Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls and steers sold steady. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.76/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 4 of 26 comparable sales and sits −25.74 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$359.76

27 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$23.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.09

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	371.89	1,974	13thin
Medium and Large 2	539	348.50	1,877	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.39/cwt here — about $97 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 sale27 hd

359.76

—

AL average16 barns · 479 hd

357.67

+2.09

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−25.74

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	1,446	175.92	2,544	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,162	164.29	1,909	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	156.00	1,732	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,070	145.37	1,555	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)	—	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,117	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,864	7

Every lot, as filed

73 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	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	306.61/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	373.59/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,961	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	397.59/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,334	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	414.81/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,813	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	355.14/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	331.26/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	355.40/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	326.62/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	358.39/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	418.47/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	339.36/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,314	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	399.93/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,096	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	393.56/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	311.95/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,747	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	313.31/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	424.46/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	401.21/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,737	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,593	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,099	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,902	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	146.29/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,606	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,162	164.29/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,909	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	156.00/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,732	2
Bulls	—	—	1,427	166.54/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,377	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,864.29/head	1,650.00–2,300.00	1,864	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,116.67/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,117	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	421.23/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	443.74/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	4
Bulls	—	—	1,145	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,130	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	485	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	583	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,041	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	457.35/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	283.72/cwt	280.00–287.50	2,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	287.06/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,742	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	316.25/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,008	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	452.55/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	491.26/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	294.91/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	433.28/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	362.53/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	285.69/cwt	280.00–297.50	2,211	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	401.92/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	334.97/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,040	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	414.78/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	426.56/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	388.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,810	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	433.03/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,628	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	307.45/cwt	305.00–320.00	2,066	8

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 204Year ago 343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 6Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	450.00–455.00	452.55
1	250–300	265	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	325	420.00–435.00	426.56
3	350–400	373	405.00–425.00	414.78
3	400–450	417	390.00–415.00	401.92
1	450–500	450	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	523	345.00–365.00	355.14
3	550–600	570	325.00–340.00	330.00
8	600–650	635	310.00–320.00	316.25
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	725	297.50	297.50
1	750–800	765	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	415.00–435.00	424.46
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
4	350–400	373	385.00–400.00	393.56
4	400–450	416	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	462	350.00–365.00	358.39
6	500–550	523	320.00–330.00	326.62
15	550–600	560	300.00–315.00	311.95
5	600–650	607	280.00–300.00	287.06
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
2	750–800	790	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	583	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	405	445.00–470.00	457.35
5	450–500	485	450.00	450.00
3	500–550	508	425.00–445.00	433.28
4	550–600	587	390.00–400.00	397.59
1	600–650	610	380.00	380.00
3	650–700	680	360.00	360.00
3	750–800	782	305.00–310.00	306.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	455.00	455.00
4	400–450	428	440.00–450.00	443.74
3	450–500	478	410.00–425.00	418.47
6	500–550	524	390.00–410.00	399.93
2	550–600	565	380.00	380.00
2	600–650	600	365.00	365.00
8	650–700	682	335.00–340.00	339.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	485	470.00	470.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	560.00	560.00
4	300–350	326	490.00–495.00	491.26
10	350–400	376	430.00–445.00	433.03
8	400–450	437	410.00–430.00	414.81
10	450–500	466	385.00–400.00	388.50
11	500–550	525	370.00–380.00	373.59
2	550–600	563	360.00–365.00	362.53
6	600–650	609	325.00–345.00	334.97
8	650–700	672	305.00–320.00	307.45
2	700–750	723	290.00–300.00	294.91
4	750–800	774	280.00–297.50	285.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	330	470.00	470.00
4	350–400	386	415.00–425.00	421.23
8	400–450	433	390.00–405.00	401.21
4	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
10	500–550	526	350.00–365.00	355.40
4	550–600	570	325.00–340.00	331.26
3	600–650	620	310.00–320.00	313.31
4	650–700	681	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	720	280.00–287.50	283.72
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,235	154.00	154.00
3	—	1,098	145.00–149.00	146.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,162	161.00–167.00	164.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,110	155.00–157.00	156.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	164.00–172.00	166.54
1	—	1,145	186.00	186.00
1	—	1,805	194.00	194.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	—	1,650.00–2,300.00	1,864.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	—	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,116.67
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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

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