Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. 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 $329.81/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −55.70 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$329.81

33 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$36.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.73

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	340.59	1,903	16thin
Medium and Large 2	537	330.49	1,776	10thin
Medium and Large 3	548	304.20	1,667	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.39/cwt here — about $236 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 sale33 hd

329.81

—

AL average16 barns · 534 hd

339.54

−9.73

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−55.70

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	1,725	183.63	3,168	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,459	165.98	2,421	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	160.31	2,018	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	148.41	1,587	7thin

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)	—	$2,550	2thin

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	510	366.67/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	328.57/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	472.43/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	336.83/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,772	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	305.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	410.00/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	363.53/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	357.11/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,664	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	283.22/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	326.77/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,392	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	406.11/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,916	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	299.09/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	296.53/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,518	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,248	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	169.61/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,505	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	162.37/cwt	161.00–164.00	2,314	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	167.00/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,949	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	157.80/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,040	8
Bulls	—	—	1,610	186.17/cwt	184.00–189.00	2,997	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	327.60/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	319.93/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,664	4
Bulls	—	—	2,070	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	3,643	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	149.37/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,556	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,927	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	707	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	456.27/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	303.48/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	300.03/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	417.78/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,788	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	464.92/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	320.01/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	643	343.34/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	348.31/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,061	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	428.22/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,627	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	283.11/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	334.57/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,907	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	374.82/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,114	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 Aug 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 248Last week 414Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 35Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 15

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Not enough replacement cattle to determine a trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	505.00	505.00
2	250–300	253	465.00–480.00	472.43
2	300–350	305	460.00–470.00	464.92
8	350–400	380	420.00–435.00	428.22
7	400–450	428	415.00–430.00	417.78
4	450–500	478	370.00–380.00	374.82
3	500–550	510	360.00–375.00	366.67
13	550–600	570	330.00–345.00	334.57
6	600–650	626	315.00–325.00	320.01
8	650–700	669	280.00–290.00	283.11
1	750–800	755	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	425.00	425.00
3	350–400	395	400.00–415.00	410.00
4	400–450	429	395.00–410.00	406.11
9	450–500	466	350.00–365.00	357.11
8	500–550	526	330.00–340.00	336.83
2	550–600	583	300.00–310.00	305.11
5	600–650	623	295.00–305.00	299.09
1	650–700	665	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
3	450–500	477	340.00	340.00
4	500–550	520	315.00–325.00	319.93
3	550–600	585	280.00–290.00	283.22
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	707	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
3	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
3	500–550	508	345.00–355.00	348.31
4	550–600	565	320.00–335.00	328.57
1	700–750	740	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	885	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
1	300–350	320	410.00	410.00
3	350–400	373	355.00–370.00	363.53
8	400–450	426	320.00–340.00	326.77
2	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
3	500–550	512	290.00–305.00	296.53
3	550–600	557	285.00	285.00
2	700–750	723	260.00–270.00	264.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	360	320.00–335.00	327.60
3	400–450	422	300.00–310.00	303.48
2	450–500	483	295.00–305.00	300.03
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	643	340.00–345.00	343.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	415	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	490	410.00	410.00
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	455.00–460.00	456.27
4	600–650	620	330.00–335.00	332.48
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
1	850–900	885	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	155.00	155.00
6	—	1,477	167.00–173.00	169.61
3	—	1,425	161.00–164.00	162.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	165.00–168.00	167.00
8	—	1,293	155.00–161.00	157.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,042	145.00–153.00	149.37
1	—	1,235	156.00	156.00
1	—	1,040	136.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,610	184.00–189.00	186.17
1	—	2,070	176.00	176.00

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	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,900.00	2,900.00

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