Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder steers sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $324.07/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −61.44 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$324.07

21 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$30.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.95

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	336.09	1,865	9thin
Medium and Large 2	533	321.47	1,713	7thin
Medium and Large 3	545	306.05	1,669	5thin

One grade step is worth $30.04/cwt here — about $197 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 sale21 hd

324.07

—

AL average14 barns · 439 hd

357.01

−32.95

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−61.44

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	—	Low	1,622	170.28	2,761	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,567	163.67	2,564	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	152.84	1,752	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,213	142.00	1,722	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)	—	$2,800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,375	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,025	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,433	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,575	4thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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 2	450–500	478	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	351.90/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	353.35/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	330.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	351.65/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	304.98/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	356.64/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,380	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	366.86/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,574	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	306.73/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	397.49/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	324.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	346.32/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	386.31/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	336.70/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,599	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,106	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,722	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,975	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	3,417	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,222	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,112	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	148.65/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,736	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,375.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,800.00/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,025.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,025	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,550.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	307.42/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	347.50/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	153.98/cwt	152.50–156.00	1,652	3
Bulls	—	—	1,573	164.95/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,595	5
Bulls	—	—	1,703	179.15/cwt	173.00–183.00	3,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	387.53/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	312.39/cwt	290.00–320.00	2,434	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	712	264.95/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	318.39/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	345.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	316.60/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	702	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,387	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	358.33/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,168	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	326.58/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	356.56/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	325.01/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,882	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	349.95/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,837	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	397.36/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	432.50/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	420.08/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	305.16/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	403.37/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,057	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	285.92/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,796	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	370.17/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,766	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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 329Last week 374Year ago 364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 35Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 16Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	395.00–400.00	397.49
2	450–500	478	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	500	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	575	345.00–365.00	351.90
3	600–650	630	325.00–335.00	330.03
2	650–700	653	300.00–310.00	304.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	475.00	475.00
3	400–450	417	415.00–425.00	420.08
1	450–500	495	410.00	410.00
3	500–550	510	400.00–405.00	403.37
2	550–600	558	385.00–390.00	387.53
2	600–650	608	340.00–350.00	345.06
2	650–700	655	320.00–330.00	325.00
4	750–800	779	290.00–320.00	312.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	702	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	385.00	385.00
1	250–300	265	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	300	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	360	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	413	350.00–355.00	353.35
3	450–500	475	335.00–340.00	336.70
3	500–550	532	315.00–325.00	318.39
2	550–600	565	285.00–290.00	287.54
1	600–650	625	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	680	275.00	275.00
3	700–750	712	260.00–270.00	264.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	315	395.00	395.00
4	350–400	373	380.00–390.00	386.31
8	400–450	429	360.00–375.00	366.86
6	450–500	471	350.00–355.00	351.65
4	500–550	505	330.00–335.00	332.52
3	550–600	570	300.00–310.00	306.73
1	600–650	610	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	660	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	430.00–435.00	432.50
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	370	395.00–400.00	397.36
1	400–450	410	390.00	390.00
3	450–500	477	360.00–375.00	370.17
4	500–550	525	345.00–355.00	349.95
5	550–600	579	320.00–330.00	325.01
2	600–650	625	300.00–310.00	305.16
2	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
3	700–750	707	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	795	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	855	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	365.00	365.00
3	350–400	387	355.00–360.00	356.64
4	400–450	420	340.00–350.00	346.32
4	450–500	469	320.00–330.00	324.91
1	500–550	520	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	574	300.00	300.00
6	600–650	628	280.00–295.00	285.92
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	820	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	390	345.00–350.00	347.50
1	400–450	435	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	490	300.00–315.00	307.42
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	395.00	395.00
2	400–450	415	375.00	375.00
3	450–500	475	350.00–365.00	356.56
3	500–550	517	320.00–340.00	326.58
3	550–600	573	310.00–320.00	316.60
1	650–700	665	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	605	350.00–360.00	358.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	162.00	162.00
3	—	1,168	146.00–150.00	148.65
3	—	1,073	152.50–156.00	153.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	140.00–144.00	142.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,975	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,380	161.00	161.00
1	—	1,345	157.00	157.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,573	162.00–170.00	164.95
3	—	1,703	173.00–183.00	179.15

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)	4	—	—	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	—	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	—	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575.00

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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