Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $341.55/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −43.95 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$341.55

22 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$22.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	348.61	1,841	15thin
Medium and Large 2	547	326.44	1,784	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.17/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale22 hd

341.55

—

AL average16 barns · 446 hd

343.11

−1.56

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−43.95

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	1,747	165.54	2,892	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	158.69	1,968	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	140.23	1,617	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,177	124.05	1,460	4thin

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)	—	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	700–750	743	309.56/cwt	307.50–315.00	2,300	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	304.14/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,004	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	419.92/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	342.74/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	363.36/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,370	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	351.62/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,828	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	328.77/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	359.22/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,739	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	305.79/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	383.74/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	278.34/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	424.93/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	320.09/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	406.53/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	321.69/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	303.75/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,595	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,968	1
Bulls	—	—	2,290	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	4,191	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	170.36/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,959	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	132.41/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,487	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	141.99/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,637	5
Bulls	—	—	1,803	158.24/cwt	155.00–163.00	2,853	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	401.63/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,578	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	150.31/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,808	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	123.07/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,431	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,549	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	146.59/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,954	3
Bulls	—	—	1,035	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	356.69/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	343.41/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,459	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	375.09/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	313.29/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	324.02/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	351.23/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	336.56/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,885	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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 337Last week 173Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 23Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 16Year ago 28

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

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	375	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	410	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	505	365.00	365.00
7	600–650	605	342.50	342.50
3	650–700	672	320.00	320.00
6	700–750	743	307.50–315.00	309.56
1	800–850	840	290.00	290.00
1	850–900	860	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	378	415.00–430.00	419.92
3	400–450	418	400.00–410.00	406.53
3	450–500	477	370.00–380.00	375.09
12	500–550	520	350.00–355.00	351.62
3	550–600	560	330.00–345.00	336.56
3	600–650	620	315.00–325.00	320.09
6	650–700	659	300.00–305.00	304.14
1	700–750	740	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
2	300–350	340	420.00–430.00	424.93
3	350–400	393	395.00–410.00	401.63
9	400–450	420	375.00–390.00	383.74
7	450–500	484	355.00–365.00	359.22
4	500–550	523	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	578	315.00–325.00	321.69
6	600–650	630	300.00–310.00	305.79
2	650–700	668	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	735	285.00	285.00
2	750–800	765	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	377	360.00–370.00	363.36
4	400–450	421	350.00–355.00	351.23
7	450–500	468	335.00–350.00	342.74
5	500–550	526	320.00–330.00	324.02
3	550–600	592	310.00–320.00	314.97
1	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
4	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	355.00–360.00	356.69
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	425	340.00–345.00	343.41
4	450–500	483	325.00–330.00	328.77
4	500–550	525	300.00–310.00	303.75
2	550–600	590	290.00	290.00
3	600–650	628	285.00	285.00
3	650–700	663	275.00–280.00	278.34
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
6	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
3	700–750	720	310.00–320.00	313.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,150	168.00–173.00	170.36
3	—	1,333	145.00–149.00	146.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,123	128.00–135.00	132.41
5	—	1,153	138.00–146.00	141.99
3	—	1,203	149.00–152.00	150.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	120.00–125.00	123.07
1	—	1,220	127.00	127.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,290	183.00	183.00
3	—	1,803	155.00–163.00	158.24
1	—	1,035	170.00	170.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	—	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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