Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders.Replacement cattle sold weak.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $316.89/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −68.62 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$316.89

18 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,751

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$20.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.63

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	324.92	1,808	11thin
Medium and Large 2	546	304.27	1,663	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.65/cwt here — about $145 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 sale18 hd

316.89

—

AL average14 barns · 423 hd

335.52

−18.63

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−68.62

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	1,402	180.21	2,527	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,170	162.00	1,895	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	158.08	1,868	8thin

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)	—	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,006	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,850	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,700	2thin

Every lot, as filed

55 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	500–550	520	334.81/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	350.06/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,418	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	301.20/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	394.76/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,650	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	339.79/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	377.47/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	345.38/cwt	335.00–355.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	299.97/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	284.89/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	287.56/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	333.05/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	325.10/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	338.26/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,907	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,880	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,699	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	164.22/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,913	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	155.24/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,875	4
Bulls	—	—	1,343	186.64/cwt	185.00–188.00	2,507	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,006.25/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	360.06/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	359.95/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,389	4
Bulls	—	—	1,532	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,742	3
Bulls	—	—	1,130	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	202	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	381.27/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	374.26/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	300.09/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	356.51/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	391.64/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	426.50/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	303.70/cwt	302.50–310.00	2,053	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,994	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	321.21/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,831	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	352.02/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,003	5

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 383Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 22Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 15Year ago 19

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade active with moderate demand on feeders.Replacement cattle sold weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	202	450.00	450.00
3	250–300	272	420.00–430.00	426.50
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	382	390.00–395.00	391.64
1	400–450	435	385.00	385.00
3	450–500	473	345.00–365.00	356.51
3	500–550	520	330.00–345.00	334.81
8	550–600	570	310.00–325.00	321.21
4	600–650	624	295.00–310.00	301.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	410.00	410.00
3	250–300	283	390.00–405.00	394.76
5	300–350	326	360.00–385.00	374.26
4	350–400	386	355.00–365.00	359.95
2	400–450	423	335.00–345.00	339.79
4	450–500	479	320.00–335.00	325.10
3	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	570	295.00–305.00	299.97
2	600–650	625	285.00–290.00	287.56
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	480	395.00	395.00
4	500–550	520	375.00–390.00	381.27
5	550–600	569	350.00–360.00	352.02
5	600–650	623	320.00	320.00
6	650–700	676	302.50–310.00	303.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	485	375.00–380.00	377.47
3	500–550	518	355.00–370.00	360.06
6	550–600	570	330.00–345.00	338.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	405	345.00–355.00	350.06
2	450–500	473	335.00	335.00
7	500–550	528	312.50	312.50
3	550–600	585	295.00–310.00	300.09
2	650–700	665	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	335.00–355.00	345.38
3	300–350	328	330.00–340.00	333.05
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	425	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	583	280.00–290.00	284.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	168.00	168.00
1	—	1,205	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	151.00	151.00
3	—	1,165	163.00–166.00	164.22
4	—	1,208	153.00–157.00	155.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	185.00–188.00	186.64
3	—	1,532	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,130	171.00	171.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	—	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,006.25

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