Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls and heifers sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade active with good demand on feeder cattle. Replacement cattle sold weak.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.63/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 2 of 26 comparable sales and sits −66.44 against this barn's trailing median of $379.07.

Average price

$312.63

25 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$28.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.10

vs AL average

−56.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	326.17	1,721	13thin
Medium and Large 2	545	297.95	1,625	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.22/cwt here — about $97 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $424.62, low $312.36, median $379.07 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 sale25 hd

312.63

—

AL average15 barns · 528 hd

332.73

−20.10

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−56.28

This barn, trailing median26 sales

379.07

−66.44

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	1,567	174.69	2,737	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,514	156.19	2,365	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	148.92	1,816	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	138.12	1,340	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)	—	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,767	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,583	3thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	800–850	805	267.50/cwt	265.00–270.00	2,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	360.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	282.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,907	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	308.93/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	310.02/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	388.29/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	323.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,141	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	260.00/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	317.60/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	356.69/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	295.05/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,094	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	432.70/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,246	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	497.68/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	367.54/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	374.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	314.02/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	356.71/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	422.61/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	447.36/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	291.36/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,702	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	337.49/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	387.42/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	264.84/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	347.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,805	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	158.05/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,394	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	145.06/cwt	143.00–146.00	1,747	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,765	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	154.00/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,882	5
Bulls	—	—	1,110	184.83/cwt	182.50–187.50	2,052	3
Bulls	—	—	1,802	164.01/cwt	163.00–166.00	2,955	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,825.00/head	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,766.67/head	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	328.52/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.00	3,331	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	136.07/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,331	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	141.20/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,353	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	348.33/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	502.37/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	301.25/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,585	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	248.78/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	272.43/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,653	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	328.02/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	649	332.00/cwt	320.00–332.50	2,155	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	462.84/cwt	460.00–480.00	2,189	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	382.84/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,041	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	437.52/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	378.27/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	398.31/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,685	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	420.91/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	294.00/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	495.03/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	427.40/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	334.86/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	287.46/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,362	2

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 Oct 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 382Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 17Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 21Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	500.00–505.00	502.37
2	300–350	328	425.00–430.00	427.40
5	350–400	364	415.00–430.00	420.91
3	400–450	423	395.00–400.00	398.31
3	450–500	473	385.00–390.00	388.29
9	500–550	533	370.00–395.00	382.84
2	550–600	590	350.00–370.00	360.00
4	600–650	633	325.00–350.00	334.86
3	650–700	662	320.00–330.00	323.38
2	700–750	713	290.00–300.00	295.05
2	750–800	753	275.00–300.00	287.46
2	800–850	805	265.00–270.00	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	490.00–505.00	497.68
2	250–300	288	425.00–440.00	432.70
2	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	383	385.00–390.00	387.42
6	400–450	412	370.00–380.00	374.09
3	450–500	468	355.00–360.00	356.69
5	500–550	520	340.00–350.00	347.07
3	550–600	587	315.00–335.00	328.52
5	600–650	629	300.00–330.00	308.93
5	650–700	674	280.00–290.00	282.96
4	700–750	721	270.00–280.00	272.43
2	750–800	755	255.00–265.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	405.00	405.00
3	300–350	332	375.00–380.00	378.27
2	350–400	368	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	420	355.00	355.00
3	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
10	500–550	518	325.00–335.00	328.02
2	550–600	578	305.00–315.00	310.02
5	600–650	632	300.00	300.00
5	650–700	653	290.00–300.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	375.00	375.00
2	300–350	335	365.00–370.00	367.54
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
5	400–450	423	320.00–330.00	325.00
5	450–500	465	310.00–320.00	314.02
8	500–550	526	295.00–310.00	301.25
4	550–600	584	285.00–295.00	291.36
3	600–650	630	260.00–275.00	264.84
4	650–700	674	245.00–250.00	248.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	340.00	340.00
25	600–650	649	320.00–332.50	332.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	445.00–450.00	447.36
3	450–500	493	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	508	415.00–430.00	422.61
1	550–600	590	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	605	375.00	375.00
3	650–700	663	355.00–360.00	356.71
2	700–750	728	335.00–340.00	337.49
2	750–800	765	310.00–325.00	317.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	490.00–500.00	495.03
9	450–500	473	460.00–480.00	462.84
2	500–550	535	435.00–440.00	437.52
8	550–600	587	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	605	415.00	415.00
3	650–700	652	370.00	370.00
13	700–750	737	360.00	360.00
3	750–800	787	340.00–355.00	348.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,515	156.00–160.00	158.05
1	—	1,510	145.00	145.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,204	143.00–146.00	145.06
1	—	1,270	139.00	139.00
5	—	1,222	152.00–155.00	154.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	135.00–137.50	136.07
2	—	958	140.00–142.50	141.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,110	182.50–187.50	184.83
3	—	1,802	163.00–166.00	164.01
2	—	1,898	175.00–176.00	175.51

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,750.00–1,800.00	1,766.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,100.00	2,100.00

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

Heifers · 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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