Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $373.39/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 6 of 26 comparable sales and sits −12.11 against this barn's trailing median of $385.50.

Average price

$373.39

25 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$23.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.56

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	381.85	2,085	16thin
Medium and Large 2	551	358.35	1,974	9thin

One grade step is worth $23.50/cwt here — about $111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale25 hd

373.39

—

AL average16 barns · 404 hd

368.83

+4.56

This barn, trailing median26 sales

385.50

−12.11

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	1,683	157.40	2,649	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,255	150.00	1,883	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,004	133.25	1,338	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	115.01	1,186	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	—	1,683	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,649	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,137	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,883	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,235	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	111.35/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,167	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	933	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	460.05/cwt	455.00–470.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	321.65/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	418.36/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	359.04/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	322.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,015	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	284.93/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	424.96/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	290.12/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	348.03/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	277.50/cwt	270.00–285.00	2,095	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	336.64/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	442.52/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	428.94/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,647	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,211	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	401.67/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	349.05/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,972	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	419.97/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,428	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	480.06/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,536	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	292.45/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	307.49/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	437	431.02/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	405.73/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,943	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	345	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	366.40/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,081	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	416.72/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	353.36/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	466.10/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,701	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	345.12/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,150	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	363.77/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	393.87/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,084	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	430.00/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	369.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,972	4

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 Dec 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 903Year ago 564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 51Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 23Year ago 22

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle sold 3.00 to 9.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	155.00–160.00	157.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	127.00	127.00
2	—	933	132.00–134.00	132.99
1	—	1,255	140.00	140.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,048	109.00–115.00	111.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	275	445.00	445.00
5	300–350	340	410.00–425.00	419.97
3	350–400	362	410.00	410.00
3	400–450	405	395.00–405.00	401.67
5	450–500	475	355.00–365.00	359.04
5	500–550	523	345.00–350.00	348.03
2	550–600	560	330.00–340.00	335.00
3	600–650	627	320.00–325.00	321.65
3	650–700	668	285.00–300.00	290.12
2	700–750	735	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	765	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	460.00	460.00
1	250–300	265	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	310	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	384	420.00–435.00	428.94
3	400–450	412	415.00–420.00	416.72
2	450–500	465	375.00	375.00
4	500–550	535	360.00–370.00	363.77
3	550–600	560	350.00–355.00	353.36
3	600–650	620	335.00–340.00	336.64
2	650–700	668	325.00–330.00	327.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	460.00	460.00
5	400–450	437	425.00–435.00	431.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	327	455.00–470.00	460.05
5	350–400	366	425.00–435.00	430.00
3	400–450	412	415.00–420.00	418.36
7	450–500	479	400.00–410.00	405.73
4	500–550	533	365.00–375.00	369.98
5	550–600	565	340.00–355.00	349.05
5	600–650	624	320.00–330.00	322.94
2	650–700	685	280.00–290.00	284.93
2	700–750	725	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	755	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	475.00–485.00	480.06
4	350–400	365	460.00–470.00	466.10
4	400–450	441	435.00–450.00	442.52
4	450–500	466	420.00–430.00	424.96
9	500–550	529	380.00–400.00	393.87
7	550–600	568	360.00–375.00	366.40
8	600–650	623	340.00–360.00	345.12
4	650–700	653	305.00–310.00	307.49
2	700–750	735	285.00–300.00	292.45
2	750–800	755	270.00–285.00	277.50

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)	1	—	—	2,650.00	2,650.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle