Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers sold sharply higher. Feeder bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand. Replacement cattle were lightly tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $414.02/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −20.10 against this barn's trailing median of $434.11.

Average price

$414.02

45 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,287

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

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

$36.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+38.15

vs AL average

+14.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	418.86	2,339	39
Medium and Large 2	514	382.50	1,966	6thin

One grade step is worth $36.36/cwt here — about $373 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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $472.36, low $373.99, median $434.11 across 14 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 sale45 hd

414.02

—

AL average16 barns · 409 hd

375.87

+38.15

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

+14.13

This barn, trailing median14 sales

434.11

−20.10

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	1,599	190.13	3,040	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	172.94	2,344	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,287	161.74	2,082	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	967	153.11	1,481	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	2thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	450–500	467	378.25/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	348.42/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	365.14/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	361.65/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	272.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	2,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	342.43/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	309.97/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	333.50/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,051	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	319.96/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	364.96/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	322.99/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	345.93/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	289.75/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,982	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,966	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	432.50/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,514	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,337	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	189.75/cwt	186.00–193.00	3,184	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,975	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,970	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,386	3
Bulls	—	—	1,380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,484	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,850	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,793	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	154.84/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,665	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,917	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,404	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	165.59/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,211	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	173.55/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	338.09/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,613	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	416.84/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,763	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	490	377.58/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	661	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,413	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	623	331.64/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	410.88/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,330	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	358.32/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	438.26/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,854	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	573	343.73/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,970	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	372.32/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	355.05/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,868	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	381.70/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,473	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	330.10/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,342	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	317.48/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,173	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 354Last week 248Year ago 328

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 34Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 13

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	210	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	275	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	315	480.00	480.00
12	400–450	423	430.00–450.00	438.26
3	450–500	467	375.00–385.00	378.25
4	500–550	525	360.00–370.00	365.14
6	550–600	565	340.00–355.00	348.42
3	600–650	615	330.00–340.00	333.50
2	700–750	700	305.00–315.00	310.00
2	750–800	770	270.00–275.00	272.45
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	890	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
2	350–400	350	430.00–435.00	432.50
8	400–450	423	400.00–425.00	416.84
6	450–500	484	355.00–370.00	364.96
4	500–550	530	335.00–350.00	342.43
4	550–600	563	315.00–330.00	319.96
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
4	650–700	684	285.00–305.00	289.75
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	485.00	485.00
4	400–450	438	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	480	430.00	430.00
11	550–600	567	410.00–420.00	410.88
3	600–650	613	355.00–360.00	358.32
1	700–750	735	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	750	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	390.00	390.00
6	500–550	514	382.50	382.50
1	600–650	615	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	500.00	500.00
28	550–600	555	422.00	422.00
37	650–700	661	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	460.00	460.00
6	350–400	386	370.00–390.00	381.70
3	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
9	450–500	476	355.00–365.00	361.65
6	500–550	526	340.00–375.00	355.05
3	550–600	567	320.00–335.00	330.10
2	600–650	620	315.00–320.00	317.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	435	325.00–360.00	345.93
8	450–500	477	330.00–345.00	338.09
5	500–550	526	320.00–330.00	322.99
6	550–600	575	305.00–315.00	309.97
1	600–650	610	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	680	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	490	370.00–385.00	377.58
2	500–550	528	360.00–385.00	372.32
9	550–600	573	340.00–375.00	343.73
3	600–650	623	330.00–335.00	331.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	201.00	201.00
2	—	1,678	186.00–193.00	189.75
1	—	1,380	180.00	180.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,653	180.00	180.00
1	—	1,255	157.00	157.00
3	—	1,190	171.00–176.00	173.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	918	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,075	154.00–156.00	154.84
1	—	900	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,213	158.00	158.00
5	—	1,335	165.00–167.00	165.59

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,850.00

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

Steers · 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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