 128Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 16Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 16Year ago 8

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	395.00	395.00
2	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
5	500–550	521	335.00–340.00	338.03
2	550–600	570	325.00–335.00	329.87
6	600–650	623	285.00–300.00	294.90
2	650–700	665	285.00–290.00	287.48
2	700–750	720	272.50–275.00	273.78
2	800–850	800	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	315	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	365	360.00	360.00
3	400–450	410	340.00–345.00	341.67
4	450–500	476	320.00–330.00	323.82
6	500–550	523	300.00–315.00	309.22
2	550–600	585	305.00	305.00
7	600–650	610	270.00–282.50	276.81
5	650–700	669	255.00–270.00	264.93
1	700–750	710	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	750	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	320.00–325.00	321.68
3	450–500	487	305.00–315.00	308.29
3	500–550	513	290.00–295.00	291.75
5	550–600	576	275.00–285.00	277.97
2	600–650	635	255.00–265.00	260.08
2	650–700	678	235.00–240.00	237.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	560	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	635	322.50	322.50
10	650–700	651	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	725	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	555	335.00–345.00	340.00
3	600–650	618	320.00–325.00	323.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	421	405.00–420.00	409.96
2	450–500	468	365.00	365.00
2	500–550	530	355.00–360.00	357.52
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
5	600–650	631	330.00–345.00	336.93
4	650–700	673	300.00–305.00	301.88
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	383	380.00–395.00	386.85
5	400–450	425	340.00–355.00	348.91
6	450–500	470	325.00–340.00	332.36
20	500–550	526	300.00–320.00	305.73
10	550–600	565	300.00–315.00	307.58
7	600–650	614	275.00–290.00	280.72
5	650–700	674	270.00–275.00	272.02
4	700–750	726	270.00–275.00	273.09
1	750–800	770	265.00	265.00
2	800–850	808	240.00–260.00	249.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	360	415.00	415.00
3	400–450	413	385.00–395.00	388.23
3	450–500	467	350.00–360.00	356.61
4	500–550	515	325.00–330.00	326.24
3	550–600	570	320.00–335.00	328.44
5	600–650	615	300.00–310.00	305.02
7	650–700	669	280.00–295.00	284.93
3	700–750	715	285.00	285.00
4	750–800	785	270.00–285.00	274.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	355.00	355.00
4	400–450	420	320.00–330.00	326.34
5	450–500	482	310.00–320.00	315.98
3	550–600	580	285.00–290.00	286.64
3	600–650	627	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	675	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	191.00–193.00	191.90
1	—	1,995	181.00	181.00
3	—	1,715	200.00–206.00	204.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,565	152.00–153.00	152.52
3	—	1,417	159.00–167.00	162.94
3	—	1,582	170.00–172.00	170.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	155.00	155.00
1	—	850	136.00	136.00
2	—	980	141.00–142.50	141.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,279	155.00–158.00	156.45
5	—	1,246	160.00–164.00	161.83
1	—	1,240	167.00	167.00

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	—	—	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,400.00	3,400.00

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

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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