Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $354.84/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 3 of 26 comparable sales and sits −30.67 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$354.84

37 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$18.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.91

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	365.29	2,004	16thin
Medium and Large 2	553	346.87	1,919	21

One grade step is worth $18.42/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale37 hd

354.84

—

AL average16 barns · 568 hd

363.75

−8.91

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−30.67

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	1,720	180.61	3,107	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	165.40	2,524	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	148.98	1,773	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,142	140.69	1,607	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)	—	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,767	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	750–800	775	297.44/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	326.34/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,239	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	311.65/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	371.01/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,924	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	311.72/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	436.52/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,628	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	356.80/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,877	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	403.71/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	399.18/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,441	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	438.42/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	383.72/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	378.55/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,798	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	267.48/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,919	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	335.95/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,464	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,389	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	184.15/cwt	182.00–187.00	3,361	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	162.87/cwt	160.00–166.00	2,370	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,029	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	144.98/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,692	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	140.69/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,607	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,766.67/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	296.30/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	286.62/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	466.32/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,506	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	419.37/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,114	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	597.62/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	424.43/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,757	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	405.80/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	311.27/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	335.88/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	379.00/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	451.41/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	581	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,092	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	657	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	477.38/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	336.99/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	338.14/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,130	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	457.50/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,940	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,463	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	359.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,022	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	459.96/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,538	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	397.46/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,226	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	333.23/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,193	3

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 Sep 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 382Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 26Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 5Year ago 14

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold unevenly steady. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. 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	245	570.00	570.00
2	300–350	308	530.00	530.00
5	350–400	376	455.00–470.00	459.96
8	400–450	414	420.00–430.00	424.43
6	450–500	473	395.00–420.00	405.80
5	500–550	517	370.00–390.00	379.00
11	550–600	563	350.00–370.00	359.06
8	600–650	630	330.00–345.00	338.14
3	650–700	658	325.00–345.00	333.23
4	700–750	730	310.00–315.00	311.27
2	750–800	775	295.00–300.00	297.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	525.00	525.00
4	300–350	323	460.00–475.00	466.32
13	350–400	373	430.00–445.00	436.52
4	400–450	443	395.00–410.00	403.71
14	450–500	475	370.00–390.00	378.55
11	500–550	526	350.00–360.00	356.80
10	550–600	583	330.00–345.00	335.95
1	600–650	620	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	660	305.00–315.00	311.72
1	700–750	745	295.00	295.00
2	750–800	788	260.00–275.00	267.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	445.00–460.00	451.41
2	300–350	333	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	350	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	419	380.00–395.00	383.72
5	450–500	467	360.00–380.00	371.01
9	550–600	566	340.00	340.00
5	600–650	614	335.00–340.00	336.99
20	650–700	686	310.00–330.00	326.34
3	750–800	757	300.00–320.00	311.65
4	800–850	821	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	361	390.00–410.00	399.18
2	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
5	500–550	524	330.00–340.00	335.88
8	550–600	586	327.50	327.50
4	600–650	611	290.00–300.00	296.30
3	650–700	655	280.00–300.00	286.62
2	800–850	808	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	581	360.00	360.00
7	650–700	657	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	595.00–600.00	597.62
1	300–350	300	555.00	555.00
2	350–400	373	475.00–480.00	477.38
10	400–450	424	450.00–460.00	457.50
8	500–550	504	415.00–420.00	419.37
4	550–600	560	390.00–400.00	397.46
3	650–700	658	370.00	370.00
12	700–750	725	350.00	350.00
2	800–850	825	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	435.00–445.00	438.42
1	550–600	560	390.00	390.00
1	750–800	770	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,825	182.00–187.00	184.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,455	160.00–166.00	162.87
1	—	1,740	173.00	173.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	161.00	161.00
3	—	1,167	143.00–147.00	144.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	140.00–141.00	140.69

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,766.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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