Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle were lightly tested.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $344.30/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −41.20 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$344.30

28 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$30.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.40

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	364.97	1,989	9thin
Medium and Large 2	560	334.51	1,873	19thin

One grade step is worth $30.46/cwt here — about $116 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 sale28 hd

344.30

—

AL average13 barns · 405 hd

356.71

−12.40

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−41.20

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	1,239	184.38	2,284	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	157.81	2,339	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	156.34	1,889	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,257	140.03	1,760	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,800	2thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	312.76/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	317.66/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,655	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	444.80/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	356.71/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,873	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	303.35/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	449.16/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	365.94/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	379.84/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	265.02/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	324.27/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,868	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	286.60/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,900	6
Bulls	—	—	1,143	199.73/cwt	196.00–204.00	2,283	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,457	160.31/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,336	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	156.34/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,889	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	155.31/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,341	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	142.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,676	2
Bulls	—	—	1,188	182.57/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,169	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	385.17/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	303.27/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,586	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,305	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,918	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	170.84/cwt	166.00–176.00	2,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	303.75/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	380.05/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	326.65/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	554	285.96/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	322.29/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,992	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	267.47/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	400.02/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	580	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	352.91/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,022	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	397.92/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	383.84/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,176	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	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 Sep 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 449Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 17Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 11

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle were lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	450	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
4	550–600	567	375.00–395.00	383.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
4	400–450	429	400.00	400.00
3	450–500	472	375.00–385.00	379.84
6	500–550	525	350.00–365.00	356.71
13	550–600	576	315.00–335.00	324.27
1	600–650	600	305.00	305.00
6	650–700	663	280.00–295.00	286.60
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	790	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
6	350–400	369	445.00–455.00	449.16
6	400–450	408	435.00–455.00	444.80
6	450–500	474	395.00–410.00	400.02
4	500–550	510	370.00–385.00	380.05
5	550–600	573	345.00–360.00	352.91
2	600–650	618	315.00–330.00	322.29
3	650–700	672	300.00–310.00	303.35
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	770	265.00–270.00	267.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	475.00	475.00
1	350–400	350	435.00	435.00
7	400–450	422	385.00–400.00	397.92
1	450–500	450	370.00	370.00
13	500–550	521	300.00–330.00	317.66
2	550–600	570	305.00–320.00	312.76
4	600–650	614	300.00–310.00	303.75
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	368	380.00–390.00	385.17
5	400–450	418	360.00–375.00	365.94
3	450–500	485	320.00–335.00	326.65
6	500–550	523	295.00–310.00	303.27
5	550–600	554	280.00–300.00	285.96
2	650–700	663	260.00–270.00	265.02
1	700–750	710	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	335.00	335.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	196.00–204.00	199.73
2	—	1,188	180.00–185.00	182.57
2	—	1,385	166.00–176.00	170.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,457	160.00–161.00	160.31
3	—	1,507	154.00–157.00	155.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	154.00–159.00	156.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	140.00–144.00	142.04
1	—	1,410	136.00	136.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	2,000.00–2,050.00	2,025.00

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